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 School, Fuqua School of Business, Law School, School of Medicine, and Duke Kunshan University
JUMP TO: SUMMER 2024 | FALL 2024 | SPRING 2025 | SUMMER 2025
| Summer 2024 | ||
|---|---|---|
| February 19 | Monday | Registration begins for all summer sessions |
| May 15 | Wednesday | Summer Term 1 classes begin |
| May 17 | Friday | Drop/Add for Term 1 ends (11:59 PM) |
| May 27 | Monday | Memorial Day holiday. No classes are held |
| June 12 | Wednesday | Last day to withdraw with W from Term 1 classes (undergraduates only) |
| June 19 | Wednesday | Juneteenth holiday. No classes are held |
| June 24 | Monday | Term 1 classes end |
| June 25 | Tuesday | Reading period |
| June 26 | Wednesday | Term 1 final examinations begin |
| June 27 | Thursday | Term 1 final examinations end |
| July 1 | Monday | Summer Term 2 classes begin |
| July 3 | Wednesday | Drop/Add for Term 2 ends (11:59 PM) |
| July 4 | Thursday | Independence Day holiday. No classes are held |
| July 29 | Monday | Last day to withdraw with W from Term 2 classes (undergraduates only) |
| August 8 | Thursday | Term 2 classes end |
| August 9 | Friday | Reading period (until 7:00 PM); Term 2 final examinations begin (7:00 PM) |
| August 11 | Sunday | Term 2 final examinations end (10:00 PM) |
| Fall 2024 | ||
| August 18 – August 23 | Sunday – Friday | New undergraduate student orientation begins |
| August 20 | Tuesday | New graduate student orientation begins |
| August 21 | Wednesday | Welcome reception for new graduate and professional students |
| August 25 | Sunday | First-Year Convocation |
| August 26 | Monday | Fall semester classes begin (8:30 AM); Drop/Add continues |
| September 2 | Monday | Labor Day. No classes are held |
| September 6 | Friday | Drop/Add ends (11:59 PM) |
| September 26 – 29 | Thursday – Sunday | Founder’s Weekend |
| October 11 | Friday | Last day for reporting mid-semester grades |
| October 11 | Friday | Fall break begins (7:00 PM) |
| October 16 | Wednesday | Classes resume (8:30 AM) |
| October 21 | Monday | Shopping carts open for Spring 2025 |
| October 30 | Wednesday | Registration begins for Spring 2025 |
| November 8 | Friday | Last day to withdraw with W from Fall 2024 classes (undergraduates only) |
| November 11 | Monday | Registration ends for Spring 2025 |
| November 12 | Tuesday | Drop/Add begins for Spring 2025 |
| November 26 | Tuesday | Thanksgiving recess begins (10:30 PM); Graduate classes 700+ end; Some graduate classes 500-699 may end at department/instructor discretion |
| November 27 – December 10 | Wednesday – Tuesday | Graduate reading period |
| December 2 | Monday | Classes resume (8:30 AM) |
| December 6 | Friday | Undergraduate classes end; Remaining graduate classes 500-699 end |
| December 7 – December 10 | Saturday – Tuesday | Undergraduate reading period |
| December 11 | Wednesday | Final examinations begin (9:00 AM) |
| December 16 | Monday | Final examinations end (10:00 PM) |
| Spring 2025 | ||
| January 8 | Wednesday | Spring semester begins (8:30 AM). A Monday class schedule is followed (more info). Drop/Add continues |
| January 20 | Monday | Martin Luther King Jr. Day holiday. No classes are held |
| January 22 | Wednesday | Drop/Add ends (11:59 PM) |
| February 10 | Monday | Shopping Carts open for Summer 2025 |
| February 17 | Monday | Registration begins for Summer 2025 |
| February 21 | Friday | Last day for reporting midsemester grades |
| March 7 | Friday | Spring recess begins (7:00 PM) |
| March 17 | Monday | Classes resume (8:30 AM) |
| March 24 | Monday | Shopping Carts open for Fall 2025 |
| March 26 | Wednesday | Last day to withdraw with W from Spring 2025 classes (undergraduates only) |
| April 2 | Wednesday | Registration begins for Fall 2025; Summer 2025 registration continues |
| April 10 | Thursday | Registration ends for Fall 2025; Summer 2025 registration continues |
| April 11 | Friday | Drop/Add begins for Fall 2025 |
| April 16 | Wednesday | Graduate classes 700+ end; Some graduate classes 500-699 may end at department/instructor discretion |
| April 17 – 27 | Thursday – Sunday | Graduate reading period |
| April 23 | Wednesday | Undergraduate classes end; Remaining graduate classes 500-699 end |
| April 24 – 27 | Thursday – Sunday | Undergraduate reading period |
| April 28 | Monday | Final examinations begin |
| May 3 | Saturday | Final examinations end (10:00 PM) |
| May 9 | Friday | Commencement begins |
| May 11 | Sunday | Graduation exercises; Conferring of degrees |
| Summer 2025 | ||
| February 17 | Monday | Registration begins for all summer sessions |
| May 14 | Wednesday | Summer Term 1 classes begin |
| May 16 | Friday | Drop/Add for Term 1 ends (11:59 PM) |
| May 26 | Monday | Memorial Day Holiday. No classes are held |
| June 11 | Wednesday | Last day to withdraw with W from Term 1 classes (undergraduates only) |
| June 19 | Thursday | Juneteenth Holiday. No classes are held |
| June 23 | Monday | Term 1 classes end |
| June 24 | Tuesday | Reading period (until 7:00 PM); Term 1 final examinations begin (7:00 PM) |
| June 26 | Thursday | Term 1 final examinations end |
| June 30 | Monday | Summer Term 2 classes begin |
| July 2 | Wednesday | Drop/Add for Term 2 ends (11:59 PM) |
| July 4 | Friday | Independence Day holiday. No classes are held |
| July 28 | Monday | Last day to withdraw with W from Term 2 classes (undergraduates only) |
| August 8 | Friday | Term 2 classes end |
| August 9 | Saturday | Reading period (until 7:00 PM); Term 2 final examinations begin (7:00 PM) |
| August 11 | Monday | Term 2 final examinations end (10:00 PM) |
Approved May 10, 2023
University Schedule Committee
Duke University, Durham, North Carolina 27708
Questions or comments? Email registrar@duke.edu.