2023 - 2024 Academic Calendar
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                                                       Deadline  | 
                                                   
                                                   
                                                      
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                                                       TBD  | 
                                                   
                                                   
                                                      
                                                       International Student Orientation  | 
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                                                       TBD  | 
                                                   
                                                   
                                                      
                                                       New International Undergraduate & Exchange Student Orientation  | 
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                                                       August 13 - 20  | 
                                                   
                                                   
                                                      
                                                       Welcome Week  | 
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                                                       August 21  | 
                                                   
                                                   
                                                      
                                                       Classes Begin  | 
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                                                       August 30  | 
                                                   
                                                   
                                                      
                                                       4:30pm  | 
                                                   
                                                   
                                                      
                                                       Final date for dropping courses without receiving a grade of a "W"  | 
                                                   
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                                                       August 31  | 
                                                   
                                                   
                                                      
                                                       4:30pm  | 
                                                   
                                                   
                                                      
                                                       Final date for adding courses for credit and making section changes Final date to petition deans' offices to invoke the Grade Exclusion Policy  | 
                                                   
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                                                       September 4  | 
                                                   
                                                   
                                                      
                                                       
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                                                       Labor Day Holiday  | 
                                                   
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                                                       October 5 - 6  | 
                                                   
                                                   
                                                      
                                                       
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                                                       Fall Holiday  | 
                                                   
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                                                       October 17  | 
                                                   
                                                   
                                                      
                                                       9:00am  | 
                                                   
                                                   
                                                      
                                                       Mid-semester grades due  | 
                                                   
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                                                       October 22  | 
                                                   
                                                   
                                                      
                                                       Course scheduling for spring semester and summer term begins at 5:00pm  | 
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                                                       November 3  | 
                                                   
                                                   
                                                      
                                                       4:30pm  | 
                                                   
                                                   
                                                      
                                                       Final date for dropping courses Final date for resigning from the University Final date to request rescheduling a final examination when three examinations are
                                                         scheduled in 24  | 
                                                   
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                                                       November 22 - 24  | 
                                                   
                                                   
                                                      
                                                       Thanksgiving Holiday begins at 12:30pm on November 22  | 
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                                                       November 29 - December 3  | 
                                                   
                                                   
                                                      
                                                       Graded coursework (including but not limited to tests, exams, quizzes) is not permitted during concentrated study period. Exceptions to this policy include: laboratory courses; graduate and professional courses; presentations, papers and projects identified on the syllabus on the first day of class; and participation. During this time, no extracurricular student activities, such as social and athletic events, will be held on or off campus.  | 
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                                                       December 2  | 
                                                   
                                                   
                                                      
                                                       Last Day of Classes  | 
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                                                       December 4 - 9  | 
                                                   
                                                   
                                                      
                                                       Final Examinations  | 
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                                                       December 12  | 
                                                   
                                                   
                                                      
                                                       9:00am  | 
                                                   
                                                   
                                                      
                                                       Final grades due (degree candidate)  | 
                                                   
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                                                       December 13  | 
                                                   
                                                   
                                                      
                                                       9:00am  | 
                                                   
                                                   
                                                      
                                                       Final grades due (non-degree candidate)  | 
                                                   
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                                                       December 15  | 
                                                   
                                                   
                                                      
                                                       Commencement Day  | 
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                                                       42 MWF Classes; 28 TTh Classes  | 
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                                                       Date  | 
                                                   
                                                   
                                                      
                                                       Deadline  | 
                                                   
                                                   
                                                      
                                                       Event  | 
                                                   
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                                                       December 14  | 
                                                   
                                                   
                                                      
                                                       Classes Begin  | 
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                                                       December 14  | 
                                                   
                                                   
                                                      
                                                       4:30pm  | 
                                                   
                                                   
                                                      
                                                       Final date for dropping courses without receiving a grade of a "W"  | 
                                                   
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                                                       December 15  | 
                                                   
                                                   
                                                      
                                                       4:30pm  | 
                                                   
                                                   
                                                      
                                                       Final date for adding courses for credit and making section changes Final date to petition deans' offices to invoke the Grade Exclusion Policy  | 
                                                   
