Academic Calendar

Spring 2022
Summer 2022
Fall 2022
Spring 2023

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DKU ACADEMIC CALENDAR Academic Year 2022-2023

Applicable to Undergraduate and Graduate Programs

(NOTE: CALENDAR SUBJECT TO CHANGE)

Fall 2022

August 15Monday at 9:00 AM. All new undergraduate students (Class of 2026) and first-year graduate students move-in.
August 19Friday at 9:00 AM. Returning undergraduate and graduate students move-in.
August 22Monday. Undergraduate and graduate classes begin.
August 25Thursday. Drop/add ends for first 7-week undergraduate session; Last day for grading basis change of spring 2022 classes (Class of 2023 and 2024 only).
September 2Friday. Drop/add ends for graduate classes.
September 10-12Saturday – Monday. Mid-Autumn Festival ± No classes.
September 13Tuesday. All classes resume.
September 16Friday. All classes in Session. The Monday class meeting schedule is in effect on this day.
September 22Thursday. 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 and 2026 only); Last day to resolve I grade of second seven-week classes in spring 2022.
October 1-7Saturday ± Friday. Chinese National Day Holiday ± No classes.
October 10Monday. All classes resume.
October 13Thursday. First 7-week undergraduate session end.
October 14-16Friday-Sunday. Undergraduate reading period.
October 17-20Monday-Thursday. First 7-week undergraduate session final examinations. Graduate classes continue.
October 24Monday. Second 7-week undergraduate session begins.
October 27Thursday. Drop/add ends for second 7-week undergraduate session.
November 24Thursday. 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 and Class of 2026 only); Last day to resolve I grade of first 7-week classes.
November 25- 29Friday-Tuesday. Graduate reading days; ECE classes continue.
November 30- 2022/12/2Wednesday-Friday. Graduate exams.
December 1Thursday. ECE classes end.
December 2-6Friday -Tuesday. ECE program reading days.
December 7-9Wednesday – Friday. ECE program exam period.
December 8Thursday. Second 7-week undergraduate session ends.
December 9-11Friday-Sunday. Undergraduate reading period.
December 12-15Monday-Thursday. Undergraduate final examinations.
December 16Friday at Noon. All residence halls close for Winter Break.

Spring 2023

January 6Friday at 9:00 AM. All residence halls reopen.
January 9Monday. Undergraduate and graduate classes begin.
January 12Thursday. Drop/add ends for first 7-weeks undergraduate session; Last day to change grading basis of fall 2022 classes (Class of 2023 and 2024 only).
January 20Friday. Drop/add ends for graduate classes.
January 21- 27Friday-Friday. Spring Festival Holiday± Chinese New Year ± No classes
January 30Monday. All classes resume.
February 16Thursday. 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 and Class of 2026 only); Last day to resolve I grade of fall 2022 second 7-week classes.
March 2Thursday. First 7-week undergraduate session ends.
March 3-5Friday-Sunday. Undergraduate Reading Days.
March 6-9Monday-Thursday. First 7-week undergraduate session final examinations. Graduate classes continue.
March 13-17Monday-Friday. Mini-term week for undergraduate students; Spring recess for graduate programs.
March 20Monday. Second 7-week undergraduate session begins.
March 23Thursday. Drop/add ends for second 7-week undergraduate session.
April 5Wednesday. Qing Ming ± Tomb Sweeping Day ± No classes
April 6Thursday. All classes resume. The Wednesday class meeting schedule is in effect on this day.
April 7Friday. All classes in session. The Thursday class meeting schedule is in effect on this day.
April 20Thursday. 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 only and Class of 2026 only); Last day for I grade change of spring 2023 first 7-week classes.
April 21-25Friday-Tuesday. Graduate Reading Days; ECE classes continue.
April 26-28Wednesday-Friday. Graduate exams.
April 27Thursday. ECE Classes end.
April 28-May 7Friday -Sunday. ECE program reading days.
May 1-5Monday-Friday. International Labor Day Holiday ± No classes
May 8-10Monday-Wednesday. ECE program exam period.
May 11Thursday. Second 7-week undergraduate session ends.
May 12-14Friday-Sunday. Undergraduate Reading Days.
May 15-18Monday-Thursday. Undergraduate final exam period.
May 20Saturday. Last day to change grading basis of Spring 2023 classes (Class of 2023 only).
May 26Friday. Graduate and Undergraduate Commencement.
May 27Saturday 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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