Important semester-by-semester dates and deadlines, including the last day to use EMPOWER for adding, dropping, and changing classes.
Spring Semester 2024
Early registration for current students (on campus) Wednesday, November 1
Deadline for most scholarships Friday, December 1
Registration for the spring 2024 semester begins Friday, November 17
Deadline for application for admission/residential center Friday, December 8
Registration Event (Tuzzy Library) Wednesday, January 10
Residence center opens Wednesday, January 10
Holiday – Martin Luther King Day (Observed) Monday, January 15
First day of instruction Tuesday, January 16
Last day to add semester-long classes Friday, January 19
Last day to add semester-long classes w/ instructor permission Friday, January 26
Deadline for student-initiated and faculty-initiated drops Friday, February 2
Holiday – Presidents’ Day Monday, February 19
Deadline for Applications for Graduation Friday, March 1
Deadline for student-initiated withdrawals Friday, March 8
Student progress reports due Friday, March 8
Deadline for faculty-initiated withdrawals Friday, March 15
Seward’s Day Monday, March 25
Graduating students’ preliminary grades to Registrar Friday, March 29
Last day of instruction Thursday, April 25
Commencement Saturday, April 27
Residence center closes Sunday, April 28
Alumni Day Monday, April 29
Deadline for faculty to post grades Tuesday, April 30
Summer Semester 2024
Deadline for application for summer semester Wednesday, March 13
Registration for the summer 2024 semester begins Wednesday, April 3
Deadline for most scholarships Friday, April 26
First day of instruction Tuesday, April 30
Holiday – Memorial Day Monday, May 27
Holiday – Juneteenth (Observed) Wednesday, June 19
Holiday – Founder’s Day Tuesday, July 2
Holiday – Independence Day Thursday, July 4
Last day of instruction Friday, August 9
Fall Semester 2024
Registration for the fall 2024 semester begins – Monday, April 22
Deadline for most scholarships – Friday, July 26
Deadline for applications for admission and residential center – Friday, July 26
Registration Event – Wednesday, August 7
Residence center opens – Wednesday, August 7
First day of instruction – Monday, August 12
Last day to add semester-long classes – Friday, August 16
Last day to add semester-long classes with special permission – Friday, August 23
Holiday – Labor Day – Monday, September 2
Deadline for student-initiate and faculty-initiated drops – Friday, September 6
Student progress reports due – Friday, September 27
Deadline for student-initiated withdrawals – Friday, September 27
Deadline for faculty-initiated withdrawals – Friday, October 4
Holiday – Alaska Day – Friday, October 18
Deadline for applications for graduation – Friday, October 25
Holiday – Inuit Day – Thursday, November 7
Holiday – Veteran’s Day – Monday, November 11
Last Day of Instruction – Saturday, November 23
Deadline for faculty to post grades – Monday, November 25
Residence Center closes – Monday, November 25
Holiday – Thanksgiving – Thursday/Friday, November 28-29