2023-24 Academic Calendar

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.