Critical Dates
Critical Dates and Deadlines, 2022-2023
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 7 | Wed | First day of Fall classes |
| Sept 16 | Fri | Last day to add a course; Last day to declare Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory grading option |
| Oct 11-12 | Fall recess (no classes) | |
| Oct 21 | Fri | Last day to drop a course (Class of 2026 may withdraw through Dec 9); Last day to revoke Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory declaration; Last day to add extra credit in a variable-credit course |
| Oct 24-28 | Selection of courses for January Program | |
| Nov 7-22 | Selection of courses for Spring term | |
| Nov 23-27 | Thanksgiving recess (no classes) | |
| Dec 9 | Fri | Last day of Fall classes; Last day to reduce credit in a variable-credit course; Last day to withdraw from a course (Class of 2026 only) |
| Dec 14-19 | Final examination period | |
| Jan 3 | Tues | Fall grades due (visible to students* on Web at 12:01 am on the 4th); First day of January Program |
| Jan 5 | Thurs | Last day to add January Program |
| Jan 9 | 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 13 | Fri | Last day to increase credit in variable-credit program; Last day to revoke Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory declaration |
| Jan 26 | Thu | Last day of January Program; Last day to reduce credit in a variable-credit program |
| Feb 1 | Wed | First day of Spring classes |
| Feb 8 | Wed | January grades due (visible to students* on Web at 12:01 am on 9th) |
| Feb 10 | Fri | Last day to add a course; Last day to declare Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory grading option |
| Feb 28 | 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 18-26 | Spring recess (no classes) | |
| March 31 | Fri | Last day to drop a course (Class of 2026 may withdraw through May 5); Last day to revoke Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory declaration; Last day to add extra credit in a variable-credit course |
| April 10-21 | Selection of courses for Fall semester | |
| April 27 | Thu | Colby Liberal Arts Symposium – classes move to April 28 |
| April 28 | Fri | Thursday classes meet; Friday classes are cancelled. |
| May 5 | Fri | Last day of Spring classes; Last day to reduce credit in a variable-credit course; Last day to withdraw from a course (Class of 2026 only) |
| May 10-15 | Final examination period | |
| May 17 | Wed | 5:00 pm – Absolute deadline for senior grades (due 48 hours after final examination) |
| May 21 | Sun | Commencement |
| May 24 | Wed | All other Spring grades due (visible to students* on Web at 12:01 am on 25th) |
| June 9 | Fri | Spring Incomplete course work due (unless instructor specified an earlier deadline); Incomplete grades due June 16 (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 6/3/2022