UCF Academic Calendar 2023-2024

UCF Academic Calendar – The University of Central Florida (UCF) has an academic calendar with important dates and deadlines for students to be aware of. The UCF registration system allows students to enroll for the entire upcoming academic year, which consists of three semesters.

During each academic semester, registration is held for all new, currently enrolled, degree-seeking, and non-degree-seeking students for the following term. Registration sessions consist of regular registration and late registration, which are held during the first week of classes each term.

Registration for multiple terms begins following the mid-term of the spring semester for the following summer, fall, and spring terms. Class listings are only available online through the Class Schedule Search at my.ucf.edu. The dates and times for each registration period are included in the UCF academic calendar.

UCF Academic Calendar: Fall Academic Session 2023-2024

According to the UCF Fall 2023 calendar, the Fall semester at the University of Central Florida (UCF) begins on Friday, August 21, 2023. Here are important dates and deadlines for the Fall semester of 2023:

Application Deadlines

• Thursday, December 1, 2022 – For International Doctoral Applicants graduate
• Sunday, January 15, 2023 – For International Masters Applicants graduate
• Wednesday, March 1, 2023 – For Undergraduate International Applicants (Application Completion Deadline) undergraduate
• Monday, May 1, 2023 – For New Undergraduate Freshman Applicants (Application Completion Deadline) undergraduate
• Saturday, July 1, 2023 – For New Undergraduate Transfer Applicants (Application Completion Deadline) undergraduate
• Saturday, July 1, 2023 – For Readmission
• Saturday, July 1, 2023 – For Graduate Programs Without Deadline graduate

Academic Dates and Deadlines

• Monday, March 6, 2023 – Enrollment Appointment Date and Time available on myUCF for Fall 2023
• Thursday, March 23, 2023 – Sunday, August 20, 2023 – Registration on myUCF
• Saturday, April 22, 2023 – Faculty Textbooks Orders Due for First Day Inclusive Access Fall 2023 faculty
• Thursday, June 22, 2023 – Faculty Orders for Textbooks Due for Fall 2023 faculty
• Monday, June 26, 2023 – Friday, August 4, 2023 – Graduation Application for Undergraduate Students (Online Intent to Graduate Form on myUCF) commencement graduate intent-to-graduate
• Monday, June 26, 2023 – Friday, October 13, 2023 – Graduation Application for Graduate Students (Online Intent to Graduate Form on myUCF) commencement graduate intent-to-graduate
• Friday, August 4, 2023 – Final day for Dissertation committee/candidacy forms to be submitted to College of Graduate Studies graduate
• Friday, August 11, 2023 – Final day for Thesis committee forms to be submitted to the College of Graduate Studies
• Thursday, August 17, 2023 – Sunday, August 20, 2023 – On-Campus Housing Opens housing
• Friday, August 18, 2023 1:00 PM – Registration for UCF Employees and UCF Employees’ Spouses and Dependents
