Eckerd College Academic Calendar 2023-2024

Eckerd College Academic Calendar – The Eckerd College Academic Calendar provides crucial dates and deadlines that coordinate important activities for students, faculty, and staff across the 2023-2024 academic year.

The Eckerd student calendar kicks off with Autumn Term, an experiential orientation event every August before classes start up. Then you’ve got Fall and Spring making up most of the academic workload and schedule. Registration deadlines pop up here and there that students gotta keep an eye on.

Ceremonies, vacations and stuff break up the semester routine. A focused Winter Term in January lets students zero in on one subject. And for those striving overachievers, summer sessions from May to July offer more chances to learn.

The calendar maps it all out, so incoming/returning students can get a feel for the academic pace and rhythm of campus life. Pretty key info to wrap your head around as a new Eckerd student!

AUTUMN TERM 2023

• Friday, August 11 – First Years arrive. Students check-in before 2:00 p.m. Ceremony of Lights.
• Saturday, August 12 – Autumn Term begins.
• Wednesday, August 23 – Fall semester 2023 First Year registration begins.
• Thursday, August 31 – Autumn Term ends.
• Friday, September 1 – Autumn Term make-up day, if needed.

FALL SEMESTER 2023

• Thursday, August 31 – Orientation begins for transfer students who did not participate in Autumn Term. Move into residence hall. Orientation runs Thursday, August 31 through Saturday, September 2.
• Friday, September 1 – Residence houses open for returning students at 9:00 a.m.
• Saturday, September 2 – Last day of Orientation for transfers who did not participate in Autumn Term.
• Monday, September 4 – Fall semester begins.
• Tuesday, September 12 – End of drop/add period for Fall semester courses.
• Monday-Tuesday, October 16-17 – Fall recess.
• Friday, November 10 – Last day to withdraw from Fall semester courses with W grade, or change from audit to credit.
• Sunday, November 12 – Winter Term/Spring semester 2024 registration begins at 10:00 p.m.
• Wednesday-Friday, November 22-24 – Thanksgiving holiday, no classes.
• Friday, December 8 – Last day of classes.
• Monday-Thursday, December 11-14 – Examination period. Students must vacate residence hall 24 hours after their last exam.
• Friday, December 15 – Fall Semester ends. Residence halls close at noon for all students.

WINTER TERM 2024

• Tuesday, January 2 – Residence houses open at 9:00 a.m. New student registration/orientation for Winter Term.
• Wednesday, January 3 – Winter Term begins.
• Friday, January 5 – Last day to enter Winter Term; end of drop/add period; last day for change of project.
• Tuesday, January 9 – Last day to withdraw from Winter Term with W grade.
• Monday, January 15 – Martin Luther King day, no classes.
• Thursday-Friday, January 25-26 – First comprehensive examination period.
• Friday, January 26 – Winter Term ends.

SPRING SEMESTER 2024

• Monday, January 29 – Residence halls open at 9:00 a.m.
• Tuesday, January 30 – Spring Semester begins.
• Tuesday, February 6 – End of drop/add period for Spring semester courses.
• Friday-Sunday, February 16-18 – Family Weekend.
• Saturday, March 16 – Spring recess begins.
• Monday, March 25 – Classes resume at 8:00 a.m.
• Sunday, April 14 – Fall semester 2024 registration begins at 10:00 p.m.
• Friday, April 19 – Last day to withdraw from Spring semester courses with W grade, or change from audit to credit.
• Thursday-Friday, April 18-19 – Second comprehensive examination period.
• Friday, May 10 – Last day of classes.
• Monday-Friday, May 13-16 – Examination period. Non-graduates must vacate residence hall 24 hours after last exam.
• Friday, May 17 – Spring Semester ends. Residence halls close at noon for all non-graduates.
• Saturday, May 18 – Baccalaureate.
• Sunday, May 19 – Commencement.
• Monday, May 20 – Residence houses close at noon for graduates.
• Monday, May 27 – Memorial Day – holiday.

SUMMER TERM 2024

• Tuesday, May 28 – Residence houses open for Summer Session A.
• May 28-July 19 – Summer term.
• May 28-June 21 – Session A.
• June 24-July 19 – Session B.
• Saturday, July 20 – Residence houses close at noon.