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Academic Calendar

Summer 2024
March 25, 2024 Mon. Registration opens for Summer 2024 for Online - MPH students at 9:00 a.m. EDT.
April 1 - April 11, 2024 Mon. - Thurs. Registration for Summer courses for continuing Brown undergraduates opens at 9:00 a.m.EDT on Monday April 1 and continues through Thursday April 11 at 5:00 p.m. EDT
April 16 - April 23, 2024 Tues. - Tues. Registration period for fall courses for Brown undergraduates. Summer registration closed during this period.
April 24 - June 20, 2024 Wed. - Thurs. Registration period for Summer courses for Brown undergraduates re-opens at 9:00 a.m.EDT and remains open until Thursday June 20 at 5:00 p.m. EDT
June 16, 2024 Sun. Residence halls open.
June 17, 2024 Mon. Summer Session classes begin.
June 19, 2024 Wed. Juneteenth Holiday. No University exercises.
June 20, 2024 Thurs. Last day to change courses (5:00 p.m. EDT deadline). (All students MUST be in their registered courses by Thursday, June 20.)
June 24, 2024 Mon. Last day to change grade options (5:00 p.m. EDT deadline)
July 4, 2024 Thurs. Independence Day holiday. No University exercises.
July 26, 2024 Fri. Classes end.
July 27 - Jul 30, 2024 Sat. - Tues. Reading period.
July 30, 2024 Tues. Last day to drop a course (5:00 p.m. EDT deadline). Last day to initiate a Course Performance Report via ASK.
Jul 31 - Aug 2, 2024 Wed. - Fri. Final examination period.
August 2, 2024 Fri. Summer Session ends.
August 3, 2024 Sat. Residence halls close.
Fall 2024
July 10, 2024 Wed. Registration opens for Semester I 2024-25 for Online - MPH students at 9:00 a.m. EDT.
Aug. 1, 2024 Thurs. Last day for payment of charges.
Aug. 27, 2024 Tues Beginning of Graduate School All-Student Orientation.
Aug. 29, 2024 Thurs. Beginning of College Orientation.
Aug. 30 - Sept 2, 2024 Fri. - Mon. Registration of new undergraduate and all graduate students students (except Online - MPH) for the fall semester begins at 4:00 pm EDT Friday and ends at 11:59 p.m. EDT Monday Sept 2. (Maximum of 4 credit hours allowed for undergraduates).
Sept. 3, 2024 Tues. Registration re-opens at 9:00 a.m. EDT on Sept 3 for all students for the fall semester. (Up to a maximum of 5 credit hours allowed).
Sept. 3, 2024 Tues. Opening Convocation at 4:00 p.m. EDT
Sept. 4, 2024 Wed. Classes of the first semester begin.
Sept. 4, 2024 Wed. First day of RISD Fall Session.
Sept. 17, 2024 Tues. Last day to add a course without a fee. (5:00 p.m. EDT deadline) Banner Web will be taken down for approximately one hour. Once relaunched, all course adds require Instructor override and will be charged a late fee of $15 per course.
Oct. 1, 2024 Tues. Deadline for undergraduates on personal leave (including employment and military leave) or on Full-time Study Away status to request return to studies at Brown for Spring.
Oct. 1, 2024 Tues. Last day to add a course (includes late fee), change from audit to credit, or change a grade option declaration (5:00 p.m. EDT deadline).
Oct. 14, 2024 Mon. Indigenous Peoples' Day. No University exercises.
Oct. 18, 2024 Fri. Last day to change from credit to audit in a course (5:00 p.m. EDT deadline).
Oct. 19, 2024 Sat. Mid-semester
Oct. 22, 2024 Tues. 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 p.m. EDT deadline).
Oct. 28, 2024 Mon. Advising period for spring pre-registration begins. Students in their first through third semesters will need to procure their advising PIN from their advisor in order to register.
Nov. 5, 2024 Tues. United States Election Day. No University exercises.
Nov. 12, 2024 Tues. Registration opens for Semester II, 2024-25 for undergraduate students semester level 07 and above and all continuing graduate students (except Online - MPH) at noon EST. Registration remains open until Tuesday, November 19, 5:00 p.m. EST. (Maximum of 4 credit hours allowed for undergraduates).
Nov. 13, 2024 Wed. Registration opens for Semester II, 2024-25 for undergraduate students semester levels 05-06 at noon EST. (Students are unable to register for 5th semester unless approved concentration is filed). Registration remains open until Tuesday, November 19, 5:00 p.m. EST. (Maximum of 4 credit hours allowed for undergraduates).
Nov. 14 , 2024 Thurs. Students on serious warning who wish to drop a course after this date must meet with an academic dean for advising and to obtain a drop code.
Nov. 14, 2024 Thurs. Registration opens for Semester II, 2024-25 for undergraduate students semester levels 03-04 at noon EST. Registration remains open until Tuesday, November 19, 5:00 p.m. EST. (Maximum of 4 credit hours allowed for undergraduates).
Nov.15, 2024 Fri. Deadline for submission of proposals for College Curriculum Council-approved undergraduate group study projects (GISPs), independent study projects, and internships for credit) for Semester II.
Nov.15, 2024 Fri. Registration opens for Semester II, 2024-25 for undergraduate students semester levels 01-02 at noon EST. Registration remains open until Tuesday, November 19, 5:00 p.m. EST. (Maximum of 4 credit hours allowed for undergraduates).
