2023-2024 Academic Calendar
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.
| ACADEMIC YEAR 2023-24 | SUMMER 2023 | FALL 2023 | SPRING 2024 | SUMMER 2024 |
| Summer 2023 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Monday, February 20 | Registration begins for all Summer sessions | |
| Wednesday, May 17 |
Term 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 |
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| Thursday, May 18 | Regular class meeting schedule begins | |
| Friday, May 19 | Drop/Add for Term 1 ends | |
| Monday, May 29 | Memorial Day holiday. No classes are held. | |
| Wednesday, June 14 | Last day to withdraw with W from Term 1 classes (undergraduates only) | |
| Monday, June 19 | Juneteenth holday. No classes are held. | |
| Monday, June 26 | Term 1 classes end. | |
| Tuesday, June 27 | Reading period | |
| Wednesday, June 28 | Term 1 final examinations begin | |
| Thursday, June 29 | Term 1 final examinations end | |
| Monday, July 3 | Term 2 classes begin | |
| Tuesday, July 4 | Independence Day holiday observed. No classes are held | |
| Thursday, July 6 | Drop/Add for Term 2 ends | |
| Monday, July 31 | Last day to withdraw with W from Term 2 classes (undergraduates only) | |
| Thursday, August 10 | Term 2 classes end | |
| Friday, August 11 | Reading period (until 7:00 PM) | |
| Friday, August 11 | 7:00 PM. Term 2 final examinations begin | |
| Sunday, August 13 | 10:00 PM. Term 2 final examinations end | |
| Fall 2023 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Saturday, August 19 | New undergraduate student orientation begins | |
| Tuesday, August 22 | New Graduate Student orientation begins | |
| Wednesday, August 23 | 11:00 AM. Convocation for new undergraduate students | |
| Sunday, August 27 | 4:00 PM. Convocation for new graduate and professional school students | |
| Monday, August 28 | 8:30 AM. Fall semester classes begin; Drop/Add continues | |
| Monday, September 4 | Labor Day. No classes are held | |
| Friday, September 8 | Drop/Add ends | |
| Thursday - Sunday, September 28 - October 1 | Founders' Weekend | |
| Sunday, October 1 | Founders' Day | |
| Friday, October 6 | Last day for reporting midsemester grades | |
| Friday, October 6 | 7:00 PM. Fall break begins | |
| Wednesday, October 11 | 8:30 AM. Classes resume | |
| Monday, October 23 | Shopping carts open for Spring 2024 | |
| Wednesday, November 1 | Registration begins for Spring 2024 | |
| Friday, November 10 | Last day to withdraw with W from Fall 2023 classes (undergraduates only) | |
| Monday, November 13 | Registration ends for Spring 2024 | |
| Tuesday, November 14 | Drop/Add begins for Spring 2024 | |
| Tuesday, November 21 | 10:30 PM. Thanksgiving recess begins; Graduate classes end | |
| Wednesday - Tuesday, November 22 - December - 5 | Graduate reading period | |
| Monday, November 27 | 8:30 AM. Classes resume | |
| Friday, December 1 | Undergraduate classes end; some graduate 500-699 end | |
| Saturday - Tuesday, December 2 - 5 | Undergraduate reading period | |
| Wednesday, December 6 | Final examinations begin 9:00 AM | |
| Monday, December 11 | Final examinations end 10:00 PM | |
| Spring 2024 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Wednesday, January 10 |
8:30 AM. Spring semester begins: The Monday class meeting schedule is in effect on this day. Regular class meeting schedule begins on Thursday, January 11; Classes meeting in a Wednesday/Friday meeting pattern begin January 12; Drop/Add continues |
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| Thursday, January 11 | Regular class meeting schedule begins | |
| Monday, January 15 | Martin Luther King, Jr. Day holiday. No classes are held. | |
| Wednesday, January 24 | Drop/Add ends | |
| Monday, February 19 | Registration begins for Summer 2024 | |
| Friday, February 23 | Last day for reporting midsemester grades | |
| Friday, March 8 | 7:00 PM. Spring recess begins | |
| Monday, March 18 | 8:30 AM. Classes resume | |
| Monday, March 25 | Shopping carts open for Fall 2024 | |
| Wednesday, March 27 | Last day to withdraw with W from Spring 2024 classes (undergraduates only) | |
| Wednesday, April 3 | Registration begins for Fall 2024; Summer 2024 registration continues | |
| Thursday, April 11 | Registration ends for Fall 2024; Summer 2024 registration continues | |
| Friday, April 12 | Drop/Add begins for Fall 2024 | |
| Wednesday, April 17 | Graduate classes end | |
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Thursday - Sunday, April 18 - 28 |
Graduate reading period | |
| Wednesday, April 24 | Undergraduate classes end | |
| Thursday - Sunday, April 25 - 28 | Undergraduate reading period | |
| Monday, April 29 | 9:00 AM. Final examinations begin | |
| Saturday, May 4 | 10:00 PM. Final examinations end | |
| Friday, May 10 | Commencement begins | |
| Sunday, May 12 | Graduation exercises; conferring of degrees | |
| Summer 2024 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Monday, February 19 | Registration begins for all Summer sessions | |
| Wednesday, May 15 |
Term 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 16 Drop/Add continues |
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| Thursday, May 16 | Regular class meeting schedule begins | |
| Friday, May 17 | Drop/Add for Term 1 ends | |
| Monday, May 27 | Memorial Day holiday. No classes are held. | |
| Wednesday, June 12 | Last day to withdraw with W from Term 1 classes (undergraduates only) | |
| Wednesday, June 19 | Juneteenth holiday. No classes are held. | |
| Monday, June 24 | Term 1 classes end | |
| Tuesday, June 25 | Reading period | |
| Wednesday, June 26 | Term 1 final examinations begin | |
| Thursday, June 27 | Term 1 final examinations end | |
| Monday, July 1 | Term 2 classes begin | |
| Wednesday, July 3 | Drop/Add for Term 2 ends | |
| Thursday, July 4 | Independence Day holiday observed. No classes are held | |
| Monday, July 29 | Last day to withdraw with W from Term 2 classes (undergraduates only) | |
| Thursday, August 8 | Term 2 classes end | |
| Friday, August 9 | Reading period (until 7:00 PM) | |
| Friday, August 9 | 7:00 PM. Term 2 final examinations begin | |
| Sunday, August 11 | 10:00 PM. Term 2 final examinations end | |
Approved April 21, 2022.
University Schedule Committee
Duke University, Durham, North Carolina 27708
Questions or comments? Send email to: registrar@duke.edu