This page outlines the Notre Dame Academic Calendar 2023-2024 academic year. The Academic Calendar on this page lists all relevant holidays, breaks, class start and end dates, as well as Registration and Bursar dates. It provides a comprehensive schedule of activities for an academic year, including final exam week, breaks, and the end of the semester.
Bear this in mind, the academic calendar helps everyone remember important dates and events. Students, teachers, and staff rely on it to know when things are happening at school. It’s not just for people on campus; it also gives information to parents, former students, and new students who are thinking about coming to the school.
This calendar is important because it shows what life is like at the school and helps people decide if they want to be part of it. So, it’s a very useful tool that makes the school experience better for everyone.
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Notre Dame Academic Calendar 2023-2024
Fall 2023
| Date | Description |
|---|---|
| Aug. 21 | Classes begin for Law School, Graduate Business, and Saint Mary’s College |
| Aug. 22 | Classes begin Opening Mass |
| Aug. 29 | Last date for all class changes |
| Oct. 14-22 | Mid-Term Break |
| Oct. 16 | Mid-Term Grades due by 3:45pm |
| Oct. 27 | Last day for course discontinuance |
| Nov. 13-29 | Registration begins for Spring 2024 |
| Nov. 22-26 | Thanksgiving Holiday |
| Nov. 28 | Course Instructor Feedback begins |
| Dec. 7 | Last Class Day |
| Dec. 8-10 | Reading Days |
| Dec. 11-15 | Final Exams |
| Dec. 16 | Undergraduate Halls close at Noon |
| Dec. 18 | Final Grades due by 3:45pm |
| Jan. 7 | January Graduation Date (no ceremony) |
Spring 2024
| Date | Description |
|---|---|
| Jan. 15 | Martin Luther King Day – no classes |
| Jan. 16 | Classes begin |
| Jan. 23 | Last date for all class changes |
| Mar. 9-17 | Mid-Term Break |
| Mar. 11 | Mid-Term Grades due by 3:45pm |
| Mar. 20 | Registration begins for Summer Session |
| Mar. 22 | Last day for course discontinuance |
| Mar. 29-Apr. 1 | Easter Holiday |
| Apr. 15 | Registration begins for Fall 2024 |
| Apr. 23 | Course Instructor Feedback begins |
| May 1 | Last Class Day |
| May 2-5 | Reading Days |
| May 6-10 | Final Exams |
| May 11 | Undergraduate Halls close at Noon |
| May 13 | Final Grades due by 3:45pm |
| May 17-19 | Commencement Weekend |
UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME AND SAINT MARY’S COLLEGE : JOINT ACADEMIC YEAR CALENDAR FOR 2021-2022
| FALL 2021 SEMESTER | |||||||||||||||
| Aug. 16-17 | Mon – Tues | Orientation and advising for new graduate students | |||||||||||||
| Aug. 18-19 | Wed – Thur | Orientation for new undergraduate international students | |||||||||||||
| Aug. 20 | Friday | Undergraduate halls open for first-year student move-in beginning at 9:00 a.m. | |||||||||||||
| Aug. 20-22 | Fri – Sun | Welcome Week and advising for first-year undergraduate students | |||||||||||||
| Aug. 21 | Saturday | Transfer Student Welcome Week and advising for new undergraduate transfer students | |||||||||||||
| Aug. 22 | Sunday | Undergraduate halls open for upperclass student move-in beginning at 9:00 a.m. | |||||||||||||
| Aug. 23 | Monday | Classes begin | |||||||||||||
| Orientation for readmitted students | |||||||||||||||
| Aug. 24 | Tuesday | Mass – formal opening of school year at Notre Dame | |||||||||||||
| Aug. 30 | Monday | Last date for all class changes | |||||||||||||
| Sept. 6 | Monday | Labor Day – classes are in session | |||||||||||||
| Sept. 24 | Friday | Last date to drop a class at Saint Mary’s College | |||||||||||||
| Oct. 16-24 | Sat – Sun | Mid-Term break | |||||||||||||
| Oct. 18 | Monday | Mid-Term deficiency reports submitted through insideND by 3:45 p.m. at Notre Dame | |||||||||||||
| Oct. 19 | Tuesday | Mid-Term deficiency reports due in PRISM by 8:00 a.m. at Saint Mary’s College | |||||||||||||
| Oct. 29 | Friday | Last day for course discontinuance at Notre Dame | |||||||||||||
| Nov. 15-Dec.1 | Mon – Wed | Registration appointments for the Spring 2022 semester | |||||||||||||
| Nov. 24-28 | Wed – Sun | Thanksgiving Holiday | |||||||||||||
| Nov. 27-Dec.9 | Sat – Thur | Course Instructor Feedback administered | |||||||||||||
| Dec. 7 | Tuesday | Last class day | |||||||||||||
