Academic Calendar

Approved by the faculty 11/28/2022

2023-24

August	17	Thursday	Freshmen and transfers report
	20	Sunday	All other students report
	21	Monday	Classes begin
	25	Friday	Last day of Add Period
September	1	Friday	Last day of Drop Period without Record
	4	Monday	No classes—Labor Day
October	10	Tuesday	Rhetoric Proficiency Examination
	11	Wednesday	Deficiency reports due in Registrar’s Office
	16	Monday	No classes*
	17	Tuesday	No classes*
	20	Friday	Last day of Drop Period with “W”
	24	Tuesday	Beginning of registration for the spring semester
November	2	Thursday	Close of registration for spring courses
	21	Tuesday	Thanksgiving break begins after classes
	27	Monday	Classes resume
December	4	Monday	Last day of classes
	5	Tuesday	Half day of final examinations (afternoon only)
	6	Wednesday	Half day of final examinations (afternoon only)
	7	Thursday	First full day of final examinations
	9	Saturday	Last full day of final examinations

January	13	Saturday	New and transfers report
	14	Sunday	All other students report
	15	Monday	No classes—Martin Luther King Day
	16	Tuesday	Classes begin
	19	Friday	Last day of Add Period
	26	Friday	Last day of Drop Period without Record
March	6	Wednesday	Deficiency reports due in Registrar’s Office
	8	Friday	Spring break begins after classes
	18	Monday	Classes resume
	22	Friday	Last day of Drop Period with “W”
	26	Tuesday	Rhetoric Proficiency Examination
April	2	Tuesday	Beginning of registration for the fall semester
	16	Tuesday	Close of registration for fall courses
	29	Monday	Last day of classes
	30	Tuesday	Half day of final examinations (afternoon only)
May	1	Wednesday	Half day of final examinations (afternoon only)
	2	Thursday	First full day of final examinations
	4	Saturday	Last full day of final examinations
	11	Saturday	Graduation

* For students who wish to remain on campus on October 16 through 17, residence halls will remain open and meals will be provided.