Academic Calendar
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Download a printable version of the 2023-24 academic calendar, or view the three-year academic calendar.
May 2023
30 Summer 5 and 10-Week Classes Begin
31 Last Day to Drop or Add a 5- week Class
June 2023
7 Last Day to Drop or Add a 10-Week Class
14 New Student Orientation Session #1
15 New Student Orientation Session #2
16 New Student Orientation Session #3
21 Last Day to Withdraw from a 5-week Class
27 Upward Bound & Bridge Classes End
30 Summer 5- Week Classes end
July 2023
4 Independence Day
10 New Student Orientation Session #4
11 New Student Orientation Session #5
14 Last Day to Withdraw from a 10-Week Class
August 2023
4 Summer 10-Week Classes End
8 Summer Semester Grades Due (Noon)
14-15 International Students Arrive
14-16 New Faculty Workshops
16-18 New International Student Orientation
16 Chairs Workshop
17-18 All Faculty Workshops
19 New Students Arrive
19 Welcome Week Begins
21 Returning Students Arrive
22 Enrollment Confirmation Day
23 Fall Semester Classes Begin (Wed.)
(Add/Drop Period: Aug. 23 – Sept.1)
September 2023
1 Last Day to Drop or Add a Course
4 Labor Day (no classes/college closed)
29- Oct. 1 Homecoming
October 2023
3 Service Day
16-17 Fall Break (Mon.- Tues.)
18 Classes Resume
18 Spring 2024 Advising Begins
20 Midterm
20-21 Board of Trustees Meeting
24 Midterm Grade Due (Noon)
30 Spring 2024 Registration Begins
November 2023
4 Central College Scholar Day
10 Last Day to Withdraw from a Course
11 Central College Scholar Day
22-24 Thanksgiving Break (Wed. – Fri.)
27 Classes Resume
27 Registration for Guest Students Begins
December 2023
8 Last Day of Fall Semester Classes (Fri.)
11 College-Wide Study Day
12-14 Final Exams
15 Residence Halls Closed
19 Fall Semester Final Grades Due (Noon)
January 2024
12 Faculty Workshop
13 New Student Welcome Day/Orientation
14 Returning Students Arrive
15 Spring Semester Classes Begin
(Add/Drop Period: Jan. 15-26)
15 Martin Luther King Day (alternate day of
learning)
26 Last Day to Drop or Add a Course
27 Central College Scholar Day
February 2024
3 Central College Scholar Day
March 2024
8 Midterm
11-15 Spring Break (Mon.-Fri.)
12 Midterm Grades Due (Noon)
18 Classes Resume
18 Fall 2024 Advising Begins
29-April 1 Easter Break (Fri – Mon.)
April 2024
2 Classes Resume (Tues.)
2 Fall 2024 Registration Begins
5 Last Day to Withdraw from a Course
19-20 Board of Trustees Meeting
23 Undergraduate Research Symposium
(alternate day of learning)
May 2024
2-4 Tulip Time
3 Last day of Spring Semester Courses
3 Last day to add Summer 2024 independent
coursework
6 College-Wide Study Day
7-9 Final Exams
10 Senior Grades Due (Noon)
10 Residence Halls Closed
11 Baccalaureate/Commencement
14 Final Grades Due (Noon)
28 Summer 5 and 10-Week Classes Begin
31 Last Day to Drop or Add a 5- Week Class
