Academic Calendar
(All dates are Olin specific unless prefaced by a BBW school. For specific BBW calenders, please visit the host school’s website.) - Click to Enlarge

Academic Calendar 2011-12*

(Note: All dates are Olin-specific unless prefaced by a BBW school. For specific BBW calendars, please visit the host school's website.)

June 30 (Th) - Health Waivers due to StAR Center

July 1 (F) - Fall 2011 bills mailed to permanent addresses

July 15 (Sa) - First Year student Immunization forms due to Babson Health Services

August 1 (M) - Fall 2011 payments due to StAR Center

August 3 (W) - Late fee of $150 imposed on past due balances

August 27 (Sa) - Arrival Day for Class of 2015; West Hall opens at 9:00 a.m.

August 28 (Su)-31 (W) - Orientation: Academic Advising, Team Building, and Leadership Skills

August 30 (Tu) - Wellesley College, First Day of Instruction

August 30 (Tu) - Upperclass students begin arriving after 3:00 p.m.

August 31 (W) - Babson College - First day of instruction

September 1 (Th) - Olin College, Brandeis University - First day of instruction, Fall Semester

September 5 (M) - [Labor Day - no classes]

September 8 (Th) - Olin Session I: Add Deadline

September 15 (Th) - Olin Add Period ends

September 16 (F) - OLIN MONDAY- Monday class schedule in effect

September 17 (Sa) - Constitution Day

October 5 (W) - Olin Session I: Drop and Pass/No Credit Deadline

October 10 (M) - [Columbus Day - no classes]

October 12 (W) - Passionate Pursuit Application for Credit Deadline

October 14 (F)-16 (Su) - Family Weekend

October 19 (W) - Olin Session I: Withdraw Deadline; 33rd instructional day; Course Substitution and Transfer Board Submission Deadline; Passionate Pursuit Funding Request Deadline

October 20 (Th) - Olin Session II (Fall) Begins

October 23 (Su) - Admission Open House

October 26 (W) - Olin Session II: Add Deadline

October 28 (F) - Approximate date for release of Spring 2012 Registration Materials

November 1 (T) - Spring 2012 bills mailed to local addresses

November 4 (F) - Olin Last day to “drop” a course without a grade of “W”; Last day to declare Pass/No Credit grading option

November 7 (M) - Approximate begin date for Spring 2012 registration

November 10 (Th) - OLIN MONDAY - Monday class schedule in effect

November 21 (M)-25 (F) - [Thanksgiving Recess - no classes]

November 28 (M) - Olin Session II: Drop and Pass/No Credit Deadline

December 1 (Th) - Spring 2012 payments due to StAR Center

December 2 (F) - Late fee of $150 imposed on past due balances

December 7 (W) - Wellesley College - Last Day of instruction

December 8 (Th) - Babson College - Last Day of instruction

December 9 (F) - Olin College - Last day of instruction; Last day to withdraw from a course with a grade of W

December 12 (M) - Brandeis University - Last Day of instruction.

December 12 (M)-13 (Tu) - Study Days

December 13 (Tu) - Course Substitution and Transfer Board Submission Deadline

December 14 (W)-17 (Sa) - Final Assessment Period

December 19 (M) - Olin Exposition

December 21 (W) - Residence Halls close at 5 p.m. for intersession

December 21 (W) - January 23 (M) - [Intersession - no classes]

January 3 (Tu) - Grades and Competencies due for Fall 2011 semester; Incomplete grade changes due from Spring 2011 semester

January 17 (Tu) - Brandeis University - First day of instruction, Spring Semester

January 22 (Su) - Residence Halls open at 5:00 p.m.

January 24 (Tu) - Olin College, Babson College - First day of instruction, Spring Semester

January 25 (W) - Wellesley College - First day of instruction, Spring Semester

January 30 (M) - Olin Session I: Add Deadline

February 1 (W) - Town Meeting

February 6 (M) - Olin Add Period Ends

February 15 (W) - Financial Aid Deadline for prospective students

February 17 (F) - 18 (Sa) - Candidate Weekend I for Class of 2016

February 20 (M) - [Presidents' Day - no classes]

February 21 (Tu) - OLIN MONDAY - Monday class schedule in effect

February 24 (F)-25 (Sa) - Candidate Weekend II for Class of 2016

February 27 (M) - Olin Session I: Drop and P/NC Deadline

March 2 (F) - Passionate Pursuit Application for Credit Deadline

March 2 (F)-3 (Sa) - Candidate Weekend III for Class of 2016

March 9 (F) - Olin Session I: Withdraw Deadline; Passionate Pursuit Funding Request Deadline

March 12 (M) - Olin Session II: Begins; 33rd instructional day; Course Substitution and Transfer Board Submission Deadline

March 16 (F) - Olin Session II: Add Deadline

March 19 (M) - March 23 (F) - [Spring Break - no classes]

