2023-24 Academic Calendar
2023-2024 Calendar
FALL 2023
| August | |
| Friday 4 | Deadline for graduate students to upload final projects for September graduation |
| Monday 14 | International Student move-in |
| Tuesday 15 | Deadline for students to apply/petition for January graduation to the registrar's office |
| Wednesday 16 | New Graduate Student Orientation, 5:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m., with a virtual option on 8/17 for new graduate students in online programs; New International Graduate Student Orientation, 2 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. |
| Thursday 17 | New International Undergraduate Student Orientation, 10:30 a.m. |
| Friday 18 | New First-Year move-in; Undergraduate Student Orientation, 9 a.m. - 1 p.m. |
| Saturday 19 | Returning and transfer student move-in, returning students beginning at TBD, transfer students at 12 p.m. |
| Sunday 20 | Undergraduate Convocation, 5 p.m. |
| Sunday 20 | Last day for 100% tuition refund for undergraduate students; 100% refund for graduate students continues until the first class meeting (all online classes begin on August 21) |
| Monday 21 | First day of classes for undergraduate and graduate students |
| Monday 21 | Drop/add period begins; 80% tuition refund period begins and continues through August 30, 0% tuition refund thereafter |
| Wednesday 30 | Drop/add ends at 5 p.m.; end 80% course refund for graduate and part-time undergraduate students; last day to declare/change S/U (undergraduate only) or audit option; last day to file for Leave of Absence |
| September | |
| Monday 4 | Labor Day; no classes; offices closed |
| Friday 8 | Deadline for graduate students to submit notification of fall comprehensive exams to the registrar's office (Ceramic Arts and Human Behavior) |
| Friday 8 | Last day to file for extra credit (x) study or internship (undergraduate only) |
| October | |
| Tuesday 10 | Term II PE begins |
| Friday 13 | Midterm grades due by 9 a.m. in registrar's office |
| Monday 16 - Tuesday 17 | Fall Break; no classes; offices open |
| Wednesday 18 | Classes resume |
| Saturday 28 | Master's Comprehensive Examinations |
| Monday 30 | Advising period begins and continues through November 10 |
| Tuesday 31 | Master's Comprehensive Examinations |
| November | |
| Monday 6 | Last day to withdraw from undergraduate classes |
| Monday 13 | Last day to withdraw from graduate classes |
| Monday 13 | Begin winter and spring registration for seniors and current graduate students |
| Tuesday 14 | Last day for undergraduates to submit petition for spring semester study abroad or study at another institution |
| Tuesday 14 | Begin winter and spring registration for juniors |
| Wednesday 15 | Begin winter and spring registration for sophomores |
| Thursday 16 | Begin winter and spring registration for first-year students |
| Friday 17 | Deadline for graduate students to upload final research projects for January graduation |
| Monday 20 | Begin winter and spring registration for new undergraduate, new graduate and non-degree seeking students |
| Wednesday 22 - Sunday 26 | Thanksgiving recess; no classes |
| Wednesday 22 | Residence halls close for Thanksgiving recess, 12 p.m. |
| Thursday 23 - Sunday 26 | Offices closed for Thanksgiving recess |
| Sunday 26 | Residence halls open after Thanksgiving recess, 12 p.m. |
| Monday 27 | Classes resume |
| December | |
| Monday 4 | Last day of undergraduate classes; Last day to submit Incomplete grade requests for undergraduate students |
| Monday 4 - Saturday 9 | Last week of graduate classes |
| Tuesday 5 | Undergraduate Reading Day |
| Wednesday 6 - Friday 8 | Undergraduate Final Exams |
| Friday 8 | Last day to submit Incomplete grade requests for graduate students |
| Saturday 9 - Sunday 10 | Undergraduate Reading Days |
| Monday 11 - Tuesday 12 | Undergraduate Final Exams |
| Wednesday 13 | Residence halls close at 12 p.m. |
| Friday 15 | Final grades due by 12 p.m. in the registrar's office |
| Saturday 23 - Monday 1 | Winter break; offices closed |
WINTER (J-TERM) 2024
| January | |
| Monday 1 | Last day for 100% tuition refund for undergraduate students; 100% refund for graduate students continues until the first-class meeting (all online classes begin on January 2) |
| Tuesday 2 | Classes begin |
| Wednesday 3 | Drop/add ends at 5 p.m. |
| Friday 12 | Last day to withdraw from classes |
| Monday 15 | Deadline for students to apply/petition for June graduation to the registrar's office |
| Monday 15 | Martin Luther King, Jr. Day; no classes; offices closed |
| Friday 19 | Classes end; Last day to submit Incomplete grade requests |
| Tuesday 23 | Final grades due by 9 a.m. in the registrar's office |
SPRING 2024
| January | |
| Monday 15 | Deadline for students to apply/petition for June graduation to the registrar's office |
| Wednesday 17 | New Graduate and New International Graduate Student Orientation, time TBD |
| Saturday 20 | Residence halls open for new students, 9 a.m. |
