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Academic Calendars
Fall 2008
August
1
wed Last day for payment of charges. |
30
sat Beginning of Orientation. |
September
2
tues Registration of new students for the fall semester. |
3
wed Classes of the first semester begin. Opening Convocation: 12 noon. |
10
wed First day to register for a RISD course. |
16
tue Last day to add a course without a fee (5:00 p.m. deadline). |
17
wed Last day to register for a RISD course without a fee or to change a grade option for a RISD course (5:00 p.m. deadline). |
30
tues Last day to add a course, change from audit to credit or change a grade option declaration (5:00 p.m. deadline). |
October
13
mon Columbus Day Holiday. No University exercises. |
15
wed Deadline for students on leave to confirm readmission for Semester II. |
17
fri 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. |
20-31
mon-fri Advising period for spring pre-registration. Students in their first and second semesters will need to procure their alternate PIN from their advisor in order to register. |
30
thurs Date by which sophomores entering their 5th semester must file their concentration declaration forms with the Registrar to avoid having a "No Concentration" hold placed against their Banner registration. (Forms due by 5:00 pm.) |
November
4-11
tues-tues Registration for Semester II. (Note: No student will be permitted to register for
his or her fifth semester unless a declaration of concentration has been filed.) |
6
thurs Deadline for submission of proposals for undergraduate group study projects
(GISPs) for Semester II. |
11
tues End of the pre-registration period (5:00 p.m. deadline). Last day for students planning to graduate in May to declare a second concentration. |
26-30
wed-sun Thanksgiving recess beginning at Wednesday noon. |
December
1
mon Classes resume. Deadline for declaring a leave for Semester II. |
5
fri Last day of RISD classes. (RISD final studio reviews and exams: December 8–12.) |
6
sat Midyear Completion Celebration. |
7-11
sun- Reading Period (optional and at the discretion of the instructor). |
11
thurs Classes end for courses not observing the Reading Period. Last day to drop a
course or to file for an incomplete (5:00 p.m. deadline). |
12-20
fri-sat Final Examination Period. |
Spring 2009
January
1
thurs Last day for payment of charges. |
19
mon Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday. No Univeristy exercises. |
20
tues Registration of new students for the second semester. |
21
wed Classes of the second semester begin. Theses of candidates for Masters
and Ph.D. degrees in May (on Semester I registration fee) due. |
February
3
tues Last day to add a course without a fee (5:00 p.m. deadline). |
14-17
sat-tues Long weekend. No University exercises. |
16
mon First day to register for a RISD course. |
18
wed Last day to add a course, change from audit to credit or
change a grade option declaration (5:00 p.m. deadline). |
23
mon Last day to register for a RISD course without a fee or to
change a grade option for a RISD course (5:00 deadline). |
March
6
fri 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. |
21-29
sat-sun Spring Recess. |
30
mon Classes resume. |
April
1
wed Deadline for students on leave to confirm readmission for Semester I. |
6-17
mon-fri Advising period for fall pre-registration. Students in their
first and second semesters will need to procure their alternate PIN from their advisor
in order to register. |
10
fri Deadline for submission of proposals for undergraduate group study
projects (GISPs) for Semester I. |
16
thurs Date by which sophomores entering their 5th semester must file their concentration declaration forms with the Registrar to avoid having a "No Concentration" hold placed against their Banner registration. (Forms due by 5:00 pm.) |
21-28
tues-tues Registration for Semester I, 2009-10. (Note: No student will be permitted
to register for his or her fifth semester unless a declaration of concentration has been filed.) |
28
tue End of the pre-registration period (5:00 p.m. deadline). Last day for students in their 7th semester to declare a second concentration. |
24-May 5
fri-tues Reading Period (optional and at the discretion of the instructor). |
May
1
fri Theses of candidates for Masters and Ph.D. degrees in May due. Deadline for
declaring a leave for Semester I. |
5
tues Classes end for courses not observing the Reading Period. Last day to drop a course or to file for an incomplete (5:00 p.m. deadline). |
6-15
wed-fri Final Examination Period. |
15
fri Last day of RISD classes. (RISD final studio reviews and exams: May 19-23.)
