Academic Calendar

  • Fall 2023

    Date Day Event
    August 21 M Quest Kickoff move-in
    August 21-24 M-W Quest Kickoff
    August 24 Th First-year check-In
    August 25 F Ursinus Day Academic Convocation
    August 27 Su Upper Classes check-In
    August 28 M Fall Semester begins
    September 8 F Last day to add classes
    October 13 F Mid-semester grades due; Fall Break begins (after classes)
    October 14-17 Sa-T Fall Break
    October 18 W Classes resume
    November 8 W Spring term online registration begins
    November 21 T Spring term online registration ends
    November 21 T Last day to drop with “W”
    November 21 T Thanksgiving Break begins (after classes)
    November 22-26 W-Su Thanksgiving Break
    November 27 M Classes resume
    December 8 F Last day of classes; Last day to drop
    December 9 S Reading Day
    December 11-16 M-Sa Final Exams

    Spring 2024

    Date Day Event
    January 15 M College closed for Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
    January 16 T Residence halls open at noon
    January 17 W Spring Semester classes begin
    January 30 T Last day to add classes
    March 1 F Mid-semester grades due; Spring Break begins (after classes)
    March 2-10 Sa-Su Spring Break
    March 11 M Classes resume
    April 9 T Fall semester online registration begins
    April 19 F Fall semester online registration ends
    April 19 F Last day to drop with a “W”
    April 24 W CoSA
    May 1 W Last Day of Classes; Last Day to Drop
    May 2 Th Reading Day
    May 3-4 F-Sa Final Exams
    May 6-9 M-Th Final Exams
    May 10 F Baccalaureate (evening)
    May 11 Sa Commencement
    May 21 T Bear Beginnings
    May 22 W Bear Beginnings

    Updated 3/14/2024