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