UNF Academic Calendar 2023-2024

UNF Academic Calendar – See the official University of North Florida academic calendar showing important dates, academic events, and deadlines.

The University of North Florida (UNF) is a public university located in Jacksonville, Florida founded in 1969. With over 16,000 students, UNF offers more than 100 degree programs across five colleges. Known for its nature trails, state-of-the-art facilities, and Division I athletics, UNF is considered one of the best regional universities.

This document outlines UNF’s academic calendars for the 2023-2024 school year. It provides key dates and deadlines for the Fall 2023, Spring 2024, and Summer 2024 semesters. Listings include the start and end dates for classes, exam schedules, registration dates, tuition deadlines, graduation ceremonies, and school breaks. The comprehensive calendar serves as an essential guide for current and prospective students, faculty, staff, and visitors.

The calendars highlight important academic milestones at UNF. These include deadlines to add/drop classes, apply for graduation, submit employee tuition waivers, and withdraw from courses. Detailed exam schedules for the end of each semester are provided. Important school holidays like Labor Day and Martin Luther King Jr. Day are denoted as non-instructional days when the university is closed. The calendars help the UNF community plan and manage their time around critical academic activities.

UNF Academic Calendar 2023-2024:

Fall 2023

• Monday, August 21, 2023 – Fall 2023 Term Begins (full-term and 1H classes)
• Monday, August 21, 2023 – Add/Drop week begins (full-term,1H)
• Monday, August 21, 2023 – Late Registration ($100 fee) begins
• Monday, August 21, 2023 – Major Change Deadline for Fall
• Tuesday, August 22, 2023 – Add/Drop and Late Registration ($100 fee)(full-term,1H)
• Wednesday, August 23, 2023 – Add/Drop and Late Registration ($100 fee)(full-term,1H)
• Wednesday, August 23, 2023 – Last day students added to waitlist (full-term,1H)
• Wednesday, August 23, 2023 – State of Florida Employee Waivers Due
• Thursday, August 24, 2023 – Add/Drop and Late Registration ($100 fee)(full-term,1H)
• Friday, August 25, 2023 – Add/Drop Week Ends @11:59pm (full-term,1H)
• Monday, August 28, 2023 – 5pm Deadline to pay/pend/defer tuition and fees (full-term,1H & 2H) (Excludes 2H-only Classes)
• Monday, August 28, 2023 – EEP/TSP Waivers due by 5pm (full-term,1H & 2H) (Excludes 2H-only Classes)
• Wednesday, August 30, 2023 – DROP POSTPONED to 9/1/23 (Class schedule dropped for non-payment – full-term, 1H & 2H (Excludes 2H-only classes)
• Thursday, August 31, 2023 – Degrees Post to Transcripts by 5pm (Summer 2023)
• Friday, September 1, 2023 – Complete Withdrawal Deadline 25% Refund (1H classes)
• Friday, September 1, 2023 – DROP RESCHEDULED: Class schedule dropped for non-payment: full-term, 1H & 2H (Excludes 2H-only classes) (Rescheduled from 8/30/23)
• Monday, September 4, 2023 – Labor Day (No Classes; UNF Closed)
• Friday, September 8, 2023 – Last day to late add, reinstate, transfer classes (late fees apply)(full-term, 1H)
• Friday, September 15, 2023 – Complete Withdrawal Deadline 25% Refund (full-term classes)
• Friday, September 15, 2023 – Official Transcripts Due from External Institutions (Summer 2023 Graduates)
• Friday, September 15, 2023 – Withdrawal Deadline (1H classes) – no refund
• Friday, October 6, 2023 – Graduation Application Deadline (fall)
• Monday, October 9, 2023 – Fall Break (non-instructional; no classes)
• Tuesday, October 10, 2023 – Fall Break (Non-Instructional/No Classes/UNF Open)
• Tuesday, October 10, 2023 – Fall Break (non-instructional; no classes)
• Thursday, October 12, 2023 – Mid-term grades available for student view (fall)
• Friday, October 13, 2023 – 1H Classes End
• Monday, October 16, 2023 – 2H classes begin
• Monday, October 16, 2023 – Add/Drop week begins (2H)
• Monday, October 16, 2023 – Late Registration begins ($100 fee)
• Tuesday, October 17, 2023 – Add/Drop and Late Registration ($100 fee)(2H)
• Wednesday, October 18, 2023 – Add/Drop and Late Registration ($100 fee)(2H)
• Thursday, October 19, 2023 – Add/Drop and Late Registration ($100 fee)(2H)
• Thursday, October 19, 2023 – Final Grades Available for Student View (fall 1H)
• Friday, October 20, 2023 – Add/Drop Week and Late Registration Ends ($100 fee)(2H)
• Monday, October 23, 2023 – Deadline to pay/pend/defer tuition and fees by 5pm (2H classes only)
• Monday, October 23, 2023 – EEP/TSP Waivers by 5pm (2H classes only)
• Wednesday, October 25, 2023 – Class schedule dropped for non-payment (2H classes only)
• Friday, October 27, 2023 – Complete Withdrawal Deadline 25% Refund (2H classes)
• Friday, November 3, 2023 – Schedule Posts (Spring)
• Friday, November 3, 2023 – Deadline to Late Add, Reinstate or Transfer Classes (2H)(late fees apply)
• Friday, November 3, 2023 – Registration Time Tickets Post (spring 2024)
• Wednesday, November 8, 2023 – Priority Residency Deadline (spring)
• Thursday, November 9, 2023 – Withdrawal Deadline (full-term and 2H classes) No Refund
• Friday, November 10, 2023 – Veterans Day Observed (No Classes; UNF Closed)
• Saturday, November 11, 2023 – Veterans Day Holiday (No Classes)
• Monday, November 13, 2023 – Registration Begins by Time Ticket Appointment (spring)
• Monday, November 20, 2023 – Open Registration Begins (Spring 2024)
• Wednesday, November 22, 2023 – Thanksgiving Day Holiday (No Classes/UNF Closed)
• Thursday, November 23, 2023 – Thanksgiving Day Holiday (No Classes/UNF Closed)
• Friday, November 24, 2023 – Thanksgiving Break (No Classes/UNF Closed)
• Saturday, November 25, 2023 – Thanksgiving Break (No Classes/UNF Closed)
• Monday, November 27, 2023 – Graduation Application Available to Students (spring)
• Friday, December 8, 2023 – Full-Term Classes End (fall)
• Saturday, December 9, 2023 – Final Exam Week Begins (fall)
• Monday, December 11, 2023 – Final Exams (fall)
• Tuesday, December 12, 2023 – Final Exams (fall)
• Wednesday, December 13, 2023 – Classes End (2H)
• Wednesday, December 13, 2023 – Final Exams (fall)
• Thursday, December 14, 2023 – Final Exams (fall)
• Friday, December 15, 2023 – 2H Classes End
• Friday, December 15, 2023 – Commencement (Fall)
• Friday, December 15, 2023 – Fall 2023 Term Ends
• Friday, December 15, 2023 – Final Exam Week Ends

