| First Semester |
Tuesday, Sept. 1
|
Class of 2019 arrival day |
Tuesday, Sept. 1 – Tuesday, Sept. 8
|
First-year orientation |
Monday, Sept. 7
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Residence halls open; upper classes return |
Wednesday, Sept. 9
|
First classes |
Monday and Tuesday, Oct. 12 and 13
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Fall recess (no classes)
|
Wednesday, Nov. 25 – Sunday, Nov. 29
|
Thanksgiving recess |
Friday, Dec. 11
|
Last classes of first semester |
Saturday, Dec. 12
|
Last day for scheduled events |
Wednesday, Dec. 16 – Monday, Dec. 21
|
Semester examinations |
Tuesday, Dec. 22
|
Residence halls close for winter recess |
| January Term |
Monday, Jan. 4 – Thursday, Jan. 28
|
January Program |
| Second Semester |
Wednesday, Feb. 3
|
First classes |
| Saturday, March 19 – Sunday, March 27 |
Spring recess (residence halls closed) |
Thursday, April 28
|
Colby Liberal Arts Symposium
|
| Friday, May 6 |
Last classes of second semester |
| Saturday, May 7 |
Last day for scheduled events |
Wednesday, May 11 – Monday, May 16
|
Semester examinations |
Saturday, May 21
|
Baccalaureate |
| Sunday, May 22 |
Commencement |
| Summer 2016 |
Thursday, June 2 – Sunday, June 5
|
Reunion Weekend |
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Sem. I |
Sem. II |
| MWF |
38 |
37 |
| MW |
25 |
25 |
| TTh |
25 |
25 |
| Total |
63 |
63 |
|
| Religious Holidays |
| *Rosh Hashanah |
Mon-Tue, Sept. 14-15 |
| *Yom Kippur |
Wed, Sept. 23
|
| *Eid-al-Adha |
Thu, Sept. 24
|
Good Friday-Easter
|
Mar. 25-27
|
*Passover (first full day)
|
Sat, Apr. 23
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| *These holidays begin at sundown the evening before the first date listed. |
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