Dartmouth College
Office of the Registrar
6014 McNutt Hall
Hanover, NH 03755-3541
Term Calendars 2021-2022
2021-2022 Key Dates Academic Calendar
| Summer Term 2021 | |
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| In light of the global health emergency, the Dartmouth College has adjusted certain dates and deadlines this academic year as noted below in *bold*. For other Registrar’s Office news and updates regarding the global health emergency see our Global Health Emergency: Academic Policies and FAQs page. | |
| Summer term on-line check in | June 23-26, 2021 |
| Summer term classes begin | June 24, 2021 |
| First week of summer term schedule adjustment (add/drop). Permission to add courses is not necessary unless normally required. | June 24-30, 2021 |
| Special day of classes: C period courses meet 8:00 to 9:05; D period, 9:20 to 10:25; E period, 10:40 to 11:45; and F period, 12:00 to 1:05. | June 26, 2021 |
| Deadline to complete check-in without a $50 late registration fee - check-in must be completed by 11:59 p.m. | June 26, 2021 |
| Deadline for prospective summer term graduates in residence to elect or change a major or minor. | June 30, 2021 |
| Independence Day (Observed), College Holiday (no classes held) | July 5, 2021 |
| Second week of summer term schedule adjustment (add/drop). All courses require instructor permission to add. | July 1-7, 2021 |
| Final day for delayed check-in (with $50 late fee). Any student not checked-in by the end of this day, but still listed with the enrollment pattern letter R (residence) for the summer term is liable for administrative withdrawal. | *July 6*, 2021 |
| Final day for each undergraduate to establish official and final two-, three-, or four-course load. Any registered student not officially enrolled in at least two courses becomes liable for administrative withdrawal. | July 7, 2021 |
| Final day for electing use of the Non-Recording Option (NRO). | July 8, 2021 |
| Course timetable available for fall term 2021. | *July 30*, 2021 |
| Final day for dropping a fourth course without a grade notation of "W." (If dropping a fourth course after this date, one of four eligibilities for a fourth course is exhausted by such action.) | August 4, 2021 |
| Fall term 2021 course election period. | *August 4-12*, 2021 |
| Date for submission of degree applications by prospective summer term graduates. | August 5, 2021 |
| Final day to withdraw from a course; any later request to withdraw from a course requires petition to a special committee. | August 11, 2021 |
| Final day to alter grade limit filed under the Non-Recording Option (NRO). | August 18, 2021 |
| Last day in term for holding a major test or examination. | August 18, 2021 |
| Last day to submit a petition to change enrollment pattern (D-Plan) for fall term. | August 18, 2021 |
| Fall term course change period | *August 20-25*, 2021 |
| Summer term classes end. | August 25, 2021 |
| Final day, prior to the start of fall term classes, for students to make changes in fall term elections. | August 25, 2021 |
| Pre-Examination break | August 26-27, 2021 |
| Final examinations begin | August 28, 2021 |
| Scheduled final examinations end | August 30, 2021 |
| Unscheduled final examination day | August 31, 2021 |
| Final examinations end | August 31, 2021 |
| Grades and medians available on the web | September 10, 2021 |
| Fall Term 2021 | |
| First-Year advising day | September 10, 2021 |
| Fall term on-line check-in | September 12-15, 2021 |
| Fall term classes begin | September 13, 2021 |
| First week of fall term schedule adjustment (add/drop). Permission to add courses is not necessary unless normally required. | September 13-19, 2021 |
| Deadline to complete check-in without a $50 late registration fee - check-in must be completed by 11:59 p.m. | September 15, 2021 |
| Deadline for prospective fall term graduates in residence to elect or change a major or minor. | September 19, 2021 |
| Final day for delayed check-in (with $50 late fee). Any student not checked in by the end of this day, but still listed with the enrollment pattern letter R (residence) for the fall term is liable for administrative withdrawal. | September 22, 2021 |
| Second week of fall term schedule adjustment (add/drop). All courses require instructor permission to add. | September 20-26, 2021 |
| Final day for each undergraduate to establish official and final two-, three-, or four-course load. Any registered student not officially enrolled in at least two courses becomes liable for administrative withdrawal. | September 26, 2021 |
