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2024 Academic Calendar

Spring 2024

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Wintermester Begins

Dec. 18, 2023

Wintermester Ends

Jan. 5

Wintermester Grades Due

Jan. 8

Late Registration

Jan. 4, 5

First Day of Classes

Jan. 8

Drop / Add

Jan. 8 - 11

Closes at 5 p.m. on Jan. 11

Martin Luther King Day

Jan. 15

No classes

Summer Registration Begins

Jan. 16

Mid-Term Grades Due

Mar. 4

Spring Recess

Mar. 2 - Mar. 10

Classes resume Mar. 11

Fall Registration Begins

Mar. 18

Last Day for "W" Grades

Mar. 21

Full semester courses

Mid-Semester Recess

Mar. 28 - Mar. 31

Classes resume Apr. 1

Last Day of Classes

Apr. 26

Examination Week

Apr. 29 - May 3

Commencement

May 3, 4

Final Grades Due

May 6

Grades due by 1 p.m.

Important Term Dates

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Part of Term 1

  • Begin: Jan. 8
  • Last Day to Drop: Jan. 11
  • Last Day to "W": Mar. 21
  • End: Apr. 26

Part of Term A

  • Begin: Jan. 8
  • Last Day to Drop: Jan. 11
  • Last Day to "W": Feb. 8
  • End: Feb. 29

Part of Term B

  • Begin: Feb. 28
  • Last Day to Drop: Mar. 11
  • Last Day to "W": Apr. 9
  • End: Apr. 26

Part of Term D

  • Begin: Jan. 8
  • Last Day to Drop: Jan. 11
  • Last Day to "W": Jan. 29
  • End: Feb. 9

Part of Term E

  • Begin: Feb. 12
  • Last Day to Drop: Feb. 13
  • Last Day to "W": Mar. 1
  • End: Mar. 21

Part of Term F

  • Begin: Mar. 22
  • Last Day to Drop: Mar. 25
  • Last Day to "W": Apr. 15
  • End: Apr. 26

Part of Term W

  • Begin: Dec. 18, 2023
  • Last Day to Drop: Dec. 19, 2023
  • Last Day to "W": Dec. 28, 2023
  • End: Jan. 5, 2024

Summer 2024

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Late Registration

May 13

First Day of Classes

May 14

Drop / Add

May 14 - 17

Closes at 5 p.m. on May 17

Memorial Day

May 27

No classes

Independence Day

Jul. 4

No classes

Last Day for "W" Grades

Jul. 5

Full semester courses

Last Day of Classes

Aug. 7

Final Grades Due

Aug. 12

Grades due by 1 p.m.

Important Term Dates

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Part of Term 1

  • Begin: May 14
  • Last Day to Drop: May 17
  • Last Day to "W": Jul. 5
  • End: Aug. 7

Part of Term A

  • Begin: May 14
  • Last Day to Drop: May 17
  • Last Day to "W": Jun. 10
  • End: Jun. 25

Part of Term B

  • Begin: Jun. 26
  • Last Day to Drop: Jul. 1
  • Last Day to "W": Jul. 23
  • End: Aug. 7

Part of Term D

  • Begin: May 14
  • Last Day to Drop: May 17
  • Last Day to "W": May. 31
  • End: Jun. 11

Part of Term E

  • Begin: Jun. 12
  • Last Day to Drop: Jun. 13
  • Last Day to "W": Jul. 3
  • End: Jul. 10

Part of Term F

  • Begin: Jul. 11
  • Last Day to Drop: Jul. 12
  • Last Day to "W": Jul. 29
  • End: Aug. 7

Part of Term G

  • Begin: May 14
  • Last Day to Drop: May 17
  • Last Day to "W": Jun. 18
  • End: Jul. 10

Part of Term H

  • Begin: Jun. 12
  • Last Day to Drop: Jun. 17
  • Last Day to "W": Jul. 17
  • End: Aug. 7