DePauw Academic Calendar 2023-2024

DePauw Academic Calendar – DePauw University, founded in 1837, is a private liberal arts college located on a beautiful 655-acre campus in rural Indiana. A total enrollment of around 1,750 students was recorded in Fall 2022, DePauw prides itself on small class sizes and close student-faculty interactions.

DePauw follows an innovative 4-1-4 academic calendar, with fall and spring semesters bookended by a short winter term in January and May term for special projects. From move-in day in August through commencement in May, DePauw students stay busy with challenging academics, campus traditions like Little 500, and community service. The details of the 2023/2024 academic calendar are below, read on and get acquainted with all the activities.

DePauw Academic Calendar 2023-2024:

Fall Term 2023

• Saturday, August 19 – Opening Day for New Students
• Wednesday, August 23 – Fall Classes Begin
• Wednesday – Wednesday, August 23-30 – Fall term Adjustment Period
• Monday, September 4 – Labor Day – University closed
• Thursday-Saturday, October 5-7 – Old Gold Weekend
• Monday, October 9 – Fall term Progress Reports Due by 10:00 a.m.
• Saturday-Sunday, October 14-22 – Fall Break (no classes)
• Friday, October 27 – Registration Adjustment: Last day to withdraw from a Fall course with grade of W, change from P/F to grade, or change from grade to P/F
• Friday-Saturday, October 27-28 – Family Weekend
• Wednesday-Sunday, November 22-26 – Thanksgiving Recess
• Monday-Friday, December 4-8 – Last five days of classes. No hour exams except for laboratory portions of final exams.
• Friday, December 8 – Last day of Fall classes
• Saturday-Sunday, December 9-10 – Study days
• Monday-Friday, December 11-15 – Final Examinations
• Friday, December 15 (5:00pm) – Holiday recess begins
• Wednesday, December 20 – Final grades due for all students by 10:00 a.m.

Winter Term 2024

• Wednesday-Thursday, January 3-25 – Winter Term (WT)
• Wednesday, January 3 – Last day to register for on-campus WT courses
• Friday, January 12 – Last day to withdraw from WT course with grade of W
• Monday, January 15 – Martin Luther King, Jr. Day – University closed
• Thursday, February 1 – Last day to submit WT projects

Spring Term 2024

• Monday, January 29 – Spring Classes Begin
  Monday-Monday, January 29-February 5 – Spring term Adjustment period
• Thursday, February 15 – Winter Term grades due
• (TBD) – Honors and Fellows
• Monday, March 11 – Progress reports due by 10:00 a.m.
• (TBD) – Admitted Student Open House
• Friday, March 22 – Registration Adjustment: Last day to withdraw from a course with grade of W, change from P/F to grade, change from grade to P/F
• Saturday-Sunday, March 23-March 31 – Spring Recess
• April Monday, April 8 – Solar eclipse activities (Afternoon classes canceled) (TBD) – Admitted Student Open House (TBD) – Little 5
• May (TBD) – Relay for Life
• Friday-Thursday, May 3-9 – Last five days of classes. No hour exams except for laboratory portions of final exams.
• Thursday, May 9 – Last day of classes
• Friday, May 10 – Study Day
• Saturday, May 11 – Final Examinations
• Sunday, May 12 – Study Day
• Monday-Thursday, May 13-16 – Final Examinations
• Friday, May 17 – Final grades due for graduating seniors by 10:00 a.m.
• Sunday, May 19 – Commencement
• Wednesday, May 22 – Final grades due for all students other than degree students by 10:00 a.m.
• Monday, May 27 – Memorial day observance (University closed)

May Term 2024

• Tuesday, May 28 – Residence halls open for students returning for May Term and summer projects
• Wednesday, May 29 – May Term begins (TBD) – Alumni Reunion Weekend
• Wednesday, June 19 – May Term ends
• Monday, June 24 – Last day to turn in May Term projects
• Friday, June 28 – May Term grades due