March 30 (F) - Approximate date for release of Fall 2012 Registration Materials

April 3 (Tu) - Olin Last day to “drop” a course without a grade of “W”; Last day to declare Pass/No Credit grading option

March 30 (F) - Approximate date for release of Fall 2012 Registration Materials

April 9 (M) - Approximate begin date for Fall 2012 Registration

April 15 (Sun) - 2012-13 Financial Aid deadline for current students

April 16 (M) - [Patriot's Day - no classes]

April 18 (W) - OLIN MONDAY - Monday class schedule in effect

April 19 (Th) - Olin Session II: Drop and P/NC Deadline

May 1 (Tu) - Brandeis University - Last day of instruction

May 2 (W) - Olin College, Babson College - Last day of instruction; Olin Last day to withdraw from a course with a grade of “W”

May 3 (Th)-4 (F) - Study Days

May 4 (F) - Wellesley College - Last day of instruction

May 4 (F) - Course Substitution and Transfer Board Submission Deadline

May 7 (M)-10 (Th) - Final Assessment Period

May 14 (M) - Grades for graduating Seniors due by 5pm

May 14 (M) - Olin Exposition - Underclass projects and presentations; Grades for graduating Seniors due by 5pm

May 15 (Tu) - Olin Exposition - SCOPE Presentations

May 16 (W) - Olin Exposition - Arts Celebration, Presentation of Special Projects; Competitions, Capstone Information Sessions and Advising Meetings.

May 20 (Su) - Commencement for Class of 2012

May 21 (M) - Residence Halls close at 5 p.m.

May 25 (F) - Spring 2012 Grades and Competencies due by 5pm; Incomplete grades from Fall 2011 due

*Calendar Updated June 17, 2011

Future Year Calendars 2012-13 2013-14

Olin College Web Sites
Student Information System (SIS)
https://sis.olin.edu
Phoenix Net
https://my.olin.edu
Pay Your Student Account Balance
http://www.afford.com/olin
Olin Dollars (Debit Card Service)
https://onecard.olin.edu
Olin Away Program
http://awayprograms.olin.edu/
Blackboard
https://courses.olin.edu
Post Graduate Planning
http://www.olin.edu/pgp
Information Technology
http://it.olin.edu
Webmail
https://webmail.olin.edu/
Babson Brandeis Wellesley
The Three-College Collaboration
http://3collegesbow.org
Babson College
http://www.babson.edu/offices-services/registrar/Pages/home.aspx
Brandeis University
http://www.brandeis.edu/registrar/
Wellesley College
http://www.wellesley.edu/
Registrar/menu.html
Financial Aid Links
FAFSA
http://www.fafsa.ed.gov
FAFSA Pin Number
http://www.pin.ed.gov
Direct Loans
http://www.studentloans.gov
Net Price Calculator
https://npc.collegeboard.org/student/app/olin
Massachusetts Educational Financing Authority (MEFA)
http://www.mefa.org
Office of the Ombudsman
http://www.ombudsman.ed.gov
Fastweb.com
http://www.fastweb.com/
Scholarshiphunter.com
http://www.scholarshiphunter.com/
Other
Aetna Student Health
http://www.aetnastudenthealth.com/
Tuition Management Systems
http://www.afford.com/olin

Student Records and Registration

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Academic Policies
For a complete list of Olin's academic policies, please reference the current student handbook and / or the current college catalog. You can view electronic copies of these documents at:

Courses, Curriculum, Schedules and Registration
Olin College's curriculum is managed by the college's Academic Recommendation Board (the ARB). You can review your degree requirements, course descriptions and other relevant data on the curriculum by accessing the current college catalog.

In May 2009, the ARB restructured the Olin Self Study (OSS) graduation requirement. Under the new structure students may complete the OSS graduation requirement in one of five ways: 1) Advanced Independent Study, 2) Advanced Research, 3) AHS Capstone Project, 4) E! Capstone Project, or 5) an ARB approved course. All students must fill out an OSS completion form, regardless of how they choose to complete this requirement.

The Student Records office works in conjunction with the ARB and the Academic Affairs Office to develop semester schedules for each registration period. The college adopted a standard template for scheduling in May of 2004. Click here to view the template. Nominally, courses at Olin are four (4) semester hour credits and meet for 200 minutes per week during a thirteen (13) week semester. Some laboratory, design or project courses may vary from this standard pattern. In April of 2011, the ARB approved a revised template for scheduling. This pilot project will run for the academic year 2011-12.

Course registration generally takes place in November for the spring semester and in April (or August for new students) for the fall semester. Materials are distributed to students and advisers approximately 10 days prior to registration. For additional information, please reference Registration Process in the Academics section of the current student handbook.

Registration Booklets: Click on the options below to view our present and archived registration materials. These also include the schedule of classes in list and grid formats.