| Saturday 20 | Residence halls open for returning students, 12 p.m. |
| Monday 22 | New undergraduate students arrive; orientation, time 9 a.m. |
| Monday 22 | Last day for 100% tuition refund for undergraduate students; 100% tuition refund for graduate students continues until the first class meeting (all online classes begin on January 23) |
| Tuesday 23 | First day of classes for undergraduate and graduate students |
| Tuesday 23 | Drop/add period begins; 80% tuition refund begins and continues through February 1; 0% tuition refund thereafter |
| February | |
| Thursday 1 | Drop/add ends at 5 p.m.; end 80% course refund for graduate and part-time undergraduate students; last day to declare/change S/U (undergraduate only) or audit option; last day to file for Leave of Absence |
| Friday 2 | Deadline for graduate students to submit notification of spring comprehensive exams to the registrar's office (Ceramic Arts and Human Behavior) |
| Friday 9 | Last day to file for extra credit (x) study or internship (undergraduate only) |
| March | |
| Friday 8 | Residence halls close for Spring Break, 8 p.m. |
| Monday 11 - Sunday 17 | Spring Break; no classes. Offices open Monday-Friday |
| Friday 15 | Deadline for students to apply/petition for September graduation to the registrar's office |
| Sunday 17 | Residence halls re-open, 12 p.m. |
| Monday 18 | Classes resume |
| Tuesday 19 | Term IV PE begins |
| Friday 22 | Midterm grades due by 9 a.m. in registrar's office |
| April | |
| Monday 1 | Advising period begins and continues through April 12 |
| Saturday 6 | Master's Comprehensive Exams |
| Monday 8 | Last day to withdraw from undergraduate classes |
| Tuesday 9 | Master's Comprehensive Exams |
| Friday 12 | Last day to submit petition for fall study abroad or study at another institution |
| Monday 15 | Last day to withdraw from graduate classes |
| Monday 15 | SPIRES Day of Alternate Instruction |
| Monday 15 | Begin summer and fall registration for non-graduating seniors, juniors and current graduate students |
| Tuesday 16 | Begin summer and fall registration for sophomores |
| Wednesday 17 | Begin summer and fall registration for first-year students |
| Monday 22 | Begin summer and fall registration for new undergraduate, new graduate and non-degree seeking students |
| Tuesday 30 | Deadline for graduate students to upload final research projects for June graduation |
| May | |
| Monday 6 | Last day of undergraduate classes; Last day to submit Incomplete grade requests for undergraduate students |
| Monday 6 - Saturday 11 | Last week of graduate classes |
| Tuesday 7 | Undergraduate Reading Day |
| Wednesday 8 - Friday 10 | Undergraduate Final Exams |
| Friday 10 | Last day to submit Incomplete grade requests for graduate students |
| Saturday 11 - Sunday 12 | Undergraduate Reading Days |
| Monday 13 - Tuesday 14 | Undergraduate Final Exams |
| Wednesday 15 | Residence halls close for summer (non-graduating students), 2 p.m. |
| Friday 17 | Final grades due by 12 p.m. in the registrar's office |
| Saturday 18 | Commencement - Degree conferral will occur after confirmation of degree requirements have been met on June 15 |
| Sunday 19 | Residence halls close for graduating seniors, 2 p.m. |
SUMMER 2024
| May | |
| Monday 20 | Term I begins |
| Monday 27 | Memorial Day; no classes; offices closed |
| Friday 31 | All students move to summer housing assignments, time 9 a.m. |
| June | |
| Wednesday 19 | Juneteenth; no classes; offices closed |
| Friday 21 | Last day to withdraw from Summer I coursework that meets the full length of the term (5/20-6/30). For requests to withdraw from other Summer I coursework outside of the standard meeting dates, contact registrar@hood.edu for information |
| Sunday 30 | Term I ends |
| July | |
| Monday 1 | Term II begins |
| Wednesday 3 | Term I grades due by 3 p.m. in the registrar's office |
| Thursday 4 | July 4th Holiday; no classes; offices closed |
| August | |
| Friday 2 | Last day to withdraw from Summer II coursework that meets the full length of the term (7/1-8/11). For requests to withdraw from other Summer II coursework outside the standard meeting dates, contact registrar@hood.edu for information |
| Friday 2 | Deadline for graduate students to upload final projects for September graduation |
| Sunday 11 | Term II ends |
| Wednesday 14 | Term II grades due by 3 p.m. in the registrar's office |
Withdrawal and tuition refund policy for summer terms:
100% tuition refund before the first day of class for all sessions
80% tuition refund within the first two calendar days of one and two-week sessions; 0% tuition refund thereafter
80% tuition refund within the first four calendar days of three and four-week sessions; 0% tuition refund thereafter
80% tuition refund within the first seven calendar days of five and six-week sessions; 0% tuition refund thereafter
Online coursework begins the first day of the term
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