UAB Academic Calendar 2023/2024

UAB Academic Calendar – The University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) is a public research university located in Birmingham, Alabama. Established in 1969, UAB has grown into an influential academic medical center and is the largest research institution in the state of Alabama. UAB’s 14-week fall and spring semesters, as well as various summer sessions, follow an organized schedule of important academic dates and deadlines found in the university’s academic calendar.

The academic calendar provides an overview of significant events at UAB during the fall 2023, spring 2024, and summer 2024 semesters. It outlines key dates such as the beginning and end of classes, registration periods, holidays, withdrawal deadlines, final exams, and commencement ceremonies. The calendar serves as an important guide for students, faculty, and staff to follow over the course of the academic year. Key academic milestones, like the last day to drop or add classes, are highlighted so that members of the UAB community know when to take important actions related to their classes and schedules. The academic calendar also notes scheduled breaks, campus closures and holidays like Labor Day and Martin Luther King Jr. Day when classes will not be in session.

In addition to standard 14 week semesters in the fall and spring, the UAB academic calendar includes important dates for summer and sub-term sessions. Deadlines and events are outlined for Summer 14-Week, Summer May, Summer 10-Week, and Summer A & First Half sessions, as well as summer B & Second Half. The dates for UAB’s specialized Summer MBA 2A term are also included in this comprehensive guide to the 2023-2024 academic year. Whether enrolled in a full traditional semester or shorter summer course, all UAB students can use this calendar as an essential tool to navigate their schedules.

Fall Semester 2023

• August 21 Classes Begin
• August 21 to August 28 Registration After Classes Begin period
• August 28 Last Day to Drop/Add Courses Without Paying Full Tuition and Fees
• August 28 Last Day to Submit Graduate and Undergraduate Application for Degree
• September 4 Labor Day Holiday – no classes
• September 5 Last Day for Full-Term Withdrawal With 75% Refund – students must withdraw from all courses
• September 19 Second Payment Deadline for Blazer Flex Plan – failure to meet deadline results in $50 late fee
• September 18 Last Day for Full-Term Withdrawal With 50% Refund – students must withdraw from all courses
• October 3 Last Day for Full-Term Withdrawal With 25% Refund – students must withdraw from all courses
• October 13 Last Day to Withdraw from a Course With a Grade of “W”
• October 23 Final Payment Deadline for Blazer Flex Plan – failure to meet deadline results in $50 late fee
• November 6 to November 17 Assigned Time Registration Period for Spring 2024 Classes
• November 20 to November 26 Fall/Thanksgiving Break – no classes
• December 1 Last Day to Withdraw for the Full Term – students must withdraw from all courses
• December 1 Last Day of Classes
• December 2 to 3 Undergraduate Reading Days
• December 4 to December 8 Final Exams Period
• December 8 Commencement Ceremony for Graduate Students
• December 8 Commencement Ceremony for Undergraduate Students
• December 11 Final Grades Due by Midnight
• December 13 Final Grades Available Online

First 7-Week Session

• August 21 Classes Begin
• August 24 Last Day to Drop/Add Courses Without Paying Full Tuition and Fees
• September 4 Labor Day Holiday – no classes
• August 28 Last Day for Full-Term Withdrawal With 75% Refund – students must withdraw from all courses
• September 5 Last Day for Full-Term Withdrawal With 50% Refund – students must withdraw from all courses
• September 12 Last Day for Full-Term Withdrawal With 25% Refund – students must withdraw from all courses
• September 18 Last Day to Drop a Course With a Grade of “W”
• October 5 Last Day of Classes
• October 5 Last Day to Withdraw for the Term – students must withdraw from all courses
• October 6 to October 7 Final Exams Period
• October 7 End of 7-Week Term
• October 10 Final Grades Due by Noon
• October 11 Final Grades Available Online

Second 7-Week Session

• October 16 Classes Begin
• October 19 Last Day to Drop/Add Courses Without Paying Full Tuition and Fees
• October 23 Last Day for Full-Term Withdrawal With 75% refund – students must withdraw from all courses
• October 30 Last Day for Full-Term Withdrawal With 50% Refund – students must withdraw from all courses
• November 6 Last Day for Full-Term Withdrawal With 25% Refund – students must withdraw from all courses
• November 9 Last Day to Withdraw from a Course With Grade of “W”
• November 20 to November 26 Fall/Thanksgiving Break – no classes
• December 1 Last Day of Classes
• December 1 Last Day to Withdraw for the Term – students must withdraw from all courses
• December 7 to December 8 Final Exams Period
• December 9 End of 7-Week Term
• December 11 Final Grades Due by Noon
• December 13 Final Grades Available Online

