Fall Semester 2023 Academic Calendar
Registration for the Fall Semester 2023 begins February 27, 2023. All other registration dates can be found on the Registration Calendar
August 9 – Payment due for Fall 2023 tuition and fees.
August 10 – Registered students with unpaid tuition balances or who have not made payment arrangements will be dropped from fall classes.
August 15 – Release of available financial assistance begins.
August 21 - Classes begin
August 25 - Final day for undergraduates to complete and submit Application for Degree Completion in Workday
September 3 - Final day for 100% refund for full semester or arranged courses.
See Fee Refund/Drop/Withdrawal Schedule.
Final day to add or register in a full semester course.
See Add Policy for Semester Courses
Fees for courses withdrawn do not apply to courses added after this date.
September 4 - Labor Day Holiday - University closed
September 5 - Classes resume.
September 16 - Fall Family and Friends Day (Current Students)
September 18 - Final day for 50% refund for full semester or arranged courses.
See Fee Refund/Drop/Withdrawal Schedule.
20th day of classes
Final day to withdraw a course without transcript record.
September 19 - Transcript record begins
COURSES ARE PERMITTED TO BE WITHDRAWN FROM SEPTEMBER 19 THROUGH OCTOBER 29 (SEE WITHDRAWAL POLICY STATEMENT). A grade of "W" will be recorded.
September 29 - Oktoberfest
Classes held through 12:20 pm (The end of classes which begin at 11:30 am)
September 30 -Oktoberfest and Homecoming
October 2 - Final day for graduate students to sign up for comprehensive examinations
October 9 - Registration for Intersession and/or Spring 2024, Graduates and Seniors, Honors College and AMS/KAMS
October 13 - Interim
Final day for Masters, Doctorate and Education Specialists to complete and submit Application for Degree Completion in Workday
October 14 - Tiger Day (Senior and Junior in High School)
October 16 - Interim grade entry deadline, NOON
Last 8-week courses begin
October 23 - Registration for Intersession and/or Spring 2024, Juniors
October 29 - Final day to withdraw from a course with transcript record of "W." NO WITHDRAWALS ALLOWED AFTER THIS DATE.
November 6 - Registration for Intersession and/or Spring 2024, Sophomores
November 20 - 24 - Fall Break (University closed Nov. 23-26)
November 24 - Final day for graduate students to submit approved Master's Thesis or Specialist's Field Study Oral Examination Report due from departments to Graduate School.
Final day for graduate students to submit Master's Thesis or Specialist's Field Study introductory pages for format review.
November 27 - Classes resume
Registration for Intersession and/or Spring 2024, Freshmen
December 9, 11-15 - Final examinations
December 15 - Semester ends
University Commencement Exercises, Gross Memorial Coliseum
8:30 AM CST - College of Health and Behavior Sciences, Robbins College of Business and Entrepreneurship and Werth College of Science, Technology and Mathematics
11:00 AM CST– College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences and College of Education
Virtual Commencement Ceremony (Pre-recorded)
Graduate College – 2:00 PM CST
Undergraduate – 4:00 PM CST
December 18 - Final grade entry deadline, NOON
Final day for departments to submit comprehensive exams results to the Graduate School.
December 25 - January 1 - Winter Break - University Closed
January 12 - Fall semester undergraduate/graduate degree candidates must have all requirements for a degree completed and on record in the Registrar's Office by 4:30 pm
Dates subject to change