BU Academic Calendar 2022-2023

BU Academic Calendar – See the official Boston University academic calendar showing important dates, academic events, and deadlines.

The BU Academic Calendar is a schedule of all events that occur during the academic year, including final exams, holidays, and the semester’s last day. Boston University follows a semester system.

The following are the dates and deadlines for the Fall, Spring, and Summer semesters at Boston University.

BU Academic Calendar: Fall Session 2022-2023

The following are the key deadlines and dates on the BU academic calendar for fall 2022.

• Official Summer Graduates receive their diplomas every year on August 25.
• BU Wednesday, August 31, 2022 through Monday, September 5, 2022 is the fall move-in date for 2022. Beginning Thursday, July 7, 2022, at noon, students must select an appointment date and time for their move-in to campus housing via the My Housing Portal. There are two appointment times available on each move-in day: The move-in window for Group A is from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m., while the window for Group B is from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.
• Labor Day in 2022 is on September 5th.
• BU’s fall semester begins on September 6, 2022. The first session of seven weeks begins.
• The official deadline for Continuing, New, and Transfer Students to register is September 12, 2022. (Only non-MET).
• Standard Courses must be added by September 19, 2022.
• The official deadline for MET students to register is September 19, 2022.
• Undergraduate students have until September 19, 2022 to convert credit courses to audit status.
• Indigenous Peoples Day is set for October 10, 2022.
• Standard Courses (those that do not begin with a “W”) can be dropped until October 11, 2022.
• Graduate Students must switch from Credit to Audit Status by October 11, 2022.
• The first seven-week session is scheduled to end on October 24, 2022.
• The second seven-week session begins on October 25, 2022.
• Dropping Standard Courses (with a “W”) is permitted until November 14, 2022.
• Undergraduate students have until November 14, 2022 to pass or fail a course.
• The 2022 Thanksgiving break at BU is from November 23 to November 27.
• Classes will resume on November 28, 2022.
• The deadline for taking a leave of absence or withdrawing from the University is November 29, 2022.
• The second seven-week session is scheduled to end on December 12, 2022.
• The research will take place between December 13 and December 14, 2022.
• Final exams will take place between December 15 and December 21, 2022.
• The fall 2022 graduation date is set for January 13, 2023.

BU academic calendar spring 2023

The following are the key deadlines and dates on the BU academic calendar for spring 2022.

• On January 16, 2023, Martin Luther King Jr. Day will be observed.
• BU classes begin on January 19, 2023. The first session of seven weeks begins.
• Presidents’ Day in 2023 is on February 20th.
• The first seven-week session is scheduled to end on March 3, 2023.
• BU Spring break will be held from March 4 to March 12, 2023.
• Classes will resume on March 13, 2023. The second seven-week session begins today.
• Patriots’ Day will be celebrated on April 17, 2023.
• The Second Seven-Week Session concludes on May 3, 2023, according to the Standard BU Calendar.
• The research will take place from May 4 to May 7, 2023.
• Final exams will begin on May 8th, 2023 and will conclude on May 12th, 2023.
• BU Commencement Weekend is scheduled for May 18-21, 2023.