We have provided you with UChicago Academic Calendar for 2023-2024 academic session, this is to help you to know the various activities that will take place in the school.
The arrangement of terms and sessions is the sole foundation for a regular academic calendar. For each academic career at the academic institution, you must specify at least one academic calendar. Consequently, the number of academic calendars can equal the number of academic careers. Within each term of an academic career, you must provide the deadlines for dropping, withdrawing, and canceling for each session. It is possible to establish separate milestone dates for each academic career, as each academic career within a university has its own academic calendar.
In order to be associated with a traditional academic calendar, a student must be enrolled in a term during their academic career, linking them to the appropriate academic calendar. The student’s academic curriculum is consequently determined by the dates on the academic calendar corresponding to that academic career and term combination. Academic calendars are necessary to activate the term. To define traditional academic calendars based on the term and session structure, you should utilize the Academic Calendar component.
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Contents
UChicago academic calendar 2023–2024 Year
Summer 2023
| Date | Event/Deadline |
|---|---|
| Monday, June 12 | Summer Quarter Begins |
| Monday, June 19 | Juneteenth (Observance) |
| Tuesday, July 4 | Independence Day Holiday |
| Saturday, August 19 | Summer Quarter Ends |
| Monday, August 28 | September Term Begins |
| Monday, September 4 | Labor Day |
| Friday, September 15 | September Term Ends |
Autumn 2023
| Date | Event/Deadline |
|---|---|
| Tuesday, September 26 | Autumn Quarter Begins |
| Monday, November 20 – Friday, November 24 | Thanksgiving Break |
| Saturday, December 2 – Monday, December 4 | College Reading Period |
| Saturday, December 9 | Autumn Quarter Ends |
Winter 2024
| Date | Event/Deadline |
|---|---|
| Wednesday, January 3 | Winter Quarter Begins |
| Monday, January 15 | Martin Luther King, Jr. Day |
| Saturday, March 2 – Monday, March 4 | College Reading Period |
| Saturday, March 9 | Winter Quarter Ends |
Spring 2024
| Date | Event/Deadline |
|---|---|
| Monday, March 18 | Spring Quarter Begins |
| Saturday, May 18 – Monday, May 20 | College Reading Period |
| Monday, May 27 | Memorial Day |
| Saturday, June 1 | Convocation |
| Saturday, June 1 | Spring Quarter Ends |
Curriculum and Scheduling Deadlines
Current as of November 11, 2022
Catalog Deadlines and Dates
| December 5, 2022 | Annual editing begins for 2023-24 College Catalog and Graduate Announcements (Monday of 10th week of Autumn) |
| February 13, 2023 | College Catalog drafts due to the College for review (Monday of 7th week of Winter) |
| March 31, 2023 | Graduate Announcement drafts due to Area Deans of Students for review (Friday of 2nd week of Spring) 2023-24 College Catalog published online |
| April 14, 2023 | Area Deans of Students to submit final Graduate Announcements to Registrar’s Office for review |
| May 1, 2023 | 2023-24 Graduate Announcements published online |
| May 30, 2023 | Crown, Divinity, Harris Annual editing begins for 2023-24 Catalogs (end of the academic year) |
| July 10, 2023 | Crown, Divinity, Harris edits due to the Registrar’s Office for review |
| August 1, 2023 | 2023-24 Crown, Divinity, Harris Catalogs published online Archive PDFs created for all catalogs |
Schedule of Classes Deadlines and Dates
| Friday of 1st week | Next Quarter’s Schedule of Classes due to the Registrar’s office (Winter and Spring Quarters) |
| Monday of 6th week | Schedule of Classes published |
| 6th week current quarter – 3rd week next quarter | Pre-Registration and Registration for the next quarter (for details, see Student Registration Dates and Deadlines | University Registrar (uchicago.edu)) |
Student Registration Dates and Deadlines
Registration for courses will take place through my.UChicago, the student self-service application.
To view broader quarterly deadlines, navigate to Registration Dates and Deadlines.
