Academic Calendar
Fall 2023
Aug 30 | International student orientation
Aug 31 | New student orientation begins
Aug 31 | New domestic students arrive, 10am - 1pm | Meal Plan starts
Sep 3 | Returning students begin to arrive at 1pm (more details will be sent in the summer)
Sep 4 | Labor Day | Several administrative offices closed
Sep 4 | Faculty meeting, 10:00am-12:00pm | CAPA Symposium
Sep 4 | Advising for all students, 1:30pm-3:30pm
Sep 4 | Add/drop begins, 3:30pm
Sep 5 | Convocation 2023
Sep 5 | New student orientation ends, 11:00am
Sep 5 | Classes begin at 2:10pm
Sep 13 | Faculty Forum, 12:30-1:45pm
Sep 15 | Deadline to request letter grades for full term and first 7 week courses for Fall 2023
Sep 15 | Add/Drop deadline for full term and first 7 week Fall 2023 courses
Sep 18 | Senior Plan essay drafts due to advisors (Fall 2023 graduates only)
Sep 25 | Plan drafts due to advisors
Sep 29 - Oct 1 | Fall Weekend 2023 | Classes in session
Oct 1 | FWT 2023 academic term/campus job registration due on Handshake
Oct 1 | Readmission from Withdrawal application materials due to Academic Services
Oct 1 | Application to study away for Spring 2024 due to Academic Services
Oct 3 | Classes end at 2:00pm
Oct 3 | Faculty meeting, 2:15-4:00pm | CAPA Symposium
Oct 4 | Last day to withdraw from first 7 week Fall 2023 courses
Oct 5 | Plans due to Academic Services
Oct 9 | Application Deadline via Handshake for all Field Work Term Fellowships
Oct 9 | Indigenous People’s Day | Classes in session, administrative offices open
Oct 9 | Senior Plan essays due to Academic Services (Fall 2023 graduates only)
Oct 11 | Faculty Forum, 12:30-1:45pm
Oct 19 | First seven-week classes end | All classes meet
Oct 20 - Oct 23 | Long Weekend | No classes
Oct 24 | Second seven-week classes begin this week
Oct 26 | Faculty: Final grades and evaluations for first 7 week Fall 2023 courses due to Registrar
Oct 27 | Last day to withdraw from full term Fall 2023 courses
Oct 31 | Add/Drop deadline for second 7 week Fall 2023 courses
Oct 31 | Deadline to request letter grades for second 7 week courses for Fall 2023
Nov 2 | Plan Day | No classes
Nov 3 | Winter Independent Study Application Due in Handshake
Nov 3 | FWT 2024 winter registration due on Handshake
Nov 8 | Plan Day | No classes
Nov 14 | Plan Day - ends at 2:30pm | No classes in session all day
Nov 14 | Faculty meeting, 3:00-4:45pm | CAPA Symposium
Nov 17 | Deadline for advisors to submit registration exception requests for Spring 2024
Nov 21 | Last day to withdraw from second 7 week Fall 2023 courses
Nov 22 - Nov 26 | Thanksgiving Break | No classes, administrative offices closed Thu/Fri
Nov 29 | Faculty Forum, 12:30-1:45pm
Nov 29 | 2000-level registration for Spring 2024 begins, 1:00pm, up to 4 credits
Nov 30 | 4000-level registration for Spring 2024 begins, up to 18 credits
Nov 30 | End of MFA in Writing Program summer 2023 term
Dec 1 | 2000-level registration for Spring 2024 continues, 1:00pm, up to 18 credits
Dec 6 | Faculty meeting, 12:30-1:45pm | CAPA Symposium
Dec 11 | Last day to add or change a FWT position
Dec 13 | Faculty: Preliminary grades for Fall 2023 graduates due to Registrar
Dec 13 | Faculty Forum, 12:30-1:45pm
Dec 15 | Last day of classes | All classes meet
Dec 15 | Spring 2024 Registration Closes
Dec 16 | First and Second Street student houses (except Bingham) close at 4:00pm
Dec 17 | Third Street student houses, Bingham, Welling Townhouse, Long Meadow, and Paran Creek Apartments close at 4pm | Meal Plan ends
Dec 21 | Staff Appreciation Day | Administrative offices closed
Dec 22 - Jan 1 | Administrative offices closed
Winter 2024
Jan 1 | Approved FWT residents arrival
Jan 2 | Faculty: Final Fall 2023 grades and evaluations due to Registrar
Jan 2 | Field Work Term begins
Jan 4 | MFA in Writing Program January 2024 Residency | Arrival Day
Jan 4 | MFA in Writing Program January 2024 Residency | Classes Begin
Jan 13 | MFA in Writing Program Commencement