| Final day for electing use of the Non-Recording Option (NRO) | September 27, 2021 |
| Deadline to file completed transfer term applications for winter and spring terms | October 4, 2021 |
| Homecoming Weekend | October 8-9, 2021 |
| Course Timetable available for the winter term | October 22, 2021 |
| Date for submission of degree applications by prospective fall term graduates | October 25, 2021 |
| Final day for dropping a fourth course without a grade notation of "W." (If dropping a fourth course after this date, one of four eligibilities for a fourth course is exhausted by such action.) | October 25, 2021 |
| Winter term course election period | October 27-November 4, 2021 |
| Final day to withdraw from a course; any later request to withdraw from a course requires petition to a special committee. | November 2, 2021 |
| Final day of winter term course election period. | November 4, 2021 |
| Final day to alter grade limit filed under the Non-Recording Option (NRO) | November 9, 2021 |
| Last day in term for holding a major test or examination | November 9, 2021 |
| Last day to submit a petition to change enrollment pattern (D-Plan) for winter term. | November 9, 2021 |
| Winter term course change period | November 12-16, 2021 |
| Fall term classes end | November 16, 2021 |
| Final day, prior to the start of winter term classes, for making changes in winter term course elections | November 16, 2021 |
| Pre-Examination break | November 17-18, 2021 |
| Final examinations begin | November 19, 2021 |
| Final examinations suspended | November 20, 2021 |
| Scheduled final examinations end | November 23, 2021 |
| Unscheduled final examination day | November 24, 2021 |
| Final examinations end | November 24, 2021 |
| Grades and medians available on the web | December 7, 2021 |
| Winter Term 2022 | |
| Winter term on-line check-in | January 3-6, 2022 |
| Winter term classes begin | January 4, 2022 |
| First week of winter term schedule adjustment (add/drop). Permission to add courses is not necessary unless normally required. | January 4-10, 2022 |
| Deadline to complete check-in without a $50 late registration fee -- check-in must be completed by 11:59 p.m | January 6, 2022 |
| Deadline for winter term prospective graduates in residence to elect or change a major or minor | January 10, 2022 |
| Second week of winter term schedule adjustment (add/drop). All courses require instructor permission to add. | January 11-17, 2022 |
| Final day for delayed check-in (with $50 late fee). Any student not checked-in by the end of this day, but still listed with the enrollment pattern letter R (residence) for the winter term is liable for administrative withdrawal. | January 13, 2022 |
| Final day for each undergraduate to establish official and final two-, three-, or four-course load. Any registered student not officially enrolled in at least two courses becomes liable for administrative withdrawal. | January 17, 2022 |
| Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Courses regularly held in the 8-, 9-, 10-, 11-, 12-, and 2-sequences moved to their x-periods. Courses held in the 3A-period moved to the 3B-period. Laboratory sections meet as scheduled (unless otherwise notified by the instructor). | January 17, 2022 |
| Final day for electing use of the Non-Recording Option (NRO) | January 18, 2022 |
| Course Timetable available for the spring term | February 4, 2022 |
| Spring term course election period | February 9-17, 2022 |
| Final day for dropping a fourth course without a grade notation of "W." (If dropping a fourth course after this date, one of four eligibilities for a fourth course is exhausted by such action.) | February 14, 2022 |
| Date for submission of degree applications by prospective winter and spring graduates | February 15, 2022 |
| Final day of spring term course election period | February 17, 2022 |
| Final day to withdraw from a course; any later request to withdraw from a course requires petition to a special committee. | February 22, 2022 |
| Spring term course change period | February 25-March 8, 2022 |
| Final day to alter grade limit filed under the Non-Recording Option (NRO) | March 1, 2022 |
| Last day in term for holding a major test or examination | March 1, 2022 |
| Last day to submit a petition to change enrollment pattern (D-Plan) for spring term. | March 1, 2022 |
