2023-2024 Academic Calendar

Accelerated Courses follow their specific calendars shown below.

Graduate and non-traditional faculty, staff, and students may follow program specific calendars.

Students may add an online class before 10% of the class has been completed by securing the signature of his/her advisor. Students may add an online class after 10% of the class has been completed and before 25% of the class has been completed by securing the signature of his/her advisor and the instructor of the online class.

Fall Semester 2023 (16-week semester, 2023FFA)

 August  
17-21, Thursday-Monday Welcome Week
17, Thursday Residence Complexes Open for New Students Only
20, Sunday 
Residence Complexes Open for Returning Students 
22, Tuesday  Registration - Day Classes and 16-Week Evening Classes Begin
23-29, Wednesday-Tuesday *Late Registration 
25, Friday  Convocation
29, Tuesday  *Last Day to Add a Class
   
September   
4, Monday Labor Day Holiday Classes
5, Tuesday *Deadline to Drop (Course Does Not Appear on Transcript)
20, Wednesday Assessment Day
28, Thursday *Academic Progress Reports Due
   
 October  
 12-13, Thursday-Friday Fall Holiday
 24, Tuesday *Deadline to Drop (Course Appears on Transcript with "DR") 
 26, Thursday Priority Registration Begins for Spring 2024
 31, Tuesday Campus and Community: A Day of Remembrance and Service
   
 November  
17,Friday **Residence Complexes Close 
18-26, Saturday-Sunday Thanksgiving Holidays
26, Sunday Residence Complexes Open
   
 December
1, Friday *Last Day to Withdraw from All Fall Classes%
11-14, Monday-Thursday *Final Examinations
14, Thursday  **Residence Complexes Close
16, Saturday Graduation

 

August 8-Week Accelerated Semester, 2023 (2023AFA)

Registration closes for in-seat accelerated classes by the end of business hours on the first day the class is scheduled to meet (or on Friday for classes in which the first class meets on a Saturday).

August  
21, Monday Classes Begin
28, Monday Deadline to Drop (Course Does Not Appear on Transcript)
30, Wednesday Additional Monday Evening August Accelerated Classes
   
September  
4, Monday Labor Day Holiday
6, Wednesday Additional Thursday Evening August Accelerated Classes
15, Friday Deadline to Drop (Course Appears on Transcript with "DR") 
28, Thursday Last Day to Withdraw from August Accelerated Classes 
   
 October  
 5-10 Thursday-Tuesday Final Exams for August Accelerated Classes

 

October 8-Week Accelerated Semester, 2023 (2023OFA)

Registration closes for in-seat accelerated classes by the end of business hours on the first day the class is scheduled to meet (or on Friday for classes in which the first class meets on a Saturday).

October

 
12-13, Thursday-Friday Fall Holiday 
16, Monday Classes Begin
23, Monday Deadline to Drop (Course Does Not Appear on Transcript) 
26, Thursday Priority Registration Begins for Spring 2024

 
November  
10, Friday  Deadline to Drop (Course Appears on Transcript with "DR") 
20-26, Monday- Sunday Thanksgiving Holidays
   
December  
1, Friday Last Day to Withdraw from October Accelerated Classes
9-14, Saturday-Thursday Final Exams for October Accelerated Classes
16, Saturday  Graduation

 

Final Examinations
Fall & Spring Semesters

Hours for Exam 1st Day 2nd Day 3rd Day 4th Day
8 a.m. - 10 a.m. 8:00 MWF 8:00 TR 9:00 MWF 10:50 TR
11 a.m. - 1 p.m. 1:00 MWF 12:15 TR 12:00 MWF 1:40 TR
2 p.m. - 4 p.m. 11:00 MWF 9:25 TR 2:00 MWF 3:05 TR

 

Spring 2024 (16-week semester, 2024FSP)

January  
7, Sunday Residence Complexes Open for New/Returning Students 
9, Tuesday

Registration - Day Classes and 16-Week Evening Classes Begin

10-16, Wednesday-Tuesday *Late Registration
15, Monday  Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday
16, Tuesday *Last Day to Add a Class
23, Tuesday *Deadline to Drop (Course Does Not Appear on Transcript)
   
February  
6, Tuesday  Assessment Day
19, Monday *Academic Progress Reports Due 

 

 
March  
8, Friday *Residence Complexes Close 
9-17, Saturday-Sunday Spring Holidays
18, Monday *Deadline to Drop (Course Appears on Transcript with "DR")
21, Thursday  *Priority Registration Begins for Summer and Fall 2024 
29, Friday Good Friday Holiday
   
April  
1, Monday Easter Holiday
9, Tuesday Union University Scholarship Symposium 
19, Friday Last Day to Withdraw from All Spring Classes%

 
May  
April 29-May 2, Monday-Thursday *Final Exams
2, Thursday  **Residence Complexes Close
4, Saturday Graduation

 

January Accelerated 8-Week Semester, 2024 (2024JSP)

Registration closes for in-seat accelerated classes by the end of business hours on the first day the class is scheduled to meet (or on Friday for classes in which the first class meets on a Saturday).

