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 2023 | FALL 2023 | SPRING 2024 | SUMMER 2024
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.) 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 holiday. 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
Friday, August 117:00 PM. Term 2 final examinations begin
Sunday, August 1310:00 PM. Term 2 final examinations end
Fall 2023 
Saturday, August 19New undergraduate student orientation begins
Tuesday, August 22New Graduate Student Orientation begins
Wednesday, August 23Welcome reception for new graduate and professional students
Sunday, August 27Convocation for new undergraduate students
Monday, August 288:30 AM. Fall semester classes begin; Drop/Add continues
Monday, September 4Labor Day. No classes are held
Friday, September 8Drop/Add ends
Thursday - Sunday, September 28 - October 1Founders' Weekend
Sunday, October 1Founders' Day
Friday, October 13Last day for reporting midsemester grades
Friday, October 137:00 PM. Fall break begins
Wednesday, October 188:30 AM. Classes resume
Tuesday, October 24Shopping carts open for Spring 2024
Wednesday, November 1Registration begins for Spring 2024
Friday, November 10Last day to withdraw with W from Fall 2023 classes (undergraduates only)
Monday, November 13Registration ends for Spring 2024
Tuesday, November 14Drop/Add begins for Spring 2024
Tuesday, November 2110:30 PM. Thanksgiving recess begins
Monday, November 278:30 AM. Classes resume
Friday, December 1Graduate classes 700 and above end
Saturday - Tuesday, December 2 - 12Graduate reading period
Friday, December 8Undergraduate classes end; some Graduate 500-699 classes end
Saturday - Tuesday, December 9 - 12Undergraduate reading period
Wednesday, December 13Final examinations begin 9:00 AM
Monday, December 18Final examinations end 10:00 PM
Spring 2024 
Wednesday, January 108:30 AM. Spring semester begins: The Monday class meeting schedule is in effect on this day. Drop/Add continues
Thursday, January 11Regular class meeting schedule begins
Friday, January 12Classes meeting in a Wednesday/Friday meeting pattern begin
Monday, January 15Martin Luther King, Jr. Day holiday. No classes are held.
Wednesday, January 24Drop/Add ends
Monday, February 19Registration begins for Summer 2024
Friday, February 23Last day for reporting midsemester grades
Friday, March 87:00 PM. Spring recess begins
Monday, March 188:30 AM. Classes resume
Monday, March 25Shopping carts open for Fall 2024
Wednesday, March 27Last day to withdraw with W from Spring 2024 classes (undergraduates only)
Wednesday, April 3Registration begins for Fall 2024; Summer 2024 registration continues
Thursday, April 11Registration ends for Fall 2024; Summer 2024 registration continues
Friday, April 12Drop/Add begins for Fall 2024
Wednesday, April 17Graduate classes end
Thursday - Sunday, April 18 - 28Graduate reading period
Wednesday, April 24Undergraduate classes end
Thursday - Sunday, April 25 - 28Undergraduate reading period
Monday, April 299:00 AM. Final examinations begin
Saturday, May 410:00 PM. Final examinations end
Friday, May 10Commencement begins
Sunday, May 12Graduation exercises; conferring of degrees
Summer 2024 
Monday, February 19Registration begins for all Summer sessions
Wednesday, May 15Term 1 classes begin. The Monday class meeting schedule is in effect on this day. (Therefore, all summer classes meet this day.) Drop/Add continues.
Thursday, May 16Regular class meeting schedule begins
Friday, May 17Drop/Add for Term 1 ends
Monday, May 27Memorial Day holiday. No classes are held.
Wednesday, June 12Last day to withdraw with W from Term 1 classes (undergraduates only)
Wednesday, June 19Juneteenth holiday. No classes are held.
Monday, June 24Term 1 classes end
Tuesday, June 25Reading period
Wednesday, June 26Term 1 final examinations begin
Thursday, June 27Term 1 final examinations end
Monday, July 1Term 2 classes begin
Wednesday, July 3Drop/Add for Term 2 ends
Thursday, July 4Independence Day holiday observed. No classes are held
Monday, July 29Last day to withdraw with W from Term 2 classes (undergraduates only)
Thursday, August 8Term 2 classes end
Friday, August 9Reading period (until 7:00 PM)
Friday, August 97:00 PM. Term 2 final examinations begin
Sunday, August 1110:00 PM. Term 2 final examinations end

Approved April 21, 2022
University Schedule Committee
Duke University, Durham, North Carolina 27708

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