| 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. 6, 2024 | Fri. | Theses/Dissertations of candidates for Masters and Ph.D. degrees in October due. |
| Sept. 11, 2024 | Wed. | 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. EDT deadline). |
| 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. 8, 2024 | Tues. | Last day to receive any partial tuition refund. |
| 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 Spring 2025 for UG students semester level 07 and above and continuing graduate students (residential programs, Cybersecurity, and PRIME) at noon EST. Registration remains open until Tues Nov 19, 5:00 pm EST (Max 4 credits for UG) |
| Nov. 13, 2024 | Wed. | Registration opens for Spring 2025 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 Spring 2025 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 Spring 2025 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 Spring 2025 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 Spring 2025 for Online and Professional Master’s programs (except Cybersecurity and PRIME) 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. 7 , 2024 | Sat. | Midyear Completion Celebration at 4:00 p.m. in Salomon De Ciccio Family Auditorium. Reception to follow in Sayles Hall. |
| 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 December 15) |
| Winter 2025 | ||
| Nov. 20 - Dec. 18, 2024 | Weds. - Weds. | Registration for Wintersession courses (begins at 9:00 a.m. EST). |
| 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. 10, 2025 | Fri. | Theses/Dissertations of candidates for Masters and Ph.D. degrees in February due. |
| Jan. 10, 2025 | Fri. | 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. EST deadline). |
| Jan. 17 - Jan 20, 2025 | Fri. - Mon. | Registration of new undergraduate and all graduate students students (except Online - MPH) for the spring semester begins at 1:00 pm EST Friday and ends at 11:59 p.m. EST Monday Jan 20. (Maximum of 4 credit hours allowed for undergraduates). |
| Jan. 20, 2025 | Mon. | Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday. No University exercises. |
| Jan. 21, 2025 | Tues. | Registration re-opens at 9:00 a.m. EST on Jan 21 for all students for the spring semester. (Up to a maximum of 5 credit hours allowed). |
| 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). |
| Feb. 20, 2025 | Thurs. | Last day to register for a Spring RISD course without a fee or change a grade option for a Spring RISD course (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. |
| March 17, 2025 | Mon. | 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). |
| Mar. 22 - 30, 2025 | Sat. - Sun. | Spring Recess. |
| March 31, 2025 | Mon. | Advising period for fall pre-registration begins. Students in their first through third semesters will need to procure their advising PIN from their advisor in order to register. |
| March 31, 2025 | Mon. | Classes resume. |
| 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. |
| Apr. 8, 2025 | Tues. | 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. |
| April 11, 2025 | 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 I. |
| April 15, 2025 | Tues. | Registration opens for Fall 2025 for undergraduates semester level 07 and above and all continuing graduate students (except Online - MPH) at noon EDT and remains open until Tue April 22, 5:00 p.m. EDT. (Max of 4 credits allowed for undergraduates) |
| April 16, 2025 | Wed. | Registration opens for Fall 2025 for undergraduates semester levels 05-06 at noon EDT (approved concentration must be filed to register for 5th semester) and remains open until Tuesday April 22, 5:00 pm EDT (Max of 4 credits allowed for undergraduates). |
| April 17, 2025 | Thurs. | Registration opens for Fall 2025 for continuing undergraduate students semester levels 04 and below at noon EDT. Registration remains open until Tuesday, April 22, 5:00 p.m. EDT. (Maximum of 4 credit hours allowed for undergraduates). |
| Apr. 18 - Apr. 22 2025 | Fri. - Tues. | Registration for Fall 2025 continues until Tuesday, April 22 5:00 p.m. EDT. |
| 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. | Theses of candidates for Masters and Ph.D. degrees in May due. |
| 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. |