Gonzaga Academic Calendar 2023-2024
Gonzaga Academic Calendar – See the official Gonzaga University academic calendar showing important dates, academic events, and deadlines.
The Gonzaga Academic Calendar outlines important dates and deadlines for students, faculty, and staff. Following the calendar facilitates the planning and coordination essential for a successful academic year. Below are the key dates for the 2023-2024 academic year at Gonzaga University.
The Gonzaga Academic Calendar provides details on orientation events, the first day of classes, holidays, key deadlines for adding/dropping courses, midterms and finals, and more. Adhering to this calendar allows students to track assignments, exams, and other course requirements. Faculty and staff also rely on the calendar to schedule facility usage, plan events, conduct reviews, and handle other administrative tasks.
The calendar denotes vacation periods and official holidays when classes are cancelled, such as Labor Day, Thanksgiving Break, Christmas, Spring Break, Good Friday and Easter. The inclusion of these breaks offers students and faculty intervals of rest to promote productivity across the Fall, Spring and Summer semesters. The calendar also indicates when grades are due, enabling students to adequately judge academic standing.
Gonzaga Academic Calendar 2023-2024
Fall Semester 2023
- Thursday, August 17 – New Faculty Orientation
- Friday, August 18 – New Faculty Orientation
- Thursday, August 24 – Fall Faculty Conference
- Friday, August 25 – Fall Faculty Conference
- Friday, August 25 – Residence Halls Open (New Students)
- Saturday, August 26 – Residence Halls Open (New Students)
- Sunday, August 27 – Residence Halls Open (Returning Students)
- Sunday, August 27 – President’s Reception and Welcome Mass
- Monday, August 28 – Academic Convocation
- Monday, August 28 – New Students Meet with Assigned Advisors
- Monday, August 28 – Monday ONLY Classes Begin
- Tuesday, August 29 – Classes Begin
- Monday, September 4 – Labor Day Holiday
- Wednesday, September 6 – Last Day to Add
- Friday, September 8 – Last Day to Drop
- Tuesday, September 12 – Mass of the Holy Spirit
- Friday, September 29 – Incompletes Revert to Provisional Grades
Friday, October 6 – Fall Family Weekend - Saturday, October 7 – Fall Family Weekend
- Sunday, October 8 – Fall Family Weekend
- Monday, October 23 – Founder’s Day Holiday
- Tuesday, October 24 – Mid-Semester Grades Due in Registrar’s Office
- Friday, November 10 – Last Day to Withdraw from a Course
- Wednesday, November 22 – Thanksgiving Holiday
- Thursday, November 23 – Thanksgiving Holiday
- Friday, November 24 – Thanksgiving Holiday
- Saturday, December 9 – Reading/Study Days
- Sunday, December 10 – Reading/Study Days
- Monday, December 11 – Reading/Study Days
- Tuesday, December 12 – Last Week of the Semester
- Wednesday, December 13 – Last Week of the Semester
- Thursday, December 14 – Last Week of the Semester
- Friday, December 15 – Last Week of the Semester
- Monday, December 18 – Christmas Holiday Begins
- Wednesday, December 20 – Grades Due in Registrar’s Office
Spring Semester 2024
- Sunday, January 14 – Residence Halls Open
- Monday, January 15 – Martin Luther King, Jr., Holiday
- Thursday, January 11 – Spring Faculty Conference
- Tuesday, January 16 – Classes Begin
- Wednesday, January 24 – Last Day to Add
- Friday, January 26 – Last Day to Drop
- Friday, February 16 – Incompletes Revert to Provisional Grades
- Monday, February 19 – Presidents’ Day Holiday
- Monday, March 11 – Spring Vacation
- Tuesday, March 12 – Spring Vacation
- Wednesday, March 13 – Spring Vacation
- Thursday, March 14 – Spring Vacation
- Friday, March 15 – Spring Vacation
- Tuesday, March 12 – Mid-semester Grades Due in Registrar’s Office
- Friday, March 29 – Good Friday Holiday
- Monday, April 1 – Easter Holiday
- Thursday, April 4 – Last Day to Withdraw from a Course
- Tuesday, April 23 – Academic Honors Convocation (Process 3:15pm, Ceremony 3:30pm)
- Saturday, May 4 – Reading/Study Days
- Sunday, May 5 – Reading/Study Days
- Monday, May 6 – Reading/Study Days
- Tuesday, May 7 – Last Week of Semester
- Wednesday, May 8 – Last Week of Semester
- Thursday, May 9 – Last Week of Semester
- Friday, May 10 – Last Week of Semester
- Saturday, May 11 – Commencement Mass
- Saturday, May 11 – Graduate School Commencement
- Sunday, May 12 – Undergraduate Commencement
- Wednesday, May 15 – Grades Due in Registrar’s Office
Summer 2024
- Monday, May 20 – First Session Begins
- Wednesday, June 19 – Juneteenth Holiday
- Friday, June 28 – First Session Ends
- Monday, July 1 – Second Session Begins
- Friday, August 9 – Second Session Ends
- Monday, May 20 – Summer Begins
- Friday, August 9 – Summer Ends
Conclusion
With vital information on the beginning and end of terms, withdrawal deadlines, periods of study and exams, the Gonzaga Academic Calendar is an indispensable guide for the university community. Following this schedule for the 2023-2024 school year supports student success and keeps the campus operating smoothly.
