TSU Academic Calendar 2023-2024

TSU Academic Calendar –  Tennessee State University is a historic black public land-grant university in Nashville, established in 1912. Originally called the Tennessee Agricultural & Industrial State Normal School for Negroes, it was renamed Tennessee Agricultural & Industrial State College in 1927. Tennessee State University currently offers over 60 degree programmes across eight schools and colleges and is regarded as a premier research institution.

The TSU academic calendar is a detailed schedule for the academic activities for the 2023/2024 academic session. It contains important dates and major events. See full details of the 2023/2024 academic calendar below.

TSU Academic Calendar: Fall Semester 2023

• August 11 – Faculty contracts begin -Faculty report for fall semester activities
• August 14-16 – Faculty/Staff Institute -Residence Halls Open (New Students)
• August 16-18 – Freshmen Welcome Week
• August 18 – Residence Halls Open (Returning Students)
• August 21  – Classes Begin
• August 21-25 – Late Registration/Schedule Adjustment
• September 4 – Labor Day Holiday – No classes
• September 18 – Campus Wide Assembly – First Year Students 9:00 am – Kean Hall -Recognition of Constitution Day
• October 2-6 – Mid-term Examination Week
• October 8-14 – Homecoming Week
• October 16-17 – Fall Break
• October 25 – January 12 – Registration for Spring 2024
• October 27 – Last day to withdraw from a course and/or the University
• November 10 – Veterans’ Day Observed (University is Open)
• November 22 – No Classes
• November 23-24 – Thanksgiving Holiday – University Closed
• December 1 – Last Day of Classes
• December 4-8 – Final Examinations
• December 9 – Commencement – Graduate and Undergraduate-Gentry Center
  December 13 – Faculty must have posted all grades via “MyTSU”
• December 18 – Records Office releases all posted grades via “MyTSU”
• December 22 – January 1– Holiday Break – University Closed

TSU Academic Calendar: SPRING SEMESTER 2024

• January 2 – University Re-opens-8:00 am
• January 1-5 – Xtreme Winter Break-Session I (online only)
• January 8 – 12 – Xtreme Winter Break-Session II (online & in-person)
• January 8 – Faculty/Staff Institute
• January 10 – Residence Halls open (New Students)
• January 10 – Freshman Orientation
• January 12 – Residence Halls Open (Returning Students)
• January 15 – MLK Holiday – No Classes
• January 16 – Classes Begin
• January 16 – 22 – Late Registration/Schedule Adjustments
• February 19 – 23 – Student Study Week – No Activities Scheduled
• February 26 – March 2 – Mid-term Examination Week-all classes meet as scheduled
• March 4 – 8 – Spring Break
• March 4 – 8 – Xtreme Spring Break
• March 15 – Last day to withdraw from a course and/or the University
• March 19 – Honors Convocation – 9:45 a.m.
• March 26 – April 27 – Registration for Summer 2024
• March 26 – August 16 – Registration for Fall 2024
• April 22 – 26 – Student Study Week – No Activities Scheduled
• April 25 – Last day of class
• April 29 – May 2 – Final examinations
• May 3 (Friday) – Graduate Commencement Ceremony, 5:00 p.m., Gentry Stadium
• May 4 (Saturday) – Undergraduate Commencement Ceremony – 8:00 a.m., Hale Stadium
• May 8 – Faculty must have posted all grades via “MyTSU”
• May 13 – Records Office releases all posted grades via “MyTSU”

TSU Academic Calendar: SUMMER TERM 2024

Maymester

• March 12 – May 4 –  Registration
• May 6 – Classes begin for 3-week session
• May 12 – Last day to withdraw from courses
• May 24 – Last day of classes
• May 27 – Memorial Holiday – No Classes
• May 28 – Faculty must have posted grades via “myTSU”
  All grades will be available when all summer sessions are completed

Full – 10 Week Session

• March 26 – May 31 – Registration-All Summer Sessions
• May 24 – Residence Halls open
• May 28 – Classes begin for full 10-week session
• May 28 – June 7 – Late registration/Schedule Adjustments
• June 19 – Juneteenth Holiday Observed
• June 19 – Founders Day Program (Location: TBA)
• July 4 – Independence Day Holiday – No Classes
• July 8 – Last day to withdraw from 10-week courses
• July 8 – Last day to withdraw from University
• August 2 – Last day of classes
• August 6 – Faculty must have posted all grades via “MyTSU”
• August 9 – Records Office releases all posted grades via “MyTSU”

Session I — Five Week Session

• May 28 – Classes begin
• May 28 – June 3 – Late registration/Drop/Add for Summer I
• June 19 – Juneteenth Holiday Observed
• June 21 – Last day to withdraw from First-session courses
• June 21 – Last day to withdraw from University
• June 28 – Last day of classes
• July 2 – Faculty must have posted all grades via “MyTSU
• August 9 – Records Office releases all posted grades via “MyTSU”

Session II — Five Week Session

• July 1 – Classes begin
• July 1 – July 3 – Late registration/Drop/Add for Summer II
• July 4 – Independence Day Holiday – No Classes
• July 19 – Last day to withdraw from Second-session courses
• July 21 –  Last day to withdraw from University
• August 2 – Last day of classes
• August 6 – Faculty must have posted all grades via “MyTSU”
• August 9 – Records Office releases all posted via “MyTSU”