University Calendar for 2023-2024

Summer 2023
Fall 2023
Spring 2024

For the Colleges of Arts and Sciences, Business, Engineering, and Nursing and Health Professions

Summer 2023

May 16 Tuesday	Instruction begins
May 16 - June 23	Dates for Summer I courses
May 16 - August 4	Dates for full summer courses
May 19 Friday	Deadline to add or drop a Summer I course without a grade of W¹
May 19 Friday	Deadline to add or drop a full summer course without a grade of W¹
May 29 Monday	Memorial Day - No classes, University closed
June 14 Wednesday	Deadline to withdraw from a Summer I course with grade of W¹
June 14 Wednesday	Deadline to request S/U grading for a Summer I course²
June 19 Monday	Juneteenth - No classes, University closed
June 26 Monday 12:00 pm	Deadline for faculty to report Summer I course grades
June 26 - August 4	Dates for Summer II courses
June 30 Friday	Deadline to add or drop a Summer II course without a grade of W¹
July 3 - July 4	Academic Break - No classes, University closed
July 5 Wednesday	Classes resume
July 19 Wednesday	Deadline to withdraw from a full summer course with a grade of W¹
July 19 Wednesday	Deadline to request S/U grading for a full summer course²
July 26 Wednesday	Deadline to withdraw from a Summer II course with grade of W¹
July 26 Wednesday	Deadline to request S/U grading for a Summer II course²
August 4 Friday	Semester ends³
August 7 Monday 12:00 pm	Deadline for faculty to report all grades

Fall 2023

August 23 Wednesday⁴	Instruction begins
August 23 - October 11	Dates for first half short courses
August 23 - December 15	Dates for full fall courses
August 30 Wednesday	Deadline to register for fall semester¹
August 30 Wednesday	Deadline to add or drop a first half short course without a grade of W¹
August 30 Wednesday	Deadline to add or drop a full fall course without grade of W¹
August 30 Wednesday	Deadline to request to audit a course²
September 4 Monday	Labor Day - No classes, University closed
September 20 Wednesday	Deadline to request course intensification²
September 29 Friday	Deadline to withdraw from a first half short course with grade of W¹
September 29 Friday	Deadline to request S/U grading for a first half short course²
September 29 Friday	Deadline to submit a Curriculum Change to facilitate registration²
October 1 Sunday	Deadline to submit a Graduation Application for undergraduate degrees to be conferred in May or August¹
October 12 - October 13	Fall Break - No classes, University open
October 16 Monday 12:00 pm	Deadline for faculty to report first half short course grades
October 16 Monday 12:00 pm	Deadline for faculty to report midterm grades for all undergraduate students and athletes in full fall courses
October 16 - December 8	Dates for second half short courses
October 20 Friday	Deadline to add or drop a second half short course without a grade of W¹
TBA	Advance registration for Spring Semester¹
November 1 Wednesday	Deadline to submit a Graduation Application for graduate degrees to be conferred in May¹
November 10 Friday	Deadline to withdraw from a full fall course with grade of W¹
November 10 Friday	Deadline to request S/U grading for a full fall course²
November 18 - November 26	Thanksgiving Break - No classes, University closed November 22-24
November 27 Monday	Classes resume
November 29 Wednesday	Deadline to withdraw from a second half short course with grade of W¹
November 29 Wednesday	Deadline to request S/U grading for a second half short course²
December 1 Friday	Last day for tests in courses of 3 credits or more
December 1 Friday	Deadline to request a final examination date change
December 8 Friday 12:00 pm	Deadline to officially withdraw from the University for the Fall Semester²
December 8 Friday 12:00 pm	Deadline to request a registration change
December 8 Friday	Instruction ends
December 9 Saturday	Reading day
December 11 Monday	Final examinations begin
December 11 Monday 12:00 pm	Deadline for faculty to report second half short course grades
December 15 Friday	Final examinations end Semester ends³
December 18 Monday 12:00 pm	Deadline for faculty to report all grades

Spring 2024

January 10 Wednesday⁴	Instruction begins
January 10 - February 28	Dates for first half short courses
January 10 - May 10	Dates for full spring courses
January 15 Monday	Observation of Martin Luther King, Jr.’s Birthday
January 17 Wednesday	Deadline to register for spring semester¹
January 17 Wednesday	Deadline to add or drop a first half short course without a grade of W¹
January 17 Wednesday	Deadline to add or drop a full spring course without grade of W¹
January 17 Wednesday	Deadline to request to audit a course²
February 1 Thursday	Deadline to submit a Graduation Application for undergraduate degrees to be conferred in December or graduate degrees to be conferred in August or December¹
February 7 Wednesday	Deadline to request course intensification²
February 16 Friday	Deadline to withdraw from a first half short course with grade of W¹
February 16 Friday	Deadline to request S/U grading for a first half short course²
February 23 Friday	Deadline to submit a Curriculum Change to facilitate registration²
March 1 Friday 12:00 pm	Deadline for faculty to report first half short course grades
March 2 - March 17	Spring Break - No classes, University open
March 18 Monday	Classes resume
March 18 - May 3	Dates for second half short courses
March 22 Friday	Deadline to add or drop a second half short course without a grade of W¹
March 29 Friday	Good Friday - No classes, University closed
TBA	Advance registration for Summer and Fall Semesters¹
April 12 Friday	Deadline to withdraw from a full spring course with a grade of W¹
April 12 Friday	Deadline to request S/U grading for a full spring course²
April 24 Wednesday	Deadline to withdraw from a second half short course with grade of W¹
April 24 Wednesday	Deadline to request S/U grading for a second half short course²
April 25 Thursday	Academic Celebration - No classes, University open
April 26 Friday	Last day for tests in courses of 3 credits or more
April 26 Friday	Deadline to request a final examination date change
May 3 Friday 12:00 pm	Deadline to officially withdraw from the University for the Spring Semester²
May 3 Friday 12:00 pm	Deadline to request a registration change
May 3 Friday	Instruction ends
May 4 Saturday	Reading day
May 6 Monday	Final examinations begin
May 6 Monday 12:00 pm	Deadline for faculty to report second half short course grades
May 10 Friday	Final examinations end Semester ends³
May 11 Saturday	Commencement Ceremony
May 13 Monday 12:00 pm	Deadline for faculty to report all grades

¹ A form for this purpose is available online through DataVU
² A form for this purpose is available online at valpo.edu/registrar/forms
³ The university is open on weekdays between academic terms, except on university holidays as defined by the Office of Human Resources.
⁴ The first day of class in the fall and spring terms (a Wednesday) is treated as if it were a Monday.