Calendar for Trinity College of Arts & Sciences; The Pratt School of Engineering; The Nicholas School of the Environment; The Graduate School; The Sanford School of Public Policy; The School of Nursing

Consult the calendars of the various schools for additional information.

Summer 2019 
Monday, February 18Registration begins for all Summer sessions
Wednesday, May 15Term I classes begin. The Monday class meeting schedule is in effect on this day. (Therefore, all summer classes meet this day.)Regular class meeting schedule begins on Thursday, May 16; Drop/Add continues
Thursday, May 16Regular class meeting schedule begins
Friday, May 17Drop/Add for Term I ends
Monday, May 27Memorial Day holiday. No classes are held.
Wednesday, June 12Last day to withdraw with W from Term I classes (undergraduates)
Monday, June 24Term I classes end
Tuesday, June 25Reading period
Wednesday, June 26Term I final examinations begin
Thursday, June 27Term I final examinations end
Monday, July 1Term II classes begin
Wednesday, July 3Drop/Add for Term II ends
Thursday, July 4Independence Day holiday. No classes are held.
Monday, July 29Last day to withdraw with W from Term II classes (undergraduates)
Thursday, August 8Term II classes end
Friday, August 9Reading period (until 7:00 PM)
Friday, August 9Term II final examinations begin 7:00 PM
Sunday, August 11Term II final examinations end 10:00 PM
Fall 2019 
Tuesday, August 20New Graduate Student orientation begins
Tuesday, August 20New undergraduate student orientation begins
Wednesday, August 2111:00 AM. Convocation for new undergraduate students
4:00 PM. Convocation for new graduate and professional school students
Monday, August 268:30 AM. Fall semester classes begin; Drop/Add continues
Monday, September 2Labor Day. Classes in session
Friday, September 6Drop/Add ends
Thursday or Friday, September 26 or 275:30 PM. Founders' Day Convocation
Sunday, September 29Founders' Day
Friday, October 4Last day for reporting midsemester grades
Friday, October 47:30 PM. Fall break begins
Wednesday, October 98:30 AM. Classes resume
Monday, October 21Bookbagging begins for Spring 2020
Wednesday, October 30Registration begins for Spring 2020
Friday, November 8Last day to withdraw with W from Fall 2019 classes (undergraduates only)
Monday, November 11Registration ends for Spring 2020
Tuesday, November 12Drop/Add begins for Spring 2020
Tuesday, November 2610:30 PM. Thanksgiving recess begins; Graduate classes end
Wednesday-Tuesday, November 27-December 10Graduate reading period
Monday, December 28:30 AM. Classes resume
Friday, December 6Undergraduate classes end
Saturday-Tuesday, December 7-10Undergraduate reading period
Wednesday, December 11Final examinations begin 9:00 AM
Monday, December 16Final examinations end 10:00 PM
Spring 2020 
Wednesday, January 88:30 AM. Spring semester begins: The Monday class meeting schedule is in effect on this day. Regular class meeting schedule begins on Thursday, January 9; Classes meeting in a Wednesday/Friday meeting pattern begin January 10; Drop/Add continues
Thursday, January 9Regular class meeting schedule begins
Monday, January 20Martin Luther King, Jr. Day holiday. No classes are held.
Wednesday, January 22Drop/Add ends
Monday, February 17Registration begins for Summer 2020
Friday, February 21Last day for reporting midsemester grades
Friday, March 67:00 PM. Spring recess begins
Monday, March 16Extended Spring recess (COVID-19)
Monday, March 238:30 AM. Classes resume; Bookbagging begins for Fall 2020
Wednesday, April 1 (changed from 3/25/20 on 3/19/20)Last day to withdraw with W from Spring 2020 classes (undergraduates only)
Wednesday, April 1Registration begins for Fall 2020; Summer 2020 registration continues
Thursday, April 9Registration ends for Fall 2020; Summer 2020 registration continues
Friday, April 10Drop/Add begins for Fall 2020
Wednesday, April 15Graduate classes end
Thursday-Sunday, April 16-26Graduate reading period
Wednesday, April 22Undergraduate classes end
Thursday-Sunday, April 23-26Undergraduate reading period
Monday, April 279:00 AM. Final examinations begin
Saturday, May 210:00 PM. Final examinations end
PostponedCommencement begins
PostponedGraduation exercises
Sunday, May 10Conferring of degrees
Summer 2020 
Monday, February 17Registration begins for all Summer sessions
Wednesday, May 13Term I classes begin. The Monday class meeting schedule is in effect on this day. (Therefore, all summer classes meet this day.) Regular class meeting schedule begins on Thursday, May 14; Drop/Add continues
Thursday, May 14Regular class meeting schedule begins
Friday, May 15Drop/Add for Term I ends
Monday, May 25Memorial Day holiday. No classes are held.
Wednesday, June 10Last day to withdraw with W from Term I classes (undergraduates only)
Monday, June 22Term I classes end
Tuesday, June 23Reading period
Wednesday, June 24Term I final examinations begin
Thursday, June 25Term I final examinations end
Monday, June 29Term II classes begin
Wednesday, July 1Drop/Add for Term II ends
Friday, July 3Independence Day holiday observed. No classes are held.
Saturday, July 4Independence Day holiday
Monday, July 27Last day to withdraw with W from Term II classes (undergraduates only)
Thursday, August 6Term II classes end
Friday, August 7Reading period (until 7:00 PM)
Friday, August 77:00 PM. Term II final examinations begin
Sunday, August 910:00 PM. Term II final examinations end

Approved March 21, 2018
University Schedule Committee
Duke University, Durham, North Carolina 27708

Questions or comments? Send email to: registrar@duke.edu