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The Year at a Glance 2009‐2010
Fall 2009 Spring 2010
September January
9 Wed Classes of the first semester begin 27 Wed Classes of the second semester begin
22 Tue Last day to add a course without a fee
February
October 9 Tues Last day to add a course without a fee
6 Tue Last day to add a course (with a fee), 20‐23
Long weekend. No University exercises
change from audit to credit or change a Sat‐Tue
grade option declaration 24 Wed Last day to add a course (with a fee),
change from audit to credit, or change a
November grade option declaration
3‐10
Tue‐ Registration for Semester II March
Tue 27 Sat‐
Spring Recess
25‐29 April 4
Thanksgiving recess begins Wed noon Residence halls remain open
Wed‐ Sun
Residence halls remain open
Sun
30 Mon Classes resume April
5 Mon Classes resume
December 20‐27
1 Tue Deadline for declaring a leave for Tue‐ Registration for Semester I, 2010‐11
Semester II Tue
7‐11 Reading period (optional and at the 27 Tue End of the pre‐registration period
Mon‐Fri discretion of the instructor) 30‐May
Reading period (optional and at the
11 Fri Classes end for courses not observing 11 Fri‐
discretion of the instructor)
reading period. Last day to drop a Tue
course or to file for an incomplete
12‐21 Final examination period May
Sat‐ The last final exam ends at 5:00pm on 11 Tue Classes end for courses not observing
Mon Monday, December 21, 2009. Please see reading period. Last day to drop a
the note below about final exams. course or to file for an incomplete
22 Tue Noon. Residence halls close 12‐21 Final examination period
Wed‐ The last final exam ends at 5:00pm on
The full academic calendar for this year and several Fri Friday, May 21, 2010. Please see the
years in the future may be found on the University note below about final exams.
Registrar’s website (http://www.brown.edu/Registrar/). 22 Sat Noon. Residence halls close for non‐
graduating students
30 Sun Commencement
A Note about Final Exams
The dates of final exams are fixed by the Registrar so that students will not be scheduled to take
more than one exam at the same hour. Unless a course does not have a scheduled final exam,
students are required to sit for the exam at the designated time.
The Dean of the College Office is solely responsible for determining whether a studentʹs absence
from a final examination is excused. To ensure equitable treatment of all students, students are
excused from exams only for family or medical emergencies or for religious reasons. Students
who are unable to sit for a scheduled exam for religious reasons must speak with a dean by
mid‐semester to arrange an alternate exam time. Please note that studentsʹ travel plans or
special events are never an excuse for missing a final exam.
F i n d i n g f i n a l exam i n f o r ma t i o n
Information about final exam times is available both in the Course Announcement Bulletin
and the on‐line Banner registration system. Please take this information into account before
making travel arrangements for the end of a semester.
In print: In the Course Announcement Bulletin, the exam period is indicated in each course listing.
The number in parentheses that follows the class or section meeting time designates the exam
group assigned. The schedule of exam groups may be found in the early pages of the book; the
exact page number is indicated in the table of contents under Academic Regulations. Final
exam groups each day are 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 noon and 2:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Example: Economics 0110 Principles of Economics
Fall ECON0110 13610 S01 MWF 9:00‐9:50(02) (R. Friedberg)
This shows that class lecture is Monday, Wednesday, Friday from 9:00‐9:50 am and that the
final exam group is 02. The exam schedule in the front of the Course Announcement shows
that exam group 02 in Semester I 2008‐2009 is 2:00 pm Saturday, December 20, 2008.
Online: In the Banner class schedule,
detailed information for each class
provides a link to the “Exam
Information” for that course. The
example to the right again shows the
information for ECON01110 ‐ Principles
of Economics.
The exam group number assigned to a
course does not change from one year to
the next. The schedule of exam groups
changes each year in order to rotate
courses through the exam schedule.
Thus, the exam groups scheduled for the
last day one year moves to the next‐to‐last
day the next year, then to the second‐to‐
last day, etc. Exam groups scheduled for
the first day will move to the last day in
the next year.
Residence h a l l c l os i n g
Students are required to vacate their
residence hall rooms 24 hours after
their last final exam or by noon on the
day indicated on the Residential
Calendar (http://reslife.brown.edu).
Students whose international residence
or circumstance prevents them from
leaving campus during Winter Break should discuss this with the Office of Residential Life.
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