Academic Calendar
2024 Fall Semester
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| August 27 | Residence halls open for new students |
| August 23–26 | International Student Orientation |
| August 27–31 | New Student Orientation. |
| August 29 | Advising begins. All-advisor meeting in morning; individual advising begins in afternoon. |
| August 30 | Residence halls open for returning students. Computer preregistration for first-year and transfer students only. |
| September 1 | Meal plan starts at dinner. |
| September 2 | Labor Day. No classes. |
| September 3 | Classes begin. |
| September 16 | Drop/add ends. Last day to delete a course from or add to permanent registration. Last day to uncover a shadow grade for a CR course from the previous semester. |
| October 4 | Final examination schedule available online. |
| October 11 | Fall Break begins after last class. |
| October 21 | Fall classes resume at 8:30 a.m. |
| October 30 | Schedule of courses and seminars for next semester available online. |
| November 8 | Last day to declare CR/NC grading option. Last day to withdraw from a course and receive the grade notation "W." |
| November 4–15 | Advising period. |
| November 18–20 | Pre-enrollment for spring semester (based on Thanksgiving break). |
| November 20 | Pre-enrollment ends at 4 p.m. |
| November 27 | Thanksgiving Break begins after last class. |
| December 2 | Fall classes resume at 8:30 a.m. |
| December 1 | Note: All accounts must show a zero or positive balance to enroll or select a room for spring semester. |
| December 9 | Follows a Monday schedule to make up for Labor Day Monday. |
| December 10 | Follows a Thursday schedule to make up for Thanksgiving Thursday. |
| December 11 | Follows a Friday schedule to make up for Thanksgiving Friday. |
| December 11 | Classes end. Lottery for spring housing. |
| December 15-21 | Finals exam period. Note: Final examinations are not rescheduled to accommodate travel plans. |
| December 20 | 100-level seminars end. The fourteenth meetings of Fall 100-level seminars may meet in either the seminar format or for a final exam, up to the discretion of the professor. |
| December 21 | Finals end at noon. Residence halls close at 6 p.m. Meal plan ends at lunch. |
| January 6, 2025 | Final grades for fall 2024 due (noon). |
