Franklin & Marshall College

2017 Summer Session I

(5 weeks, June 1– June 30, 2017)

Monday, May 15, 2017
Registration Deadline

Thursday, June 1, 2017
Housing opens for Session I, noon

Thursday, June 1, 2017
Session I classes begin

Friday, June 2, 2017
Session I deadline for course changes or withdrawing without record by 4:30pm

Monday, June 12, 2017
Session I grading option (P/NP) deadline

Wednesday, June 28, 2017
Session I deadline to withdraw with record

Friday, June 30, 2017
Session I classes end

Friday, June 30, 2017
Students in residence must vacate their rooms by noon

2017 Summer Session II

(5 weeks, July 5 – August 3, 2017)

Monday, June 19, 2017
Registration Deadline

Monday, July 3, 2017
Housing opens for Session II, noon

Wednesday, July 5, 2017
Session II classes begin

Thursday, July 6, 2017
Session II deadline for course changes or withdrawing without record by 4:30pm

Friday, July 14, 2017
Session II grading option (P/NP) deadline

Tuesday, August 1, 2017
Session II deadline to withdraw with record

Thursday, August 3, 2017
Session II classes end

Friday, August 4, 2017
Students in residence must vacate their rooms by noon

Fall 2017

Wednesday, Aug. 23-Friday, Aug. 25
International Student Orientation

Saturday, Aug. 26
College Houses open for First Year Students; 8:30 a.m.

Saturday, Aug. 26-Tuesday, Aug. 29
New Student Orientation

Sunday-Tuesday, Aug. 27-29
College Houses & Theme Houses open for Upper Class Students; 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.

Tuesday, Aug. 29
Convocation; 10 a.m.

Wednesday, Aug. 30
Fall semester classes begin; 8 a.m.

Monday, Sept. 4
Labor Day (classes in session; administrative offices closed for the federal holiday)

Friday, Oct. 6
Fall break begins; 4:30 p.m

Wednesday, Oct. 11
Fall break ends; 8 a.m.

Friday, Oct. 20-Sunday, Oct. 22
Homecoming Weekend and Family Weekend

Tuesday, Nov. 21
Thanksgiving recess begins; 6:05 p.m.

Monday, Nov. 27
Thanksgiving recess ends; 8 a.m

Friday, Dec. 8
Fall semester classes end; 4:30 p.m.

Saturday, Dec. 9-Tuesday, Dec.12
Reading days

Wednesday, Dec. 13
Final examinations begin

Sunday, Dec. 17
Final examinations end; Winter recess begins

Monday, Dec. 18
College Houses & Theme Houses close; 11 a.m.

Spring 2018

Friday, Jan. 12
Spring Admit orientation

Sunday, Jan. 14
College Houses & Theme Houses open, 8:30 a.m.

Monday, Jan. 15
Martin Luther King Day (offices open)

Tuesday, Jan. 16
Spring semester classes begin, 8:00 a.m.

Friday, March 9
Spring recess begins, 4:30 p.m.

Monday, March 19
Spring recess ends, 8:00 a.m.

Thursday, April 26
Spring semester classes end, 6:05 p.m.

Friday-Monday, April 27-30
Reading Days

Tuesday, May 1
Final examinations begin

Saturday, May 5
Final examinations end

Sunday, May 6
College Houses & Theme Houses close, 11:00 a.m.

Saturday, May 12
Commencement

Fall 2018

Wednesday, Aug. 22-Friday, Aug. 24
International Student Orientation

Saturday, Aug. 25
College Houses open for First Year Students; 8:30 a.m.

Saturday, Aug. 25-Tuesday, Aug. 28
New Student Orientation

Sunday-Tuesday, Aug. 26-28
College Houses & Theme Houses open for Upper Class Students; 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.

Tuesday, Aug. 28
Convocation; 10 a.m.

Wednesday, Aug. 29
Fall semester classes begin; 8 a.m.

Monday, Sept. 3
Labor Day (classes in session; administrative offices closed for the federal holiday)

Friday, Oct. 5
Fall break begins; 4:30 p.m

Wednesday, Oct. 10
Fall break ends; 8 a.m.

Friday, Oct. 26-Sunday, Oct. 28
Homecoming Weekend and Family Weekend

Tuesday, Nov. 20
Thanksgiving recess begins; 6:05 p.m.

Monday, Nov. 26
Thanksgiving recess ends; 8 a.m

Friday, Dec. 7
Fall semester classes end; 4:30 p.m.

Saturday, Dec. 8-Tuesday, Dec.11
Reading days

Wednesday, Dec. 12
Final examinations begin

Sunday, Dec. 16
Final examinations end; Winter recess begins

Monday, Dec. 17
College Houses & Theme Houses close; 11 a.m.

Spring 2019

Friday, Jan. 11
Spring Admit orientation

Sunday, Jan. 13
College Houses & Theme Houses open, 8:30 a.m.

