Over the course of the semester, students will participate in three field seminars: the offshore voyage, the Pacific Coast, and the Mississippi Delta seminars. Students will receive a more comprehensive schedule once the semester begins, which will include day trips, special classes, and events. Fall semesters are approximately late August to mid-December; Spring semesters are approximately late January to mid-May.  Each semester is 17 weeks.

*Dates are tentative and subject to change

Spring 2013

21 January – Arrival & Check-In Day
22 January – Orientation & Opening Dinner
20 Jan – 9 Feb – Offshore Field Seminar (Straits of Florida)
12 February – Classes Resume
13 February – Skills & Work-Study Job Selection
2-10 March – Pacific Coast Field Seminar (WA & OR)
13 March – Classes Resume
22 March – Marine Policy Moot Court & Dinner
2-5 April – Gulf Coast Field Seminar (Louisiana)
10 April – Class Photo
20 April – Family & Friends Day
13-15 May – Final Examinations
16 May – Field Day & Closing Dinner
17 May – Departure Day

Fall 2013

26 August – Arrival & Check-In Day
27 August – Orientation and Opening Dinner
3-13 September – Offshore Field Seminar (Gulf of Maine)
18 September – Classes resume, Skills & Work-Study Job Selection
20-22 – Alumni Reunion Weekend
27 September – Class Photo & Coastal Tour
5-16 October – Hawaiian Islands Field Seminar
21 October – Classes Resume
25 October – Williams College-Mystic Seaport Biannual Lecture
26 October – Family & Friends Day
7 November – Marine Policy Moot Court & Dinner
15 November - Interdisciplinary Whaling Seminar
27 November-1December – Thanksgiving Recess (classes end at 12:30 on Wednesday)
14-16 December – Reading Period
17-18 December – Final Examinations
19 December – Field Day & Closing Dinner
20 December – Departure Day