| Dec. 8-9 | Wed – Thur | Reading days (no examinations permitted) | |||||||||||||
| Dec. 10 | Fri | Final examinations (no review sessions permitted) | |||||||||||||
| Dec. 11-12 | Sat – Sun | Reading days (no examinations permitted) | |||||||||||||
| Dec. 13-16 | Mon – Thur | Final examinations (no review sessions permitted) | |||||||||||||
| Dec. 17 | Friday | Undergraduate halls close at Noon | |||||||||||||
| Dec. 20 | Monday | All grades submitted through insideND by 3:45 p.m. at Notre Dame | |||||||||||||
| Dec. 21 | Tuesday | All grades due in PRISM by Noon at Saint Mary’s College | |||||||||||||
| Jan. 2 | Sunday | January 2022 graduation date (no ceremony) | |||||||||||||
| CLASS MEETINGS* | NUMBER OF CLASS DAYS* | ||||||||||||||
| MWF | 41 | Mon | Tues | Wed | Thur | Fri | Total | ||||||||
| MW | 28 | August | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | |||||||
| TuTh | 28 | September | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 22 | |||||||
| October | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 16 | |||||||||
| *The number of class meetings and | November | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 19 | ||||||||
| class days differ for Saint Mary’s College | December | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | ||||||||
| Total | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 69 | |||||||||
| SPRING 2022 SEMESTER | ||||
| Jan. 9 | Sunday | Undergraduate halls open for move-in beginning at 9:00 a.m. | ||
| Orientation and advising for new students | ||||
| Jan. 10 | Monday | Classes begin | ||
| Jan. 17 | Monday | Martin Luther King Day – no classes | ||
| Jan. 18 | Tuesday | Last date for all class changes | ||
| Feb. 11 | Friday | Last date to drop a class at Saint Mary’s College | ||
| Feb. 18-20 | Fri – Sun | Junior Parents Weekend at Notre Dame | ||
| Mar. 5-13 | Sat – Sun | Mid-Term break | ||
| Mar. 7 | Monday | Mid-Term deficiency reports submitted through insideND by 3:45 p.m. at Notre Dame | ||
| Mar. 8 | Tuesday | Mid-Term deficiency reports due in PRISM by 8:00 a.m. at Saint Mary’s College | ||
| Mar. 16 | Wednesday | Registration begins for the 2022 Summer Session at Notre Dame | ||
| Mar. 18 | Friday | Last day for course discontinuance at Notre Dame | ||
| Apr. 11-22 | Mon – Fri | Registration appointments for the Fall 2022 semester | ||
| April 15 | Friday | Priority date for 2022/2023 financial aid applications at ND (for returning students) | ||
| Apr. 15-18 | Fri – Mon | Easter Holiday | ||
| Apr. 16-28 | Sat – Thur | Course Instructor Feedback administered | ||
| April 26 | Tuesday | Last class day for Notre Dame – Monday classes meet | ||
| Apr. 27-28 | Wed – Thur | Reading days for Notre Dame (no examinations permitted) | ||
| April 28 | Thursday | Last class day for Saint Mary’s College | ||
| April 29 | Friday | Final examinations (no review sessions permitted) | ||
| Apr. 30-May 1 | Sat – Sun | Reading days for Notre Dame (no examinations permitted) | ||
| May 2-5 | Mon – Thur | Final examinations (no review sessions permitted) | ||
| May 6 | Friday | Undergraduate halls close at Noon | ||
| May 9 | Monday | All grades submitted through insideND by 3:45 p.m. at Notre Dame | ||
| May 10 | Tuesday | All grades are due in PRISM by Noon at Saint Mary’s College | ||
| May 13-15 | Fri – Sun | Commencement Weekend | ||
| CLASS MEETINGS* | NUMBER OF CLASS DAYS* | |||||||||||||
| MWF | 41 | Mon | Tues | Wed | Thur | Fri | Total | |||||||
| MW | 28 | January | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 15 | ||||||
| TuTh | 28 | February | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 20 | ||||||
| March | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 18 | ||||||||
| *The number of class meetings and | April | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 16 | |||||||
| class days differ for Saint Mary’s College | May | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| Total | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 69 | ||||||||
| 2022 SUMMER SESSION (Regular 6-week) | ||||||||||||||
| First Class Day – June 13;  Last Class Day – July 22; | Graduation Date (No Ceremony) – July 31 | |||||||||||||
| NOTE: Summer Session classes will not be held on July 4 for most programs | ||||||||||||||
