Now students and candidates can check the UD Academic Calendar 2023-2024 on this page. All information to guide you has been provided for you.
An academic calendar is essential for students, teachers, and staff. It’s like a reminder that shows all the important events and dates for the whole school year and each semester.
It’s not just for them; it also helps parents, alumni (former students), and people who want to join the school.
They all get useful information from it. What’s interesting is that each school makes its own academic calendar with lots of specific and carefully chosen dates.
Contents
UD Academic Calendar 2023-2024 (University of Delaware)
2023-2024 ACADEMIC YEAR CALENDAR
| PREPARED BY THE OFFICE OF THE UNIVERSITY REGISTRAR. FOR QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS: [email protected] | 7/31/2023 |
The Graduate Accelerated Session Calendar
Information on religious observances at the bottom of the calendar.
Fall Semester 2023
| Apr 15 | Sat | Fall book orders are due by Faculty to the UD Bookstore |
| Apr 17 | Mon | Registration begins for Fall Semester 2023 |
| May 1 | Mon | Undergraduate admission application deadline for first year |
| students entering Fall Semester 2023 | ||
| May 1 | Mon | Admissions deposit deadline for first year students |
| Jun 20 | Tue | New Student Orientation (NSO) Programs begin |
| Jun 30 | Fri | Deadline for graduate admission applications for Fall 2023. |
| Most programs have earlier deadlines. | ||
| Jul 19 | Wed | New Student Orientation (NSO) Programs end |
| Aug 18 | Fri | Undergraduate tuition/fee payment deadline for Fall 2023* |
| Aug 23 | Wed | Residence hall early check-in 5:00-7:00 p.m. (by application |
| only with fee) | ||
| Aug 25 | Fri | International Student Orientation |
Aug 25-26 Fri/Sat Freshman student move-in by assigned date and time sent to
| students in July | ||
| Aug 25 | Fri | Caesar Rodney and Pencader dining halls open for brunch and |
| dinner | ||
| Aug 26-28 | UD Welcome Days | |
| Aug 27 | Sun | Residence hall check-in for returning students 8 a.m.-4 p.m. |
| Aug 27 | Sun | First meal in dining halls for returning students – dinner |
| Aug 28 | Mon | Academic Orientations |
| Aug 28 | Mon | Last day to apply for readmission for Fall 2023 |
| Aug 29 | Tue | Fall 2023 classes begin at 8:00 a.m. |
| Aug 29 | Tue | Graduate/PCS tuition/fee payment deadline for Fall 2023. |
| Classes subject to cancellation after this date. | ||
| Sep 1 | Fri | Deadline for admission to doctoral candidacy for degrees to be |
| conferred in Fall 2023 or Winter 2024 | ||
| Sep 4 | Mon | Labor Day Holiday- University offices closed; classes |
| suspended | ||
| Sep 12 | Tue | Last day to add or drop courses. After this date, no tuition will |
| be rebated and a $25 processing fee will be charged for change | ||
| of registration; students withdrawing from courses will receive | ||
| a grade of ‘W’ on permanent record. | ||
| Sep 12 | Tue | Last day to apply for a personal or educational leave of absence |
| for Fall 2023 | ||
| Sep 12 | Tue | Deadline for changing dining plan |
| Sep 12 | Tue | UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS – Deadline for completion |
| of deferred examinations and incomplete work (grade I) from | ||
| Spring Semester 2023 and 2023 Summer Sessions. | ||
| Sep 15 | Fri | Winter 2024 book orders are due by faculty to UD Bookstore. |
| Sep 15 | Fri | Deadline for filing application for graduate degrees to be |
| conferred in Fall 2023 | ||
| Oct 13 | Fri | Deadline for Fall 2023 midterm grades to be posted in UDSIS |
| Oct 15 | Sun | Spring 2024 book orders are due by Faculty to UD Bookstore. |
| Oct 23 | Mon | Registration begins for Winter Session 2024 |
| Oct 23 | Mon | GRADUATE STUDENTS – Deadline for completion of |
| deferred examinations and incomplete work (grade I) from | ||
| Spring Semester 2023 and 2023 Summer Sessions. | ||
| Nov 6 | Mon | Registration begins for Spring Semester 2024 |
| Nov 13 | Mon | Last day to change registration or to withdraw from courses for |
| Fall 2023 | ||
| Nov 14 | Tue | Deadline for receipt of doctoral dissertations and education |
