Critical Dates
Critical Dates and Deadlines, 2024-2025
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 4 | Wed | First day of Fall classes |
| Sep 10 | Tues | Last day to add a course |
| Sep 20 | Fri | Last day to drop a course; Last day to declare or revoke Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory grading option; Last day to add extra credit in a variable-credit course |
| Oct 14 – 15 | Fall recess (no classes) | |
| Oct 21 – 25 | Selection of courses for January Program | |
| Oct 30-Nov 22 | Add/drop period for Jan Plan is open | |
| Nov 11 – 22 | Selection of Spring classes | |
| Nov 15 | Fri | Last day to withdraw from a course (W or WF noted on transcript) |
| Nov 23 – Dec 1 | Thanksgiving recess (no classes) | |
| Dec 6 | Fri | Last day of Fall classes; Last day to reduce credit in a variable-credit course; Last day for students to request an incomplete grade. Form is submitted online by the student via myColby. |
| Dec 11 – 16 | Final examination period | |
| Jan 6 by 9 a.m. | Mon | Fall grades due (submitted grades will be visible to students on Web at 12:01 a.m. on the 4th; outstanding grades will appear as in progress – IP – until entered by instructors) |
| Jan 7 | Tues | First day of January program |
| Jan 9 | Thu | Last day to add January Program |
| Jan 13 | Mon | Last day to drop January Program; Last day to declare or revoke Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory grading option; Last day to increase credit in variable-credit course |
| Jan 15 | Wed | Fall Incomplete coursework due (unless instructor specified an earlier deadline) |
| Jan 22 | Wed | Fall Incomplete grades due (or within one week of work deadline) |
| Jan 30 | Thu | Last day of January Program; Last day to reduce credit in a variable-credit course |
| Feb 5 | Wed | First day of Spring classes |
| Feb 11 | Tues | Last day to add a course |
| Feb 12 | Wed | January grades due (visible to students* on Web at 12:01 am on 13th) |
| Feb 21 | Fri | Last day to drop a course; Last day to declare or revoke Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory declaration; Last day to add extra credit in a variable-credit course |
| Mar 21 | Fri | Deadline for making Program of Study changes (Major, Minor, or Concentration) for all class years |
| Mar 22 – 30 | Spring recess (no classes) | |
| Apr 22 – April 25 | Selection of courses for Fall semester | |
| Apr 25 | Fri | Last day to withdraw from a course (W or WF grade noted on transcript); Last day to submit final exam conflict/postponement form to Registrar. |
| May 1 | Thu | Colby Liberal Arts Symposium – Thursday classes move to Friday, May 2 |
| May 2 | Fri | Thursday classes meet – Friday classes are cancelled |
| May 9 | Fri | Last day of Spring classes; Last day to reduce credit in a variable-credit course; Last day for students to request an incomplete grade. Form is submitted online by the student via myColby. |
| May 14 – 19 | Final examination period | |
| May 21 | Wed | 5:00 pm – Absolute deadline for senior grades (due 48 hours after final examination) |
| May 25 | Sun | Commencement |
| May 28 | Wed | All other Spring grades due (visible to students* on Web at 12:01 am on 29th) |
| Jun 10 | Tues | Spring Incomplete coursework due (unless instructor specified an earlier deadline) |
| Jun 17 | Tues | Incomplete grades due (or within one week of work deadline) |
Schedule is subject to change.
Revised 7/15/2024