Below is the Academic 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, and The School of Nursing

The calendars for the following schools can be found on their respective websites: Divinity SchoolFuqua School of BusinessLaw SchoolSchool of Medicine, and Duke Kunshan University

JUMP TO: SUMMER 2022 | FALL 2022 | SPRING 2023 | SUMMER 2023

 

Summer 2022 
Monday, February 14Registration begins for all Summer sessions
Wednesday, May 11Term 1 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 12; Drop/Add continues
Thursday, May 12Regular class meeting schedule begins
Friday, May 13Drop/Add for Term 1 ends
Monday, May 30Memorial Day holiday. No classes are held.
Wednesday, June 8Last day to withdraw with W from Term 1 classes (undergraduates only)
Monday, June 20Juneteenth celebrated. No classes are scheduled. Term 1 classes end
Tuesday, June 21Reading period
Wednesday, June 22Term 1 final examinations begin
Thursday, June 23Term 1 final examinations end
Monday, June 27Term 2 classes begin
Friday, June 29Drop/Add for Term 2 ends
Monday, July 4Independence Day holiday observed. No classes are held
Monday, July 25Last day to withdraw with W from Term 2 classes (undergraduates only)
Thursday, August 4Term 2 classes end
Friday, August 5Reading period (until 7:00 PM)
Friday, August 57:00 PM. Term 2 final examinations begin
Sunday, August 710:00 PM. Term 2 final examinations end
Fall 2022 
Tuesday, August 23New Graduate Student orientation begins
Tuesday, August 23New undergraduate student orientation begins
Wednesday, August 244:00 PM. Convocation for new graduate and professional school students
Sunday, August 283:00 PM. Convocation for new undergraduate students
Monday, August 298:30 AM. Fall semester classes begin; Drop/Add continues
Monday, September 5Labor Day. Classes in session
Friday, September 9Drop/Add ends
Thursday - Sunday, September 29 - October 25:30 PM. Founders' Weekend
Sunday, October 2Founders' Day
Friday, October 7Last day for reporting midsemester grades
Friday, October 77:00 PM. Fall break begins
Wednesday, October 128:30 AM. Classes resume
Monday, October 24Shopping carts open for Spring 2023
Wednesday, November 2Registration begins for Spring 2023
Friday, November 11Last day to withdraw with W from Fall 2022 classes (undergraduates only)
Monday, November 14Registration ends for Spring 2023
Tuesday, November 15Drop/Add begins for Spring 2023
Tuesday, November 2210:30 PM. Thanksgiving recess begins
Monday, November 288:30 AM. Classes resume
Friday, December 2Graduate classes end
Saturday - Wednesday, December 3 - 13Graduate reading period
Friday, December 9Undergraduate classes end
Saturday - Tuesday, December 10 - 13Undergraduate reading period
Wednesday, December 14Final examinations begin 9:00 AM
Monday, December 19Final examinations end 10:00 PM
Spring 2023 
Wednesday, January 118:30 AM. Spring semester begins: The Monday class meeting schedule is in effect on this day. Regular class meeting schedule begins on Thursday, January 12; Classes meeting in a Wednesday/Friday meeting pattern begin January 13; Drop/Add continues
Thursday, January 12Regular class meeting schedule begins
Monday, January 16Martin Luther King, Jr. Day holiday. No classes are held.
Wednesday, January 25Drop/Add ends
Monday, February 20Registration begins for Summer 2023
Friday, February 24Last day for reporting midsemester grades
Friday, March 107:00 PM. Spring recess begins
Monday, March 208:30 AM. Classes resume
Monday, March 27Shopping carts open for Fall 2023
Wednesday, March 29Last day to withdraw with W from Spring 2023 classes (undergraduates only)
Wednesday, April 5Registration begins for Fall 2023; Summer 2023 registration continues
Thursday, April 13Registration ends for Fall 2023; Summer 2023 registration continues
Friday, April 14Drop/Add begins for Fall 2023
Wednesday, April 19Graduate classes end
Thursday - Sunday, April 20 - 30Graduate reading period
Wednesday, April 26Undergraduate classes end
Thursday - Sunday, April 27 - 30Undergraduate reading period
Monday, May 19:00 AM. Final examinations begin
Saturday, May 610:00 PM. Final examinations end
Friday, May 12Commencement begins
Sunday, May 14Graduation exercises; conferring of degrees
Summer 2023 
Monday, February 20Registration begins for all Summer sessions
Wednesday, May 17Term 1 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 18; Drop/Add continues
Thursday, May 18Regular class meeting schedule begins
Friday, May 19Drop/Add for Term 1 ends
Monday, May 29Memorial Day holiday. No classes are held.
Wednesday, June 14Last day to withdraw with W from Term 1 classes (undergraduates only)
Monday, June 19Juneteenth celebrated. No classes are held.
Monday, June 26Term 1 classes end
Tuesday, June 27Reading period
Wednesday, June 28Term 1 final examinations begin
Thursday, June 29Term 1 final examinations end
Monday, July 3Term 2 classes begin
Tuesday, July 4Independence Day holiday observed. No classes are held
Thursday, July 6Drop/Add for Term 2 ends
Monday, July 31Last day to withdraw with W from Term 2 classes (undergraduates only)
Thursday, August 10Term 2 classes end
Friday, August 11Reading period (until 7:00 PM)
Friday, August 117:00 PM. Term 2 final examinations begin
Sunday, August 1310:00 PM. Term 2 final examinations end

Approved May 10, 2021. Revised July 15, 2021.
University Schedule Committee
Duke University, Durham, North Carolina 27708

Questions or comments? Email registrar@duke.edu.