Calendar
The following dates are subject to change as the University makes decisions regarding the 2023–2024 academic year. Changes will be posted online on the School of Art’s website.
Fall 2023
| Aug. 21–25 | M–F | Orientation for new and continuing students |
| Aug. 28 | M | Registration for all students |
| Aug. 30 | W | Fall-term classes begin, 8:20 a.m. |
| Sept. 4 | M | Labor Day; classes do not meet |
| Sept. 13 | W | Last day to add a course with permission of registrar |
| Oct. 27 | F | Midterm Last day to withdraw from a fall full-term course without the course appearing on the transcript |
| Nov. 17 | F | November recess begins, 5:30 p.m. |
| Nov. 27 | M | Classes resume, 8:20 a.m. |
| Dec. 8 | F | Last day to withdraw from a course with permission of instructor and registrar Fall-term classes end, 5:30 p.m. Reading period begins |
| Dec. 15 | F | Critiques and examinations begin, 9 a.m. |
| Dec. 20 | W | Critiques and examinations end, 5:30 p.m. Winter recess begins |
Spring 2024
| Jan. 10 | W | Closing date for submission of online applications for admission in September 2024 |
| Jan. 11 | TH | Registration for all students |
| Jan. 15 | M | Martin Luther King, Jr. Day; offices closed |
| Jan. 16 | T | Spring-term classes begin, 8:20 a.m. |
| Jan. 30 | T | Last day to add a course with permission of registrar |
| Mar. 8 | F | Midterm Last day to withdraw from a spring full-term course without the course appearing on the transcript Spring recess begins, 5:30 p.m. |
| Mar. 25 | M | Classes resume, 8:20 a.m. |
| Apr. 26 | F | Last day to withdraw from a course with permission of instructor and registrar Spring-term classes end, 5:30 p.m. Reading period begins |
| May 3 | F | Critiques and examinations begin, 9 a.m. |
| May 8 | W | Critiques and examinations end, 5:30 p.m. Summer recess begins |
| May 20 | M | University Commencement |