Monday, Jan. 14
Martin Luther King Day (offices open)

Tuesday, Jan. 15
Spring semester classes begin, 8:00 a.m.

Friday, March 8
Spring recess begins, 4:30 p.m.

Monday, March 18
Spring recess ends, 8:00 a.m.

Thursday, April 25
Spring semester classes end, 6:05 p.m.

Friday-Monday, April 26-29
Reading Days

Tuesday, April 30
Final examinations begin

Saturday, May 4
Final examinations end

Sunday, May 5
College Houses & Theme Houses close, 11:00 a.m.

Saturday, May 11
Commencement

Fall 2019

Wednesday, Aug. 21-Friday, Aug. 23
International Student Orientation

Saturday, Aug. 24
College Houses open for First Year Students; 8:30 a.m.

Saturday, Aug. 24-Tuesday, Aug. 27
New Student Orientation

Sunday-Tuesday, Aug. 25-27
College Houses & Theme Houses open for Upper Class Students; 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.

Tuesday, Aug. 27
Convocation; 10 a.m.

Wednesday, Aug. 28
Fall semester classes begin; 8 a.m.

Monday, Sept. 2
Labor Day (classes in session; administrative offices closed for the federal holiday)

Friday, Oct. 4
Fall break begins; 4:30 p.m

Wednesday, Oct. 9
Fall break ends; 8 a.m.

Friday, Oct. 25-Sunday, Oct. 27
Homecoming Weekend and Family Weekend

Tuesday, Nov. 26
Thanksgiving recess begins; 6:05 p.m.

Monday, Dec. 2
Thanksgiving recess ends; 8 a.m

Friday, Dec. 6
Fall semester classes end; 4:30 p.m.

Saturday, Dec. 7-Tuesday, Dec.10
Reading days

Wednesday, Dec. 11
Final examinations begin

Sunday, Dec. 15
Final examinations end; Winter recess begins

Monday, Dec. 16
College Houses & Theme Houses close; 11 a.m.

Spring 2020

Friday, Jan. 17
Spring Admit orientation

Sunday, Jan. 19
College Houses & Theme Houses open, 8:30 a.m.

Monday, Jan. 20
Martin Luther King Day (offices open)

Tuesday, Jan. 21
Spring semester classes begin, 8:00 a.m.

Friday, March 13
Spring recess begins, 4:30 p.m.

Monday, March 23
Spring recess ends, 8:00 a.m.

Thursday, April 30
Spring semester classes end, 6:05 p.m.

Friday-Monday, May 1-4
Reading Days

Tuesday, May 5
Final examinations begin

Saturday, May 9
Final examinations end

Sunday, May 10
College Houses & Theme Houses close, 11:00 a.m.

Saturday, May 16
Commencement

Fall 2020

Wednesday, Aug. 26-Friday, Aug. 28
International Student Orientation

Saturday, Aug. 29
College Houses open for First Year Students; 8:30 a.m.

Saturday, Aug. 29-Tuesday, Sept. 1
New Student Orientation

Sunday, Aug. 30-Tuesday, Sept. 1
College Houses & Theme Houses open for Upper Class Students; 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.

Tuesday, Sept. 1
Convocation; 10:00 a.m.

Wednesday, Sept. 2
Fall semester classes begin; 8:00 a.m.

Monday, Sept. 7
Labor Day (classes in session; administrative offices closed for the federal holiday)

Friday, Oct. 9
Fall break begins; 4:30 p.m

Wednesday, Oct. 14
Fall break ends; 8:00 a.m.

Friday, Oct. 30-Sunday, Nov. 1
Homecoming Weekend and Family Weekend

Tuesday, Nov. 24
Thanksgiving recess begins; 6:05 p.m.

Monday, Nov. 30
Thanksgiving recess ends; 8:00 a.m

Friday, Dec. 11
Fall semester classes end; 4:30 p.m.

Saturday, Dec. 12-Tuesday, Dec.15
Reading days

Wednesday, Dec. 16
Final examinations begin

Sunday, Dec. 20
Final examinations end; Winter recess begins

Monday, Dec. 21
College Houses & Theme Houses close; 11 a.m.

Spring 2021

Friday, Jan. 15
Spring Admit orientation

Sunday, Jan. 17
College Houses & Theme Houses open, 8:30 a.m.

Monday, Jan. 18
Martin Luther King Day (offices open)

Tuesday, Jan. 19
Spring semester classes begin, 8:00 a.m.

Friday, March 12
Spring recess begins, 4:30 p.m.

Monday, March 22
Spring recess ends, 8:00 a.m.

Thursday, April 29
Spring semester classes end, 6:05 p.m.

Friday-Monday, April 30-May 3
Reading Days

Tuesday, May 4
Final examinations begin

Saturday, May 8
Final examinations end

Sunday, May 9
College Houses & Theme Houses close, 11:00 a.m.

Saturday, May 15
Commencement