NIU Academic Calendar 2023-2024 has been displayed on this page to help you know the various activities conducted by the school. Academic calendars serve as tools for defining the significant dates that shape the institution’s daily operations.
Each academic calendar includes deadlines for cancellation, withdrawal, and dropping classes, along with other significant dates that vary depending on the calendar type.
It is important to consider how the dates on academic calendars impact all business operations, such as class registration, tuition reimbursements, and statistical reporting when creating them. Many of Campus Solutions’ apps use dates from the academic calendar for various business operations.
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NIU Academic Calendar 2023-2024
Fall Semester 2023
| Date | Day | Event |
|---|---|---|
| August 21 – 25 | Monday – Friday | Faculty Meetings |
| August 28 | Monday | Classes Begin |
| September 4 | Monday | Labor Day (university closed) |
| November 22 | Wednesday | Thanksgiving Break Begins (no classes on Wednesday) |
| November 27 | Monday | Classes Resume |
| December 9 | Saturday | Classes End |
| December 11 – 16 | Monday – Saturday | Final Examinations |
| December 16 | Saturday | Fall Graduate Commencement |
| December 17 | Sunday | Fall Undergraduate Commencement |
Spring Semester 2024
| Date | Day | Event |
|---|---|---|
| January 8 – 12 | Monday – Friday | Faculty Meetings |
| January 15 | Monday | Martin Luther King, Jr. Birthday (university closed) |
| January 16 | Tuesday | Classes Begin |
| March 10 – 17 | Sunday – Sunday | Spring Recess |
| March 18 | Monday | Classes Resume |
| April 21 | Sunday | Honors Day |
| May 2 | Thursday | Classes End |
| May 3 | Friday | Reading Day |
| May 4, 6 – 10 | Saturday, Monday – Friday | Final Examinations |
| May 10 | Friday | Spring Graduate Commencement |
| May 11 | Saturday | Spring Undergraduate Commencement |
Summer Semester 2024
| Date | Day | Event |
|---|---|---|
| June 17 | Monday | Classes Begin |
| June 19 | Wednesday | Juneteenth (university closed) |
| July 4 | Thursday | Independence Day (university closed) |
| August 11 | Sunday | Summer Session Ends |
2024-2025 Academic Calendar
FALL SEMESTER 2024
| Date | Day | Event |
|---|---|---|
| August 19 – 23 | Monday – Friday | Faculty Meetings |
| August 26 | Monday | Classes Begin |
| September 2 | Monday | Labor Day (university closed) |
| November 5 | Tuesday | General Election Day (university closed) |
| November 27 | Wednesday | Thanksgiving Break Begins (no classes on Wednesday) |
| December 2 | Monday | Classes Resume |
| December 7 | Saturday | Classes End |
| December 9 – 14 | Monday – Saturday | Final Examinations |
| December 14 | Saturday | Fall Graduate Commencement |
| December 15 | Sunday | Fall Undergraduate Commencement |
SPRING SEMESTER 2025
| Date | Day | Event |
|---|---|---|
| January 6 – 10 | Monday – Friday | Faculty Meetings |
| January 13 | Monday | Classes begin |
| January 20 | Tuesday | Martin Luther King, Jr. Birthday (university closed) |
| March 9 – 16 | Sunday – Sunday | Spring Recess |
| March 17 | Monday | Classes Resume |
| April 13 | Sunday | Honors Day |
| May 1 | Thursday | Classes End |
| May 2 | Friday | Reading Day |
| May 3, 5 – 9 | Saturday, Monday – Friday | Final Examinations |
| May 9 | Friday | Spring Graduate Commencement |
| May 10 | Saturday | Spring Undergraduate Commencement |
SUMMER SEMESTER 2025
| Date | Day | Event |
|---|---|---|
| June 16 | Monday | Classes Begin |
| June 19 | Thursday | Juneteenth (university closed) |
| July 4 | Tuesday | Independence Day (university closed) |
| August 10 | Sunday | Summer Session Ends |
2025-2026 Academic Calendar
FALL SEMESTER 2025
| Date | Day | Event |
|---|---|---|
| August 18 – 22 | Monday – Friday | Faculty Meetings |
| August 25 | Monday | Classes Begin |
| September 1 | Monday | Labor Day (university closed) |
| November 26 | Wednesday | Thanksgiving Break Begins (no classes on Wednesday) |
| December 1 | Monday | Classes Resume |
| December 6 | Saturday | Classes End |
| December 8 – 13 | Monday – Saturday | Final Examinations |
| December 13 | Saturday | Fall Graduate Commencement |
| December 14 | Sunday | Fall Undergraduate Commencement |
SPRING SEMESTER 2026
| Date | Day | Event |
|---|---|---|
| January 5 – 9 | Monday – Friday | Faculty Meetings |
| January 12 | Monday | Classes begin |
| January 19 | Monday | Martin Luther King, Jr. Birthday (university closed) |
| March 8- 15 | Sunday – Sunday | Spring Recess |
| March 16 | Monday | Classes Resume |
| April 19 | Sunday | Honors Day |
| April 30 | Thursday | Classes End |
| May 1 | Friday | Reading Day |
| May 2, 4 – 8 | Saturday, Monday – Friday | Final Examinations |
| May 8 | Friday | Spring Graduate Commencement |
| May 9 | Saturday | Spring Undergraduate Commencement |
SUMMER SEMESTER 2026
| Date | Day | Event |
|---|---|---|
| June 15 | Monday | Classes Begin |
| June 19 | Friday | Juneteenth (university closed) |
| July 3 | Friday | Independence Day (university closed) |
| August 9 | Sunday | Summer Session Ends |
Approved by University Council – April 6, 2016. Amended by Faculty Senate – February 23, 2022.