Current:  Spring 2012 Registration Booklet
                 SP12 Co-Curricular Descriptions & Registrations

Archives:  
  Fall 2011 Registration Booklet and Course Offerings
  Spring 2011 Registration Booklet and Course Offerings
 SP11 Co-Curricular Description & Registration
 Fall 2010 Registration Booklet and Course Offerings
  FA10 Co-Curricular Description & Registration
  Spring 2010 and earlier

Cross-Registration
Olin College participates in cross-registration with Babson College, Brandeis University and Wellesley College (BBW). This mini-consortium is referred to at Olin as BBOW. Cross-registration is available for Olin students during the traditional fall and spring semesters. Students wishing to take part in an intersession or summer program at a BBW school may do so at their expense, and if access is not restricted to off-campus students.

Olin College students, except first semester freshmen, may take Arts, Humanities, Social Science or an elective course at other schools with which we have cross-registration policy agreements. Generally, first semester freshmen are not eligible for cross-registration, unless Olin designates specific courses designed for the first semester experience. Taking a course at another school will count toward your total degree credit load at Olin. Students cannot exceed twenty (20) total credits in a given semester.

Eligible Olin students are allowed to take one course at a host BBW school per semester. Students taking courses at another school should be careful to follow all academic policies, deadlines, etc. related to the host school. In order to submit a cross-registration request, use the cross-registration portlet under the MyStAR tab at https://my.olin.edu. The StAR Center will work with the host school to facilitate the registration. For a list of offerings at the host schools, see the BBW link section located on the left.

Olin welcomes students from Babson, Brandeis and Wellesley to register for Olin courses. All courses except for the first year Olin Introductory Experience (OIE) courses are eligible for cross-registration with the permission of the Olin faculty member. BBW students should send a request for a course through their Registrar's Office to the Student Accounts and Records (StAR) Center. Cross-registration request forms can be found at the home institution. You may view Olin's offerings in the current registration booklet found above.

 

Final Assessments
All courses have a scheduled date for a final activity. Instructing faculty have the option to use this date for an in-class exam or as the due date of a take home exam or final project. The intent of the final assessment schedule is to aid in providing effective time management skills during the final week of the semester. It also ensures that students will not have more than two activities due in a given day.

Transcripts & Enrollment/ Degree Verifications
Official and unofficial transcripts are available through the StAR Center. Transcripts represent all work within the Olin Continuum. Transcripts contain confidential information and can only be requested in writing from the student. Students can request a transcript in one of four ways. Complete a transcript request form and submit it in person, by mail, by fax or by e-mail (from an Olin account) to star.center@olin.edu. Please allow a minimum of two days for processing.

The National Student Clearinghouse is our authorized agent for providing degree and enrollment verifications. If you are an employer or backgound screening firm requesting this information please visit www.degreeverify.org.

Olin students may request verifications for insurance or scholarships through the StAR Center in writing, via e-mail to star.center@olin.edu or via fax to 781-292-2344.

FERPA (Family Education Rights and Privacy Act)
FERPA is a federal law that protects the privacy of students' educational records. Please refer to the current student handbook for specific details about the act.

Also, please note that Olin College may release directory information to outside parties without a signed release. Olin's directory information is defined as name; local address and phone number; email address; photograph; degree program and major / minor; dates of attendance; full and part-time status; degrees; honors and awards. Students have the absolute right to not allow disclosure of directory information if they so choose. To do so, a student must complete a Request to Prevent Disclosure.

Olin Self Study (OSS)
 The Olin Self Study Requirement is a graduation requirement that all Olin students must fulfill with 4 credits of approved work. All activities give students experience in identifying areas and questions of interest; developing and following a plan of study in pursuit of understanding important concepts in the proposed area or in pursuit of an answer to the proposed question; and communicating the knowledge they gain, apply, analyze, synthesize, and/or evaluate through the investigation.

All OSS activities must explicitly achieve the following:

  1. Develop students’ skills in working independently to learn challenging material and to tackle challenging problems
  2. Develop students’ skills in communication relevant to the field and project
  3. Hone students’ skill and attitudes enabling life-long learning

Still have questions? For a complete User's Guide to Self Study @ Olin --- Click HERE

To complete the OSS requirement, all students must fill out the OSS completion form regardless of how they choose to complete the requirement. Approval varies depending on the type of project:
  • If fulfilling the OSS requirement with an AHS or E! capstone project, approval of the project will go through those program committees.
  • If fulfilling the OSS with research, the research must be a second semester of research with the same faculty member to insure advanced level work at a 3000 or 4000 level. The research must also include a significant self-study component, receive a grade, and allow the student to contribute on an intellectual level to a field, and produce a relevant deliverable such as a literature review or work towards a research paper appropriate for submission.
  • If fulfilling the OSS with an Independent Study, the work must be sufficiently advanced to be considered equivalent to a 3000 or 4000 level course, an Olin faculty member must be the primary point of contact for the activity, and the project must receive a grade.
  • If fulfilling the OSS requirement with an ARB approved course, the student must take the class for a grade. Courses can only be submitted for qualification to the ARB by faculty members. If a student believes they are taking a course that should fulfill the OSS requirement they should discuss this with the faculty member.


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