Academic Calendars - Office of the Registrar

Fall 2023

August
8/16 - Move-in for New students
8/17 - Semester opens; Embark Orientation begins
8/18 - Convocation, 10-11am in Kimmel Arena
8/19 & 20 - Move-in for Continuing/returning students
8/21 - Classes begin
8/23 - Last day to register/drop/add Term I classes
8/25 - Faculty/Staff Opening Meeting, 3pm; Rocky-palooza, 5pm
8/27 - Last day to register/drop/add full semester class online via OnePort
8/28 - Withdrawal period with "W" grade begins; Late-add with instructor permission begins
September
9/1- CENSUS day
9/4 - Labor Day Holiday - No classes; university offices closed;
9/15 - Last day to withdraw/audit from Term I classes
October
10/6 - Last day of Term I classes
10/9 & 10 - Fall Break (No classes)
10/11 - Term II classes begin
10/13 - Last register/drop/add to drop Term II classes
10/16 - Advising begins; Term I grades due
10/20 - Last day to withdraw/audit from full-semester classes
November
11/1 - Incomplete grade changes due from faculty for spring classes
11/6 - Registration begins (See Registration Calendar)
11/8 - Last day to withdraw/audit from Term II classes
11/22-24 - Thanksgiving break (No classes)
11/28 - Undergraduate Research Day (No daytime classes)
December
12/5 - Last day of classes
12/6 - Reading/Study Day; Competencies due for December graduates
12/7 - Final exams begin (See Final Exam Schedule)
12/13 - Final exams end
12/14 - Final grades for Graduating students due by 10 a.m.
12/15 - Final Grades for non-graduating students due by noon; Commencement at 4pm

January
1/11 - Semester opens
1/15 - Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday—No classes; university offices closed
1/16 - Classes begin
1/18 - Last day to register/drop/add Term I class
1/22 - Last day to register/drop/add full semester class
1/23 - Withdrawal period with W grade begins; Late-add with instructor permission begins
February
2/13 - Last day to withdraw/audit from Term I class
March
3/8 - Term I classes end
3/11-15 - Spring Break - No classes
3/18 - Full semester classes resume; Term II classes begins; Advising begins for Summer and Fall registration
3/20 - Last day to register/drop/add Term II class; Term I grades due
3/22 - Last day to withdraw/audit from full semester class
April
4/2 - Incomplete grade changes due from faculty for Fall classes
4/8 - Registration begins for Summer and Fall
4/12 - Last day to withdraw/audit from Term II class
4/23 - Undergraduate Research Symposium—No day classes
4/30 - Last day of classes
May
5/1 - Reading Day; Competencies due for May graduates
5/2 - Final exams begin
5/8 - Final exams end
5/9 - Final grades for graduating students due by 10 a.m.
5/10 - Final grades for non-graduating students due by noon
5/11 - Commencement