Apr 23, 2024  
Rensselaer Catalog 2022-2023 
    
Rensselaer Catalog 2022-2023 [Archived Catalog]

Academic Calendar


Fall term 2022

August 12
Fall tuition and fees due.

August 26

The official date of August graduation; diplomas mailed to students after final clearance is completed in September. Degree recipients may take part in the May 2023 Commencement ceremony.

August 27
Residence dining halls open with dinner. Residence halls and apartments open for upperclass and new graduate students.

August 29
Fall 2022 semester classes begin.​

September 5

Labor Day - no classes.

September 6

Classes resume. Follow a Monday schedule. 

September 12

Last day for graduate and undergraduate students to add courses, change sections or to put courses on audit. Deadline for completion of NE/I grade expectations related to Spring 2022 courses.

September 16

Nomination of Master’s Thesis Committee forms due to the Office of Graduate Education for December graduates.

October 8

Last day to file an online degree application via SIS for December 31, 2022 graduation.

October 7 - October 9
Reunion and Homecoming 2022.

October 10
Columbus Day - no classes.

October 11

Classes resume.

October 21

Last day for undergraduate and graduate students to drop a course.

October 24 
Consultation weeks begin. Advisement for Spring 2023 registration. Students should consult with their faculty advisers.

October 28
Doctoral dissertations due to advisers.

November 4
Masters thesis and Engineering projects due to advisors.

November 7 
Pre-registration for the Spring 2023 semester opens for currently enrolled students.

November 14
Master’s theses due in the Office of Graduate Education. Last day to defend doctoral dissertations.

November 18
Last day for undergraduates to add or remove Pass/No Credit designation.

November 23 - November 26
Thanksgiving break - no classes. Dining halls closed.

November 27
Dining halls reopen for dinner.

November 28
Classes resume. Doctoral dissertations due in the Office of Graduate Education.

December 9

Last day of classes. Deadline for completion of NE/I grade expectations related to Summer 2022 courses.

December 10 
Reading/Study day. Instructors can schedule no exams nor require any student work expectations on these days.

December 14 - December 20

Final Examinations.

December 14

Registration add/drop reopens for the Spring 2023 term.

December 23 - January 2

Holiday winter break, Institute is closed.

December 31
The official date of December graduation; diplomas mailed to students after final clearance is completed in January. Degree recipients may take part in the May 2023 Commencement ceremony.

 

 

Spring Term 2023

January 6

Spring 2023 tuition and fees due

January 8
Residence dining halls with dinner. 

January 9
Spring 2023 semester classes begin.

January 16
Martin Luther King Jr. Day - no classes. 

January 20
Last day for graduate and undergraduate students to add courses, change sections, or to put courses on audit. 

February 3

Nomination of Master’s Thesis Committee forms due to the Office of Graduate Education for May 2023 graduates.

February 20
President’s Day - no classes.

February 21
Classes resume. Follow a Monday schedule. 

February 27

Doctoral dissertations due to advisers. Master’s theses and Engineering projects due to advisers.

February 27
Consultation weeks begin. Advisement for Fall 2023 registration. Students should consult with their faculty advisers.
 
March 3
Last day to file a Degree Application online via SIS for May 2023 graduation.
 
March 3
Last day for undergraduate and graduate students to drop a course. Resident dining halls close after dinner.

March 6 - March 10

Spring Break

March 12

Resident dining halls reopen for dinner.

March 13

Registration begins for The Arch summer classes

March 13

Classes resume.

March 20 - March 24
Grand Marshal Week (Student Government Elections).

March 20 - April 3
Pre-registration for the Fall 2023 semester opens for all currently enrolled students.
 
March 22
GM week events - no classes.
 
March 24
Last day to defend doctoral dissertations. Master’s theses due in the Office of Graduate Education.
 
April 7
Doctoral dissertations due in the Office of Graduate Education.

April 14
Last day for undergraduates to add or remove Pass/No Credit designation.

April 21
Summer Arch tuition and fees due.

April 26
Last day of classes. Deadline for completion of NE/I grade expectations related to Fall 2022 courses.

April 27 - 30 

Reading/Study days. Instructors can schedule no exams nor require any student work expectations on these days..

May 1 - May 5
Final Examinations

May 5
All resident dining halls close after dinner. Residence halls and apartments close at noon for all students not participating in Commencement.

May 19
ROTC Commissioning Ceremony.

May 20
Commencement.

May 22
Summer I and II classes begin (including The Arch classes).
 
May 29
Memorial Day - no classes.