Academic Calendar

2023 Spring Semester

2023 Spring Semester Academic Calendar Dates
Date(s)	Event
Jan 19	New Resident First Year and Resident Transfer Students Arrive
Jan 20	Spring Faculty Workshop
Jan 20	New Student Orientation
Jan 22	Residence Halls open at 10:00 a.m. for returning students
Jan 23	Day and Evening Classes begin
Jan 23	Online Term 1 classes begin
Jan 27	Last day of "Add/ Drop" Period
Jan 27-28	Weekend Classes Begin
Feb 22	Last day for dropping a Online Term 1 course with automatic W
Mar 6 - 31	Advising Weeks for Fall Registration
Mar 13 - 17	Spring Break
Mar 15	Online Term 1 Classes End
Mar 20	Classes resume
Mar 20	Online Term 2 classes begin
Mar 22	Mid-Semester Progress Reports available on WebAdvisor
Mar 27	Advance Registration for Summer & Fall begins
Mar 27- 31	EWP Advising/Registration for Summer & Fall begins
Apr 7	Last day for dropping a course with automatic W
Apr 9	Easter Sunday
Apr 10	Easter Monday Holiday (Monday labs meet another day-TBA)
Apr 14 - 15	Spring Alumni Weekend
Apr 19	Last day for dropping a Online Term 2 course with automatic W
Apr 27	Academic Symposium
Apr 27	Spring Honors Convocation
May 2 - 8	Evening Final Examinations
May 3	Day classes end
May 4	Reading Day
May 5, 6, 8, 9	Final Examinations
May 8	Evening classes end
May 9	Residence halls close at 5:00 p.m., except for graduates
May 10	Online Term 2 classes end
May 13	Commencement

2023 Summer Semester

Summer 2023 Academic Calendar Dates
Date(s)	Event
May 22 - June 20	Summer Session 1 (4 weeks)
June 7	Summer Session 1 - Last Day of dropping a course with automatic W
May 22 - Aug 11	Summer Session 2 (12 weeks)
July 12	Summer Session 2 - Last Day of dropping a course with automatic W
July 5 - Aug 11	Summer Session 3 (6 weeks)
July 25	Summer Session 3 - Last Day of dropping a course with automatic W
May 15 - July 2	Summer Session 4 (Online/Graduate 7 weeks)
June 12	Summer Session 4 - Last Day of dropping a course with automatic W
July 3 - Aug 20	Summer Session 5 (Online/Graduate 7 weeks)
Aug 1	Summer Session 5 - Last Day of dropping a course with automatic W

2023 Fall Semester

Fall 2023 Academic Calendar Dates
June 23 and 26	Orientation for First Year Students, Marlin Nation Orientation
TBA	Fall Student Athletes arrive
Aug 4 - 18	WesBridge
Aug 18	Batten Honors College Matriculation Ceremony and move-in
Aug 18	Fall Faculty Workshop
Aug 20	New Students Arrive
Aug 20	August Orientation for First Year Students begins
Aug 20	New Resident Transfer Students arrive
Aug 21	Transfer Student Orientation
Aug 22	Residence Halls open for returning students
Aug 23	Day and Evening Classes begin
Aug 23	Online Term 1 Classes begin
Aug 26 - 27	Weekend classes begin
Aug 29	Last Day of "Add/ Drop" Period
Sept 4	Labor Day (classes will be held)
Sept 7	Founders Day Convocation
Sept 22	Last day for dropping a Online Term 1 course with automatic W
Oct 2 - 27	Advising Weeks for Spring Registration
Oct 6 - 8	Homecoming/Family Weekend
Oct 12 - 13	Fall Break (Evening & Weekend classes will NOT meet during fall break)
Oct 13	Online Term 1 Classes End
Oct 16	Mid-semester Progress Reports due
Oct 18	Online Term 2 Classes begin
Oct 23	Advance Registration for Spring Semester begins
Nov 3	Last day for dropping a course with automatic W
Nov 17	Last day for dropping an Online Term 2 course with automatic W
Nov 22 - 24	Thanksgiving Holiday
Nov 27	Classes resume
Nov 30	Academic Symposium
Dec 5	Day and Evening Classes end
Dec 5 - 11	Evening Final Examinations
Dec 6	Reading Day
Dec 7, 8, 11, 12	Final Examinations
Dec 8	Online Term 2 classes end
Dec 12	Residence halls close at 5:00 p.m.
Dec 16	December Commencement

2024 January Term

January Term 2024 Academic Calendar Dates
Jan 2	Residence Halls Open for January Term
Jan 3	January begins
Jan 5	Drop January course without record
Jan 11	Drop January course with automatic W
Jan 15	Martin Luther King, Jr. Day (Observed) (No classes meet, Faculty offer alternative assignments
Jan 25	January ends

2024 Spring Term

Spring Term 2024 Academic Calendar Dates
Jan 26	Spring Faculty Workshop
Jan 26	New Resident First Year and Resident Transfer Students Arrive
Jan 26	New Student Orientation
Jan 28	Residence Halls open for returning students
Jan 29	Day and Evening Classes begin
Jan 29	Online Term 1 Classes Begin
Feb 2	Last day of "Add/ Drop" Period
Feb 2 - 3	Weekend Classes Begin
Feb 27	Last day for dropping a Online Term 1 course with automatic W
Mar 11 - Apr 5	Advising Weeks for Fall Registration
Mar 18 - 22	Spring Break
Mar 20	Online Term 1 Classes End
Mar 25	Classes resume
Mar 25	Online Term 2 Classes Begin
Mar 25	Mid-Semester Progress Reports available on WebAdvisor
Mar 31	Easter Sunday
Apr 1	Easter Monday Holiday (Monday labs meet another day-TBA)
Apr 1	Advance Registration for Summer & Fall begins
Apr 5 - 6	Spring Alumni Weekend
Apr 12	Last day for dropping a course with automatic W
Apr 24	Last day for dropping a Online Term 2 course with automatic W
May 3	Academic Symposium
May 3	Spring Honors Convocation
May 8	Classes end
May 8-14	Evening Final Examinations
May 9	Reading Day
May 10, 11, 13, 14	Final Examinations
May 14	Online Term 2 classes end
May 14	Residence halls close at 5:00 p.m., except for graduates
May 17	BHC Capstone Ceremony
May 17	Baccalaureate
May 18	Commencement
May 20	Online Summer Session Begins
May 20	Traditional Summer Session Begins
Aug 23	Summer Session Ends

2024 Summer Term

Summer Term 2024 Academic Calendar Dates
May 28 - June 25	Summer Session 1 4 weeks
May 28 - Aug 16	Summer Session 2 12 weeks
July 8 - Aug 16	Summer Session 3 6 weeks
May 20 - July 5	Summer Session 4 Online/Graduate 7 weeks Online/Graduate 7 weeks
July 8 - Aug 23	Summer Session 5 Online/Graduate 7 weeks
June 12	Summer Session 1 Last Day of dropping a course with automatic W
June 18	Summer Session 2 Last Day of dropping a course with automatic W
July 30	Summer Session 3 Last Day of dropping a course with automatic W
June 10	Summer Session 4 Last Day of dropping a course with automatic W
July 30	Summer Session 5 Last Day of dropping a course with automatic W