Fall 2023 Academic Calendar
| Date | Detail |
|---|---|
| Wednesday, July 19, 10:00am - Thursday, Sept. 14, 11:59pm | Registration period for graduate and undergraduate students. |
| Wednesday, Aug. 23 | Grades for summer 2023 courses for August degree recipients due. |
| Thursday, Aug. 31 | First day of instruction. |
| Monday, Sept. 4 | Labor Day: No university exercises, staff holiday. |
| Thursday, Sept. 14 | Last day to add classes. All work for summer term 2023 undergraduate and graduate incompletes due to instructors. Last day for seniors graduating in December to declare or drop a major or minor. |
| Friday, Sept. 15 | *Rosh Hashanah: No university exercises. Staff holiday. |
| Wednesday, Sept. 20 | First day for undergraduates to elect a pass/fail option for a class taken in the current term. |
| Thursday, Sept. 21 | Grades replacing summer 2023 undergraduate and graduate incompletes due in the university registrar's office. |
| Monday, Sept. 25 | *Yom Kippur: No university exercises. Staff holiday. |
| Tuesday, Sept. 26 | Brandeis Monday: Monday class schedule in effect. |
| Monday, Oct. 2 | Last day to drop Module I courses. |
| Monday, Oct. 2 | Last day for graduate students to change grading option of Module I courses to audit (instructor’s permission required). |
| Monday, Oct. 9 | Indigenous Peoples Day: No university exercises, staff holiday. |
| Thursday, Oct. 12 | Brandeis Monday: Monday class schedule in effect. |
| Friday, Oct. 13 | Last day for undergraduates to elect a pass/fail option for the current term and to request a P grade for the preceding term (at 5 p.m.) |
| Tuesday, Oct. 17 | Last day for undergraduates to apply for midyear graduation. Last day for undergraduates to submit a Reduced Rate Senior application. |
| Wednesday, Oct. 25 | Module II: first day of instruction. |
| Thursday, Nov. 2 | Fall Module I grades due. |
| Tuesday, Nov. 7 | Last day to add Module II classes. |
| Friday, Nov. 10 | Veterans Day (observed): Classes in session. |
| Tuesday, Nov. 14 | Last day to drop semester courses. |
| Tuesday, Nov. 14 | Last day for graduate students to change grading option of semester courses to audit (instructor's permission required). |
| Tuesday, Nov. 21 | Last day to drop Module II courses. |
| Tuesday, Nov. 21 | Last day for graduate students to change grading option of Module II courses to audit (instructor's permission required). |
| Wednesday, Nov. 22 - Friday, Nov. 24 | Thanksgiving holiday: No university exercises, staff holiday Thursday and Friday. |
| Monday, Nov. 27 | Priority registration for Spring 2024 classes. |
| Tuesday, Nov. 28 - Monday, Dec. 4 | Early registration for Spring 2024 classes. |
| Friday, Dec. 8 | Last day of instruction. Last day to voluntarily withdraw from the term (written notification required). |
| Monday, Dec. 11 | Study day. |
| Tuesday, Dec. 12 - Wednesday, Dec. 20 | Final examination period. |
| Wednesday, Dec. 27 | Fall term grades due. |
| Friday, Jan. 5, 2024 | Last day for graduating seniors to convert current term pass/fail enrollments to a "P." |
| Wednesday, Jan. 24, 2024 | All work for fall term 2023 incompletes due to instructors. |
*This Jewish holiday begins at sundown of the previous evening listed, and ends at nightfall of the last day listed on the academic calendar.
**This Jewish holiday begins at sundown of the previous evening listed, and ends at nightfall the day after the day listed on the academic calendar.