Princeton Academic Calendar 2023/2024

Princeton Academic Calendar – The academic calendar provides important scheduling details and deadlines for students and faculty at Princeton University. Outlining key dates across the academic year, the calendar enables effective planning and coordination essential for a thriving learning community. This overview summarizes key details from the Office of the Registrar’s official calendar for Princeton University’s 2023-2024 academic year.

The calendar highlights significant academic events and deadlines for the University’s fall and spring semesters. It denotes the beginning and end dates of terms, examination timelines, university breaks and closures, deadlines for adding/dropping courses, and dates for thesis submissions. Additional academic milestones are included such as declaration deadlines, course selection periods, and orientation events.

While following the same semester schedule, the calendar identifies some variation in timelines for undergraduate versus graduate students based on their differing curricular requirements. Deadlines also differ slightly across student cohorts depending on class year. The full calendar posted online notes any additional program-specific deadlines not summarized here.

Fall 2023 Academic Calendar

• August 1 Returning Graduate Student Academic Year Sign-In Begins
• August 25 Undergraduate Academic Year Sign-In Begins; New Graduate Students Academic Year Sign-In Begins; New Graduate Students Fall 2023 Term Course Selection Begins
• August 29 First-Year Course Selection Begins
• August 30 Graduate School Opening Address/Orientation
• September 3 Opening Exercises, University Chapel
• September 4 Labor Day Holiday
• September 5 Undergraduate Add/Drop Begins; Fall Term Classes Begin
• September 19 Undergraduate Deadline to Add/Drop Courses Without a Fee Ends
• September 25 First Day of Ph.D. General Examinations
• October 9-13 Midterm Examination Week
• October 14 Fall Recess Begins; Last Day of Ph.D. General Examinations
• October 22 Fall Recess Ends
• October 23 Classes Resume; Faculty Deadline for Reporting Fall Term Midterm Grades Due; Undergraduate Selection of P/D/F Option Begins
• November 10 Undergraduate Deadline to Drop Fall Term Courses or Select P/D/F Option Ends
• November 21 Tuesday of Thanksgiving Week Will Follow a Friday Meeting Pattern; Thanksgiving Recess Begins After Last Class
• November 26 Thanksgiving Recess Ends
• November 27 Classes Resume After Thanksgiving Recess
• November 28-30 Spring Term Course Selection for Senior, Junior, Sophomore and First-Year Students
• December 1 First-Year Student Spring Term Course Selection Ends
• December 7 Graduate Student Deadline for Fall Term Course Changes Ends; Last Day of Scheduled Classes
• December 8 Reading Period Begins; Graduate Students Spring Term Course Selection Begins
• December 15 Dean’s Date: Deadline for Student Submission of Written Work; Reading Period Ends
• December 16-22 Fall Term Final Examinations
• December 22 Faculty Deadline for Submission of Grades for Undergraduate Courses with No Scheduled Final Exam or Take-Home Exercises
• January 9 Faculty Deadline for Submission of Final Grades
• January 15 First Day of Ph.D. General Examinations; First Day of Wintersession
• January 16 Undergraduate Deadline for Submitting Junior Independent Work
• January 23 Faculty Deadline for Submission of Grades for Junior Independent Work
• January 28 Last Day of Wintersession
• February 3 Last Day of Ph.D. General Examinations

Spring 2024 Academic Calendar

• January 22 Undergraduate Add/Drop Begins
• January 29 Spring Term Classes Begin
• February 9 Undergraduate Deadline to Add/Drop Courses Without a Fee Ends
• March 4-8 Spring Midterm Examination Week
• March 9 Spring Recess Begins
• March 17 Spring Recess Ends
• March 18 Undergraduate Selection of P/D/F Option Begins; Faculty Deadline for Reporting Spring Term Midterm Grades; Classes Resume
• March 28 A.B. Sophomore Concentration Declaration Period Begins
• April 5 Undergraduate Deadline to Drop Spring Term Courses or Select P/D/F Option Ends
• April 15 A.B. Sophomore Concentration Declaration Period Ends; First Day of Ph.D. General Examinations; Graduate Student Reenrollment Opens
• April 16-18 Fall Term Course Selection for Juniors, Sophomores and First-Years
• April 26 Graduate Students Deadline for Spring Term Course Changes; Last Day of Scheduled Classes
• April 29 Graduate Students Fall Term Course Selection Begins; Undergraduate Add/Drop for Fall Term Courses Begins; Deadline for Submitting Senior Thesis; Reading Period Begins
• April 30 Deadline for Submitting Junior Independent Work; Deadline for Graduate Student Reenrollment
• May 3 Undergraduate Deadline to Add/Drop Fall Term Courses Without a Fee Ends
• May 7 Reading Period Ends; Dean’s Date: Deadline for Student Submission of Written Work; Graduate Students Course Selection Ends
• May 8-9 Senior Departmental/Comprehensive Examinations
• May 8 Beginning of the Take-Home Exam Period
• May 10-16 Spring Term Final Examinations
• May 14 Faculty Deadline for Submission of Grades for Undergraduate Courses with No Scheduled Final Examination or Take-Home Exercise
• May 15 Deadline for Submission of Take-Home Exams
• May 16 Faculty Deadline for Submission of Senior Thesis and Senior Comprehensive Grades
• May 17 Faculty Deadline for Submission of Final Grades; Last Day of Ph.D. General Examinations
• May 21 Faculty Deadline for Submission of Grades for Junior Independent Work
• May 22 Honors Due to Registrar
• May 26 Baccalaureate
• May 27 Class Day; Graduate School Hooding and Recognition Ceremony
• May 28 Commencement Day

Conclusion

In conclusion, by clearly enumerating relevant academic timelines and deadlines across the year, Princeton University’s thoughtfully-prepared academic calendar enables students, educators, and administrators to coordinate schedules and activities critical for a rich campus learning experience. All members of the University community refer to this key scheduling document when planning curricular and extracurricular endeavors.