2023 - 2024 Accelerated Sessions Calendar


First Fall (Session B)

Date

Deadline

Event

August 21

 

Classes Begin

August 23

4:30pm

Final date for dropping courses without receiving a grade of a "W"

August 25

4:30pm

Final date for adding courses for credit and making section changes

Final date to petition deans' offices to invoke the Grade Exclusion Policy

September 4

 

Labor Day Holiday

September 13

9:00am

Mid-term grades due

September 25

4:30pm

Final date for dropping courses

Final date for resigning from the University

October 7 & 9

 

Final classes and final examinations held

October 10

9:00am

Final grades due

 

Second Fall (Session C)

Date

Deadline

Event

October 16

 

Classes Begin

October 18

4:30pm

Final date for dropping courses without receiving a grade of a "W"

October 20

4:30pm

Final date for adding courses for credit and making section changes

Final date to petition deans' offices to invoke the Grade Exclusion Policy

November 8

9:00am

Mid-term grades due

November 20

4:30pm

Final date for dropping courses

Final date for resigning from the University

November 22 - 24

 

Thanksgiving Holiday begins at 12:30pm on November 22

December 2 & 4

 

Final classes and final examinations held

December 12

9:00am

Final grades due (degree candidate)

December 13

9:00am

Final grades due (non-degree candidate)

December 15

 

Commencement Day

 

*NOTE* Holidays are listed, however classes may be held remotely on these days

Additionally, accelerated session courses may be held remotely during periods of physical campus closure


First Spring (Session B)

Date

Deadline

Event

January 15

 

Martin Luther King Day Holiday

January 16

 

Classes Begin

January 18

4:30pm

Final date for dropping courses without receiving a grade of a "W"

January 19

4:30pm

Final date for adding courses for credit and making section changes

Final date to petition deans' offices to invoke the Grade Exclusion Policy

February 7

9:00am

Mid-term grades due

February 12 - 14

 

Mardi Gras Holiday. Classes resume at 12:30pm on February 14

February 19

4:30pm

Final date for dropping courses

Final date for resigning from the University

March 2 & 4

 

Final classes and final examinations held

March 5

9:00am

Final grades due

 

Second Spring (Session C)

Date

Deadline

Event

March 18

 

Classes Begin

March 20

4:30pm

Final date for dropping courses without receiving a grade of a "W"

March 22

4:30pm

Final date for adding courses for credit and making section changes

Final date to petition deans' offices to invoke the Grade Exclusion Policy

March 29

 

Good Friday Holiday

April 10

9:00am

Mid-term grades due

April 22

4:30pm

Final date for dropping courses

Final date for resigning from the University

May 4 & 6

 

Final classes and final examinations held

May 14

9:00am

Final grades due (degree candidate)

May 15

9:00am

Final grades due (non-degree candidate)

May 17 - 18

 

Commencement will be held over a two-day period

 

*NOTE* Holidays are listed, however classes may be held remotely on these days

Additionally, accelerated session courses may be held remotely during periods of physical campus closure

 

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