2020-21 Semester Dates
Each Williams-Mystic semester is 17 weeks. Fall semesters begin late August and end mid-December; spring semesters run from late January through mid-May.
In both the fall and spring semesters, students, staff, and faculty travel together on three interdisciplinary field seminars, including an Offshore Voyage and two land-based trips to the Pacific Coast and the Gulf Coast. For our Fall 2019 Pacific Coast Field Seminar, we embarked on our first-ever Alaska-Washington Field Seminar. We will next return to Alaska in Fall 2020.
Dates are subject to change. Students will receive a more comprehensive schedule once the semester begins, which will include day trips, class meeting times, and other events.
Fall 2020
Cancelled due to COVID-19. Read our director’s announcement here.
Spring 2021
January 25 — Arrival day
May 21 — Departure day
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