Changes may be made to the following tentative academic calendar, which is not official until it is approved by the Board of Trustees.
January 2024
January 1 —Monday
New Year's Day Holiday; Observed
January 12 — Friday
Registration for undergraduate non-matriculated students (Spring and Summer)
Registration for graduate non-matriculated students
January 15 — Monday
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday; University closed
January 16 — Tuesday
Classes begin (full-term and sub-term A)
January 16-22 — Tuesday-Monday
Drop/add period (full-term and sub-term A)
January 20 — Saturday
Saturday classes begin
January 22— Monday
Deadline to drop full-term and sub-term A course(s) with a 100% refund
Deadline to file FERPA hold to prevent release of student information
February 2024
February 1 — Thursday
Deadline to file spring 2024 graduation application without financial penalty
February 1 — Thursday
Deadline to withdraw from sub-term A course(s) with a 50% refund (part-time students only)
February 8 — Thursday
Deadline to withdraw from full-term course(s) with a 50% refund (part-time students only)
February 19 — Monday
President's Day holiday; normal campus operations
February 21 — Wednesday
Board of Trustees meeting
February 23 — Friday
Deadline to withdraw from sub-term A course(s) with a W grade
February 28— Wednesday
Sub-term A classes end
March 2024
March 1— Friday
Sub-term B classes begin
March 1-4— Friday-Monday
Sub-term B drop/add period
March 4 — Monday
Deadline to drop sub-term B course(s) with a 100% refund
March 10-16— Sunday-Saturday
Spring break
March 18 — Monday
Deadline to withdraw from sub-term B course(s) with a 50% refund (part-time students only)
March 26 — Tuesday
Preceptorial advising day; no classes
March 29— Friday
Holiday; normal campus operations
March 27 -April 9 Wednesday-Tuesday
Fall 2024 pre-registration is available
April 2024
April 3 — Wednesday
Preceptorial Advising Day; No classes
April 4 — Thursday
Deadline to withdraw from full-term course(s) with a W grade
Final deadline to file Spring 2024 graduation application
April 16 — Tuesday
Deadline to withdraw from sub-term B course(s) with a W grade
April 26 — Friday
Spring term classes end
May 2024
April 29-May 3— Monday-Friday
Final week
May 6— Monday
Grades due for graduating students by 12 noon
May 8 — Wednesday
Board of Trustees meeting
May 9 — Thursday
Grades due for non-graduating students 12 Noon
Note: Doctoral, Master's, and Baccalaureate Commencement ceremony schedule will be posted on the Commencement website.
This calendar includes only benchmark dates for the specified term. Additional items will be included when the calendar is fully activated in the January prior to the affected academic year. Draft approved by the Faculty Senate November 11, 2020. Days of the Week Meeting Distribution for SpringSpring 2024
January 2–5, Tues.–Fri.
Orientation, advising, and registration for all students based on student population and classification
January 8, Monday
Classes begin, 8:00 a.m.
January 12, Friday
Drop/Add period ends; last day to change course(s) or course section(s) for the Standard Term.
January 15, Monday
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. holiday. Classes dismissed; offices closed.
January 22, Monday
Census reporting; no additional schedule adjustment for the Standard Term.
March 2, Saturday
Instruction ends for Spring Break, 1:00 p.m.
March 11, Monday
Classes resume after Spring Break, 8:00 a.m.
March 29, Friday
Spring holiday. Classes dismissed; offices closed.
April 24, Wednesday
Last day of classes
April 25, Thursday
Reading Day
April 26 & 27, Fri. & Sat.; April 29–May 2, Mon.–Thurs.
Final examinations
May 3, Friday
May Commencement, Greensboro Coliseum
The one-day shortage of Fridays in the spring is made up with the one-day overage of Wednesdays. If a class meets only on Friday (three-hour class), then it is the instructor’s responsibility to make up the 150 minute deficit via an online or other instructional method outside of the classroom.