| leadership portfolios for degrees to be conferred in Fall 2023 | ||
| Nov 14 | Tue | Deadline for receipt of master’s theses for degrees to be |
| conferred in Fall 2023 | ||
| Nov 17 | Fri | Thanksgiving Break begins after last class. Residence halls |
| close at 7:00 p.m. | ||
| Nov 17 | Fri | Last meal in dining halls before Thanksgiving Break – dinner |
| Nov 20-24 | Classes suspended Monday through Friday for Thanksgiving | |
| break | ||
| Nov 23-24 | Thanksgiving Holiday observed- University offices closed | |
| Nov 26 | Sun | Residence halls re-open at 12 p.m. |
| Nov 26 | Sun | First meal in dining halls after Thanksgiving Break- dinner |
| Nov 27 | Mon | Classes resume following Thanksgiving Break |
| Dec 1 | Fri | Deadline for graduate admission applications for Spring 2024 |
| Dec 11 | Mon | Last day of Fall 2023 classes; classes end at 10:00 p.m. |
| Dec 11 | Mon | Last day to apply for a medical Leave of Absence for Fall 2023 |
| Dec 12 | Tue | Reading Day: no examinations scheduled |
| Dec 13 | Wed | Final examinations begin. Breakfast, lunch and dinner in dining |
| halls | ||
| Dec 15 | Fri | Deadline for filing application for graduate degrees to be |
| conferred in Winter 2024 | ||
| Dec 17 | Sun | Final examinations end |
| Dec 17 | Sun | Residence halls close at 10:00 p.m. Last meal in dining halls – |
| dinner | ||
| Dec 20 | Wed | Deadline for Fall 2023 semester grades to be posted to UDSIS |
Winter Session 2024
| Sep 15 | Fri | Winter book orders are due by faculty to the UD Bookstore |
| Oct 23 | Mon | Registration begins for Winter Session 2024 |
| Jan 2 | Tue | Last day to apply for readmission for Winter 2024 |
| Jan 2 | Tue | Residence hall check-in 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. |
| Jan 2 | Tue | First meal in dining halls – dinner |
| Jan 3 | Wed | Winter 2024 classes begin at 8:00 a.m. |
| Jan 3 | Wed | Tuition/fee payment deadline for Winter Session 2024 |
| Jan 8 | Mon | Last day to add or drop courses. After this date, no tuition will |
| be rebated and a $25 processing fee will be charged for change | ||
| of registration; students withdrawing from courses will receive | ||
| a grade of ‘W’ on permanent record. | ||
| Jan 8 | Mon | Deadline for changing dining plan |
| Jan 15 | Mon | Martin Luther King Holiday – classes suspended; University |
| offices closed | ||
| Jan 16 | Tue | Deadline for receipt of dissertations, education leadership |
| portfolios and master’s theses for degrees to be conferred in | ||
| Winter Session 2024 | ||
| Jan 26 | Fri | Last day to change registration or withdraw from courses for |
| Winter Session 2024 | ||
| Feb 2 | Fri | Last day of classes for Winter Session 2024 |
| Feb 3 | Sat | Final examinations |
| Feb 3 | Sat | Students leaving after Winter Session must check-out of |
| residence hall by 6:00 p.m. Last meal in dining halls – dinner | ||
| Feb 7 | Wed | Deadline for Winter Session 2024 grades to be posted to UDSIS |
Spring Semester 2024
| Oct 15 | Sun | Spring book orders are due by Faculty to the UD Bookstore |
| Nov 1 | Wed | Undergraduate admission application deadline for first year |
| and transfer students entering Spring Semester 2024. | ||
| Nov 6 | Mon | Registration begins for Spring Semester 2024 |
| Dec 1 | Fri | Deadline for graduate admission applications for Spring 2024 |
| Jan 3 | Wed | Undergraduate tuition/fee payment deadline for Spring 2024 |
| Jan/Feb | TBD | Winter New Student Orientation |
| Feb 1 | Thu | Winter International New Student Orientation |
| Feb 2 | Fri | Last day to apply for readmission for Spring 2024 |
| Feb 4 | Sun | Residence hall check-in 10:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. |
| Feb 4 | Sun | First meal in dining halls – brunch |
| Feb 5 | Mon | Spring 2024 classes begin at 8:00 a.m. |
| Feb 5 | Mon | Graduate/PCS tuition/fee payment deadline for Spring 2024. |
| Classes subject to cancellation after this date | ||
| Feb 15 | Thu | Deadline for filing application for graduate degrees to be |
| conferred in Spring 2024 | ||
| Feb 16 | Fri | Last day to add or drop courses. After this date, no tuition will |