2026-2027 Academic Calendar
FALL SEMESTER 2026
| Date | Day | Event |
|---|---|---|
| August 17 – 21 | Monday-Friday | Faculty Meetings |
| August 24 | Monday | Classes Begin |
| September 7 | Monday | Labor Day (university closed) |
| November 3 | Tuesday | General Election Day (university closed) |
| November 25 | Wednesday | Thanksgiving Break Begins (no classes on Wednesday) |
| November 30 | Monday | Classes Resume |
| December 5 | Saturday | Classes End |
| December 7-12 | Monday-Saturday | Final Examinations |
| December 12 | Saturday | Fall Graduate Commencement |
| December 13 | Sunday | Fall Undergraduate Commencement |
SPRING SEMESTER 2027
| Date | Day | Event |
|---|---|---|
| January 4-8 | Monday-Friday | Faculty Meetings |
| January 11 | Monday | Classes begin |
| January 18 | Monday | Martin Luther King, Jr. Birthday (university closed) |
| March 7-14 | Sunday-Sunday | Spring Recess |
| March 15 | Monday | Classes Resume |
| April 18 | Sunday | Honors Day |
| April 29 | Thursday | Classes End |
| April 30 | Friday | Reading Day |
| May 1, 3-7 | Saturday, Monday-Friday | Final Examinations |
| May 7 | Friday | Spring Graduate Commencement |
| May 8 | Saturday | Spring Undergraduate Commencement |
SUMMER SEMESTER 2027
| Date | Day | Event |
|---|---|---|
| June 14 | Monday | Classes Begin |
| June 18 | Friday | Juneteenth observed (university closed) |
| July 5 | Monday | Independence Day (university closed) |
| August 8 | Sunday | Summer Session Ends |
Approved by University Council – March 1, 2017. Amended by Faculty Senate – February 23, 2022.
2027-2028 Academic Calendar
FALL SEMESTER 2027
| Date | Day | Event |
|---|---|---|
| August 16 – 22 | Monday-Friday | Faculty meetings |
| August 23 | Monday | Classes begin |
| September 6 | Monday | Labor Day (university closed) |
| November 24 | Wednesday | Thanksgiving break begins (no classes on Wednesday) |
| November 29 | Monday | Classes resume |
| December 4 | Saturday | Classes end |
| December 6-11 | Monday-Saturday | Final examinations |
| December 11 | Saturday | Fall graduate commencement |
| December 12 | Sunday | Fall undergraduate commencement |
SPRING SEMESTER 2028
| Date | Day | Event |
|---|---|---|
| January 10-14 | Monday-Friday | Faculty meetings |
| January 17 | Monday | Martin Luther King, Jr. Birthday (university closed) |
| January 18 | Tuesday | Classes begin |
| March 12-19 | Sunday-Sunday | Spring recess |
| March 20 | Monday | Classes resume |
| April 23 | Sunday | Honors Day |
| May 4 | Thursday | Classes end |
| May 5 | Friday | Reading Day |
| May 6, 8-12 | Saturday, Monday-Friday | Final examinations |
| May 12 | Friday | Spring graduate commencement |
| May 8 | Saturday | Spring undergraduate commencement |
SUMMER SEMESTER 2028
| Date | Day | Event |
|---|---|---|
| June 12 | Monday | Classes begin |
| June 19 | Monday | Juneteenth (university closed) |
| July 4 | Tuesday | Independence Day observed (university closed) |
| August 6 | Sunday | Summer session ends |
Approved by University Council – April 4, 2018. Amended by Faculty Senate – February 23, 2022.
