2024-2025 St. Olaf College Administrative Calendar
| FALL SEMESTER 2024-2025: SEPTEMBER 5 -DECEMBER 10, 2024 | |
| Incoming First-Year Student Registration Begins for Fall Semester 2024 | Tuesday, June 25 |
| New international students arrive | Tuesday, August 27 |
| Opening faculty meeting | Thursday, August 29 |
| New Students Arrive | Saturday, August 31 |
| Orientation for New Students | Saturday, August 31-Wednesday, September 4 |
| Classes Begin/Opening Convocation | Thursday, September 5 |
| Last day to add or drop a course online in SIS (without instructor permission) | Friday, September 6 |
| Deadline for new course and OLE Core proposals for January term and Spring semester 2024-25 submitted by individual proposers to CourseLeaf | Friday, September 6 |
| Last day to add a first-half-of-semester course (with instructor permission) | Friday, September 13 |
| Last day to add a semester-length course (with instructor permission) | Wednesday, September 18 |
| Last day to drop (with instructor permission) or make S/U change in first-half-of-semester course | Wednesday, September 25 |
| Class and Lab schedule final updates for January term and Spring Semester 2024-25 due from chairs/directors | Friday, October 4 |
| Family Weekend/Homecoming | Friday, October 4-Sunday, October 6 |
| Holds added for January term and Spring Semester registration | Monday, October 7 |
| Fall Break (no classes) | Saturday, October 12-Tuesday, October 15 |
| New study abroad/study away course proposals for January term 2026 and Intent to Repeat an existing study abroad/away proposals for January term 2026 due in Courseleaf | Friday, October 18 |
| Quiet Week for Advising | Monday, October 21 – Friday, October 25 |
| Last day of class for first-half-of-semester courses | Tuesday, October 22 |
| First day of class for second-half-of-semester courses | Wednesday, October 23 |
| Registration for January term 2024-25 begins by class year. All holds must be removed to participate in registration. | Monday, October 28 |
| Registration for Spring Semester 2024-25 begins by class year. All holds must be removed to participate in registration. | Tuesday, October 29-Friday, November 1 (SR Tuesday; JR Wednesday; SO Thursday; FY Friday) |
| Last day to add a second-half-of-semester course (with instructor permission) | Thursday, October 31 |
| Last day to drop (with instructor permission) or make S/U change in semester-length course | Tuesday, November 5 |
| Last day to drop (with instructor permission) or make S/U change in second-half-of-semester course | Tuesday, November 12 |
| Thanksgiving Break (no classes) | Wednesday, November 27 – Sunday, December 1 |
| Christmas Festival | Thursday, December 5 – Sunday, December 8 (tentative) |
| 2025-26 Catalog opens for editing | Monday, December 16 |
| 2025-26 Class and Lab schedule (cloned from 2024-25 class and lab schedule) opens to chairs/directors | Monday, December 16 |
| Last Day of Classes | Tuesday, December 10 |
| Reading Day | Wednesday, December 11 |
| Final Exam Week | Thursday, December 12-Tuesday, December 17 (no exams on Sunday, December 15) |
| Fall Semester Grades Due | Thursday, January 2, 2025 – 9:00 a.m. CST (Central Standard Time) |
| JANUARY TERM 2024-2025: FRIDAY, JANUARY 3 – THURSDAY, JANUARY 30, 2025 | |
| Classes Begin | Friday, January 3 |
| Last day to add or drop a course online in SIS (without instructor permission) | Monday, January 6 |
| Last day to add a course (with instructor permission) | Thursday, January 9 |
| Last day to drop (with instructor permission) or make S/U change | Thursday, January 16 |
| Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday (no classes) | Monday, January 20 |
| January Term Final Exams and Last Day of Classes | Thursday, January 30 |
| January Term Grades Due | Wednesday, February 5, 2025 – 9:00 a.m. CST (Central Standard Time) |
| SPRING SEMESTER 2024-2025: FEBRUARY 6-MAY 13, 2025 | |
|
Classes Begin |
Thursday, February 6 |
| Deadline for new course/OLE Core proposals for Summer Terms 2024-25 submitted by individual proposers to CourseLeaf | Friday, February 7 |
| Deadline for new course and OLE Core proposals for Fall Semester 2025-26 submitted by individual proposers to CourseLeaf | Friday, February 7 |
| Deadline for new study abroad/away program field supervisor course proposals for 2025-26 submitted by individual proposers to CourseLeaf | Friday, February 7 |
| Last day to add or drop a course online in SIS (without instructor permission) | Friday, February 7 |