| be rebated and a $25 processing fee will be charged for change | ||
| of registration; students withdrawing from courses will receive | ||
| a grade of ‘W’ on permanent record. | ||
| Feb 16 | Fri | Last day to apply for a personal or educational leave of absence |
| for Spring 2024 | ||
| Feb 16 | Fri | Deadline for changing dining plan |
| Feb 16 | Fri | UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS – Deadline for completion |
| of deferred examinations and incomplete work (grade I) from | ||
| Fall Semester 2023, and Winter Session 2024 | ||
| Feb 16 | Fri | Deadline for admission to doctoral candidacy for degrees |
| conferred in Spring 2024 | ||
| Mar 10 | Sun | Deadline for filing application for graduate degrees to be |
| conferred in Summer 2024 | ||
| Mar 15 | Fri | Summer 2024 book orders are due by faculty to UD Bookstore |
| Mar 22 | Fri | Deadline for Spring 2024 midterm grades to be posted to |
| UDSIS |
| Mar 22 | Fri | Spring Break begins after last scheduled class; Residence halls |
| close at 7:00 p.m. | ||
| Mar 22 | Fri | Last meal in dining halls before Spring Break – lunch |
| Mar 25 | Mon | GRADUATE STUDENTS – Deadline for completion of |
| deferred examinations and incomplete work (grade I) from Fall | ||
| Semester 2023 and Winter Session 2024. | ||
| Mar 31 | Sun | Residence halls re-open at 12 p.m. |
| Mar 31 | Sun | First meal in dining halls after Spring Break – dinner |
| Apr 1 | Mon | Classes resume after Spring break at 8:00 a.m. |
| Apr 1 | Mon | Registration for 2024 Summer Sessions begins |
| Apr 1 | Mon | Deadline for admission to doctoral candidacy for degrees to be |
| conferred in Summer Session 2024 | ||
| Apr 9 | Tue | Deadline for graduate admission applications for Summer |
| Session 2024 | ||
| Apr 15 | Mon | Fall 2024 book orders are due by Faculty to UD Bookstore |
| Apr 15 | Mon | Deadline for receipt of doctoral dissertations and education |
| leadership portfolios for degrees conferred in Spring 2024 | ||
| Apr 15 | Mon | Registration begins for Fall Semester 2024 |
| Apr 22 | Mon | Deadline for receipt of master’s thesis for degrees to be |
| conferred in Spring 2024 | ||
| Apr 29 | Mon | Last day to change registration or to withdraw from courses for |
| Spring 2024 | ||
| May 1 | Wed | Undergraduate admission application deadline for first year |
| students entering Fall 2024 | ||
| May 1 | Wed | Admissions deposit deadline for first year students |
| May 16 | Thu | Last class day; classes end at 10:00 p.m. |
| May 16 | Thu | Last day to apply for a medical Leave of Absence for Spring |
| 2024 | ||
| May 17 | Fri | Reading Day; no examinations scheduled |
| May 18 | Sat | Final examinations begin |
| May 20-24 | Doctoral Hooding, Honors Medal Ceremony, College | |
| Convocations–https://commencement.udel.edu/ for schedule | ||
| May 22 | Wed | Final examinations end |
| May 22 | Wed | Residence halls close at 10:00 p.m. (except for graduating |
| students). Last meal in dining halls – dinner | ||
| May 25 | Sat | Commencement |
| May 25 | Sat | Residence halls close at 6 p.m. for graduating students |
| May 27 | Mon | Memorial Day observed; offices closed |
| May 28 | Tue | Deadline for Spring semester 2024 grades to be posted to |
| UDSIS | ||
| May 31 | Fri | Alumni Weekend begins |
First Summer Session 2024
| Mar 10 | Sun | Deadline for filing application for graduate degrees to be |
| conferred in Summer 2024 | ||
| Mar 15 | Fri | Summer 2024 book orders are due by Faculty to the UD |
| Bookstore. | ||
| Apr 1 | Mon | Registration for 2024 Summer Sessions begins |
| Apr 1 | Mon | Deadline for admission to doctoral candidacy for degrees to be |
| conferred in Summer Session 2024 | ||
| May 31 | Fri | Last day to apply for readmission for Summer 2024 |
| Jun 2 | Sun | Residence hall check-in for 5 and 7 ½ week sessions, 12 p.m. to |
| 5 p.m. | ||
| Jun 2 | Sun | First meal in dining halls – dinner |
| Jun 3 | Mon | Classes begin at 8:00 a.m.- First Summer Session 2024 |
| Jun 3 | Mon | Tuition/fee payment deadline – First Summer Session |
