Academic Calendar

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Summer 2023

• May 15 (Mon.)
  Summer term begins
• May 29 (Mon.)
  Memorial Day (university holiday; classes do not meet)
• Jun 19 (Mon.)
  Juneteenth observance (university holiday; classes do not meet)
• Jul 3 (Mon.)
  Independence Day observance (university holiday; classes do not meet)
• Jul 4 (Tue.)
  Independence Day (university holiday; classes do not meet)
• Aug 20 (Sun.)
  Summer term ends

Fall 2023 (Non Law School)

• Aug. 28 (Mon.)
  Fall term begins
• Sept. 1 (Fri.)
  Last day to add a class
• Sept. 4 (Mon.)
  Labor Day (university holiday; classes do not meet)
• Sept. 11 (Mon.)
  Last day to drop a class without a “W”
• Oct. 6-8 (Fri.-Sun.)
  Family Weekend
• Oct. 16-17 (Mon.-Tue.)
  Fall break (classes do not meet)
• Oct. 18 (Wed.)
  Midpoint of semester
• TBD
  Mandatory fire drills
• Oct. 25 (Wed.)
  Last day to drop a class without extenuating circumstances
• Nov. 22-26 (Wed.-Fri.)
  Thanksgiving break (classes do not meet)
• Nov. 27 (Mon.)
  Classes resume
• Dec. 8 (Fri.)
  Day free for study
• Dec. 11-15 (Mon.-Fri.)
  Final evaluation period
• Dec. 15 (Fri.)
  Fall term ends
• Dec. 16 (Sat.)
  Commencement

J-Term 2024

• Jan. 3 (Wed.)
  J-term begins
• Jan. 15 (Mon.)
  Martin Luther King, Jr. Day (university holiday; classes do not meet)
• Jan. 26 (Fri.)
  J-term ends

Spring 2024 (Non Law School)

• Jan. 29 (Mon.)
  Spring term begins
• Feb. 2 (Fri.)
  Last day to add a class
• Feb. 9 (Fri.)
  Last day to drop a class without a “W”
• TBD (Wed.)
  Mandatory tornado drill
• Mar. 11-15 (Mon.-Fri.)
  Spring break (classes do not meet)
• Mar. 22 (Fri.)
  Midpoint of semester
• Mar. 29 (Wed.)
  Last day to drop a class without extenuating circumstances
• Apr. 24-27 (Wed.-Sat.)
  Drake Relays (Non-Law classes suspended for Drake Relays at 1:50pm on Fri, Apr 26)
• May 1 (Mon.)
  Classes resume
• May 10 (Fri.)
  Day free for study
• May 13-17 (Mon.-Fri.)
  Final evaluation period
• May 17 (Fri.)
  Spring term ends
• May 19 (Sun.)
  Commencement

This is the official Academic Calendar for Drake University.  It is updated and maintained by the Office of the Registrar.

Click here for future academic calendars. Note that an academic calendar is not official until it has been CONFIRMED by Faculty Senate.