2023-2024 Academic Calendar (subject to change)
FALL SEMESTER 2023
Arrival of new students | SAT AUG 19 |
Registration and Add/Drop | TUE AUG 22 |
Classes begin | WED AUG 23 |
Last day to add and drop (no grade) courses | TUE AUG 29 |
Drop with a grade of “W” begins (refer to the fee schedule) | WED AUG 30 |
Labor Day Holiday--No classes held | MON SEP 04 |
Follows a Monday Schedule | WED SEP 06 |
Last day to make a grading change | WED SEP 20 |
Autumn Recess | SAT OCT 07 – TUE OCT 10 |
Classes resume at 8:00 a.m. | WED OCT 11 |
Mid-Term | FRI OCT 13 |
Progress Reports due at NOON | MON OCT 16 |
Spring 2024 Pre-registration begins | THU OCT 26 |
Last Day to withdraw, request LOA or drop a class with a grade of “W” | MON NOV 06 |
Thanksgiving Recess | WED NOV 22 – SUN NOV 26 |
Classes resume at 8:00 a.m. | MON NOV 27 |
Last day of classes | WED DEC 06 |
Reading Days | THU DEC 07, SAT DEC 9 |
Final Examinations (excl. SAT) | FRI DEC 08 – FRI DEC 15 (excl. SAT) |
Last Day of Fall 2023 | FRI DEC 15 |
Final grades due for all students at NOON | MON DEC 18 |
SPRING SEMESTER 2024
Registration and Drop/Add | TUE JAN 09 |
Classes begin | WED JAN 10 |
Holiday-Martin Luther King Day | MON JAN 15 |
Last day to add and drop (no grade) courses | WED JAN 17 |
Follows a Monday Schedule | WED JAN 17 |
Drop with a grade of “W” begins (refer to the fee schedule) | THU JAN 18 |
Last day to make a grading change | WED FEB 07 |
Mid-Term | WED FEB 28 |
Progress Reports due at NOON | FRI MAR 01 |
Spring Recess | MON MAR 11 – SUN MAR 17 |
All Offices Closed for Spring Break | FRI MAR 15 |
Classes resume at 8:00 a.m. | MON MAR 18 |
Last Day to withdraw, request LOA or drop a class with a grade of “W” | TUE MAR 27 |
Fall 2024 Pre-registration | THU MAR 28 |
Easter Recess | FRI MAR 29 |
Classes resume at 8:00 a.m. | MON APR 01 |
Celebrating Student Achievement (No Classes) | THU APR 16 |
Last day of Classes | FRI APR 26 |
Reading days | SAT APR 27, WED MAY 01, SAT MAY 04 |
Final Exam Days | MON APR 29, TUE APR 30, THU MAY 02, FRI MAY 03, MON MAY 06, TUE MAY 07 |
Last Day of Spring 2024 | TUE MAY 07 |
Commencement | SAT MAY 11 |
Grades due for all students at NOON | MON MAY 13 |
SUMMER 2024
Classes will not meet Monday, May 27, Wednesday, June 19 or Thursday, July 4.
First five-week session | MAY 20 – JUN 21* | Final grades due JUN 24 |
Second five-week session | JUN 24 – JUL 26 | Final grades due JUL 29 |
First three-week session | MAY 20 – JUN 07 | Final grades due JUN 10 |
Second three-week session | JUN 10 – JUN 28 | Final grades due JUL 01 |
Third three-week session | JUL 01 – JUL 19 | Final grades due JUL 22 |
Full Summer session | MAY 20 – JUL 26 | Final grades due JUL 29 |
*First five-week courses, which run M-TH, hold class on Friday, JUN 21.
This calendar is subject to periodic review and change. Such changes will be distributed to the Meredith community and will be available in the Office of the Registrar.