Spring Semester 2024

• January 8 Classes Begin
• January 8 to January 16 Registration After Classes Begin Period
• January 15 Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday – no classes
• January 16 Last Day to Drop/Add Courses Without Paying Full Tuition and Fees
• January 16 Last Day to Submit Graduate and Undergraduate Application for Degree
• January 22 Last Day for Full-Term Withdrawal With 75% refund – students must withdraw from all courses
• February 12 Second Payment Deadline for Blazer Flex Plan – failure to meet deadline results in $50 late fee
• February 2 Last Day for Full-Term Withdrawal With 50% refund – students must withdraw from all courses
• February 16 Last Day for Full-Term Withdrawal With 25% refund – students must withdraw from all courses
• March 18 Final Payment Deadline for Blazer Flex Plan – failure to meet deadline results in $50 late fee
• March 10 to March 16 Spring Break – no classes
• March 22 Last Day to Withdraw from a Course With Grade of “W”
• April 19 Last Day to Withdraw for the Full Term – students must withdraw from all courses
• April 19 Last Day of Classes
• April 20 to 21 Undergraduate Reading Days
• April 22 to April 26 Final Exams Period
• April 26 Commencement Ceremony for Graduate Students
• April 27 Commencement Ceremony for Undergraduate Students
• April 29 Final Grades Due by Midnight
• May 1 Final Grades Available Online

First 7-Week Session January 8 Classes Begin

• January 11 Last Day to Drop/Add Courses Without Paying Full Tuition and Fees
• January 15 Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday – no classes
• January 16 Last Day for Full-Term Withdrawal With 75% refund – students must withdraw from all courses
• January 22 Last Day for Full-Term Withdrawal With 50% refund – students must withdraw from all courses
• January 29 Last Day for Full-Term Withdrawal With 25% refund – students must withdraw from all courses
• January 30 Last Day to Withdraw from a Course With Grade of “W”
• February 22 Last Day of Classes
• February 22 Last Day to Withdraw for the Term – students must withdraw from all courses
• February 23 to February 24 Final Exams Period
• February 24 End of 7-Week Term
• February 27 Final Grades Due by Noon
• February 28 Final Grades Available Online

Second 7-Week Session

• March 4 Classes Begin
• March 7 Last Day to Drop/Add Courses Without Paying Full Tuition and Fees
• March 11 Last Day for Full-Term Withdrawal With 75% refund – students must withdraw from all courses
• March 10 to March 16 Spring Break – no classes
• March 18 Last Day for Full-Term Withdrawal With 50% refund – students must withdraw from all courses
• March 22 Last Day for Full-Term Withdrawal With 25% refund – students must withdraw from all courses
• April 5 Last Day to Withdraw from a Course With Grade of “W”
• April 24 Last Day of Classes
• April 24 Last Day to Withdraw for the Term – students must withdraw from all courses
• April 25 to April 26 Final Exams Period
• April 26 End of 7-Week Term
• April 29 Final Grades Due by Midnight
• May 1 Final Grades Available Online

Summer 14-Week Session 2024

• May 6 Classes Begin
• May 6 to May 13 Registration After Classes Begin Period
• May 13 Last Day to Drop/Add Courses Without Paying Full Tuition and Fees
• May 27 Memorial Day Holiday – no classes
• June 10 Last Day to Submit Graduate and Undergraduate Application for Degree
• June 19 Juneteenth Holiday – no classes
• July 2 Last Day to Withdraw from a Course With Grade of “W”
• July 4 Independence Day Holiday – no classes
• August 2 Last Day of Classes
• August 2 Last Day to Withdraw for the Term – students must withdraw from all courses
• August 5 to August 9 Final Exams Period
• August 10 Commencement Ceremony for Graduate Students
• August 10 Commencement Ceremony for Undergraduate Students
• August 12 Final Grades Due by Midnight
• August 14 Final Grades Available Online

Summer May Session 2024

• May 6 Classes Begin
• May 6 to May 7 Registration After Classes Begin Period
• May 7 Last Day to Drop/Add Courses Without Paying Full Tuition and Fees
• May 21 Last Day to Withdraw
• May 27 Memorial Day Holiday – no classes
• May 30 Last Day of Classes
• May 30 Last Day to Withdraw for the Term – students must withdraw from all courses
• May 31 Final Exams
• June 3 Final Grades Due by Midnight
• June 4 Final Grades Available Online
• June 19 Juneteenth Holiday – no classes
• August 10 Commencement Ceremony for Graduate Students

CONCLUSION

The academic calendar provides critical information on important semester dates, deadlines, holidays and events that map out the 2023-2024 academic year at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. Students and faculty alike rely on the calendar to track and plan their course schedules.