• Friday, August 18, 2023 3:00 PM – Registration for State Employees, UCFAA Employees, Non-Degree, Transients, and Audits registration
• Friday, August 18, 2023 3:30 PM – Registration for Senior Citizen Audits and STEP registration
• Monday, August 21, 2023 – Classes Begin
• Monday, August 21, 2023 – Friday, August 25, 2023 – Faculty to Confirm Academic Activity in Each Class http://finaid.ucf.edu/academic-activity/
• Monday, August 21, 2023 – Friday, August 25, 2023 11:59 PM – Late Registration on myUCF registration
• Friday, August 25, 2023 – Last Day to Drop and Request Full Refund
• Friday, August 25, 2023 11:59 PM – Drop/Swap Deadline on myUCF registration
• Friday, August 25, 2023 11:59 PM – Add Deadline on myUCF registration
• Friday, September 1, 2023 – Tuition and Fee Payment Deadline
• Friday, September 1, 2023 – Housing Payment Due housing
• Monday, October 16, 2023 – Enrollment Appointment Date and Time available on myUCF for Spring 2024
• Friday, October 27, 2023 – Financial Aid Deferral Deadline
• Friday, October 27, 2023 – Graduate Thesis/Dissertation Format Review Deadline graduate
• Friday, October 27, 2023 – Second Installment of Tuition Payment Plan Deadline
• Friday, October 27, 2023 4:00 PM – Last Day to Reinstate Drop for Nonpayment Classes Deadline registration
• Friday, October 27, 2023 11:59 PM – Withdrawal Deadline registration
• Monday, October 30, 2023 – Sunday, January 7, 2024 – Registration on myUCF for Spring 2024
• Friday, November 17, 2023 – Graduate Thesis/Dissertation Defense Deadline graduate
• Wednesday, November 22, 2023 – Thanksgiving Wednesday (Classes not held – Offices still open – Student Holiday Only)
• Friday, December 1, 2023 – Financial Aid Award/Adjustments Repayment Deadline for Course Withdrawal
• Friday, December 1, 2023 – VA/GI Bill Deferral Payment Deadline
• Friday, December 1, 2023 – Graduate Thesis/Dissertation Final Submission Deadline graduate
• Saturday, December 2, 2023 – Classes End; Last Day to Remove Incomplete (Incomplete grades must be removed within one year of the award date prior to graduation from the University, whichever comes first, else they will change to “F.”) grades
• Saturday, December 2, 2023 11:59 PM – Grade Forgiveness Deadline on myUCF (Students repeating a course this term must submit the grade forgiveness application by 11:59 p.m. on the grade forgiveness deadline. Follow the link above for additional information and instructions.) grades
• Monday, December 4, 2023 – Saturday, December 9, 2023 – Final Examination Period
• Sunday, December 10, 2023 – On-Campus Housing Closes housing
• Wednesday, December 13, 2023 12:00 PM – Grades Due in myUCF faculty grades
• Friday, December 15, 2023 – Degree Conferral Date commencement
• Friday, December 15, 2023 – Grades will be processed as available and will be final at 9 a.m. on myUCF grades
• Friday, December 15, 2023 – Saturday, December 16, 2023 – Commencement commencement

