2023-2024 Academic Calendars

Fall Semester 2023

August
	9	Semester Payment Due Date
September
	4	Labor Day Holiday (offices open)
	5	Classes Begin*
	12	Last Day to Add a Class for Credit*
	19	Last Day to Drop a Class with Refund*
November
	2	Dissertation Defense Deadline for Fall 2023 Commencement Participation
	10	Last Day to Withdraw from a Class with “W” (no refund)*
	15	Graduation Application Deadline for Spring 2024 posting date
	20-24	Thanksgiving Holiday (no classes, offices closed at 12:00 noon on the 21st)
	27	Classes Resume, Offices Open
December
	12	Traditional Semester Closes
	13-14	Commencement Exercises (tentative)
	20	Offices Closed (December 20 - January 1)

August
	9	Semester Payment Due Date
September
	4	Labor Day Holiday (offices open)
	4	Classes Begin* - Session 1 and Session 3
	12	Last Day to Add a Class for Credit* - Session 1 and Session 3
	19	Last Day to Drop a Class with Refund* - Session 1 and Session 3
October
	3	Last Day to Withdraw from a Class with “W” (no refund)* - Session 1
	29	Session 1 Closes

October
	30	Classes Begin* - Session 2
November
	2	Dissertation Defense Deadline for Fall 2023 Commencement Participation
	3	Last Day to Withdraw from a Class with “W” (no refund)* - Session 3
	6	Last Day to Add a Class for Credit* - Session 2
	13	Last Day to Drop a Class with Refund* - Session 2
	15	Graduation Application Deadline for the Spring 2024 posting date
	21-26	Offices Closed (beginning at 12:00 noon on the 21st)
	23-24	Thanksgiving Holiday (no classes)
	25	Classes Resume
	27	Offices Open
	27	Last Day to Withdraw from a Class with “W” (no refund)* - Session 2
December
	13-14	Commencement Exercises (tentative)
	20	Offices Closed (December 20 - January 1)
	23	Session 2 and Session 3 Close

*For courses with alternate begin and end dates, please see InsideCBU for alternate add, drop and withdraw dates.

January
	2	Offices Open
	4	Semester Payment Due Date
	8	Classes Begin*
	15	Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday (no classes, offices closed)
	16	Last Day to Add a Class for Credit*
	22	Last Day to Drop a Class with Refund*
March
	11-15	Spring Break (no classes)
	15	Graduation Application Deadline for Summer 2024 posting date
	15	Dissertation Defense Deadline for Spring 2024 Commencement Participation
	22	Last Day to Withdraw from a Class with “W” (no refund)*
	29	Good Friday Holiday (no classes, offices closed)
	30-April 1	Easter Observance (classes resume at 4:00 pm on April 1st, offices closed)
April
	2	Offices Open
	20	Traditional Semester Closes
	22-24	Commencement Exercises (tentative)

January
	2	Offices Open
	4	Semester Payment Due Date
	8	Classes Begin* - Session 1 and Session 3
	15	Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday (no classes, offices closed)
	16	Last Day to Add a Class for Credit* - Session 1 and Session 3
	22	Last Day to Drop a Class with Refund* - Session 1 and Session 3
February
	5	Last Day to Withdraw from a Class with “W” (no refund)* - Session 1
March
	3	Session 1 Closes

March
	4	Classes Begin* - Session 2
	8	Last Day to Withdraw from a Class with “W” (no refund)* - Session 3
	11	Last Day to Add a Class for Credit* - Session 2
	15	Graduation Application Deadline for Summer 2024 posting date
	15	Dissertation Defense Deadline for Spring 2024 Commencement Participation
	18	Last Day to Drop a Class with Refund* - Session 2
	29	Good Friday Holiday (no classes, offices closed)
	30-April 1	Easter Observance (classes resume at 4:00 pm on April 1st, offices closed)
April
	2	Last Day to Withdraw from a Class with “W” (no refund)* - Session 2
	2	Offices Open
	22-24	Commencement Exercises (tentative)
	28	Session 2 and Session 3 Close

* For courses with alternate begin and end dates, please see InsideCBU for alternate add, drop and withdraw dates.

May
	6	Semester Payment Due Date
	6	Classes Begin*
	13	Last Day to Add a Class for Credit*
	20	Last Day to Drop a Class with Refund*
	27	Memorial Day Holiday (no classes, offices closed)
July
	4	Independence Day Holiday Observance (no classes, offices closed)
	5	Dissertation Defense Deadline for Summer 2024 Commencement Participation
	12	Last Day to Withdraw from a Class with “W” (no refund)*
	15	Graduation Application Deadline for Fall 2024 posting date
August
	9	Traditional Semester Closes
	14-15	Commencement Exercises (tentative)

May
	6	Semester Payment Due Date
	6	Classes Begin* - Session 1 and Session 3
	13	Last Day to Add a Class for Credit* - Session 1 and Session 3
	20	Last Day to Drop a Class with Refund* - Session 1 and Session 3
	27	Memorial Day Holiday (no classes, offices closed)
June
	3	Last Day to Withdraw from a Class with “W” (no refund)* - Session 1
	30	Session 1 Closes

July
	1	Classes Begin* - Session 2
	4	Independence Day Holiday (no classes, offices closed)
	5	Dissertation Defense Deadline for Summer 2024 Commencement Participation
	5	Last Day to Withdraw from a Class with “W” (no refund)* - Session 3
	8	Last Day to Add a Class for Credit* - Session 2
	15	Graduation Application Deadline for Fall 2024 posting date
	15	Last Day to Drop a Class with Refund* - Session 2
	29	Last Day to Withdraw from a Class with “W” (no refund)* - Session 2
August
	14-15	Commencement Exercises (tentative)
	25	Session 2 and Session 3 Close

*For courses with alternate begin and end dates, please see InsideCBU for alternate add, drop and withdraw dates.