Spring 2024

• Monday, January 8, 2024 – Full-Term and 1H Classes Begin (spring)
• Monday, January 8, 2024 – Add/Drop Week and Late Registration begins ($100 fee)(Spring 1,1H)
• Monday, January 8, 2024 – Deadline to Change Major for Spring 2024
• Tuesday, January 9, 2024 – Add/Drop and Late Registration ($100 late fee)
• Wednesday, January 10, 2024 – Add/Drop and Late Registration ($100 late fee)
• Wednesday, January 10, 2024 – Last Day Students Added to Waitlist (Spring full term and 1H classes)
• Wednesday, January 10, 2024 – State Employee Waiver Online Forms Due (Spring 2024)
• Thursday, January 11, 2024 – Add/Drop and Late Registration ($100 late fee)
• Friday, January 12, 2024 – Deadline to Add/Drop (11:59pm)
• Monday, January 15, 2024 – Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday (UNF Closed/Non-Instruction/No Classes)
• Tuesday, January 16, 2024 – Deadline to pay/pend/defer tuition and fees by 5pm (full-term,1H & 2H)
• Tuesday, January 16, 2024 – EEP/TSP Spring Waivers due by 5pm (excludes 2H-only classes)
• Thursday, January 18, 2024 – Class Schedule Dropped at 9am for Non-Payment Tuition/Fees (Full-term and 1H classes)
• Thursday, January 18, 2024 – Degrees Post to Transcripts by 5pm (fall 2023)
• Friday, January 19, 2024 – Complete Withdrawal Deadline 25% Refund (1H classes)
• Friday, January 26, 2024 – Deadline to Late Add, Reinstate ($100 late fee) or Transfer Classes (full term, 1H)
• Friday, January 26, 2024 – Diplomas Mailed (fall 2023)
• Friday, February 2, 2024 – Complete Withdrawal Deadline 25% Refund (full-term classes)
• Friday, February 2, 2024 – Official Transcripts Due from External Institutions (Fall 2023 Graduates)
• Friday, February 2, 2024 – Withdrawal Deadline (1H classes)
• Thursday, February 29, 2024 – Mid-term Grades Available for Student View
• Friday, March 1, 2024 – 1H Classes End
• Monday, March 4, 2024 – 2H classes begin
• Monday, March 4, 2024 – Add/Drop and Late Registration Begins 2H Classes ($100 Late Fee)
• Tuesday, March 5, 2024 – Add/Drop; Late Registration ($100 Late Fee) – (2H Classes)
• Wednesday, March 6, 2024 – Add/Drop; Late Registration ($100 Late Fee) – (2H Classes)
• Thursday, March 7, 2024 – Add/Drop; Late Registration ($100 Late Fee) – (2H Classes)
• Friday, March 8, 2024 – Deadline to Add/Drop 2H Classes (11:59 p.m.)
• Friday, March 8, 2024 – Final Grades Available for Student View in myWings (1H)
• Friday, March 8, 2024 – Graduation Application Deadline (Spring 2024)
• Monday, March 11, 2024 – Deadline to Pay/Pend/Defer Tuition and Fees by 5pm (2H Classes only)
• Monday, March 11, 2024 – EEP/TSP Waivers due by 5pm (2H classes only)
• Wednesday, March 13, 2024 – Class Schedule Dropped for Non-Payment Tuition/Fees (2H classes only)
• Friday, March 15, 2024 – Complete Withdrawal Deadline 2H Classes (25% refund)
• Monday, March 18, 2024 – Spring Break (non-instructional / no classes)
• Tuesday, March 19, 2024 – Spring Break (non-instructional / no classes)
• Wednesday, March 20, 2024 – Spring Break (non-instructional / no classes)
• Thursday, March 21, 2024 – Spring Break (non-instructional / no classes)
• Friday, March 22, 2024 – Spring Break (non-instructional / no classes)
• Saturday, March 23, 2024 – Spring Break (non-instructional / no classes)
• Friday, March 29, 2024 – Deadline to Reinstate (2H classes; late fees apply)
• Friday, April 5, 2024 – Registration Time Tickets post (Summer and Fall 2024)
• Friday, April 5, 2024 – Withdrawal Deadline (full-term, 2H classes)
• Friday, April 12, 2024 – Priority Residency Deadline (Summer 2024)
• Monday, April 15, 2024 – Registration begins by time ticket appointment (Summer and Fall 2024)
• Monday, April 22, 2024 – Graduation Application available online (summer 2024)
• Monday, April 22, 2024 – Open Registration Begins (Summer and Fall 2024)
• Friday, April 26, 2024 – Classes End (full-term classes)
• Saturday, April 27, 2024 – Final Exam Week Begins (spring)
• Monday, April 29, 2024 – Final Exams (spring)
• Tuesday, April 30, 2024 – Final Exams (spring)
• Wednesday, May 1, 2024 – Final Exams (spring)
• Thursday, May 2, 2024 – Final Exams (spring)
• Friday, May 3, 2024 – 2H Classes End
• Friday, May 3, 2024 – Final Exam Week Ends
• Friday, May 3, 2024 – Spring 2024 Commencement
• Friday, May 3, 2024 – Term Ends (spring)