Holidays

• Monday, September 4, 2023 – Labor Day no-classes
• Friday, November 10, 2023 – Veterans Day (observed) no-classes
• Thursday, November 23, 2023 – Saturday, November 25, 2023 – Thanksgiving no-classes
• Special Events
• Saturday, October 28, 2023 – Homecoming Game vs West Virginia University (for further information, please refer to UCF Athletics)
• Wednesday, November 22, 2023 – Thanksgiving Wednesday (Classes not held – Offices still open – Student Holiday Only)

UCF Academic Calendar: Spring Academic Session 2023-2024

Here are some key dates and deadlines for the Spring semester of 2024 at UCF:

Application Deadlines

• Saturday, July 1, 2023 – For International Graduate Applicants graduate
• Friday, September 1, 2023 – For Undergraduate International Applicants (Application Completion Deadline) undergraduate
• Wednesday, November 1, 2023 – For New Undergraduate Freshman Applicants (Application Completion Deadline) undergraduate
• Wednesday, November 1, 2023 – For New Undergraduate Transfer Applicants (Application Completion Deadline) undergraduate
• Wednesday, November 1, 2023 – For Readmission
• Friday, December 1, 2023 – For Graduate Programs Without Deadline graduate
• Academic Dates and Deadlines
• Friday, September 8, 2023 – Faculty Textbooks Orders Due for First Day Inclusive Access Spring 2024 faculty
• Monday, October 16, 2023 – Enrollment Appointment Date and Time available on myUCF for Spring 2024 registration
• Monday, October 16, 2023 – Saturday, December 2, 2023 – Graduation Application for Undergraduate Students (Online Intent to Graduate Form on myUCF) commencement intent-to-graduate undergraduate
• Monday, October 16, 2023 – Friday, March 1, 2024 – Graduation Application for Graduate Students (Online Intent to Graduate Form on myUCF) commencement graduate intent-to-graduate
• Monday, October 30, 2023 – Sunday, January 7, 2024 – Registration on myUCF registration
• Thursday, November 9, 2023 – Faculty Orders for Spring 2024 Textbooks Due faculty
• Friday, December 1, 2023 – Final day for Dissertation committee/candidacy forms to be submitted to College of Graduate Studies graduate
• Friday, December 8, 2023 – Final day for Thesis committee forms to be submitted to the College of Graduate Studies
• Friday, January 5, 2024 1:00 PM – Registration for UCF Employees and UCF Employees’ Spouses and Dependents
• Friday, January 5, 2024 3:00 PM – Registration for State Employees, UCFAA Employees, Non-Degree, Transients and Audits registration
• Friday, January 5, 2024 3:30 PM – Registration for Senior Citizen Audits registration
• Saturday, January 6, 2024 – Sunday, January 7, 2024 – On-Campus Housing Opens housing
• Monday, January 8, 2024 – Classes Begin
• Monday, January 8, 2024 – Friday, January 12, 2024 – Faculty to confirm academic activity in each class http://finaid.ucf.edu/academic-activity/
• Monday, January 8, 2024 – Friday, January 12, 2024 – Late Registration registration
• Friday, January 12, 2024 – Last Day to Drop and Request Full Refund
• Friday, January 12, 2024 11:59 PM – Drop/Swap Deadline on myUCF registration
• Friday, January 12, 2024 11:59 PM – Add Deadline on myUCF registration
• Friday, January 19, 2024 – Housing Payment Due housing
• Friday, January 19, 2024 – Payment Deadline
• Friday, March 8, 2024 – Second Installment of Tuition Payment Plan Deadline
• Friday, March 8, 2024 – Financial Aid Deferral Repayment Deadline
• Monday, March 11, 2024 – Enrollment Appointment Date, Time Available to View on myUCF for Summer 2024, Fall 2024, Spring 2025 registration
• Friday, March 15, 2024 – Graduate Thesis/Dissertation Format Review Deadline graduate
• Monday, March 18, 2024 – Saturday, March 23, 2024 – Spring Break (Campus offices still open) no-classes
• Thursday, March 28, 2024 – Registration by Appointment and Add/Drop for Summer 2024, Fall 2024 and Spring 2025 Begins registration
• Friday, March 29, 2024 4:00 PM – Last Day to Reinstate Drop for Nonpayment Classes Deadline registration
• Friday, March 29, 2024 11:59 PM – Withdrawal Deadline registration
• Friday, April 5, 2024 – Financial Aid Award/Adjustments Repayment Deadline (For Course Withdrawals, adjustments and cancellations)
• Friday, April 5, 2024 – VA Deferral Payment Deadline
• Friday, April 5, 2024 – Graduate Thesis/Dissertation Defense Deadline graduate
• Friday, April 19, 2024 – Graduate Thesis/Dissertation Final Submission Deadline graduate
• Monday, April 22, 2024 – Classes End; Last Day to Remove Incomplete (Incomplete grades must be removed within one year of the award date prior to graduation from the University, whichever comes first, else they will change to “F.”) grades
• Monday, April 22, 2024 11:59 PM – Grade Forgiveness Deadline (Students repeating a course this term must submit the grade forgiveness application by 11:59 p.m. on the grade forgiveness deadline. Follow the link above for additional information and instructions.) grades
• Tuesday, April 23, 2024 – Study Day no-classes
• Wednesday, April 24, 2024 – Tuesday, April 30, 2024 – Final Examination Period
• Wednesday, May 1, 2024 – On-Campus Housing Closes housing
• Thursday, May 2, 2024 – Degree Conferral Date commencement
• Thursday, May 2, 2024 – Saturday, May 4, 2024 – Commencement commencement
• Friday, May 3, 2024 12:00 PM – Grades Due in myUCF faculty grades
• Sunday, May 5, 2024 – Grades Available on myUCF grades