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                                                       December 22 - January 1  | 
                                                   
                                                   
                                                      
                                                       
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                                                       Winter Holiday  | 
                                                   
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                                                       January 2  | 
                                                   
                                                   
                                                      
                                                       4:30pm  | 
                                                   
                                                   
                                                      
                                                       Final date for dropping courses Final date for resigning from the University  | 
                                                   
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                                                       January 5  | 
                                                   
                                                   
                                                      
                                                       Last Day of Classes  | 
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                                                       January 6  | 
                                                   
                                                   
                                                      
                                                       Final Examinations  | 
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                                                       January 9  | 
                                                   
                                                   
                                                      
                                                       9:00am  | 
                                                   
                                                   
                                                      
                                                       Final grades due  | 
                                                   
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                                                       11 Classes  | 
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                                                       Date  | 
                                                   
                                                   
                                                      
                                                       Deadline  | 
                                                   
                                                   
                                                      
                                                       Event  | 
                                                   
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                                                       TBD  | 
                                                   
                                                   
                                                      
                                                       Welcome Week  | 
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                                                       January 12  | 
                                                   
                                                   
                                                      
                                                       New International Student Orientation  | 
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                                                       January 15  | 
                                                   
                                                   
                                                      
                                                       Martin Luther King Day Holiday  | 
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                                                       January 16  | 
                                                   
                                                   
                                                      
                                                       Classes Begin  | 
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                                                       January 25  | 
                                                   
                                                   
                                                      
                                                       4:30pm  | 
                                                   
                                                   
                                                      
                                                       Final date for dropping courses without receiving a grade of a "W"  | 
                                                   
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                                                       January 26  | 
                                                   
                                                   
                                                      
                                                       4:30pm  | 
                                                   
                                                   
                                                      
                                                       Final date for adding courses for credit and making section changes Final date to petition deans' offices to invoke the Grade Exclusion Policy  | 
                                                   
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                                                       February 12 - 14  | 
                                                   
                                                   
                                                      
                                                       Mardi Gras Holiday. Classes resume at 12:30pm on February 14  | 
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                                                       March 11 - 15  | 
                                                   
                                                   
                                                      
                                                       
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                                                       Spring Break  | 
                                                   
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                                                       March 19  | 
                                                   
                                                   
                                                      
                                                       9:00am  | 
                                                   
                                                   
                                                      
                                                       Mid-semester grades due  | 
                                                   
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                                                       March 29  | 
                                                   
                                                   
                                                      
                                                       Good Friday Holiday  | 
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                                                       March 31  | 
                                                   
                                                   
                                                      
                                                       Course scheduling for fall semester and wintersession begins at 5:00pm *Tentative*  | 
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                                                       April 5  | 
                                                   
                                                   
                                                      
                                                       4:30pm  | 
                                                   
                                                   
                                                      
                                                       Final date for dropping courses Final date for resigning from the University Final date to request rescheduling a final examination when three examinations are scheduled in 24 hours  | 
                                                   
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                                                       May 1 - 5  | 
                                                   
                                                   
                                                      
                                                       Graded coursework (including but not limited to tests, exams, quizzes) is not permitted during concentrated study period. Exceptions to this policy include: laboratory courses; graduate and professional courses; presentations, papers and projects identified on the syllabus on the first day of class; and participation. During this time, no extracurricular student activities, such as social and athletic events, will be held on or off campus.  | 
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                                                       May 4  | 
                                                   
                                                   
                                                      
                                                       Last Day of Classes  | 
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                                                       May 6 - 11  | 
                                                   
                                                   
                                                      
                                                       Final Examinations  | 
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                                                       May 14  | 
                                                   
                                                   
                                                      
                                                       9:00am  | 
                                                   
                                                   
                                                      
                                                       Final grades due (degree candidate)  | 
                                                   
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                                                       May 15  | 
                                                   
                                                   
                                                      
                                                       9:00am  | 
                                                   
                                                   
                                                      
                                                       Final grades due (non-degree candidate)  | 
                                                   
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                                                       May 17 - 18  | 
                                                   