2028-2029 Academic Calendar
FALL SEMESTER 2028
| Date | Day | Event |
|---|---|---|
| August 21 – 25 | Monday-Friday | Faculty meetings |
| August 28 | Monday | Classes begin |
| September 4 | Monday | Labor Day (university closed) |
| November 7 | Tuesday | General Election Day (university closed) |
| November 22 | Wednesday | Thanksgiving break begins (no classes on Wednesday) |
| November 27 | Monday | Classes resume |
| December 9 | Saturday | Classes end |
| December 11-16 | Monday-Saturday | Final examinations |
| December 16 | Saturday | Fall graduate commencement |
| December 17 | Sunday | Fall undergraduate commencement |
SPRING SEMESTER 2029
| Date | Day | Event |
|---|---|---|
| January 8-12 | Monday-Friday | Faculty meetings |
| January 15 | Monday | Martin Luther King, Jr. Birthday (university closed) |
| January 16 | Tuesday | Classes begin |
| March 11-18 | Sunday-Sunday | Spring recess |
| March 19 | Monday | Classes resume |
| April 22 | Sunday | Honors Day |
| May 3 | Thursday | Classes end |
| May 4 | Friday | Reading Day |
| May 5, 7-11 | Saturday, Monday-Friday | Final examinations |
| May 11 | Friday | Spring graduate commencement |
| May 12 | Saturday | Spring undergraduate commencement |
SUMMER SEMESTER 2029
| Date | Day | Event |
|---|---|---|
| June 11 | Monday | Classes begin |
| June 19 | Tuesday | Juneteenth (university closed) |
| July 4 | Wednesday | Independence Day observed (university closed) |
| August 5 | Sunday | Summer session ends |
Approved by University Council – February 27, 2019. Amended by Faculty Senate – February 23, 2022.
2029-2030 Academic Calendar
FALL SEMESTER 2029
| Date | Day | Event |
|---|---|---|
| August 20-24 | Monday-Friday | Faculty meetings |
| August 27 | Monday | Classes begin |
| September 3 | Monday | Labor Day (university closed) |
| November 21 | Wednesday | Thanksgiving break begins (no classes on Wednesday) |
| November 26 | Monday | Classes resume |
| December 8 | Saturday | Classes end |
| December 10-15 | Monday-Saturday | Final examinations |
| December 15 | Saturday | Fall graduate commencement |
| December 16 | Sunday | Fall undergraduate commencement |
SPRING SEMESTER 2030
| Date | Day | Event |
|---|---|---|
| January 7-11 | Monday-Friday | Faculty meetings |
| January 14 | Monday | Classes begin |
| January 21 | Monday | Martin Luther King, Jr. Birthday (university closed) |
| March 10-17 | Sunday-Sunday | Spring recess |
| March 18 | Monday | Classes resume |
| April 14 | Sunday | Honors Day |
| May 2 | Thursday | Classes end |
| May 3 | Friday | Reading Day |
| May 4, 6-10 | Saturday, Monday-Friday | Final examinations |
| May 10 | Friday | Spring graduate commencement |
| May 11 | Saturday | Spring undergraduate commencement |
SUMMER SEMESTER 2030
| Date | Day | Event |
|---|---|---|
| June 17 | Monday | Classes begin |
| June 19 | Wednesday | Juneteenth (university closed) |
| July 4 | Thursday | Independence Day observed (university closed) |
| August 11 | Sunday | Summer session ends |
Approved by University Council – January 29, 2020. Amended by Faculty Senate – February 23, 2022.