| Winter term classes end | March 8, 2022 |
| Final day, prior to the start of spring term classes, for making changes in spring term course elections | March 8, 2022 |
| Pre-Examination break | March 9-10, 2022 |
| Final examinations begin | March 11, 2022 |
| Scheduled final examinations end | March 14, 2022 |
| Unscheduled final examinations end | March 15, 2022 |
| Final examinations end | March 15, 2022 |
| Grades and medians available on the web | March 25, 2022 |
| Spring Term 2022 | |
| Spring term on-line check-in | March 27-30, 2022 |
| Spring term classes begin | March 28, 2022 |
| First week of spring term schedule adjustment (add/drop). Permission to add courses is not necessary unless normally required. | March 28-April 3, 2022 |
| Deadline to complete check-in without a $50 late registration fee -- check-in must be completed by 11:59 p.m. | March 30, 2022 |
| Deadline for return of degree applications by prospective June graduates who were not in residence during the winter term | April 4, 2022 |
| Deadline for spring term prospective graduates in residence to elect or change a major or minor | April 4, 2022 |
| Second week of spring term schedule adjustment (add/drop). All courses require instructor permission to add. | April 4-10, 2022 |
| Final day for delayed check-in (with $50 late fee). Any student not checked-in by the end of this day, but still listed with the enrollment pattern letter R (residence) for the spring term is liable for administrative withdrawal. | April 6, 2022 |
| Final day for sophomores to declare a major and, if appropriate, revised enrollment patterns | April 7, 2022 |
| Final day for each undergraduate to establish official and final two-, three-, or four-course load. Any registered student not officially enrolled in at least two courses becomes liable for administrative withdrawal. | April 10, 2022 |
| Final day for electing use of the Non-Recording Option (NRO). | April 11, 2022 |
| Final day for first-year students to submit enrollment patterns (D-Plan). | April 14, 2022 |
| Deadline to file completed transfer term applications for summer and fall terms. | April 18, 2022 |
| Course Timetable available for summer term | April 22, 2022 |
| Summer term course election period | April 27-May 5, 2022 |
| Final day of summer term course election period | May 5, 2022 |
| Course Timetable available for fall term | May 6, 2022 |
| Final day for dropping a fourth course without a grade notation of "W." (If dropping a fourth course after this date, one of four eligibilities for a fourth course is exhausted by such action.) | May 9, 2022 |
| Fall term course election period | May 11-19, 2022 |
| Summer term course change period | May 13-June 1, 2022 |
| Final day to withdraw from a course; any later request to withdraw from a course requires petition to a special committee. | May 18, 2022 |
| Final day of fall term course election period | May 19, 2022 |
| Final day to alter grade limit filed under the Non-Recording Option (NRO). | May 25, 2022 |
| Last day in term for holding a major test or examination. | May 25, 2022 |
| Last day to submit a petition to change enrollment pattern (D-Plan) for summer term. | May 25, 2022 |
| Fall term course change period | May 27-June 1, 2022 |
| Memorial Day Holiday (no classes held) | May 30, 2022 |
| Spring term classes end | June 1, 2022 |
| Final day, prior to the start of summer term classes, for making changes in summer and fall term course elections | June 1, 2022 |
| Pre-Examination break | June 2, 2022 |
| Final examinations begin | June 3, 2022 |
| Scheduled final examinations end | June 6, 2022 |
| Unscheduled final examination day | June 7, 2022 |
| Final examinations end | June 7, 2022 |
| Class Day | June 11, 2022 |
| Commencement | June 12, 2022 |
| Grades and medians available on the web | June 17, 2022 |
In light of the global health emergency, the Dartmouth College has adjusted certain dates and deadlines this academic year as noted below in *bold*. For other Registrar’s Office news and updates regarding the global health emergency see our Global Health Emergency: Academic Policies and FAQs page.
The information contained herein is accurate as of the date of publication and the officers of the College know of no significant changes to be made in the near future. However, Dartmouth College reserves the right to make such changes as the Trustees, faculty, and officers consider appropriate and in the best interests of the Dartmouth community.
