Boston College Office of Student Services
2015–2016 Department Administrator Calendar
September 4
Deadline to Double Check “Continued Course” report and
submit changes to Course Administration Specialist
September 8 (First Week of
Classes)
Encourage faculty to upload syllabi to “eSyllabus” on Agora
October 1
Deadline to submit applications for new Core/CD classes for
courses to be taught (1) in the spring semester (thus in time for
spring registration in November) or (2) the following academic
year
October 1
Deadline for study abroad/non-BC classes taken (1) the previous fall and spring semesters, (2) the previous spring semester, or
(3) during the summer. Approval for Core substitution credit is
granted by the BC department that most closely resembles that in
which the submitted course is taught, except for Cultural Diversity Core substitution credit, which is granted by the Office of the
Associate Dean of the Core.*
October 7
Course Administration Specialist sends out Pass/Fail Report and
list of courses with instructors (double check that all courses have
an assigned faculty member and that pass/fail is listed correctly)
October 9
Spring 2016 Schedules Due (in preparation for Spring Advising/
Registration)
October 15
Go live date for links to BC Bookstore from Course Information
and Schedule
October 22
Academic Advising for Spring Registration
October 22
Schedule of Courses PDF is available on the Student Services
website
November 6 (Friday)
Deadline for Pass/Fail Course Report and check all courses have
assigned faculty instructor—due to Course Administration
Specialist (IMPORTANT for grading)
November 13
Class of 2016 Registration
November 16
Class of 2016 Registration
November 17
Class of 2017 Registration
November 18
Class of 2017 Registration
2015–2016 Department Administrator Calendar
November 19
Class of 2018 Registration
November 20
Class of 2018 Registration
November 20
“Getting Started” brochure sent to new graduate students
November 23
Final Exam Schedule viewable to Students; Course Administration Specialist will send out Department Copies of Final Exam
Schedule after Thanksgiving
November 25–27
November 30 (week of
11/30)
Thanksgiving Holidays (university closed on Nov. 26 & 27)
December Graduation Clearance Lists (for graduate students)
delivered to Departments (Academic Records Specialist).
GSAS—returned by Dec. 4 to GSAS office (goes to Academic
Records Specialist on Dec. 11). Other Schools—return to Academic Records Specialist by December 11
December 1
E-mail about 2016–2017 Catalog updates sent out to
Departments
December 1
Deadline to submit applications for new Core/CD classes for
courses to be taught the following academic year
December 9
Catalog Management Training Session
December 10–11
(Thursday and Friday)
December 12–19
December 21
January 4
Study Days
Final Exam Period
Grades Due at NOON (please remind faculty)
Commencement Planning Guide sent to May 2016 graduates
January 18
MLK, Jr. Day
January 19
Classes Begin
January 19
Encourage faculty to upload syllabi to “eSyllabus” on Agora
January 29
Program Description and Course Descriptions Deadline for BC
Catalog (good date to have Fall 2016 schedules complete if you
would like new fall courses to be listed in catalog)
February 12
Deadline for Faculty Changes to Student Services (Assistant
Director of Student Services Communications and Curriculum
Management)
February 15
Deadline to submit applications for new Core/CD classes for
courses to be taught (1) in the fall semester (thus in time for fall
registration in April) or (2) the following spring semester
February 19
Academic Planning Workbook distributed for revisions
2015–2016 Department Administrator Calendar
March 1
Deadline for study abroad/non-BC classes taken the previous
fall semester. Approval for Core substitution credit is granted
by the BC department that most closely resembles that in which
the submitted course is taught, except for Cultural Diversity
Core substitution credit, which is granted by the Office of the
Associate Dean of the Core.*
March 4
Fall 2016 and Summer 2016 Schedules Due. Check for “Continued Courses” when creating Fall courses (entered on MC 10
screen)
March 7–11
Spring Break
March 11
Spring 2016 Schedules Due (for Advising and Registration)
March 17
Academic Advising for Fall 2016 begins
March 17
Schedule of Courses PDF available on Student Services Website
March 18
May Graduation Clearance Lists (for graduate students) sent to
Departments
March 18
Deadline for all Academic Workbook and Welcome Book
revisions
March 21
Go live date for links to BC Bookstore from Course Information
and Schedule
March 24–28
Easter Weekend
April 1
Last date for master’s and doctoral candidates to submit signed
and approved copies of theses and dissertations for May 2016
graduation
April 1
May Graduation Clearance List sent out to Departments
April 1
Deadline to submit applications for new Core/CD classes for
courses to be taught the following spring semester
April 14
Class of 2017 Registration
April 15
Class of 2017 Registration
April 18
Patriots’ Day/Marathon Monday (no classes)
April 18
Academic Planning Workbook to press and PDF available on
web
April 19
Class of 2018 Registration
April 20
Class of 2018 Registration
April 21
Class of 2019 Registration
2015–2016 Department Administrator Calendar
April 22
Class of 2019 Registration
April 22
Academic Planning Workbook and Student Services Welcome
Book available online
April 26
Getting Started web pages are e-mailed to incoming Graduate
and Law Students
May 9
Academic Planning Workbook, Student Services Welcome
Book, and BC Catalog mailed to deposited freshmen
May 19
Grades Due at NOON (especially important for graduating
seniors—please remind faculty)
May 22
Commencement Program on campus
May 23
Commencement
May 24
Academic Planning Workbook, Student Services Welcome
Book, and BC Catalog on campus
*The website (including the link for the online CD sub form): www.bc.edu/sites/core/for-students/
core-sub-requests.html.