Academic Calendar 2008-2009
Fall 2008
September 22-23, Monday-Tuesday
Orientation for new students
September 23, Tuesday
Fall term check-in
Convocation at 11:00am, College cookout follows
September 24, Wednesday
Fall term classes begin at 7:45am
October 2, Thursday
Final day for delayed check-in
October 17-18, Friday-Saturday
Homecoming Weekend
November 25, Tuesday
Thanksgiving recess begins at 5:50pm
December 1, Monday
Thanksgiving recess ends at 7:45am
December 3, Wednesday
Fall classes end at 5:50pm; pre-examination break begins
December 6-10, Saturday-Wednesday
Fall term examinations
Winter 2009
January 4, Sunday
Winter term check-in
January 5, Monday
Winter term classes begin at 7:45am
January 13, Tuesday
Final day for delayed check-in
January 19, Monday
Observance of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day (classes moved to x-periods except 3A classes, which move to the 3B period on Tuesday, January 20)
February 13, Friday
Carnival holiday (classes moved to x-periods)
March 10, Tuesday
Winter term classes end at 5:50pm; pre-examination break begins
March 13-17, Friday-Tuesday
Winter term examinations
Spring 2009
March 29, Sunday
Spring term check-in
March 30, Monday
Spring term classes begin at 7:45am
April 7, Tuesday
Final day for delayed check-in
May 25, Monday
Memorial Day (College holiday; no classes)
June 2, Tuesday
Spring term classes end at 5:50pm
June 3-4, Wednesday-Thursday
Pre-examination break
June 5-9, Friday-Tuesday
Spring term examinations
June 13, Saturday
Thayer School Investiture Ceremony
June 14, Sunday
Dartmouth Commencement Day
Summer 2009
June 24, Wednesday
Summer term check-in
June 25, Thursday
Summer term classes begin at 7:45am
June 27, Saturday
Special day of classes, 8:00am-12:50pm
July 2, Thursday
Final day for delayed check-in
July 3, Friday
Independence Day (College holiday; no classes)
August 26, Wednesday
Summer term classes end at 5:50pm
August 29-September 1, Saturday-Tuesday
Summer term examinations
2009-2010
Fall 2009
September 23, Wednesday
Fall term classes begin at 7:45am