Bachelor of Professional Studies Academic Calendar 2023-2024
Fall Semester 2023 (BPS)
August
| 28 |
Monday |
Classes begin - BPS 1st 8 weeks (7W1) |
September
| 1 |
Friday |
Last day to drop |
| 4 |
Monday |
Labor Day (college closed, library closed) |
| 22 |
Friday |
Last day to withdraw from class a W |
October
| 9 |
Monday |
Columbus Day (college closed, library open—holiday hours) |
| 20 |
Friday |
Classes end - BPS 1st 8 weeks (7W1) |
| 23 |
Monday |
Classes begin - BPS 2nd 8 weeks (7W2) |
| 27 |
Friday |
Last day to drop (7W2) |
November
| 7 |
Tuesday |
Election day (classes held, offices open) |
| 13 |
Monday |
Veterans Day (college closed, library open 11:00am-5:00pm) |
| 17 |
Friday |
Last day to withdraw from a class with a W (7W2)
|
| 23/24 |
Thursday-Friday |
Thanksgiving (no classes)
|
| 27 |
Monday |
Classes resume
|
December
| 15 |
Friday |
Classes end - BPS 2nd 8 weeks (7W2) |
| 25 |
Monday |
Christmas Day observed (college closed, library closed) |
| 27 |
Wednesday |
Fall grades due by 4 p.m. |
Note: Calendar subject to change
Spring Semester 2024 (BPS)
December - Early Spring 2024
| 23 |
Saturday |
Early Spring classes begin |
January
| 1 |
Monday |
New Year's Day observed (college closed, library closed) |
| 15 |
Monday |
Martin Luther King Jr. Day (college closed, library closed) |
| 16 |
Tuesday |
Classes begin - BPS 1st 8 weeks (7W1) |
22
|
Monday
|
Last day to drop classes
|
February
| 9 |
Friday |
Last day to withdraw from a class with a W (7W1) |
March
| 8 |
Friday |
Classes end - BPS 1st weeks (7W1) |
| 11 |
Monday |
Classes begin - BPS 2nd 8 weeks (7W2) |
| 15 |
Friday
|
Last day to drop (7W2)
|
April
| 5 |
Friday |
Last day to withdraw from courses with a W (7W2) |
24
|
Wednesday
|
Cap and Gown Convocation
|
May
| 3 |
Friday
|
Classes end - BPS 2nd 8 weeks (7W2)
|
| 8 |
Wednesday |
Senior grades due by 4 p.m.
|
| 10 |
Friday |
All other grades due by 4 p.m.;
|
| 11 |
Saturday |
Undergraduate/Graduate Commencement |
Note: Calendar subject to change. Please see RIC Website for any changes.