2021-2022 St. Olaf College Administrative Calendar
| Curriculum |
| Class/Lab |
| Registration |
| Grading |
| Catalog |
FALL SEMESTER 2021-2022: SEPTEMBER 9 -DECEMBER 14, 2021 |
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| First-Year Student Registration Begins | Tuesday, July 19 |
| Commencement for the Class of 2020 | Saturday, August 14 |
| Opening faculty meeting | Thursday, September 2 |
| New Students Arrive | Saturday, September 4 |
| Orientation for New Students | Saturday, September 4-Wednesday, September 8 |
| Classes begin/Opening Convocation; instructor signature by email required to drop/add a course | Thursday, September 9 |
| Deadline for new course and OLE Core proposals for Interim and Spring semester 2021-22 submitted by individual proposers to CourseLeaf | Friday, September 10 |
| Last day to add a first-half of semester course | Friday, September 17 |
| Last day to add a semester-length course | Wednesday, September 22 |
| New course and OLE Core proposals for Interim and Spring Semester 2021-22 go to New Proposals Subcommittee/Continuing Programs Subcommittee | Wednesday, September 15, Wednesday, September 22 and Wednesday, October 6 |
| New course/GE proposals go to Curriculum Committee | Wednesday, September 22 and Wednesday, September 29 |
| Last day to drop or make S/U change in first-half of semester course | Wednesday, September 29 |
| Class and Lab schedule updates and enrollment limits for Interim 2021-22 due from chairs/directors | Monday, October 4 |
| Class and Lab schedule from chairs/directors | Monday, October 4 |
| Holds added for Interim and Spring Semester registration | Monday, October 4 |
| New course proposals go to faculty meeting | Thursday, October 7 |
| Family Weekend/Homecoming | Friday, October 8-Sunday, October 10 |
| Fall Break | Saturday, October 16-Tuesday, October 19 |
| New course/OLE Core proposals go to New Proposals Subcommittee/Continuing Programs Subcommittee | Wednesday, October 13, Wednesday, November 10 |
| New off-campus Interim 2023 course proposals and Intent to Repeat an existing off-campus Interim 2023 proposals due in Courseleaf | Friday, October 22 |
| New course/OLE Core proposals go to Curriculum Committee | Wednesday, October 20, Wednesday, November 3 |
| Quiet Week for Advising | Monday, October 25-Friday, October 29 |
| Last day of class for first-half of semester courses | Tuesday, October 26 |
| First day of class for second-half of semester courses | Wednesday, October 27 |
| Registration for Interim 2021-22 begins by class year. All holds must be removed to participate in registration. | Monday, November 1 |
| Last day to add a second-half of semester course | Thursday, November 4 |
| Registration for Spring Semester 2021-22 begins by class year. All holds must be removed to participate in registration. | Tuesday, November 2 – Friday, November 5 (SR Tuesday; JR Wednesday; SO Thursday; FY Friday) |
| New course proposals go to faculty meeting | Thursday, November 4 |
| Last day to drop or make S/U change in semester-length course | Tuesday, November 9 |
| Last day to drop or make S/U change in second-half of semester course | Tuesday, November 16 |
| 2022-23 catalog is open for editing | Tuesday, November 16 |
| New course/OLE Core proposals go to Curriculum Committee | Wednesday, November 17 |
| Thanksgiving Break | Wednesday, November 24-Sunday, November 28 |
| New course/OLE Core proposals go to New Proposals Subcommittee/Continuing Programs Subcommittee | Wednesday, December 8 |
| New course proposals go to faculty meeting | Thursday, December 9 |
| 2022-23 Class and Lab schedule (cloned from 2021-22 class and lab schedule) open to chairs/directors | Thursday, December 9 |
| LAST DAY OF CLASSES | Tuesday, December 14 |
| READING DAY | Wednesday, December 15 |
| FINAL EXAM WEEK | Thursday, December 16-Tuesday, December 21 (no exams on Sunday, December 19) |
| Fall Semester Grades Due | Friday, December 31, 9:00 a.m. CDT |
INTERIM 2021-2022: MONDAY, JANUARY 3-FRIDAY, JANUARY 28, 2022 |
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| Classes begin; instructor signature or email required to drop/add a course | Monday, January 3 |
| Last day to add | Friday, January 7 |
| Last day to drop or make S/U change | Friday, January 14 |
| Interim Exams | Friday, January 28 |
| Interim Grades Due | Monday, February 7, 9:00 a.m. CDT |
SPRING SEMESTER 2021-2022: FEBRUARY 8-MAY 17, 2022 |
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| Deadline for new course proposals and OLE Core proposals for Fall Semester 2022-23 submitted by individual proposers to CourseLeaf | Friday, February 4 |
