Calendar
Fall 2023
| Aug. 21 | M | Student Orientation begins |
| Aug. 24 | Th | Leadership and Ethics Workshop begins (second-year M.P.P. students) |
| Aug. 25 | F | Leadership and Ethics Workshop ends (second-year M.P.P. students) |
| Aug. 28 | M | Add/drop period begins |
| Aug. 29 | T | Student Orientation ends |
| Aug. 30 | W | Fall-term classes begin (full term and Fall 1) |
| Sept. 1 | F | Friday classes do not meet. Monday,Sept. 4, classes meet instead. |
| Sept. 4 | M | Labor Day. Classes do not meet. Administrative offices are closed |
| Sept. 8 | F | Add/drop period closes; final day to add courses without penalty |
| Sept. 13 | W | Final day to apply for personal leave of absence |
| Oct. 17 | T | Fall 1, half-term, courses end |
| Oct. 18 | W | October recess begins |
| Oct. 23 | M | October recess ends Fall 2, half-term, classes begin |
| Oct. 27 | F | Midterm Final day to request course change from credit to audit and from audit to credit Final day to withdraw from a course without a “W” on final transcript |
| Nov. 16 | Th | Spring-term online course registration opens |
| Nov. 20 | M | November recess begins |
| Nov. 27 | M | Classes resume |
| Dec. 1 | F | Spring-term online course selection ends |
| Dec. 15 | F | Classes end; final examinations begin |
| Dec. 21 | Th | Final examinations end Winter recess begins |
Spring 2024
| Jan. 8 | M | Final fall-term grades are due Final day for faculty to request a grade of Temporary Incomplete (TI) |
| Jan. 12 | TH | Add/drop period begins |
| Jan. 15 | M | Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. Classes do not meet |
| Jan. 16 | T | Spring-term classes begin (full term and spring 1) |
| Jan. 19 | F | Friday classes do not meet. Monday, Jan 15, classes meet instead |
| Jan. 24 | W | Add/drop period closes. Final day to add courses without penalty |
| Jan. 25 | TH | Final day to apply for personal leave of absence |
| Mar. 4 | M | Spring 2, half-term, courses begin |
| Mar. 8 | F | Midterm Spring 1 classes end Final day to request course change from credit to audit or audit to credit Final day to withdraw from a course without a “W” on final transcript |
| Mar. 11 | M | Spring recess begins |
| Mar. 25 | M | Full-term classes resume |
| May 3 | F | Classes end; final examinations begin |
| May 10 | F | Final examinations end. Summer break begins |
| May 15 | W | Final grades are due for graduating students. |
| May 20 | M | University Commencement Jackson School of Global Affairs Convocation |
| June 3 | M | Final spring-term grades due for continuing students Final day for faculty to request a grade of Temporary Incomplete (TI) |
Summer 2024
| May 27 | M | Summer term begins |
| Aug. 16 | F | Summer term ends |