|
24
sun Commencement. |
Summer 2009
June 2009
15
mon Summer session begins. |
Fall 2009
August
1
sat Last day for payment of charges. |
September
5
sat Beginning of Orientation. |
8
tues Registration of new students for the fall semester. |
9
wed Classes of the first semester begin. Opening Convocation: 12 noon. |
16
wed First day to register for a RISD course. |
22
tue Last day to add a course without a fee (5:00 p.m. deadline). |
23
wed Last day to register for a RISD course without a fee or to change a grade option for a RISD course (5:00 p.m. deadline). |
October
6
tues Last day to add a course, change from audit to credit or change a grade option declaration (5:00 p.m. deadline). |
12
mon Columbus Day Holiday. No University exercises. |
15
thurs Deadline for students on leave to confirm readmission for Semester II. |
16
fri 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. |
19-30
mon-fri Advising period for spring pre-registration. Students in their first and second semesters will need to procure their alternate PIN from their advisor in order to register. |
November
3-10
tues-tues Registration for Semester II. (Note: No student will be permitted to register for
his or her fifth semester unless a declaration of concentration has been filed.) |
5
thurs Deadline for submission of proposals for undergraduate group study projects
(GISPs) for Semester II. |
10
tues End of the pre-registration period (5:00 p.m. deadline). Last day for students planning to graduate in May to declare a second concentration. |
25-29
wed-sun Thanksgiving recess beginning at Wednesday noon. |
30
mon Classes resume. |
December
1
tues Deadline for declaring a leave for Semester II. |
5
sat Midyear Completion Celebration. |
7-11
mon-fri Reading Period (optional and at the discretion of the instructor). |
11
fri Last day of RISD classes. (RISD final studio reviews and exams: December 14–18.) |
11
fri Classes end for courses not observing the Reading Period. Last day to drop a
course or to file for an incomplete (5:00 p.m. deadline). |
12-21
sat-mon Final Examination Period. |
Spring 2010
January
1
fri Last day for payment of charges. |
18
mon Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday. No Univeristy exercises. |
26
tues Registration of new students for the second semester. |
27
wed Classes of the second semester begin. Theses of candidates for Masters
and Ph.D. degrees in May (on Semester I registration fee) due. |
February
9
tues Last day to add a course without a fee (5:00 p.m. deadline). |
20-23
sat-tues Long weekend. No University exercises. |
22
mon First day to register for a RISD course. |
24
wed Last day to add a course, change from audit to credit or
change a grade option declaration (5:00 p.m. deadline). |
March
1
mon Last day to register for a RISD course without a fee or to
change a grade option for a RISD course (5:00 deadline). |
12
fri 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. |
27-april 4
sat-sun Spring Recess. |
April
1
thurs Deadline for students on leave to confirm readmission for Semester I. |
5
mon Classes resume. |
5-16
mon-fri Advising period for fall pre-registration. Students in their
first and second semesters will need to procure their alternate PIN from their advisor
in order to register. |
9
fri Deadline for submission of proposals for undergraduate group study
projects (GISPs) for Semester I. |
20-27
tues-tues Registration for Semester I, 2010-11. (Note: No student will be permitted
to register for his or her fifth semester unless a declaration of concentration has been filed.) |
27
tue End of the pre-registration period (5:00 p.m. deadline). Last day for students in their 7th semester to declare a second concentration. |
30-may 11
fri-tues Reading Period (optional and at the discretion of the instructor). |
30
fri Theses of candidates for Masters and Ph.D. degrees in May due. Deadline for
declaring a leave for Semester I. |
May
11
tues Classes end for courses not observing the Reading Period. Last day to drop a course or to file for an incomplete (5:00 p.m. deadline). |
12-21
wed-fri Final Examination Period. |
21
fri Last day of RISD classes. (RISD final studio reviews and exams: May 24-28.)
|
30
sun Commencement. |
Fall 2010
September
8
wed Opening of the 2010-11 academic year. |