This page outlines the UGA Academic Calendar for 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.
The University of Georgia 2022-2023Â Term Dates, includes important dates such as, Beginning of Term, final exam and registration schedules, deadlines and dates of graduation for students and Staff for has been released.
The University of Georgia (UGA or Georgia) is a public land-grant research university with its main campus in Athens, Georgia. Chartered in 1785, it is one of the oldest public universities in the United States.
The class periods on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday are divided into 50 minute segments and those on Tuesdays and Thursdays are 75 minutes. Classes must be scheduled and taught during the designated class periods at the designated times.

Contents
Spring 2023
Based on 50 minutes classes (MWF), 75 minutes classes (TTH), 15 weeks of classes + Exams
Orientation / Advisement | Jan. 5 | Thursday |
Registration | Jan. 6 | Friday |
Classes Begin | Jan. 9 | Monday |
Drop / Add for undergraduate and graduate level courses | Jan. 9 – 13 | Monday – Friday |
Holiday: Martin Luther King Jr. Day- no classes | Jan. 16 | Monday |
Midterm | Mar. 2 | Thursday |
Last Day of Classes prior to Spring Break | Mar. 3 | Friday |
Spring Break | Mar. 6 – 10 | Monday – Friday |
Classes Resume | Mar. 13 | Monday |
Withdrawal Deadline | Mar. 23 | Thursday |
Classes End | May 1 | Monday |
Reading Day | May 2 | Tuesday |
Final Exams | May 3 – 9 | Wednesday – Tuesday |
Graduate Commencement | May 11 | Thursday |
Undergraduate Commencement | May 12 | Friday |
Grades Due | May 15 | Monday, 12 PM |
Summer 2023
May Session
Based on 150 minutes daily, 15 days of classes
Registration | ||
Classes Begin | ||
Drop / Add | ||
Midterm | ||
Withdrawal Deadline | ||
Holiday: Memorial Day- no classes | May 29 | Monday |
Classes End | ||
Final Exams | ||
Grades Due | June 12 | Monday, 12 PM |
Date of conferral of Summer 2023 degrees | Aug. 7 | Monday |
Extended Summer Session
Based on 205 minutes per week for 11 weeks (2250 minutes for a 3 hour course).
Registration | ||
Classes Begin | ||
Drop / Add for undergraduate and graduate level courses | ||
Holiday: Memorial Day- no classes | May 29 | Monday |
Holiday: Juneteenth-no classes | June 19 | Monday |
Midterm | June 23 | Friday |
Withdrawal Deadline | June 23 | Friday |
Holiday: Independence Day- no classes | July 4 | Tuesday |
Classes End | Aug. 2 | Wednesday |
Final Exams | Aug. 3 – 4 | Thursday – Friday |
Grades Due | Aug. 7 | Monday, 12 PM |
Date of conferral of Summer 2023 degrees | Aug. 7 | Monday |
Thru Term
Based on 60 minutes daily, 38 days of class
Orientation | ||
Advisement / Registration | ||
Classes Begin | ||
Drop / Add | ||
Holiday: Juneteenth-no classes | June 19 | Monday |
Holiday: Independence Day- no classes | July 4 | Tuesday |
Midterm | July 6 | Thursday |
Withdrawal Deadline | July 6 | Thursday |
Classes End | Aug. 2 | Wednesday |
Final Exams | Aug. 3 – 4 | Thursday – Friday |
Grades Due | Aug. 7 | Monday, 12 PM |
Date of conferral of Summer 2023 degrees | Aug. 7 | Monday |
Short Session I
Based on 120 minutes daily, 19 days of classes
Orientation | ||
Advisement / Registration | ||
Classes Begin | ||
Drop / Add | ||
Holiday: Juneteenth-no classes | June 19 | Monday |
Midterm | June 22 | Thursday |
Withdrawal Deadline | June 22 | Thursday |
Holiday: Independence Day- no classes | July 4 | Tuesday |
Classes End | July 6 | Thursday |
Final Exams | July 7 | Friday |
Grades Due | July 10 | Monday, 12 PM |
Date of conferral of Summer 2023 degrees | Aug. 7 | Monday |
Short Session II
Based on 120 minutes daily, 19 days of classes
Orientation / Advisement / Registration | July 7 | Friday |
Classes Begin | July 10 | Monday |
Drop / Add | July 10 – 11 | Monday – Tuesday |
Midterm | July 21 | Friday |
Withdrawal Deadline | July 21 | Friday |
Classes End | Aug. 3 | Thursday |
Final Exams | Aug. 4 | Friday |
Grades Due | Aug. 7 | Monday, 12 PM |
Date of conferral of Summer 2023 degrees | Aug. 7 | Monday |