                                                   
                                                      
                                                       Commencement will be held over a two-day period  | 
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                                                       42 MWF Classes; 29 TTh Classes  | 
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First Summer (Session B)
                                       
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                                                       Date  | 
                                                   
                                                   
                                                      
                                                       Deadline  | 
                                                   
                                                   
                                                      
                                                       Event  | 
                                                   
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                                                       May 24  | 
                                                   
                                                   
                                                      
                                                       New International Student Orientation  | 
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                                                       May 27  | 
                                                   
                                                   
                                                      
                                                       Memorial Day - No Classes Held  | 
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                                                       May 28  | 
                                                   
                                                   
                                                      
                                                       Classes Begin  | 
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                                                       May 30  | 
                                                   
                                                   
                                                      
                                                       4:30pm  | 
                                                   
                                                   
                                                      
                                                       Final date for dropping courses without receiving a grade of a "W"  | 
                                                   
| 
                                                      
                                                       May 31  | 
                                                   
                                                   
                                                      
                                                       4:30pm  | 
                                                   
                                                   
                                                      
                                                       Final date for adding courses for credit and making section changes Final date to petition deans' offices to invoke the Grade Exclusion Policy  | 
                                                   
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                                                       June 13  | 
                                                   
                                                   
                                                      
                                                       9:00am  | 
                                                   
                                                   
                                                      
                                                       Mid-semester grades due  | 
                                                   
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                                                       June 19  | 
                                                   
                                                   
                                                      
                                                       
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                                                       Juneteenth - No Classes held  | 
                                                   
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                                                       June 20  | 
                                                   
                                                   
                                                      
                                                       4:30pm  | 
                                                   
                                                   
                                                      
                                                       Final date for dropping courses Final date for resigning from the University  | 
                                                   
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                                                       June 29 & July 1  | 
                                                   
                                                   
                                                      
                                                       Final classes and final examinations held  | 
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                                                       July 2  | 
                                                   
                                                   
                                                      
                                                       9:00am  | 
                                                   
                                                   
                                                      
                                                       Final grades due  | 
                                                   
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                                                       August 16  | 
                                                   
                                                   
                                                      
                                                       Commencement Day  | 
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                                                       24 Classes  | 
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Second Summer (Session C)
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                                                          Date  | 
                                                      
                                                      
                                                         
                                                          Deadline  | 
                                                      
                                                      
                                                         
                                                          Event  | 
                                                      
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                                                          July 8  | 
                                                      
                                                      
                                                         
                                                          Classes Begin  | 
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                                                          July 10  | 
                                                      
                                                      
                                                         
                                                          4:30pm  | 
                                                      
                                                      
                                                         
                                                          Final date for dropping courses without receiving a grade of a "W"  | 
                                                      
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                                                          July 12  | 
                                                      
                                                      
                                                         
                                                          4:30pm  | 
                                                      
                                                      
                                                         
                                                          Final date for adding courses for credit and making section changes Final date to petition deans' offices to invoke the Grade Exclusion Policy  | 
                                                      
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                                                          July 24  | 
                                                      
                                                      
                                                         
                                                          9:00am  | 
                                                      
                                                      
                                                         
                                                          Mid-semester grades due  | 
                                                      
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                                                          July 30  | 
                                                      
                                                      
                                                         
                                                          4:30pm  | 
                                                      
                                                      
                                                         
                                                          Final date for dropping courses Final date for resigning from the University  | 
                                                      
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                                                          August 10 & 12  | 
                                                      
                                                      
                                                         
                                                          Final classes and final examinations held  | 
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                                                          August 13  | 
                                                      
                                                      
                                                         
                                                          9:00am  | 
                                                      
                                                      
                                                         
                                                          Final grades due  | 
                                                      
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                                                          August 16  | 
                                                      
                                                      
                                                         
                                                          Commencement Day  | 
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                                                          26 Classes  | 
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*NOTE* Select courses run the entire summer term. A list of courses approved for the summer long session is available here. Please visit the Registration Calendar for the Long Summer Session dates.
Additional Calendars
2023 - 2024 Accelerated Sessions Calendar


