Academic Calendar 2023 – 2024
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Last Updated: Jun 09, 2026, 08:19 AM
| Summer Intersession 2023 | |
| Summer Intersession Begins | Monday, May 15, 2023 |
| Memorial Day (campus holiday) | Monday, May 29 |
| Summer Intersession Ends | Friday, June 9 |
| Summer Session 2023 | |
| Eight Week Session Begins | Monday, June 12, 2023 |
| Juneteenth (campus holiday) | Monday, June 19 |
| Independence Day (campus holiday) | Tuesday, July 4 |
| Final Examinations | Thursday, August 3 and Friday, August 4 |
| Commencement | ceremonies now held only in May and December |
| Fall Semester 2023 | |
| Semester Classes Begin | Monday, August 21, 2023 |
| Labor Day (campus holiday) | Monday, September 4 |
| Fall Break | no longer offered |
| Thanksgiving Break | Saturday, November 18, 12:00 Noon through Sunday, November 26 |
| Thanksgiving (campus holidays) | Thursday, November 23 and Friday, November 24 |
| Final Examinations | Monday, December 11 through Friday, December 15 |
| Commencement | Saturday, December 16, 2023 |
| Winter Intersession 2023-2024 | |
| Winter Intersession begins | Monday, December 18, 2023 |
| Campus holidays and administrative closure | Monday, December 25 through Monday, January 1 |
| Winter Intersession ends | Sunday, January 14, 2024 |
| Spring Semester 2024 | |
| Martin Luther King, Jr.'s Birthday (campus holiday) | Monday, January 15, 2024 |
| Semester Classes Begin | Tuesday, January 16 |
| Spring Break | Saturday, March 9, 12:00 Noon through Sunday, March 17 |
| Total Solar Eclipse | Monday, April 8 (classes canceled) |
| Honors Day | Saturday, April 13 |
| Final Examinations | Monday, May 6 through Friday, May 10 |
| Commencement | Saturday, May 11, 2024 |
All Breaks begin officially at 10:00 p.m. the night before and end at 7:30 a.m. the morning after the respective beginning and ending dates listed, unless otherwise noted.
Approved September 2021
(updated March 2022 with Juneteenth holiday)
(updated April 2023 with Solar Eclipse and Honors Day dates)
Note: For a list of registration-related deadlines during a semester or session, please see the appropriate Registration Deadlines Calendar. The Summer Intersession is considered to be a part of the immediately-following Summer Session – and the Winter Intersession is considered to be a part of the immediately-following Spring semester – for a student's credit hours and time status, GPA and Deans List, tuition and fee assessment, financial aid, and graduation eligibility calculation purposes.