Nov. 16 - 19, 2024 Sat. - Tues. Registration for Semester II, 2024-25 continues until Tuesday, November 19, 5:00 p.m. EST.
Nov. 27 - Dec. 01, 2024 Wed. - Sun. Thanksgiving recess beginning Wednesday at noon EST.
Nov. 27, 2024 Wed. Registration opens for Semester II 2024-25 for Online - MPH students at 9:00 a.m. EST.
Dec. 1, 2024 Sun. Deadline for undergraduates to request a personal leave (including employment and military leave) or to request Full-time Study Away status for Spring. Any Full-time Study Away approved by the Study Away Review Committee for which the Registrar does not receive enrollment verification will not be honored.
Dec. 2, 2024 Mon. Classes resume.
Dec. 2 , 2024 Mon Last day of Fall RISD classes.
Dec. 8 , 2024 Sun. Beginning of Reading Period (optional and at the discretion of the instructor.)
Dec. 12 , 2024 Thurs. Classes end for courses not observing the Reading Period. Last day to drop a course (5:00 p.m. EST deadline) or to request an incomplete from an instructor.
Dec. 12 , 2024 Thurs. Last day to initiate a Course Performance Report via ASK.
Dec. 12 , 2024 Thurs. UG CONCENTRATIONS:Last day for students to declare second or third concentrations in ASK for students in their penultimate semester (typically the 7th semester) who are declaring a second/third concentration (5:00 p.m. EST deadline).
Dec. 12 , 2024 Thurs. UG CERTIFICATES: Last day for students in their ante-penultimate (typically 6th) semester to declare an undergraduate certificate in ASK.
Dec. 13 , 2024 Fri. Last day for approved 7th (or penultimate) semester undergraduates in eligible concentrations to submit writing completed in the concentration in ASK to complete part II of the writing requirement. Concentration advisors must approve submitted writing in ASK by the last day of the semester.
Dec. 13 - 21, 2024 Fri. - Sat. Final Examination Period (inclusive of Sunday)
Winter 2025
Dec. 18, 2024 Wed. Last day to register for a Wintersession course (5:00 p.m. EST deadline).
Dec. 18, 2024 Wed. Wintersession tuition due.
Dec. 23, 2024 Mon. Wintersession courses begin.
Jan. 7, 2025 Tues. Last day to change a grade option declaration.
Jan. 14, 2025 Tues. Last day to drop a course or request an incomplete from an instructor. Last day to initiate a Course Performance Report via ASK.
Jan. 20, 2025 Mon. Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday. No University exercises.
Jan. 21, 2025 Tues. Final examinations. Wintersession ends.
Spring 2025
Jan. 1, 2025 Wed. Last day for payment of charges.
Jan. 3, 2025 Fri. First day of RISD Winter Session.
Jan. 20, 2025 Mon. Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday. No University exercises.
Jan. 22, 2025 Wed. Classes of the second semester begin.
Feb. 4, 2025 Tues. Last day to add a course without a fee. (5:00 p.m. EST deadline) Banner web will be taken down for approximately one hour. Once relaunched, all course adds require Instructor override and will be charged a late fee of $15 per course.
Feb. 6, 2025 Thurs. Last day of Winter RISD classes.
Feb. 13, 2025 Thurs. First day of RISD Spring Session.
Feb. 15 - 18, 2025 Sat. - Tues. Long weekend. No University exercises.
Feb. 19, 2025 Wed. Classes resume. Last day to add a course (includes late fee), change from audit to credit, or change a grade option declaration (5:00 p.m. EST deadline).
March 7, 2025 Fri. Last day to change from credit to audit in a course (5:00 EST p.m. deadline).
March 8, 2025 Sat. Mid-semester.
Mar. 22 - 30, 2025 Sat. - Sun. Spring Recess.
April 1, 2025 Tues. Deadline for undergraduates on personal leave (including employment and military leave) or on Full-time Study Away status to request return to studies at Brown for Fall.
March 31, 2025 Mon. Classes resume.
April 25, 2025 Fri. Reading Period begins and will end on May 6 (optional and at the discretion of the instructor).
May 1, 2025 Thurs. Deadline for undergraduates to request a personal leave (including employment and military leave) or to request Full-time Study Away status for Fall. Any Full-time Study Away approved by the Study Away Review Committee for which the Registrar does not receive enrollment verification will not be honored.
May 6, 2025 Tues. Last day to initiate a Course Performance Report via ASK.
May 6, 2025 Tues. Classes end for courses not observing the Reading Period. Last day to drop a course (5:00 p.m. EDT deadline) or to request an incomplete from an instructor.
May 6, 2025 Tues. Reading Period ends.
May 6, 2025 Tues. UG CONCENTRATIONS: Last day for students to declare second or third concentrations in ASK for students in their penultimate semester (typically the 7th semester) who are declaring a second/third concentration (5:00 p.m. EDT deadline).
May 6, 2025 Tues. UG CERTIFICATES: Last day for students in their ante-penultimate (typically 6th) semester to declare an undergraduate certificate in ASK.
May 7 - May 16, 2025 Wed. - Fri. Final Examination Period. (No exams on Sunday May 11).
May 7, 2025 Wed. Last day for approved 7th (or penultimate) semester undergraduates in eligible concentrations to submit writing completed in the concentration in ASK to complete part II of the writing requirement. Concentration advisors must approve submitted writing in ASK by the last day of the semester.
May 14, 2025 Wed. Last day of Spring RISD classes.
May 25, 2025 Sun. Commencement.