Simmons Academic Calendar 2023-2024

Simmons Academic Calendar – See the official Simmons University academic calendar showing important dates, academic events, and deadlines.

The Simmons University academic calendar outlines important dates and deadlines for the 2023-2024 academic year. As a university with programs on campus, online, and in partnerships with other institutions, Simmons follows multiple calendars with varying start and end times. However, key dates impacting all students are aligned across the university.

Simmons divides the academic year into fall, spring, and summer semesters. The fall semester begins in early September after Labor Day and concludes in mid-December before the winter holidays. It contains a one-week Thanksgiving break. The spring semester runs from mid-January after Martin Luther King Jr. Day through early May, with a one-week spring break in March. Simmons also offers summer sessions starting in mid-May, after traditional spring commencement ceremonies, and ending in late August before the fall semester.

The academic calendars denote significant deadlines for current students concerning registration, adding and dropping courses, withdrawals, grading options, and final exams. Important academic events, like semester beginnings and endings, appear alongside university holidays and closures when classes do not meet. Calendars tailored to student groups enrolled at Simmons partner institutions also incorporate the start and end dates, add/drop deadlines, and grade submission times that apply specifically to those programs.

Simmons Academic Calendar 2023-2024

September 2023 

• September 4 – Labor Day – No Classes
• September 5 – Fall 2023 Classes Begin
• September 10 – July Term Withdrawal Period Ends
• September 11 – Fall I 2023 Semester Classes Begin
• September 11 – Add/Drop Period Begins
• September 15 – Last day to Add/Drop Fall 2023 Course(s) in Workday
• September 16 – Add/Drop Period Begins
• September 24 – Add/Drop Period Ends
• September 25 – Withdrawal Period Begins
• September 29 – Add/Drop Period Ends at 4:30PM EST
• September 29 – Last day to Change Fall 2023 Course(s) Grading Basis to Pass/Fail or Formal Audit
• September 29 – Interim grading portal opens for faculty on Workday.
• September 30 – Add/Withdrawal Period Begins

October 2023

• October 1 – MPH July Term Classes End
• October 6 – MPH July Term Grades due by 12PM EST
• October 9 – Indigenous People’s Day – No Classes
• October 9 – Fall IV 2023 Semester Classes Begin
• October 9 – Add/Drop Period Begins
• October 10 – Administrative Monday – Monday Classes Meet
• October 13 – Interim grading portal closes for faculty on Workday.
• October 22 – Nursing/Social Work July Term Classes End
• October 22 – Add/Drop Period Ends
• October 23 – Withdrawal Period Begins
• October 27 – Nursing/Social Work July Term Grades due by 12PM EST
• October 27 – Add/Withdrawal Period Ends at 4:30PM EST

November 2023

• November 5 – Withdrawal Period Ends
• November 6 – Fall III 2023 Semester Classes Begin
• November 6 – Add/Drop Period Begins
• November 19 – Add/Drop Period Ends
• November 20 – Withdrawal Period Begins
• November 22–24 – Thanksgiving Break – No Classes

December 2023

• December 3 – Withdrawal Period Ends
• December 12–14 – Spring I 2024 Registration Opens
• December 15 – Fall 2023 Classes End
• December 17 – Fall I 2023 Semester Classes End
• December 18 – Reading & Review Day
• December 18 – Fall I 2023 Semester Final Grades Due
• December 19–22 – Final Exam Period
• December 20 – Fall I 2023 Semester Final Grades Due
• December 23 – Winter Break Starts – No Classes Held
• December 24 – Fall IV 2023 Semester Classes End
• December 29 – Fall IV 2023 Semester Grades Due

January 2024

• January 4 – Fall 2023 Final Grades Due at 10AM EST
• January 7 – Fall III 2023 Withdrawal Period Ends
• January 7 – Winter Break Ends – Classes Resume
• January 15 – Martin Luther King Jr. Day – No Classes
• January 15 – Spring I 2024 Semester Classes Begin
• January 15 – Add/Drop Period Begins
• January 16 – Spring 2024 Semester Classes Begin
• January 26 – Last day to Add/Drop Spring 2024 Course(s) in Workday
• January 27 – Add/Drop Period Begins
• January 28 – Add/Drop Period Ends
• January 29 – Withdrawal Period Begins

February 2024

• February 9 – Add/Drop Period Ends at 4:30PM EST
• February 9 – Last day to Change Spring 2024 Course(s) Grading Basis
• February 10 – Withdrawal Period Begins
• February 13–14 – Spring III 2024 Semester Registration Begin
• February 25 – Fall III 2023 Semester Classes End
• February 29 – Fall III 2023 Semester Final Grades Due

March 2024

• March 1 – Fall III 2023 Semester Final Grades Due
• March 4–8 – Spring Break – No Classes
• March 10 – Withdrawal Period Ends
• March 11 – Withdrawal Period Ends at 4:30PM EST
• March 18 – Spring III 2024 Semester Classes Begin
• March 18 – Add/Drop Period Begins
• March 31 – Add/Drop Period Ends

April 2024

• April 1 – Withdrawal Period Begins
• April 9–11 – Summer I 2024 Semester Registration Begin
• April 15 – Patriots Day – No Classes
• April 16 – Administrative Monday – Monday Classes Meet
• April 21 – Spring I 2024 Semester Classes End
• April 22 – Spring I 2024 Semester Final Grades Due
• April 25 – Spring I 2024 Semester Final Grades Due
• April 26 – Spring I 2024 Semester Final Grades Due

May 2024

• May 6 – Spring 2024 Class End
• May 7 – Reading & Review Day
• May 8–11 – Final Exam Period
• May 12 – Withdrawal Period Ends
• May 13 – Spring 2024 Final Grades Due at 10AM EST for Graduating students
• May 13 – Summer 2024 Semester & Summer I 2024 Semester Classes Begin
• May 13 – Summer I 2024 Semester Classes Begin
• May 13 – Add/Drop Period Begins
• May 17 – May 2024 Commencement Ceremony
• May 20 – Spring 2024 Final Grades Due at 10AM EST for Returning students
• May 26 – Add/Drop Period Ends
• May 27 – Memorial Day – No Classes
• May 27 – Withdrawal Period Begins

July 2024

• July 3 – Summer Session I Ends
• July 8 – Summer Session II Begins

August 2024

• August 23 – Summer Session Ends
• August 23 – Summer Session II Ends

Conclusion

By referencing the Simmons academic calendars, students can map out fall, spring, and summer semesters alongside breaks. Key dates help undergraduates, graduate students, and those in specialized programs manage timelines for critical administrative needs. Checking calendars relevant to an individual student’s enrollment track allows everyone to meet university and program-specific deadlines. With numerous programs on various schedules, the Simmons academic calendar promotes shared understanding across the institution.