2030-2031 Academic Calendar
FALL SEMESTER 2030
| Date | Day | Event |
|---|---|---|
| August 19-23 | Monday-Friday | Faculty meetings |
| August 26 | Monday | Classes begin |
| September 2 | Monday | Labor Day (university closed) |
| November 5 | Tuesday | General Election Day (university closed) |
| November 27 | Wednesday | Thanksgiving break begins (no classes on Wednesday) |
| December 2 | Monday | Classes resume |
| December 7 | Saturday | Classes end |
| December 9-14 | Monday-Saturday | Final examinations |
| December 14 | Saturday | Fall graduate commencement |
| December 15 | Sunday | Fall undergraduate commencement |
SPRING SEMESTER 2031
| Date | Day | Event |
|---|---|---|
| January 6-10 | Monday-Friday | Faculty meetings |
| January 13 | Monday | Classes begin |
| January 20 | Monday | Martin Luther King, Jr. Birthday (university closed) |
| March 9-16 | Sunday-Sunday | Spring recess |
| March 17 | Monday | Classes resume |
| April 20 | Sunday | Honors Day |
| May 1 | Thursday | Classes end |
| May 2 | Friday | Reading Day |
| May 3, 5-9 | Saturday, Monday-Friday | Final examinations |
| May 9 | Friday | Spring graduate commencement |
| May 10 | Saturday | Spring undergraduate commencement |
SUMMER SEMESTER 2031
| Date | Day | Event |
|---|---|---|
| June 16 | Monday | Classes begin |
| June 19 | Thursday | Juneteenth (university closed) |
| July 4 | Friday | Independence Day observed (university closed) |
| August 10 | Sunday | Summer session ends |
Approved by Faculty Senate – January 20, 2021. Amended by Faculty Senate – February 23, 2022.
2031-2032 Academic Calendar
FALL SEMESTER 2031
| Date | Day | Event |
|---|---|---|
| August 18-22 | Monday-Friday | Faculty meetings |
| August 25 | Monday | Classes begin |
| September 1 | Monday | Labor Day (university closed) |
| November 26 | Wednesday | Thanksgiving break begins (no classes on Wednesday) |
| December 1 | Monday | Classes resume |
| December 6 | Saturday | Classes end |
| December 8-13 | Monday-Saturday | Final examinations |
| December 13 | Saturday | Fall graduate commencement |
| December 14 | Sunday | Fall undergraduate commencement |
SPRING SEMESTER 2032
| Date | Day | Event |
|---|---|---|
| January 5-9 | Monday-Friday | Faculty meetings |
| January 12 | Monday | Classes begin |
| January 19 | Monday | Martin Luther King, Jr. Birthday (university closed) |
| March 7-14 | Sunday-Sunday | Spring recess |
| March 15 | Monday | Classes resume |
| April 18 | Sunday | Honors Day |
| April 29 | Thursday | Classes end |
| April 30 | Friday | Reading Day |
| May 1, 3-7 | Saturday, Monday-Friday | Final examinations |
| May 7 | Friday | Spring graduate commencement |
| May 8 | Saturday | Spring undergraduate commencement |
SUMMER SEMESTER 2032
| Date | Day | Event |
|---|---|---|
| June 14 | Monday | Classes begin |
| June 18 | Friday | Juneteenth observed (university closed) |
| July 5 | Monday | Independence Day observed (university closed) |
| August 8 | Sunday | Summer session ends |
Approved by Faculty Senate – February 23, 2022.
2032-2032 Academic Calendar
FALL SEMESTER 2032
| Date | Day | Event |
|---|---|---|
| August 16-20 | Monday-Friday | Faculty meetings |
| August 23 | Monday | Classes begin |
| September 6 | Monday | Labor Day (university closed) |
| November 2 | Tuesday | General Election (university closed) |
| November 24 | Wednesday | Thanksgiving break begins (no classes on Wednesday) |
| November 29 | Monday | Classes resume |
| December 4 | Saturday | Classes end |
| December 6-11 | Monday-Saturday | Final examinations |
| December 11 | Saturday | Fall graduate commencement |
| December 12 | Sunday | Fall undergraduate commencement |
SPRING SEMESTER 2033
| Date | Day | Event |
|---|---|---|
| January 10-14 | Monday-Friday | Faculty meetings |
| January 17 | Monday | Martin Luther King, Jr. Birthday (university closed) |
| January 18 | Tuesday | Classes begin |
| March 13-20 | Sunday-Sunday | Spring recess |
| March 21 | Monday | Classes resume |
| April 24 | Sunday | Honors Day |
| May 5 | Thursday | Classes end |
| May 6 | Friday | Reading Day |
| May 7, 9-13 | Saturday, Monday-Friday | Final examinations |
| May 13 | Friday | Spring graduate commencement |
| May 14 | Saturday | Spring undergraduate commencement |
SUMMER SEMESTER 2033
| Date | Day | Event |
|---|---|---|
| June 13 | Monday | Classes begin |
| June 20 | Monday | Juneteenth observed (university closed) |
| July 4 | Monday | Independence Day observed (university closed) |
| August 7 | Sunday | Summer session ends |