| Jun 6 | Thu | Last day to add or drop courses for First Summer Session. After |
| this date, no tuition will be rebated and a $25 processing fee | ||
| will be charged for change of registration; students withdrawing | ||
| from courses will receive a grade of ‘W’ on permanent record | ||
| Jun 6 | Thu | Deadline for change in dining plan |
| Jun 19 | Wed | Juneteenth; classes suspended and University offices closed |
| Jun 27 | Thu | Last day to change registration or to withdraw from courses – |
| First Summer Session (5-week classes) | ||
| Jun 28 | Fri | Deadline for graduate admission applications for Fall 2024. |
| Most programs have earlier deadlines | ||
| Jul 4 | Thu | Independence Day Holiday; Classes suspended; University |
| Offices closed. All dining services are closed. | ||
| Jul 5 | Fri | Classes end – 5-week Summer Session |
| Jul 6 | Sat | Final examinations- 5-week Summer Session. Students |
| attending 5-week summer session to check out of residence | ||
| halls by 7:00 p.m. | ||
| Jul 10 | Wed | Deadline for 5-week Summer Session grades to be posted to |
| UDSIS | ||
| Jul 11 | Thu | Last day to change registration or to withdraw from courses – |
| First Summer Session (7 ½-week classes) | ||
| Jul 22 | Mon | Classes end – 7 ½-week Summer Session classes meeting |
| Monday/Wednesday | ||
| Jul 23 | Tue | Classes end – 7 ½-week Summer Session classes meeting |
| Tuesday/Thursday | ||
| Jul 24 | Wed | Final exams – 7 ½-week Summer Session classes meeting |
| Monday/Wednesday | ||
| Jul 25 | Thu | Final exams – 7 ½-week Summer Session classes meeting |
| Tuesday/Thursday | ||
| Jul 25 | Thu | Students attending 7 ½-week sessions to check out of residence |
| halls by 7:00 p.m. | ||
| Jul 29 | Mon | Deadline for 7 ½-week Summer Session grades to be posted to |
| UDSIS |
Second Summer Session 2024
| Mar 15 | Fri | Summer book orders are due by Faculty to the UD Bookstore. |
| Apr 1 | Mon | Registration for 2024 Summer Sessions begins. |
| Jul 7 | Sun | Residence hall check-in 12:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. |
| Jul 8 | Mon | Classes begin at 8:00 a.m.- Second Summer Session |
| Jul 8 | Mon | Tuition/fee payment deadline for Second Summer Session. |
| Jul 11 | Thu | Last day to add or drop courses for Second Summer Session. |
| After this date, no tuition will be rebated and a $25 processing | ||
| fee will be charged for change of registration; students | ||
| withdrawing from courses will receive a grade of ‘W’ on | ||
| permanent record | ||
| Jul 11 | Thu | Deadline for change in dining plans |
| Jul 15 | Mon | Deadline for receipt of doctoral dissertations, education |
| leadership portfolios and master’s theses for degrees to be | ||
| conferred in Summer Session 2024 | ||
| Aug 1 | Thu | Last day to change registration or to withdraw from courses – |
| Second Summer Session | ||
| Aug 8 | Thu | Last day of classes – Second Summer Session |
| Aug 9 | Fri | Final examinations |
| Aug 9 | Fri | Residence halls close for Second Summer Session at 7:00 p.m. |
| Last meal in dining halls – dinner | ||
| Aug 13 | Tue | Deadline for Second Summer Session 2024 grades to be posted |
| to UDSIS |
10-week Summer Session 2024
| Jun 12 | Wed | Last day to add or drop 10-week courses. After this date, no |
| tuition will be rebated and a $25 processing fee will be charged | ||
| for change of registration; students withdrawing from courses | ||
| will receive a grade of “W” on permanent record. | ||
| Jul 26 | Fri | Last day to change registration or withdraw from courses |
| Aug 8 | Thu | Last day of classes |
| Aug 9 | Fri | Final examinations |
RELIGIOUS OBSERVANCES
Friday, September 15, 2023 – Rosh Hashanah begins at sundown, continues next 2 days Sunday, September 24, 2023– Yom Kippur begins at sundown, continues following day Sunday, November 12, 2023 – Diwali
Monday, April 22, 2024 – Passover begins, continues for 7 days
Friday, March 29, 2024 – Good Friday
Tuesday, April 9, 2024 – Eid al-Fitr begins at sundown, continues until sundown Wednesday, April 10, 2024 Sunday, June 16, 2024 – Eid al-Adha begins at sundown, continues until sundown Monday, June 17, 2024
