Academic Calendar – Simpson College

Fall Semester	Fall 2013	Proposed 2014	Proposed 2015
Freshmen/Transfers Arrive	August 24	August 23	August 22
Returning Students Arrive	August 25	August 24	August 23
Registration Day	August 26	August 25	August 24
Classes Begin	August 27	August 26	August 25
All College Convocation	August 28	August 27	August 26
Labor Day/Holiday	Sept. 2	Sept. 1	Sept. 7
Last Day to Add/Drop	Sept. 3	Sept. 2	August 31
Family Weekend/Homecoming	October 12	To Be Announced	To Be Announced
Mid-Term Date	October 14	October 13	October 12
Mid-Term Grades Due	October 16	October 15	October 14
Fall Break, No Classes	October17-18	To Be Announced	To Be Announced
Last Day to Withdraw	November 5	November 4	November 3
Thanksgiving Break	November 27-29	November 26-28	November 25-27
Last Class Day	December 6	December 5	December 4
College Reading Day	December 9	December 8	December 7
Fall Final Exam Week *Finals Dec. 10-12, 2013 with Dec. 13, 2013 as make-up day for weather closure if needed.	Dec. 10-13*	Dec. 9-12	Dec. 8-11
December Commencement	December 14	December 13	December 12
Christmas Recess Begins	December 14	December 13	December 12
All Fall Grades Due	December 17	December 16	December 15

Spring Semester	Spring 2014	Proposed 2015	Proposed 2016
Registration Day	January 13	January 12	January 11
Classes Begin	January 14	January 13	January 12
Last Day to Add/Drop	January 20	January 19	January 18
Mid-Term Date	February28	February27	February26
Mid-Term Grades Due	March 4	March 3	March 1
Spring Break	March 8-16	March 7-15	March 5-13
Last Day to Withdraw	March 27	March 26	March 24
Graduation Applications Due	April 4 (for 2015)	April 3 (for 2016)	April 8 (for 2017)
Easter Recess	April 21	April 6	March 28
Campus Day (No Class)	April 2	April 1	April 6
Honors Convocation/Symposium	April 24	TBA	TBA
Last Day of Class	April 25	April 24	April 22
College Reading Day	April 28	April 27	April 25
Spring Final Exam Week	April 29-May 1	April 28-30	April 26-28
Commencement	May 3	May 2	April 30
All Spring Grades Due	May 6	May 5	May 3