| Summer 2024-2025 Class and Lab Schedule due from chairs/directors | Tuesday, February 11, 9:00 a.m. CST (Central Standard Time) |
| 2025-26 Class and Lab Schedule due from chairs/directors | Tuesday, February 11, 9:00 a.m. CST (Central Standard Time) |
| Last day to add a first-half-of-semester course (with instructor permission) | Friday, February 14 |
| 2025-26 Class and Lab Schedule reopened to chairs/directors for updates | Friday, February 14 |
| Last day to add a semester-length course (with instructor permission) | Wednesday, February 19 |
| Last day to drop (with instructor permission) or make S/U change in first-half-of-semester course | Wednesday, February 26 |
| Summer Session 1 and 2 Registration Opens | Monday, March 3 |
| Major declaration celebration for Sophomores | Thursday, March 6 |
| Holds added for Fall Semester 2025-26 registration. All holds must be removed to participate in registration. | Monday, March 10 |
| 2025-26 Class and Lab schedule updates and enrollment limits for Fall Semester due from chairs/directors | Monday, March 17 |
| Last day of class for first-half-of-semester courses | Friday, March 21 |
| First day of class for second-half-of-semester courses | Monday, March 24 |
| Spring Break (no classes) | Saturday, March 29-Sunday, April 6 |
| Last day to add a second-half-of-semester course (with instructor permission) | Tuesday, April 8 |
| Last day to drop (with instructor permission) or make S/U change in a semester-length course | Friday, April 11 |
| Final deadline for major/concentration/emphases/learning community proposals for inclusion in the 2025-26 catalog submitted by individual proposers to CourseLeaf. No late proposals will be accepted. | Friday, April 11 |
| Quiet Week for Advising | Monday, April 14 – Friday, April 18 |
| Last day to drop (with instructor permission) or make S/U change in second-half-of-semester course | Friday, April 18 |
| Registration begins for Fall Semester 2025-26 (by class year). All holds must be removed to participate in registration. | Tuesday, April 22 – Thursday, April 24 (SR Tuesday; JR Wednesday; SO Thursday) |
| Catalog authors will be asked to do a final review of their pages and press “Start Workflow.” | Monday, April 28 |
| Honors Day | Friday, May 2 |
| 2025-26 Catalog will be put in administrative mode. Further changes can be requested, and the Registrar’s Office will make those changes. | Monday, May 5 |
| Last Day of Classes | Tuesday, May 13 |
| Reading Day | Wednesday, May 14 |
| Final Exam Week | Thursday, May 15-Tuesday, May 20 (no exams on Sunday, May 18) |
| Senior Grades Due for Spring Semester | 24 hours after exam period; no later than 12:00 p.m. (noon) CDT (Central Daylight Time) on Wednesday, May 21 |
| Commencement Weekend | Friday, May 23-Saturday, May 24 |
| Baccalaureate/Commencement | Saturday, May 24 |
| Non-Senior Grades Due for Spring Semester | Friday, May 30, 9:00 a.m. CDT (Central Daylight Time) |
| Reunion Weekend | Friday, May 30-Sunday, June 1 |
| SUMMER TERMS 1 AND 2 (2025) – JUNE 2-JULY 11, 2025 & JULY 14-AUGUST 20, 2025 | |
| Summer Term 1, 2024-2025 (Calendar Year 2025) | Monday, June 2-Friday, July 11 |
| Last day to add a Summer Term 1 course online in SIS (without instructor permission) | Tuesday, June 3 |
| Last day to add a Summer Term 1 course (with instructor permission) | Thursday, June 5 |
| Last day to drop (with instructor permission) or make S/U change in a Summer Term 1 course | Monday, June 16 |
| Juneteenth (no classes) | Thursday, June 19 |
| Registration for new incoming first year students for Fall 2025. All holds must be removed to participate in registration. | Tuesday, June 24 |
| Catalog is submitted to CourseLeaf for publishing | Friday, June 27 |
| July 4th Holiday (no classes) | Friday, July 4 |
| Summer Term 2, 2024-2025 (Calendar Year 2025) | Monday, July 14-Wednesday, August 20 |
| Summer Term 1 grades due | Friday, July 18 |
| Last day to add a Summer Term 2 course online in SIS (without instructor permission) | Tuesday, July 15 |
| Last day to add a Summer Term 2 course (with instructor permission) | Thursday, July 17 |
| Last day to drop (with instructor permission) or make S/U change in a Summer Term 2 course | Monday, July 28 |
| 2025-26 Catalog is ready and open for viewing. Beyond this date, please contact the Registrar’s Office to correct any errors in the 2024-25 catalog. | Friday, August 1 |
| Summer Term 2 grades due | Wednesday, August 27 |