Critical Dates
Critical Dates and Deadlines, 2023-2024
This schedule is a supplement to the Colby Academic Calendar. Responsibility for meeting deadlines rests with the student; the Registrar’s Office has no authority to grant exceptions. Schedule is subject to change.
| Sept 6 | Wed | First day of Fall classes |
| Sept 12 | Tues | Last day to add a course; Last day to declare Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory grading option |
| Sept 22 | Fri | Last day to drop a course; Last day to revoke Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory; Last day to add extra credit in a variable-credit course |
| Oct 9-10 | Fall recess (no classes) | |
| Oct 23-27 | Selection of courses for January Program | |
| Nov 6-17 | Selection of courses for Spring term | |
| Nov 17 | Fri | Last day to withdraw from a course (W or WF grade noted on transcript) |
| Nov 22-26 | Thanksgiving recess (no classes) | |
| Dec 8 | Fri | Last day of Fall classes; Last day to reduce credit in a variable-credit course |
| Dec 13-18 | Final examination period | |
| Jan 3 | Tues | Fall grades due (visible to students* on Web at 12:01 am on the 4th) |
| Jan 9 | Tues | First day of January program |
| Jan 11 | Thurs | Last day to add January Program |
| Jan 15 | Mon | Last day to drop January Program; Last day to declare Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory grading option; Fall Incomplete course work due (unless instructor specified an earlier deadline); Incomplete grades due Jan 16 (or within one week of work deadline) |
| Jan 19 | Fri | Last day to increase credit in variable-credit program; Last day to revoke Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory declaration |
| Feb 1 | Thu | Last day of January Program; Last day to reduce credit in a variable-credit program |
| Feb 7 | Wed | First day of Spring classes |
| Feb 12 | Mon | January grades due (visible to students* on Web at 12:01 am on 9th) |
| Feb 13 | Fri | Last day to add a course; Last day to declare Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory grading option |
| Feb 23 | Fri | Last day to drop a course; Last day to revoke Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory declaration; Last day to add extra credit in a variable-credit course |
| Feb 27 | Tues | January Incomplete course work due (unless instructor specified an earlier deadline); Incomplete grades due March 7 (or within one week of work deadline) |
| March 23-31 | Spring recess (no classes) | |
| April 8-19 | Selection of courses for Fall semester | |
| Apr 19 | Fri | Last day to withdraw from a course (W or WF grade noted on transcript) |
| May 2 | Thu | Colby Liberal Arts Symposium – classes move to May 3 |
| May 3 | Fri | Thursday classes meet; Friday classes are cancelled. |
| May 10 | Fri | Last day of Spring classes; Last day to reduce credit in a variable-credit course |
| May 15-20 | Final examination period | |
| May 22 | Wed | 5:00 pm – Absolute deadline for senior grades (due 48 hours after final examination) |
| May 26 | Sun | Commencement |
| May 29 | Wed | All other Spring grades due (visible to students* on Web at 12:01 am on 25th) |
| June 14 | Fri | Spring Incomplete course work due (unless instructor specified an earlier deadline); Incomplete grades due June 17 (or within one week of work deadline) |
* Grades for students who have not completed all course evaluations are not visible until two weeks later.
Schedule is subject to change.
Revised 6/20/2023