2023–24 Academic Highlights

Summer Sessions 2023

First Four-Week Session Begins	Mon, Jun 19
Independence Day (holiday); no classes	Tue, July 4
Second Four-Week Session Begins	Mon, Jul 17
Last Day to Register for Independent Study, Internship, Individual Instruction, and Dissertation	Mon, Jul 17
Final Exam or Last Class for All Day and Evening Classes	Fri, Aug 11
Final Grades Due	Fri, Aug 25

Autumn Quarter 2023

Autumn Quarter September Session Begins	Mon, Aug 14
Labor Day (holiday)	Mon, Sep 4
Last Day for New Autumn Admits to Complete Initial Registration	Wed, Sep 6
New International Student Housing Check-in	Wed, Sep 6
New International Student Orientation Begins	Thu, Sep 7
New Student Campus Housing Check-in	Fri, Sep 8
New Student Orientation Begins	Fri, Sep 8
September Session Classes End	Fri, Sep 8
Returning Student Check-in (11 a.m.–5 p.m.)	Sat, Sep 9
Returning Student Check-in (1–5 p.m.)	Sun, Sep 10
Class Instruction Begins	Mon, Sep 11
September Session Grades Due	Thu, Sep 21
Veterans Day (holiday)	Fri, Nov 10
Last Class for Day Classes	Wed, Nov 15
Student Reading Day	Thu, Nov 16
Final Exam or Last Class for All Evening Classes	Thu-Tue, Nov 16-21
Final Exam or Last Class for All for Day Classes	Fri-Tue, Nov 17-21
Residence Halls Close for Christmas Break (10 a.m.)	Wed, Nov 22
Christmas Break for Students	Nov 22–Jan 2
Winter Quarter December Session Begins	Mon, Nov 27
Grades Due	Thu, Dec 7

Winter Quarter 2024

Winter Quarter December Session Begins	Mon, Nov 27
Last Day for New Winter Admits to Complete Initial Registration	Wed, Dec 20
December Session Classes End	Thu, Dec 21
Residence Halls Open (1 p.m.; New Student check-in 1-4 p.m.)	Tue, Jan 2
New International Student Orientation Begins	Tue, Jan 2
Class Instruction Begins	Wed, Jan 3
December Session Grades Due	Thu, Jan 4
Martin Luther King Jr. Day (holiday); some classes meet**	Mon, Jan 15
Day of Common Learning	Wed, Jan 24
All classes meet as scheduled on Presidents' Day; no holiday	Mon, Feb 19
Last Class for Day Classes	Mon, Mar 11
Final Exams or Last Class for All Evening Classes	Mon-Thu, Mar 11-14
Final Exams or Last Class for All Day Classes	Tue-Thu, Mar 12-14
Residence Halls Close for Spring Break (10 a.m.)	Fri, Mar 15
Spring Break for Students	Mar 15–26
Grades Due	Thu, Mar 21

Spring Quarter 2024

Last Day for New Spring Admits to Complete Initial Registration	Fri, Mar 22
Residence Halls Open (1 p.m; New Student check-in 1-4 p.m.)	Tue, Mar 26
New International Student Orientation Begins	Tue, Mar 26
Class Instruction Begins	Wed, Mar 27
Good Friday (holiday); no classes meet	Fri, Mar 29
Memorial Day (holiday); some classes meet**	Mon, May 27
Last Class for Day Classes	Fri, May 31
Student Reading/Faculty In-Service Day	Mon, Jun 3
Final Exams or Last Class for All Evening Classes	Mon-Thu, Jun 3-6
Final Exams or Last Class for All Day Classes	Tue-Thu, Jun 4-6
Residence Halls Close for Summer Break (4 p.m.)	Fri, Jun 7
Ivy Cutting	Fri or Sat, Jun 7 or 8
Graduate Commencement	Fri or Sat, Jun 7 or 8
Undergraduate Commencement	Sat or Sun, Jun 8 or 9
Graduating seniors vacate housing	Sun or Mon, Jun 9 or 10
Grades Due	Mon, Jun 17

*Friday-only classes will meet on Veterans Day in order to provide the required class sessions. **Monday-only classes will meet on Martin Luther King, Jr. Day and Memorial Day in order to provide the required class sessions.