Summer 2023 Registration Dates
| February 14, 2023 | College Student Registration opens at 9:00 AM |
| March 27, 2023 | Graduate Student Registration opens at 8:30 AM |
Autumn 2023 Registration Dates
| June 20, 2023 | First-Year and Transfer student Humanities Core selections opens 9:00 AM |
| June 23, 2023 | First-Year and Transfer student Humanities Core selections closes 11:59 PM |
| July 24, 2023 | Schedule of Classes published (undergraduate) |
| July 31, 2023 | Continuing College student pre-registration opens 9:00 AM |
| August 4, 2023 | Continuing College student pre-registration closes 5:00 PM |
| August 14, 2023 | First-Year and Transfer student Pre-Reg opens for Non-Humanities classes 9:00 AM |
| August 18, 2023 | First-Year and Transfer student Pre-Reg closes for Non-Humanities classes 5:00 PM |
| August 28, 2023 | Schedule of Classes published (graduate) |
| September 6, 2023 | Harris and Crown Pre-Reg opens 8:30 AM |
| September 8, 2023 | Harris and Crown Pre-Reg closes 11:59 PM |
| September 11, 2023 | Add/Drop/Consent period open for continuing College Students 9:00 AM |
| September 18, 2023 | Graduate student registration opens 8:30 AM |
| September 26, 2023 | Autumn Quarter 2023 Begins |
| Add/Drop and Consent opens for First-year and Transfer College students 9:00 AM | |
| October 13, 2023 | Consent Add/Drop period closes for College students 5:00 PM |
Winter 2024 Registration Dates
| October 30, 2023 | Schedule of Classes published |
| November 1, 2023 | Harris and Crown Pre-Reg opens 8:30 AM |
| November 3, 2023 | Harris and Crown Pre-Reg closes at 11:59 PM |
| November 6, 2023 | College Pre-Registration opens 9:00 AM |
| November 10, 2023 | College Pre-Registration closes at 5:00 PM |
| November 13, 2023 | Graduate Student Add/Drop Opens |
| December 11, 2023 | College Add/Drop/Consent opens at 9:00 AM |
| January 19, 2024 | College Add/Drop/Consent closes at 5:00 PM |
Spring 2024 Registration Dates
| February 5, 2024 | Schedule of Classes published |
| February 7, 2024 | Harris and Crown Pre-Reg opens 8:30 AM |
| February 9, 2024 | Harris and Crown Pre-Reg closes at 11:59 PM |
| February 12, 2024 | College Pre-Registration opens 9:00 AM |
| February 16, 2024 | College Pre-Registration closes at 5:00 PM |
| February 19, 2024 | Graduate Student Add/Drop Opens |
| March 11, 2024 | College Add/Drop/Consent opens at 9:00 AM |
| April 5, 2024 | College Add/Drop/Consent closes at 5:00 PM |
Summer 2024 Registration Dates
| February 6, 2024 | Schedule of Classes published for Summer |
| Registration opens for College students | |
| March 25, 2024 | Graduate Summer Registration Opens |
Grading Deadlines
All grade deadlines below are 11:59 PM (CT) if submitting via Faculty Access, or 3:00 PM (CT) if submitting directly to the Registrar’s Office.
Current as of August 11, 2023
Summer 2023 Grade Deadlines
| Friday, August 4, 2023 | Previous Quarters’ outstanding grades due for graduating students |
| Tuesday, August 22, 2023 | Summer Quarter grades due |
| Tuesday, September 19, 2023 | September Session grades due |
Autumn 2023 Grade Deadlines
| Friday, November 17, 2023 | Previous Quarters’ outstanding grades due for graduating students |
| Tuesday, December 12, 2023 | Autumn Quarter grades due |
Winter 2024 Grade Deadlines
| Friday, February 23, 2024 | Previous Quarters’ outstanding grades due for graduating students |
| Tuesday, March 12, 2024 | Winter Quarter grades due |
Spring 2024 Grade Deadlines
| Friday, April 19, 2024 | Previous Quarters’ outstanding grades due for tabulation of honors for graduating College students |
| Friday, May 10, 2024 | Previous Quarters’ outstanding grades due for all other graduating students |
| Sunday, May 26, 2024 | Spring Quarter grades due for graduating students |
| Tuesday, May 28, 2024 | Spring Quarter grades due for non-graduating students |
Summer 2024 Grade Deadlines
| Friday, August 2, 2024 | Previous Quarters’ outstanding grades due for graduating students |
| Tuesday, August 20, 2024 | Summer Quarter grades due |
Spring 2023 Final Exam Schedule – The College
View the exam schedule by class
| Regular Class Time | Exam Day and Time Tuesday-Friday May 23-26 |
| 8:30 MWF | FRI 7:30 AM-9:30 AM |
| 9:30 MWF | TU 7:30 AM-9:30 AM |
| 10:30 MWF | TU 3:00 PM-5:00 PM |
| 11:30 MWF | TH 5:30 PM-7:30 PM |
| 12:30 MWF | WED 7:30 AM-9:30 AM |
| 1:30 MW(F) | WED 12:30 PM-2:30 PM |
| 2:30 MWF | TU 5:30 PM-7:30 PM |
| 3:00 MW/WF/FM | TH 3:00 PM-5:00 PM |
| 3:30 MWF | TH 3:00 PM-5:00 PM |
| 8-9:20 TUTH | TH 7:30 AM-9:30 AM |
| 9:30-10:50 TUTH | TH 10:00 AM-12:00 PM |
| 11-12:20 TUTH | TU 10:00 AM-12:00 PM |
| 12:30-1:50 TUTH | TH 12:30 PM-2:30 PM |
| 2:00-3:20 TUTH | TU 12:30 PM-2:30 PM |
| 3:30-4:50 TUTH | WED 10:00 AM-12:00 PM |
| 5-6:20 TUTH | WED 5:30 PM – 7:30 PM |
| 6:30-9:30 TUTH | FRI 10:00 AM-12:00 PM |
| Combined Language Exams | WED 3:00 PM-5:00 PM |
| CHEM 11300 & CHEM 12300 | TU 8:00PM-10:00 PM |
| CMSC 14300, CMSC 23500 & MATH 13300 | WED 8:00 PM-10:00 PM |
| Available Others | TH 8:00 PM-10:00 PM |
- 2023-2024 Final Exam Dates
