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Fall 2023
Spring 2024

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2023-2024 Academic Calendar

DKU ACADEMIC CALENDAR Academic Year 2023-2024

(NOTE: CALENDAR SUBJECT TO CHANGE)

Fall 2023

August 13

Sunday at 10:00 AM. All new undergraduate students (Class of 2027) and first-year graduate students move-in.

August 18

Friday at 9:00 AM. Returning undergraduate and graduate students move-in.

August 21

Monday. Undergraduate and graduate classes begin.

August 24

Thursday. Drop/add ends for first 7-week undergraduate session; Last day for grading basis change of spring 2023 classes (Class of 2024 only).

August 31

Thursday. Drop/add ends for 14-week undergraduate session.

September 1

Friday. Drop/add ends for graduate classes.

September 29-October 8

Friday – Sunday. Mid-Autumn Festival and National Day Holiday – No classes.

September 21

Thursday. Last day to withdraw with a W grade of first 7-week classes; Last day to change grading basis of first 7-week classes (Class of 2025, 2026 and 2027); Last day to resolve I grade of second seven-week classes in spring 2023.

October 9

Monday. All classes resume.

October 12

Thursday. First 7-week undergraduate session end.

October 13-15

Friday-Sunday. Undergraduate reading period.

October 16-19

Monday-Thursday. First 7-week undergraduate session final examinations. Graduate classes continue.

October 23

Monday. Second 7-week undergraduate session begins.

October 26

Thursday. Drop/add ends for second 7-week undergraduate session.

November 23

Thursday. Graduate classes end (ECE classes continue); Last day to withdraw with a W grade of second 7-week classes; Last day to change grading basis of second 7-week classes (Class of 2025, 2026 and 2027); Last day to resolve I grade of first 7-week classes.

November 24- 28

Friday-Tuesday. Graduate reading days; ECE classes continue.

November 29-December 1

Wednesday-Friday. Graduate exams.

November 30

Thursday. ECE classes end.

December 1-5

Friday -Tuesday. ECE program reading days.

December 6-8

Wednesday – Friday. ECE program exam period.

December 7

Thursday. Second 7-week undergraduate session ends.

December 8-10

Friday-Sunday. Undergraduate reading period.

December 11-14

Monday-Thursday. Undergraduate final examinations.

December 15

Friday at Noon. All residence halls close for Winter Break.

Spring 2024

January 5

Friday at 9:00 AM. All residence halls reopen.

January 8

Monday. Undergraduate and graduate classes begin.

January 11

Thursday. Drop/add ends for first 7-week undergraduate session; Last day to change grading basis of fall 2023 classes (Class of 2024 only).

January 18

Thursday. Drop/add ends for 14-week undergraduate session.

January 19

Friday. Drop/add ends for graduate classes.

February 8

Thursday. Last day to withdraw with a W grade of first 7-week classes; Last day to change grading basis of first 7-week classes (Class of 2025, 2026 and 2027); Last day to resolve I grade of fall 2023 second 7-week classes.

February 9- 18

Friday-Friday. Spring Festival Holiday– Chinese New Year – No classes

February 19

Monday. All classes resume.

February 29

Thursday. First 7-week undergraduate session ends.

March 1-3

Friday-Sunday.  Undergraduate Reading Days.

March 4-7

Monday-Thursday. First 7-week undergraduate session final examinations. Graduate classes continue.

March 11-15

Monday-Friday. Mini-term week for undergraduate students; Spring recess for graduate programs.

March 18

Monday. Second 7-week undergraduate session begins.

March 21

Thursday. Drop/add ends for second 7-week undergraduate session.

April 4

Thursday. Qing Ming – Tomb Sweeping Day – No classes

April 5

Friday. All classes in session. The Thursday class meeting schedule is in effect on this day. 

April 18

Thursday. Graduate classes end (ECE classes continue); Last day to withdraw with a W grade of second 7-week classes; Last day to change grading basis for second 7-week classes (Class of 2025, 2026 and 2027); Last day for I grade change of spring 2023 first 7-week classes.

April 19-23

Friday-Tuesday. Graduate Reading Days; ECE classes continue.

April 24-26

Wednesday-Friday. Graduate exams.

April 25

Thursday. ECE Classes end.

April 26-May 5

Friday -Sunday.  ECE program reading days.

May 1

Wednesday. International Labor Day Holiday – No classes

May 2

Thursday. Undergraduate classes in session. The Wednesday class meeting schedule is in effect on this day. 

May 3

Friday. Undergraduate classes in session. The Thursday class meeting schedule is in effect on this day.  Second 7-week undergraduate session ends.

May 4-5

Saturday-Sunday. Undergraduate Reading Days.

May 6-8

Monday-Wednesday.  ECE program exam period.

May 6-9

Monday-Thursday. Second 7-week undergraduate session ends.

May 11

Saturday. Last day to change grading basis of Spring 2024 classes (Class of 2024 only).

May 17

Friday.  Graduate and Undergraduate Commencement.

May 18

Saturday at Noon. All residence halls close.

Summer 2023

May 18

Thursday. Military Training for class of 2026 starts (required for mainland Chinese students and optional for HMT students).

May 30

Tuesday. Military Training for class of 2026 ends.

May 22

Monday. Military Training for class of 2025 and others start (required for mainland Chinese students and optional for HMT students).

June 2

Friday. Military Training for class of 2025 and others ends.

July 3

Monday. Summer session starts (for class of 2026 mainland and HMT students only).

August 9

Wednesday. Summer session classes ends.

August 10

Thursday. Summer session exams.

 

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