| Date | Day | Description |
| 23 | Thurs | First-Year Students Arrive |
| 25 | Sat | Upper-class Student Residences and Dining Halls Open * |
| 26 | Sun | Academic Advising and Drop/Add Day; Beginning of S/U Grade Option |
| 26 | Sun | Founders' Day Convocation |
| 27 | Mon | First Day of Classes (Half-Day Schedule) |
| Date | Day | Description |
5
21 | Wed
Fri | End of Drop/Add Period and S/U Grade Option for Full-Term & First-Half-of-Term courses
First-Half-of-Term Course Withdrawal Deadline (With a Grade of W) |
| Date | Day | Description |
| 6-9 | Sat-Tues | Mid-Term Recess |
13
17 | Sat
Wed | Homecoming
Second-Half-of-Term Courses Begin |
| 26 | Fri | Full-Term Course Withdrawal Deadline (with a Grade of W);
Second-Half-of-Term Courses Drop/Add Period and S/U Grade Option End |
| 26-28 | Fri-Sun | Family Weekend |
| Date | Day | Description |
5-9
14 | Mon-Fri
Wed | Course Registration for Spring 2013 Term
Second-Half-of-Term Course Withdrawal Deadline (with a Grade of W) |
| 21-25 | Wed-Sun | Thanksgiving Recess |
| Date | Day | Description |
| 7 | Fri | Last Day of Classes |
| 8-9 | Sat-Sun | Review Period |
| 10-11 | Mon-Tues | Examination Period (schedule) |
| 12 | Wed | Review Period |
| 13-14 | Thurs-Fri | Examination Period (schedule) |
| 15 | Sat | Student Residences and Dining Halls Close to All Students, 3:00 pm* |
| 26 | Wed | All Grades Due to Registrar's Office, 9:00 am |
| Date | Day | Description |
| 19 | Sat | Residence and Dining Halls Open * |
| 20 | Sun | Academic Advising and Drop/Add Day;Beginning of S/U Grade Option |
| 21 | Mon | First Day of Classes (Half-Day Schedule) |
| 22 | Tues | Begin Submission of Applications for Fall 2013 and/or Spring 2014 Academic Leave of Absence |
| 30 | Wed | End of Drop/Add Period and S/U Grade Option for Full Term & First-Half-of-Term courses
|
| Date | Day | Description |
15
22 | Fri
Fri | First-Half-of-Term Course Withdrawal Deadline (with a Grade of W)
Deadline for Submission of Applications for Fall 2013 and/or Spring 2014 Academic Leave of Absence |
| Date | Day | Description |
| 1 | Fri | Deadline for Declaration of Major (Sophomore Class Only) |
9-17
18 | Sat-Sun
Monday | Sat-Sun Mid-Term Recess
Second-Half-of-Term Courses Begin |
| 27 | Wed | Full-Term Course Withdrawal Deadline (with a Grade of W);
Second-Half-of-Term Courses Drop/Add Period and S/U Grade Option End |
| Date | Day | Description |
8-11
12 | Mon-Thurs
Mon | Course Registration for Fall 2013 Term
Second-Half-of-Term Course Withdrawal Deadline (with a Grade of W) |
| Date | Day | Description |
| 3 | Fri | Last Day of Classes |
| 4-5 | Sat-Sun | Review Period |
| 6-7 | Mon-Tues | Examination Period |
| 8 | Wed | Review Period |
| 9-10 | Thurs-Fri | Examination Period |
| 11 | Sat | Dining Halls Closed; Residence Halls Close to All Students Except Seniors, 3:00 pm * |
| 13 | Mon | Senior Grades Due in Registrar's Office, 9:00 a.m. |
| 14-15 | Tues-Wed | Liberal Arts Core Curriculum Meeting-Faculty |
| 18 | Sat | Baccalaureate |
| 19 | Sun | Commencement |
| 20 | Mon | Residence Halls Close to All Seniors and Guests, 3:00 p.m. * |
| 21 | Tues | All Other Grades Due to Registrar's Office, 9:00 a.m. |
*Except for students with prior approval from Residential Life