Academic Calendar

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2023-2024 Academic Calendars by Term 

Summer 2023

Summer 2023 Term I

Classes start May 8 Monday
Last day to drop/add May 9 Tuesday
Last day to withdraw May 18 Thursday
Last day of classes May 26 Friday
Degree date August 10 Thursday

Summer 2023 Term II

Classes start May 30 Tuesday
Last day to drop/add June 1 Thursday
Juneteenth Holiday June 19 Monday
Last day to withdraw June 20 Tuesday
Provost Approved Holiday July 3 Monday
Independence Day Holiday July 4 Tuesday
Last day of classes July 6 Thursday
Degree date August 10 Thursday

Summer 2023 Ten-Week Term

Classes start May 30 Tuesday
Last day to drop/add June 2 Friday
Juneteenth Holiday June 19 Monday
Provost Approved Holiday July 3 Monday
Independence Day holiday July 4 Tuesday
Last day to withdraw July 13 Thursday
Last day of classes/degree date August 10 Thursday

Summer 2023 Term III

Classes start July 7 Friday
Last day to drop/add July 11 Tuesday
Last day to withdraw July 27 Thursday
Last day of classes/degree date August 10 Thursday

J.B. Speed School of Engineering Summer 2023 Term

Classes start May 15 Monday
Last day to drop/add May 18 Thursday
Memorial Day holiday May 29 Monday
Juneteenth Holiday June 19 Monday
Last day to withdraw June 27 Tuesday
Provost Approved Holiday July 3 Monday
Independence Day holiday July 4 Tuesday
Last day of classes July 25 Tuesday
Final exam period July 26-31 Wednesday - Monday
Degree date August 10 Thursday

Kent School of Social Work Summer 2023 Term

Classes start May 8 Monday
Last day to drop/add May 11 Thursday
Memorial Day holiday May 29 Monday
Juneteenth Holiday June 19 Monday
Last day to withdraw June 23 Friday
Provost Approved Holiday July 3 Monday
Independence Day holiday July 4 Tuesday
Last day of classes July 25 Tuesday
Degree date August 10 Thursday

School of Nursing Summer 2023 Term

Classes start May 17 Wednesday
Last day to drop/add May 22 Monday
Memorial Day holiday May 29 Monday
Juneteenth Holiday June 19 Monday
Last day to withdraw June 29 Thursday
Provost Approved Holiday July 3 Monday
Independence Day holiday July 4 Tuesday
Last day of classes July 27 Thursday
Degree Date August 10 Thursday

Fall 2023

Regular Full-Term Courses
Classes start August 21 Monday
Last day to add/drop a course August 25 Friday
Last day to withdraw October 20 Friday
Last day of classes December 4 Monday
Reading day December 5 Tuesday
Final examinations December 6-12 Wednesday-Tuesday
First Half-Term Courses
Classes Start August 21 Monday
Last day to add/drop August 23 Wednesday
Last day to withdraw September 19 Tuesday
Last day of classes/final exam (if needed) October 11 Wednesday
Second Half-Term Classes
Classes start October 12 Thursday
Last day to add/drop October 16 Monday
Last day to withdraw November 9 Thursday
Last day of classes/final exam (if needed) December 4 Monday
Holidays, Degree Date, and Commencement
Labor Day holiday September 4 Monday
Fall Break October 9-10 Monday-Tuesday
Thanksgiving break November 22-26 Wednesday-Sunday
Degree date December 15 Friday
December commencement December 15 (subject to venue availability) Friday

Winter 2023-24

Classes Start December 13 Wednesday
Last day to drop/add December 14 Thursday
Holiday (no classes) December 25 Monday
Last day to withdraw December 26 Tuesday
Last day of classes January 3 Wednesday
Final exam (if needed) January 4 Thursday

Spring 2024

Regular Full-Term Courses
Classes start January 8 Monday
Last day to add/drop a course January 12 Friday
Last day to withdraw March 6 Wednesday
Last day of classes April 22 Monday
Reading day April 23 Tuesday
Final examinations April 24-April 30 Wednesday-Tuesday
First Half-Term Courses
Classes Start January 8 Monday
Last day to add/drop January 10 Wednesday
Last day to withdraw February 6 Tuesday
Last day of classes/final exam (if needed) February 26 Monday
Second Half-Term Classes
Classes start February 27 Tuesday
Last day to add/drop February 29 Thursday
Last day to withdraw April 2 Tuesday
Last day of classes/final exam (if needed) April 22 Monday
Holidays, Degree Date, and Commencement
Martin Luther King holiday January 15 Monday
Spring Break March 11-17 Monday-Sunday
Degree date May 11 Saturday
Spring commencement May 11 (subject to venue availability) Saturday

 Note: The University reserves the right to change the announced academic calendar without prior notice.

Policy on Work-Restricted Religious Holy Days

Federal law and University policy prohibit discrimination on the basis of religious belief. It is the policy of the University of Louisville to accommodate students, faculty, and staff who observe religious work-restricted holy days. Students who observe work-restricted religious holy days must be allowed to do so without jeopardizing their academic standing in any course. Faculty are obliged to accommodate students’ request(s) for adjustments in course work on the grounds of religious observance, provided that the student(s) make such request(s) in writing during the first two (2) weeks of term.

Deans and department chairs must investigate and resolve student complaints arising from alleged faculty failure to make reasonable accommodation under these guidelines. 

A calendar of typical work-restricted holy days is available through the university's calendars pages.