Jan 14 | MFA in Writing Program January 2024 Residency | Classes End
Jan 14 | MFA in Writing Program January 2024 Residency | Departure day
Jan 15 | Deadline for students to submit work to faculty if approved for a Fall 2023 incomplete
Jan 15 | Martin Luther King, Jr. Day | Several administrative offices closed
Jan 22 | Deadline for faculty to submit grades for students with Fall 2023 incompletes
Feb 1 | Last day to notify Academic Services of leave of absence / withdrawal for Spring 2024 term
Feb 16 | FWT employer evaluations, timesheets, reflective projects, and all other materials are due to the FWT office
Feb 16 | Field Work Term Ends (All Reflective Materials Due)
Spring 2024
Feb 17 | House Chairs return
Feb 18 | Third Street, Bingham Houses, Welling Townhouse, Long Meadow, and Paran Creek Apartments open at 10am
Feb 19 | New and transfer students arrive to campus 8:30am-10am | Meal Plan starts
Feb 19 | Presidents Day | Several administrative offices closed | Meal Plan starts
Feb 19 | Faculty meeting, 10:00am-12:00pm | CAPA Symposium
Feb 19 | First and Second Street Houses open for returning students at 10am
Feb 19 | New student orientation, 12-7pm
Feb 20 | Classes begin at 8:30am
Feb 23 | FWT independent study sponsor evaluations due
Feb 28 | Faculty Forum, 12:30pm-1:45pm
Mar 1 | Add/Drop deadline for full term and first 7 week Spring 2024 courses
Mar 1 | Deadline to request letter grades for full term and first 7 week courses for Spring 2024
Mar 4 | Senior Plan essay drafts due to advisors (Spring 2024 graduates only)
Mar 18 | Plan drafts due to advisors
Mar 20 | Last day to withdraw from first 7 week Spring 2024 courses
Mar 25 | Senior Plan essays due to Academic Services
Mar 27 | Faculty Forum, 12:30-1:45pm
Mar 28 | Plans due to Academic Services
Apr 1 | Application to study away for Fall 2024 due to Academic Services
Apr 1 | Readmission from Withdrawal application materials due to Academic Services
Apr 5 | First seven-week classes end | All classes meet
Apr 6 - Apr 10 | Long Weekend | No classes
Apr 11 | Second seven-week classes begin this week
Apr 12 | Faculty: Final grades and evaluations for first 7 week Spring 2024 courses due to Registrar
Apr 16 | Last day to withdraw from full term Spring 2024 courses
Apr 19 | Deadline to request letter grades for second 7 week courses for Spring 2024 courses
Apr 19 | Add/Drop deadline for second 7 week Spring 2024 courses
Apr 24 | Faculty Forum, 12:30pm-1:45pm
Apr 26 | Plan Day - ends at 12:30pm | No classes in session all day
Apr 26 | FWT 2024 summer registration due
Apr 26 | Summer Independent Study Application Due in Handshake
May 1 | Plan Day - ends at 2:30pm | No classes in session all day
May 1 | Faculty meeting, 3:00pm-4:45pm | CAPA Symposium
May 7 | Plan Day | No classes
May 10 | Last day to withdraw from second 7 week Spring 2024 courses
May 11 | Sunfest
May 17 | Last day to add or change a summer FWT position
May 20 | First-Year Plan essays due to Academic Services
May 27 | Memorial Day | Several administrative offices closed, classes in session
May 29 | Last day of classes | All classes meet | Meal Plan ends
May 29 | Faculty: Preliminary grades for Spring 2024 graduates due to Registrar
May 29 | Fall 2024 Registration Closes
May 30 | Meal Plan ends
May 30 | Faculty meeting, 12:30pm-2:00pm | CAPA Symposium
May 31 | End of MFA in Writing Program Winter 2024 term
May 31 | Student houses close at 12pm for undergraduates not attending commencement
Jun 1 | Commencement: Conferring of Degrees, 10:00am
Jun 1 | Student houses close for graduates at 4:00pm
Summer 2024
Jun 6 | MFA in Writing Program June 2024 Residency | Arrival Day
Jun 6 | MFA in Writing Program June 2024 Residency | Classes begin
Jun 16 | MFA in Writing Program June 2024 Residency | Departure day
Jun 16 | MFA in Writing Program June 2024 Residency | Classes end
Jun 17 | FWT Summer 2024 begins (students can begin as soon as 5/30)
Aug 2 | FWT Summer 2024 Ends (All Reflective Materials Due)