January  
8, Monday Classes Begin 
15, Monday Martin Luther King Day Holiday
15, Monday Deadline to Drop (Course Does Not Appear on Transcript) 
17, Wednesday Additional Class for Monday Accelerated Classes

 
February  
2, Friday Deadline to Drop (Course Appears on Transcript with "DR") 
19, Monday  Last Day to Withdraw from January Accelerated Classes
February 26-March 2, Monday-Saturday Final Exams

 

March 8-Week Accelerated Semester, 2024 (2024MSP)

Registration closes for in-seat accelerated classes by the end of business hours on the first day the class is scheduled to meet (or on Friday for classes in which the first class meets on a Saturday).

March

 

4, Monday Classes Begin 
10-17, Sunday-Sunday Spring Holidays
18, Monday Deadline to Drop (Course Does Not Appear on Transcript) 
21, Thursday  Priority Registration Begins for Summer and Fall, 2024

 
April  
5, Friday Deadline to Drop (Course Appears on Transcript with "DR") 
19, Friday  Last Day to Withdraw from March Accelerated Classes

 
May  
April 27-May 2, Saturday-Thursday Final Exams
4, Saturday Graduation

 

Final Examinations
Fall & Spring Semesters

Hours for Exam 1st Day 2nd Day 3rd Day 4th Day
8 a.m. - 10 a.m. 8:00 MWF 8:00 TR 9:00 MWF 10:50 TR
11 a.m. - 1 p.m. 1:00 MWF 12:15 TR 12:00 MWF 1:40 TR
2 p.m. - 4 p.m. 11:00 MWF 9:25 TR 2:00 MWF 3:05 TR

 

* Refers to both evening and day classes which meet the full Fall and Spring Semester.

** Residents will not be housed between semesters and during holidays without permission of the Director of Residence Life.

% Excludes accelerated and cohort classes already completed.

 

Summer 2024

MAY (4-week accelerated semester, 2024MAY)

May  
5, Sunday Residence Complexes Open
6, Monday Registration-Day and Evening Classes Begin
7, Tuesday Late Registration; Last Day to Add a Class
13, Monday Deadline to Drop (Course Does Not Appear on Transcript) 
16, Thursday      Deadline to Drop (Course Appears on Transcript with "DR") 
28, Tuesday Last Day to Withdraw from All May Classes
31, Friday Final Exams
31, Friday **Residence Complexes Close

 

June (4-week accelerated semester, 2024JUN)

June

 
2, Sunday Residence Complexes Open
3, Monday Registration—Day and Evening Classes Begin
4, Tuesday  Late Registration; Last Day to Add a Class
10, Monday

Deadline to Drop (Course Does Not Appear on Transcript)

13, Thursday Deadline to Drop (Course Appears on Transcript with "DR")
21, Friday  Last Day to Withdraw from all June Classes 
27, Thursday Final Exams
27, Thursday **Residence Complexes Close

 

July (4-week accelerated semester, 2024JUL)

July  
1, Monday Registration - Day and Evening Classes Begin 
2, Tuesday Last Day to Add
4, Thursday Independence Day Holiday
8, Monday Deadline to Drop (Course Does Not Appear on Transcript)
11, Thursday

Deadline to Drop (Course Appears on Transcript with "DR") 

22, Monday

Last Day to Withdraw from July Classes

25, Thursday Final Exams
27, Saturday Adult Studies and Graduate Studies Graduation

 

May/June (8-week accelerated semester, 2024MJU)

Registration closes for in-seat accelerated classes by the end of business hours on the first day the class is scheduled to meet (or on Friday for classes in which the first class meets on a Saturday).

May  
6, Monday Classes Begin
13, Monday Deadline to Drop (Course Does Not Appear on Transcript)
15, Wednesday Additional Class for Monday Accelerated Classes
31, Friday Deadline to Drop (Course Appears on Transcript with "DR")

 
June  
14, Friday Last Day to Withdraw from May/June Summer Classes
22-27, Saturday-Thursday Final Exams

 

June/July (8-week accelerated semester, 2024JUJ)

Registration closes for in-seat accelerated classes by the end of business hours on the first day the class is scheduled to meet (or on Friday for classes in which the first class meets on a Saturday).

 June  
3, Monday Classes Begin 
10, Monday Deadline to Drop (Course Does Not Appear on Transcript) 
19, Wednesday Additional Class for Thursday Accelerated Classes
28, Friday Deadline to Drop (Course Appears on Transcript with "DR")

 
July  
4, Thursday Independence Day Holiday
12, Friday Last Day to Withdraw from June/July Summer Classes 
20-25, Saturday-Thursday Final Exams
27, Saturday Adult Studies and Graduate Studies Summer Graduation

 

May/June/July (12-week accelerated semester 2024EXT)

May  
6, Monday Registration-Classes Begin
7-9, Tuesday-Thursday Late Registration
9, Thursday  Last Day to Add
16, Thursday Deadline to Drop (Course Does Not Appear on Transcript)

 
June  
28, Friday Deadline to Drop (Course Appears on Transcript with "DR")

 
July   
4, Thursday Independence Day Holiday
12, Friday Last Day to Withdraw from May/June/July Summer Extended Classes
22-25, Monday-Thursday Final Exams
 27, Saturday Adult Studies and Graduate Studies Summer Graduation

 

* Refers to both evening and day classes which meet the full Fall and Spring Semester.

** Residents will not be housed between semesters and during holidays without permission of the Director of Residence Life. % Excludes accelerated and cohort classes already completed.