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								2023-2024 Graduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG] 							
							  Academic Calendar							  
								
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Academic Calendar
Additional calendar dates for classes within the semester in shorter blocks (e.g., 5 weeks, 7 weeks) are listed in the academic calendars. Please also review individual course listing information for specific add/drop and withdrawal deadlines.  Fall, Winter Intersession, Spring, and Summer sessions course offerings have a variety of start and end deadlines. 
Fall Semester 2023
	
		
			| August | 
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			19 | 
			Graduate Full Semester Begins | 
		 
		
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			20 | 
			Graduate incompletes due for Intersession and Spring 2023 | 
		 
		
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			23 | 
			Last Day add/drop - 5pm (Full Semester classes) | 
		 
		
			| September | 
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			4 | 
			Labor Day - No Classes; University Closed | 
		 
		
			| October | 
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			6 | 
			Fall break: Graduate classes may be held; University Closed | 
		 
		
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			24 | 
			Graduate Registration - Intersession and Spring 2024 | 
		 
		
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			31 | 
			Last Day to Withdrawal - 5pm (Full Semester Classes) | 
		 
		
			| November | 
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			22-24 | 
			Thanksgiving holiday - No classes; University closed | 
		 
		
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			27 | 
			Classes resume; Graduate Incompletes due for Summer 2023 | 
		 
		
			| December | 
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			9 | 
			Last day of Graduate Full Semester classes | 
		 
		
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			11 | 
			Fall semester grades due - 8:30am (grades visible to students within 5 days) | 
		 
	
 
WINTER INTERSESSION 
December 10, 2023 through January 6, 2024 
Spring Semester 2024
	
		
			| January | 
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			6 | 
			Graduate Full Semester Begins | 
		 
		
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			12 | 
			Last Day add/drop - 5pm (Full Semester classes) | 
		 
		
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			15 | 
			Martin Luther King, Jr. Day - No classes; University closed | 
		 
		
			| March | 
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			4 | 
			Spring Break; Graduate classes may be held; University closed | 
		 
		
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			19 | 
			Graduate registration - Summer and Fall 2024 | 
		 
		
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			21 | 
			Last Day to Withdrawal - 5pm (Full Semester Classes) | 
		 
		
			| April | 
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			15 | 
			Graduate incompletes due for Fall 2023 | 
		 
		
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			27 | 
			Last day of Graduate Full Semester classes | 
		 
		
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			30 | 
			Spring semester grades due - 8:30am (grades visible to students within 5 days) | 
		 
		
			| May | 
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			17 | 
			Graduate Commencement | 
		 
	
 
Summer Session 2024
	
		
			| May | 
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			11 | 
			Graduate Full Summer Session Begins                   | 
		 
		
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			15 | 
			Last Day add/drop - 5pm | 
		 
		
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			27 | 
			Memorial Day; University closed | 
		 
		
			| June | 
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			19 | 
			Juneteenth; University closed | 
		 
		
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			26 | 
			Last Day to Withdrawal - 5pm  | 
		 
		
			| July | 
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			4 | 
			Independence Day; University closed | 
		 
		
			| August | 
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			10 | 
			Graduate full summer session ends | 
		 
		
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			Graduate Full Summer Session grades due - 8:30am | 
		 
	
 
  
  
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