Holiday

• Monday, January 15, 2024 – Martin Luther King Jr. Day no-classes

Special Event

• Wednesday, April 3, 2024 – Founder’s Day Honors Convocation (Classes still held)

UCF Academic Calendar: Summer Academic Session 2023-2024

The University of Central Florida (UCF) Summer semester for 2022 will start on Monday, May 16, 2022.

The summer semester is divided into sections A, B, C, and D.

The Commencement and Degree Conferral date is scheduled for Friday, August 5, 2022 – Saturday, August 6, 2022.

The UCF academic calendar for Summer Session 2022 includes two holidays: Memorial Day on Monday, May 30, 2022 and Independence Day on Monday, July 4, 2022.

Check the academic calendar for other important dates and deadlines:

Session A

• On-campus housing opens: Sunday, May 15, 2022
• UCF Summer session A classes begin: Monday, May 16, 2022
• Late registration for Session A students: Monday, May 16, 2022 – Friday, May 20, 2022
• Last day for full refund: Friday, May 20, 2022
• Add deadline and Drop/Swap deadline on myUCF: Friday, May 20, 2022 at 11:59 PM
• Withdrawal deadline: Friday, June 10, 2022 at 11:59 PM
• On-campus housing closes: Saturday, June 25, 2022
• UCF Summer semester Session A classes end: Saturday, June 25, 2022
• Session A grades due in myUCF at noon: Wednesday, June 29, 2022 at 12:00 PM

Session B

• On-campus housing opens: Friday, June 24, 2022 – Sunday, June 26, 2022
• UCF Summer session B classes begin: Monday, June 27, 2022
• Late registration for session B students: Monday, June 27, 2022 – Friday, July 1, 2022
• Last day for full refund: Friday, July 1, 2022
• Add deadline and Drop/Swap deadline on myUCF: Friday, July 1, 2022 at 11:59 PM
• Withdrawal deadline: Friday, July 22, 2022 at 11:59 PM
• UCF Summer semester Session B classes end: Saturday, August 6, 2022 (grade forgiveness deadline is the same day)
• On-campus housing closes: Sunday, August 7, 2022
• Session B grades due in myUCF at noon: Wednesday, August 10, 2022 at 12:00 PM

Session C

• On-campus housing opens: Sunday, May 15, 2022
• UCF Summer session C classes begin: Monday, May 16, 2022
• Late registration for session C students: Monday, May 16, 2022 – Friday, May 20, 2022
• Last day for full refund: Friday, May 20, 2022
• Add deadline and Drop/Swap deadline on myUCF: Friday, May 20, 2022 at 11:59 PM
• Withdrawal deadline: Friday, July 8, 2022 at 11:59 PM
• UCF Summer semester Session C classes end: Saturday, August 6, 2022 (grade forgiveness deadline is the same day)
• On-campus housing closes: Sunday, August 7, 2022
• Session C grades due in myUCF at noon: Wednesday, August 10, 2022 at 12:00 PM

Session D

• UCF Summer session D classes begin: Monday, May 16, 2022
• Late registration for session D students: Monday, May 16, 2022 – Friday, May 20, 2022
• Last day for full refund: Friday, May 20, 2022
• Add deadline and Drop/Swap deadline on myUCF: Friday, May 20, 2022 at 11:59 PM
• Withdrawal deadline: Friday, June 24, 2022 at 11:59 PM
• Session D grades due in myUCF at noon: Wednesday, July 20, 2022 at 12:00 PM
• UCF Summer semester Session D classes end: Saturday, August 6, 2022 (grade forgiveness deadline is the same day)