Academic Calendar 2023-2024

Fall Semester 2023

August

17	Thursday	Fall registration begins for non-degree undergraduate students
22	Tuesday	New Faculty Orientation
25	Friday	Fall waiver registration for senior citizens and students with unemployment waivers
28	Monday	Fall classes begin

September

4	Monday	Last day to add without permission from department; students may still drop classes without permission (undergraduate programs only except BPS)
4	Monday	Labor Day (college closed, library closed)
6	Wednesday	First Year Convocation
11	Monday	Last day for adding or dropping courses (all academic programs except BPS)

October

9	Monday	Columbus Day (college closed, library open—holiday hours)
10	Tuesday	Monday classes meet
14	Saturday	Make-up day (if needed and so designated by administration)
25	Wednesday	Mid-semester grades due by noon

November

7	Tuesday	Election day (classes held, offices open)
8	Wednesday	Last day to withdraw from courses with a W
13	Monday	Veterans Day (college closed, library open holiday hours)
15	Wednesday	Monday classes meet
20	Monday	Spring and Early Spring registration begins for degree students
23/24	Thursday-Friday	Thanksgiving (no classes)
27	Monday	Classes resume
27	Monday	Early Spring registration begins for non-degree students
28	Tuesday	Registration begins for non-degree graduate students

December

9	Saturday	Emergency make up day (if needed and so designated by administration)
9	Saturday	Fall semester classes end
11	Monday	Reading Day
12	Tuesday	Final examinations begin
18	Monday	Final examinations end
19	Tuesday	Make-up date for final examinations
25	Monday	Christmas Day observed (college closed, library closed)
27	Wednesday	Fall grades due by 4 p.m.

Note: Calendar subject to change

December - Early Spring 2024

Saturday

Early Spring classes begin

January

1	Monday	New Year's Day observed (college closed, library closed)
8	Monday	Spring registration begins for non-degree undergraduate students
12	Friday	Early spring classes end; Spring waiver registration for senior citizens and students with unemployment waivers.
15	Monday	Martin Luther King Jr. Day (college closed, library closed)
16	Tuesday	Spring classes begin
22	Monday	Last day to add without permission from department; students may still drop classes without permission
29	Monday	Last day for add/drop (all academic programs except for BPS)

February

17	Saturday	Emergency make-up day (if needed and so designated by administration)
19	Monday	Summer registration begins for degree students
26	Monday	Summer registration begins for non-degree students

March

11	Monday	Spring recess begins
18	Monday	Classes resume
20	Wednesday	Mid-semester grades due
23	Saturday	Make-up day (if needed and so designated by administration)

April

3	Wednesday	Last day to withdraw from courses with a W
10	Wednesday	Fall registration begins for degree students
20	Saturday	Emergency make up day (if needed and so designated by administration)
24	Wednesday	Fall registration begins for non-degree graduate students
24	Wednesday	Cap and Gown Convocation
29	Monday	Last day of classes
30	Tuesday	Reading Day

May

1	Wednesday	Final examinations begin
7	Tuesday	Final examinations end
8	Wednesday	Senior grades due by 4 p.m.
10	Friday	All other grades due by 4 p.m.;
10	Friday	Summer Session I waiver registration for senior citizens and students with unemployment waivers
11	Saturday	Undergraduate/Graduate Commencement
13	Monday	Summer Session I begins
17	Friday	Last day for adding courses or dropping a course without a charge (Summer Session I)
27	Monday	Memorial Day (college closed, library closed)

June

21	Friday	Summer Session I ends;
21	Friday	Summer Session II waiver registration for senior citizens and students with unemployment waivers
24	Monday	Summer Session II begins
26	Tuesday	Summer Session I grades are due by 4 p.m.
28	Friday	Last day for add/drop (Summer Session II)

July

Thursday

Independence Day Observed (college closed, library closed)

August

2	Friday	Summer session II ends
6	Tuesday	Summer Session II grades are due by 4 p.m.
12	Monday	Victory Day (college closed, library closed)

Note: Calendar subject to change. Please see RIC Website for any changes.