College's Policy on Observing Religious Holidays: https://www.conncoll.edu/campus-life/religious-and-spiritual-life/
Religious holidays that fall during the academic year calendar and impact class meetings are noted on the calendar. When religious holidays do not impact the class schedule, but adjustments are made to College operations (such as Ramadan), the community will receive email notification from the Office of Religious and Spiritual Programs with details of adjusted dining schedules and policies.
Please refer to the Events Calendar for a comprehensive schedule of events and holidays.
Dates are subject to change | ||
August 2026 | ||
11 | Tuesday | Pre-registration opens for incoming transfer students |
24 | Monday | Helix & Odyssey pre-orientation program |
25 | Tuesday | Genesis, Helix & Odyssey pre-orientation programs |
26 | Wednesday | Orientation begins; first-year and transfer students arrive |
27-31 | Thurs-Mon | Welcome Weekend for first-year students |
27-28 | Thurs-Fri | Team Advising for first-year students |
28 | Friday | Online registration for first-year and transfer students |
30-31 | Sun-Mon | Upperclassmen arrive |
31 | Monday | Opening Convocation |
September 2026 | ||
1 | Tuesday | Fall semester classes begin |
1 | Tuesday | Add Period begins; Delete Period begins; period for filing satisfactory/unsatisfactory option begins |
7 | Monday | Labor Day; classes WILL meet |
7 | Tuesday | Add Period ends |
8 | Tuesday | Limited Add Period begins at 9 a.m. |
14 | Monday | Limited Add Period ends; Delete Period ends; on-line registration system closes at 11:59 p.m. (evening) |
15 | Tuesday | Course Withdrawal Period begins |
21 | Monday | Yom Kippur; classes WILL NOT meet |
22 | Tuesday | Classes resume at 8 a.m. |
October 2026 | ||
9-10 | Fri-Sat | Fall Weekend |
12 | Monday | Period for filing satisfactory/unsatisfactory option ends |
12 | Monday | Prospective Student Open House; classes WILL meet |
15 | Wednesday | Center Application Deadline |
16 | Friday | Last day to add or delete a course beginning mid-semester |
16 | Friday | Fall break begins after classes have ended |
22 | Thursday | Classes resume at 8 a.m. |
November 2026 | ||
2 | Monday | Course Withdrawal Period ends |
3 | Tuesday | Limited Course Withdrawal Period begins |
5 | Thursday | All College Symposium; Classes WILL NOT meet |
6 | Friday | Monday Teaching Day - All Monday classes meeting before 5 p.m. will meet; classes will not meet after 5 p.m. |
10 | Tuesday | Pathway Declaration Deadline |
9-13 | Mon-Fri | Advising for spring semester 2027 pre-registration |
16-19 | Mon-Thurs | Pre-registration for spring semester 2027 |
20 | Friday | Thanksgiving Break begins after classes have ended |
30 | Monday | Limited Course Withdrawal Period ends |
30 | Monday | Classes resume at 8 a.m |
December 2026 | ||
7 | Monday | Senior Honors Studies due by 4 p.m. for December completion students |
14 | Monday | Fall semester classes end - Quiet Period begins in residential halls |
15 | Tuesday | Review Day |
16 | Wednesday | Final self-scheduled examinations begin at 8:30 a.m.; scheduled exams begin at 1 p.m. |
19-20 | Sat-Sun | Review Days - Quiet Period continues |
22 | Tuesday | Final examinations end at 11:30 a.m.; Quiet Period ends; winter break begins |
22 | Tuesday | Residential halls close for winter break at 5 p.m. |
Note: Because there are 14 Fridays and only 12 Mondays in the Fall semester, the following change is necessary: | ||
Friday, November 6 = Monday Teaching Day (classes will not meet after 5 p.m.) | ||
January 2027 | ||
5 | Tuesday | Fall semester grades due by 12 p.m. (noon) |
12 | Tuesday | Fall semester grades available to students |
18 | Monday | Martin Luther King Day |
21 | Thursday | Orientation begins for new students |
23 | Sunday | Housing re-opens |
26 | Tuesday | Spring semester classes begin |
26 | Tuesday | Add Period begins; Delete Period begins; period for filing satisfactory/unsatisfactory option begins |
February 2027 | ||
1 | Monday | Add Period ends |
2 | Tuesday | Limited Add Period begins |
8 | Monday | Limited Add Period ends; Delete Period ends; online registration system closes at 11:59 p.m. (evening) |
9 | Tuesday | Course Withdrawal Period begins |
March 2027 | ||
8 | Monday | Period for filing satisfactory/unsatisfactory option ends |
12 | Friday | Spring break begins after classes have ended |
12 | Friday | Residential halls close for spring break at 5 p.m. |
12 | Friday | Last day to add or delete a course beginning mid-semester |
29 | Monday | Classes resume at 8 a.m. |
April 2027 | ||
1 | Thursday | Deadline for graduating students to declare an additional major or a minor |
5 | Monday | Founders Day |
5 | Monday | Course Withdrawal Period ends |
6 | Tuesday | Limited Course Withdrawal Period begins |
5-9 | Mon-Fri | Advising for fall semester 2027 pre-registration |
15 | Thursday | Deadline for graduating seniors to submit transfer credit or course exceptions |
13-15 | Tues-Thurs | Pre-registration for fall semester 2027 |
26 | Monday | Limited Course Withdrawal Period ends |
May 2027 | ||
3 | Monday | Senior Honors Studies due by 4 p.m. |
10 | Monday | Spring semester classes end - Quiet Period begins in residential halls |
11 | Tuesday | Review Day |
12 | Wednesday | Final self-scheduled examinations begin at 8:30 a.m.; scheduled exams begin at 1 p.m. |
14 | Friday | Final examinations for seniors end at 8:30 p.m. |
15-16 | Sat-Sun | Review Days - Quiet Period continues |
17 | Monday | All senior final work due no later than 9 a.m. |
18 | Tuesday | Spring semester grades for graduating seniors due by 9 a.m. |
18 | Tuesday | Final examinations for non-graduating students end at 11:30 a.m.; Quiet Period ends |
18 | Tuesday | Residential halls close for non-graduating students at 5 p.m. |
20 | Thursday | Spring semester grades available to graduating seniors |
23 | Sunday | One hundred and ninth (109th) Commencement |
23 | Sunday | Senior Move-Out by 6 p.m. |
25 | Tuesday | Spring semester grades for non-graduating students due by 12 p.m. (noon) |
June 2027 | ||
1 | Tuesday | Spring semester grades available to all students |
4-6 | Fri-Sun | Reunion Weekend |