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2023-24 Academic Calendar: Undergraduate Programs

Includes residence hall opening and closing information.

Please note all calendars are subject to change.

Fall Full-Term 2023
Non-matriculated student registration July 31
Residence halls open for NEW students Sept. 2
Residence halls open for RETURNING students Sept. 4
Advising/registration day Sept. 5
Day and evening classes begin Sept. 6
Last day to drop/add without professor and advisor signatures Sept. 12
Last day to:  
Add a semester course (including TA, independent study, step-up and internships) Sept. 19
Register for audit Sept. 19
Drop without a "W" grade Sept. 19
Community Building Day (No classes until 12:50 p.m.) Sept. 27
Last day to request P/NC Oct. 3
Incomplete grades from previous terms due Oct. 17
Midterm grades due Oct. 30
Fall Break (No classes on Oct. 27, classes resume 5 p.m. Monday, Oct. 30.) Oct. 27-30
Faculty advising begins Oct. 31
Pre-registration for Jan Term, Spring and Summer Terms 2024 Nov. 6-17
Last day to drop a semester class without receiving a "WF" Nov. 7
Thanksgiving Holiday (no classes Nov. 22-24; campus offices closed Nov. 23-24) Nov. 22-24
Last day for course withdrawal Dec. 11
Final exams week Dec. 12-15
Residence halls close for Christmas Break Dec. 16
Final grades due at noon Dec. 22
Fall First Half-Term 2023
Classes begin Sept. 6
Last day to:  
Add a First Half-Term course Sept. 13
Drop without receiving a "W" Sept. 13
Register for audit Sept. 13
Last day to request P/NC Sept. 19
Last day to drop without receiving a "WF" Oct. 3
Last day of First Half-Term courses Oct. 20
Final grades due at noon Oct. 27
Fall Second Half-Term 2023
Classes begin Oct. 23
Last day to:  
Add a Second Half-Term course Oct. 30
Drop without receiving a "W" Oct. 30
Register for audit Oct. 30
Last day to request P/NC Nov. 3
Last day to drop without receiving a "WF" Nov. 17
Last day of Second Half-Term courses Dec. 15
Final grades due at noon Dec. 22
Jan Term 2024
Residence halls open Jan. 1
Jan Term begins Jan. 3
Last day to drop/add without professor and advisor signatures Jan. 5
Last day to:  
Add a Jan Term course (including TA, independent study, step-up and internships) Jan. 8
Register for audit Jan. 8
Drop without receiving a "W" grade Jan. 8
Request P/NC Jan. 8
Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday (No classes; campus offices closed.) Jan. 15
Last day to drop a class without receiving a "WF" Jan. 16
Last day to drop a Jan Term class Jan. 19
Last day of the term Jan. 24
Residence halls close to students not taking Spring Term at Whitworth Jan. 27, 10 a.m.
Final grades due at noon Jan. 31
Spring Term 2024
Residence halls open for NEW students Jan. 29
Advising/registration day Jan. 31
Day and evening classes begin Feb. 1
Last day to drop/add without professor and advisor signatures Feb. 7
Last day to:  
Add a semester course (Including TA, independent study, step-up and internships) Feb. 14
Register for an audit Feb. 14
Drop without receiving a "W" grade Feb. 14
Last day to request P/NC Feb. 28
Faculty Development Day (No classes) March 1
Incomplete grades from previous terms due March 13
Faculty advising begins March 18
Midterm grades due March 22
Residence halls close for Spring Break March 23
Spring Break March 25-29
Good Friday (No classes; campus offices closed.) March 29
Easter Holiday (Some graduate and evening courses may meet; campus offices closed.) March 31-April 1
Residence halls open March 31
Pre-Registration for summer and fall 2024 April 2-12
Last day to drop a semester class without receiving a "WF" April 10
ROTC Commissioning, Gonzaga Campus TBA
Last day for course withdrawal May 13
Final Exams Week May 14-17
ROTC Commissioning, Whitworth Campus TBA
Graduate Commencement May 18
Residence halls close for students not graduating May 18
Baccalaureate and Undergraduate Commencement May 19
Residence halls close for graduating students May 20
Final grades due at noon May 24
Spring First Half-Term 2024
Classes begin Feb. 1
Last day to:  
Add a First Half-Term course Feb. 8
Drop without receiving a "W" Feb. 8
Register for audit Feb. 8
Last day to request P/NC Feb. 14
Last day to drop without receiving a "WF" Feb. 28
Last day of First Half-Term courses March 15
Final grades due at noon March 22
Spring Second Half-Term 2024
Classes begin March 18
Spring Break March 25-29
Good Friday (No classes; campus offices closed.) March 29
Easter Holiday (Some graduate & evening courses may meet; campus offices closed) March 31-April 1
Last day to:  
Add a Second Half-Term course April 2
Drop without receiving a "W" April 2
Register for audit April 2
Last day to request P/NC April 8
Last day to drop without receiving a "WF" April 19
Last day of Second Half-Term courses May 17
Final grades due at noon May 24