Kenyon Academic Calendar 2023- 2024
Kenyon Academic Calendar – See the official Kenyon College academic calendar showing important dates, academic events, and deadlines.
Kenyon’s Fall 2023 classes begin on August 24th, and Examinations start on December 11-15th—the Spring 2024 spans from January 15th to May 3rd. Then, some notable important dates/Holidays like Martin Luther King Jr and Thanksgiving are scheduled on January 15, and November 28, 2024, respectively. Check out the calendar to familiarise yourself with the important dates on the 2023/2024 academic schedules here.
Kenyon Academic Calendar 2023- 2024:
Fall 2023
- August 19, Saturday – Residences open for new students; Orientation begins
- August 20, Sunday – Opening Convocation
- August 22, Tuesday – Residence Halls open for returning students
- August 24, Thursday – Classes begin; Drop/Add period begins
- September 1, Friday – Last day audit and Individual Study; Drop/Add period ends
- September 7, Thursday – Last day to add music lessons and ensembles
- September 13, Wednesday – Last day to add a course with a late fee
- September 29 – 30 – Homecoming, Hall of Fame, Alumni Council, Reunion planning and KFEC
- October 5-8, Thursday-Sunday – October Break
- October 13–15, Friday-Sunday – Family Weekend; Kenyon Parents Council
- October 20, Friday – Last day to change from/to Pass/D/Fail, Last day to withdraw (WD) from a course with a late fee
- October 26, Thursday – Founders’ Day; Matriculation
- October 26-27, Thursday-Friday – Fall meeting of the Board of Trustees
- November 18, Saturday – Thanksgiving vacation begins; student residences close at noon
- November 25, Saturday – Student residences open at 5 p.m.
- November 27, Monday – Classes resume
- December 4-10, Monday-Sunday – Grace Period
- December 8, Friday – Last day of classes; WL deadline
- December 9-10, Saturday-Sunday; December 11 day (exam evening) – Reading days
- December 11-15, Monday-Friday – Examinations
- December 15, Friday – Semester ends at 4:30 p.m.
- December 16, Saturday – Student residences close at noon
- December 27, Wednesday, – Fall semester grades due before 8 a.m.
Spring 2024
- January 13, Saturday – Student residences open at 5 p.m.
- January 15, Monday – Classes begin; Drop/Add begins
- January 15-16, Monday-Tuesday – Grace Period
- January 15, Monday – Martin Luther King Jr. Day
- January 23, Tuesday – Last day to audit and enroll in Individual Study courses; Drop/Add period ends
- January 29, Monday – Last day to add music lessons and ensembles
- February 2, Friday – Last day to add a course with a late fee
- February-8-9, Thursday-Friday – Winter meeting of the Board of Trustees
- February 23, Friday – Winter Weekend—Alumni Council; Kenyon Fund Executive Committee
- March 2, Saturday – Spring vacation begins; student residences close at noon
- March 16, Saturday – Student residences open at 12 p.m.
- March 18, Monday – Classes resume
- March 18-19, Monday-Tuesday – Grace Period
- March 22, Friday – Last day to change course to/from Pass/Fail; Last day to withdraw from a course with late fee
- April 5-7, Friday-Sunday – Kenyon Parents Council
- April 11-12, Thursday-Friday – Spring meeting of the Board of Trustees
- April 13, Saturday – Inauguration of Kenyon’s 20th President
- April 16, Tuesday – Honors Day
- April 29 – May 5, Monday-Sunday – Grace Period
- May 3, Friday – Last day of classes
- May 4-6, Saturday-Monday – Reading Days
- May 6-10, Monday-Friday – Examinations begin
- May 10, Friday – Semester ends at 4:30 p.m.
- May 11, Saturday – Residences close at noon (except for seniors)
- May 13, Monday – Senior grades due at 10 a.m.
- May 17, Friday – Baccalaureate
- May 18, Saturday – 196th Commencement
- May 19, Sunday – Residence halls close for seniors at 10 a.m.
- May 21, Tuesday – Grades due at 10 a.m.
- May 23-26, Thursday-Sunday – Alumni Reunion Weekend; Alumni Council