Academic Calendars

Last day for payment of charges.

First day of RISD Winter Session.

Last day to register for a Winter RISD course without a fee or change a grade option for a Winter RISD course (5:00 p.m. deadline).

Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday. No University exercises.

Registration of new students for the second semester (4:00 pm to midnight).

Last day to add a course on-line and/or without a fee (5:00 p.m. deadline).

Last day of Winter RISD classes.

First day of RISD Spring Session.

Long weekend. No University exercises.

Classes resume. Last day to add a course, change from audit to credit or change a grade option declaration (5:00 p.m. deadline).

Mid-semester deadline. Last day to change from credit to audit in a course (5:00 deadline). Last day to request a Course Performance Report.

Classes resume. Deadline for students on leave to confirm readmission for Semester I. Date by which sophomores entering their 5th semester must file their concentration declaration forms via ASK to avoid having a "No Concentration" hold placed against their Banner registration. (5:00 pm deadline).

Advising period for fall pre-registration. Students in their first through third semesters will need to procure their advising PIN from their advisor in order to register.

Deadline for submission of proposals for undergraduate group study projects (GISPs) for Semester I.

Date by which advisors must approve sophomore submitted concentrations in ASK to avoid having a "No Concentration" hold placed against the student's Banner registration. (5:00 pm deadline).

Registration for Semester I, 2013-14. (Note: No student will be permitted to register for his or her fifth semester unless an approved declaration of concentration has been filed.)

End of the pre-registration period. Last day for advisors to approve second concentrations in ASK for students in their 7th semester declaring a second/additional concentration. (5:00 p.m. deadline) *Any declarations not "advisor approved" and recorded in Banner by the Office of the Registrar by the 5:00 p.m. deadline will not be honored.

Reading Period (optional and at the discretion of the instructor). (Note: Friday Apr 26 may be used as a make-up day due to the Feb 8 blizzard closing.)

Pre-registration for Summer courses.

Summer registration closed for Fall registration (online via Banner for continuing students).

Residence halls open.

Summer Session begins .

Independence Day holiday. No University exercises.

Last day for payment of charges.

Beginning of Graduate School Orientation.

Opening Convocation: 4:00 p.m. Registration of new students for the first semester (7:00 pm to midnight).

Classes of the first semester begin. Web registration begins at 8:00 a.m.

First day of RISD Fall Session

Last day to register for a Fall RISD course without a fee or change a grade option for a Fall RISD course - (5:00 p.m. deadline).

Last day to add a course, change from audit to credit, or change a grade option declaration (5:00 p.m. deadline). Deadline for undergraduates to declare a leave for Semester II, or for students currently on leave to apply for readmission for Semester II.

Fall Weekend Holiday. No University exercises.

Date by which sophomores entering their 5th semester must file their concentration declaration forms via ASK to avoid having a "No Concentration" hold placed against their Banner registration. (5:00 pm deadline).

Mid-semester deadline. Last day to change from credit to audit in a course (5:00 p.m. deadline). Last day to request a Course Performance Report.

Advising period for spring pre-registration. Students in their first through third semesters will need to procure their advising PIN from their advisor in order to register.

Deadline for submission of proposals for undergraduate group study projects (GISPs) for Semester II.

Registration for Semester II. (Note: No student will be permitted to register for his or her fifth semester unless an approved declaration of concentration has been filed.)

End of the pre-registration period. Last day for advisors to approve second concentrations in ASK for students in their 7th semester declaring a second/additional concentration. (5:00 p.m. deadline) *Any declarations not "advisor approved" and recorded in Banner by the Office of the Registrar by the 5:00 p.m. deadline will not be honored.

Last day for payment of charges.

Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday. No Univeristy exercises.

Registration of new students for the second semester (4:00 pm to midnight).

Last day to add a course on-line and/or without a fee (5:00 p.m. deadline).

Long weekend. No University exercises.

Mid-semester deadline. Last day to change from credit to audit in a course (5:00 deadline). Last day to request a Course Performance Report.

Spring Recess.

Classes resume. Date by which sophomores entering their 5th semester must file their concentration declaration forms via ASK to avoid having a "No Concentration" hold placed against their Banner registration. (5:00 pm deadline).