| Deadline for new course/OLE Core proposals for Summer Terms 2021-22 submitted by individual proposers to CourseLeaf | Friday, February 4 |
| Deadline for new off-campus program field supervisor course proposals for 2023-24 submitted by individual proposers to CourseLeaf | Friday, February 4 |
| Classes begin; instructor signature or email required to drop/add a course | Tuesday, February 8 |
| 2022-23 Class and Lab Schedule due from chairs/directors | Monday, February 14, 9:00 a.m. |
| Summer 2021-2022 Class and Lab Schedule due from chairs/directors | Monday, February 14, 9:00 a.m. |
| New course/OLE Core proposals go to New Proposals Subcommittee/Continuing Programs Subcommittee | Tuesday, February 9 |
| New course/OLE Core proposals go to Curriculum Committee | Wednesday, February 16 |
| New course proposals go to faculty meeting | Thursday, February 17 |
| 2022-23 Class and Lab Schedule reopened to chairs/directors for updates | Thursday, February 17 |
| Last day to add a first-half-of-semester course | Wednesday, February 16 |
| Last day to add a semester-length course | Monday, February 21 |
| Last day to drop or make S/U change in first-half-of-semester course | Monday, February 28 |
| New course/OLE Core proposals go to New Proposals Subcommittee/Continuing Programs Subcommittee | Wednesday, February 23, Wednesday, March 9 |
| New course/OLE Core proposals go to Curriculum Committee | Wednesday, March 2 |
| Summer Session 1 and 2 Registration Opens | Monday, March 7 |
| Major declaration celebration for Sophomores | Thursday, March 10 |
| Holds added for Fall Semester 2022-23 registration. All holds must be removed to participate in registration. | Monday, March 14 |
| New course/OLE Core proposals go to Curriculum Committee | Wednesday, March 16 |
| New course proposals go to faculty meeting | Thursday, March 17 |
| 2022-23 Class and Lab schedule updates and enrollment limits for Fall Smester due from chairs/directors | Friday, March 18 |
| Spring Break | Saturday, March 26-Sunday April 3 |
| Last day of class for first-half-of-semester courses | Thursday, March 24 |
| First day of class for second-half-of-semester courses | Friday, March 25 |
| Quiet Week for Advising | Monday, April 4 – Friday, April 8 |
| Last day to add a second-half-of-semester course | Monday, April 11 |
| Curriculum Committee resolutions go to faculty meeting | Thursday, April 14 |
| Last day to drop or make S/U change in a semester-length course | Thursday, April 14 |
| New course/OLE Core proposals go to New Proposals Subcommittee/Continuing Programs Subcommittee | Wednesday, April 20, Wednesday, April 27 |
| Final Deadline for new course/OLE Core proposals submitted by individual proposers to CourseLeaf | Friday, April 22 |
| Last day to drop or make S/U change in second-half-of-semester course | Thursday, April 21 |
| Registration begins for Fall Semester 2022-23 (by class year). All holds must be removed to participate in registration. | Tuesday, April 19 – Thursday April 21 (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 25 |
| New course/OLE Core proposals go to Curriculum Committee | Wednesday, May 4, Wednesday, May 11 |
| Catalog will be put in administrative mode. Further changes can be requested and the Registrar’s Office will make those changes. | Monday, May 2 |
| Honors Day | Friday, May 6 |
| Curriculum Committee resolutions go to faculty meeting | Thursday, May 12 |
| LAST DAY OF CLASSES | Tuesday, May 17 |
| READING DAY | Wednesday, May 18 |
| FINAL EXAM WEEK | Thursday, May 19-Tuesday, May 24 (no exams Sunday) |
| Senior Grades Due for Spring Semester | 24 hours after exam period; no later than 12:00 p.m. (noon) on Wednesday, May 25 |
| Commencement Weekend | Friday, May 27-Sunday, May 29 |
| Baccalaureate/Commencement | Sunday, May 29 |
| Non-Senior Grades Due for Spring Semester | Friday, June 3, 9:00 a.m. CDT |
| Reunion Weekend | Friday, June 3-Sunday, June 5 |
| Summer Term I, 2021-2022 (Calendar Year 2022) | Monday, June 6-Thursday, July 14 (no class Monday, July 4) |
| Last day to add a Summer Term I course | Thursday, June 9 |
| Catalog is submitted to Courseleaf for publishing. | Friday, June 10 |
| Catalog is ready and open for viewing. Beyond this date please contact the Registrar’s Office to correct any errors in the 2022-23 catalog. | Friday, July 1 |
| Last day to drop or make S/U change in a Summer Term I course | Monday, June 20 |
| Summer Term II, 2021-2022 (Calendar Year 2022) | Monday, July 18-Wednesday, August 24 |
| Last day to add a Summer Term II course | Thursday, July 21 |
| Last day to drop or make S/U change in a Summer Term II course | Monday, August 1 |