Deadline for undergraduates to declare a leave for Semester I, or for students currently on leave to apply for readmission for Semester I.

Deadline for submission of proposals for undergraduate group study projects (GISPs) for Semester I.

Date by which advisors must approve sophomore submitted concentrations in ASK to avoid having a "No Concentration" hold placed against the student's Banner registration. (5:00 pm deadline).

Registration for Semester I, 2014-15.(Note: No student will be permitted to register for his or her fifth semester unless an approved declaration of concentration has been filed.)

End of the pre-registration period. Last day for advisors to approve second concentrations in ASK for students in their 7th semester declaring a second/additional concentration. (5:00 p.m. deadline) *Any declarations not "advisor approved" and recorded in Banner by the Office of the Registrar by the 5:00 p.m. deadline will not be honored.

Pre-registration for Summer courses.

Summer registration closed for Fall registration (online via Banner for continuing students).

Residence halls open.

Summer Session begins.

Independence Day holiday. No University exercises.

Last day for payment of charges.

Beginning of Graduate School Orientation.

Registration of new students for the first semester (5:00 pm to midnight).

Classes of the first semester begin. Web registration begins at 8:00 a.m. Opening Convocation at 4:00 p.m.

First day of RISD Fall Session

Last day to add a course without a fee (5:00 p.m. deadline). The web will be taken down for approximately one hour, once relaunched all course adds require Instructor override and will be charged late fee of $15 per course.

Last day to register for a Fall RISD course without a fee or change a grade option for a Fall RISD course - (5:00 p.m. deadline).

Fall Weekend Holiday. No University exercises.

Date by which sophomores entering their 5th semester must file their concentration declaration forms via ASK to avoid having a "No Concentration" hold placed against their Banner registration. (5:00 pm deadline).

Mid-semester deadline. Last day to change from credit to audit in a course (5:00 p.m. deadline). Last day to request a Course Performance Report.

Advising period for spring pre-registration. Students in their first through third semesters will need to procure their advising PIN from their advisor in order to register.

Date by which advisors must approve sophomore submitted concentrations in ASK to avoid having a "No Concentration" hold placed against the student's Banner registration. (5:00 pm deadline).

Registration for Semester II. (Note: No student will be permitted to register for his or her fifth semester unless an approved declaration of concentration has been filed.)

End of the pre-registration period. Last day for advisors to approve second concentrations in ASK for students in their 7th semester declaring a second/additional concentration. (5:00 p.m. deadline) *Any declarations not "advisor approved" and recorded in Banner by the Office of the Registrar by the 5:00 p.m. deadline will not be honored.

Last day for payment of charges.

Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday. No Univeristy exercises.

Registration of new students for the second semester (4:00 pm to midnight).

Last day to add a course without a fee (5:00 p.m. deadline).The web will be taken down for approximately one hour, once relaunched all course adds require Instructor override and will be charged late fee of $15 per course.

Long weekend. No University exercises.

Mid-semester deadline. Last day to change from credit to audit in a course (5:00 deadline). Last day to request a Course Performance Report.

Spring Recess.

Classes resume. Date by which sophomores entering their 5th semester must file their concentration declaration forms via ASK to avoid having a "No Concentration" hold placed against their Banner registration. (5:00 pm deadline).

Deadline for undergraduates to declare a leave for Semester I, or for students currently on leave to apply for readmission for Semester I.

Deadline for submission of proposals for undergraduate group study projects (GISPs) for Semester I.

Date by which advisors must approve sophomore submitted concentrations in ASK to avoid having a "No Concentration" hold placed against the student's Banner registration. (5:00 pm deadline).

Registration for Semester I, 2015-16.(Note: No student will be permitted to register for his or her fifth semester unless an approved declaration of concentration has been filed.)

End of the pre-registration period. Last day for advisors to approve second concentrations in ASK for students in their 7th semester declaring a second/additional concentration. (5:00 p.m. deadline) *Any declarations not "advisor approved" and recorded in Banner by the Office of the Registrar by the 5:00 p.m. deadline will not be honored.