Summer 2024

• Monday, May 13, 2024 – Summer Classes Begin (A, C, 8-week, 10-week)
• Monday, May 13, 2024 – Add/Drop Week, Late Registration ($100 late fee) Begins (Summer A, Full-Term, 8-wk, 10-wk)
• Tuesday, May 14, 2024 – Add/Drop, Late Registration ($100 late fee) (Summer A, Full-Term, 8-wk, 10-wk)
• Wednesday, May 15, 2024 – Add/Drop, Late Registration ($100 late fee) (Summer A, Full-Term, 8-wk, 10-wk)
• Wednesday, May 15, 2024 – State of Florida Employee Waivers Due (Summer)
• Wednesday, May 15, 2024 – Waitlist deadline – last day students added to waitlist
• Thursday, May 16, 2024 – Add/Drop, Late Registration ($100 late fee) (Summer A, Full-Term, 8-wk, 10-wk)
• Friday, May 17, 2024 – Add/Drop Week Ends @11:59pm (Summer A, Full-Term, 8-wk, 10-wk)
• Friday, May 17, 2024 – Late Registration ($100 late fee) (Summer A, Full-Term, 8-wk, 10-wk)
• Monday, May 20, 2024 – EEP/TSP Waivers Due – Deadline 5pm (Summer A, Full-Term, 8-wk, 10-wk & B)
• Monday, May 20, 2024 – Deadline to pay/pend/defer tuition and fees by 5pm (summer A, C, 8-week, 10-week & B)
• Wednesday, May 22, 2024 – Drop classes for non-payment of tuition and fees, 10am – (Summ A, full-term, 8-wk, 10-wk, & B) (Excludes Summer B-only classes)
• Thursday, May 23, 2024 – Degrees Post to Transcripts by 5pm (Spring 2024)
• Monday, May 27, 2024 – Memorial Day holiday (non-instructional / no classes / UNF closed)
• Saturday, June 1, 2024 – EEP/TSP Waivers Due – Deadline 5pm (Summer B Only)
• Friday, June 7, 2024 – Withdrawal Deadline (Summer A)
• Friday, June 7, 2024 – Diplomas Mailed (Spring 2024 graduates)
• Friday, June 14, 2024 – Withdrawal Deadline (8-week classes)
• Friday, June 14, 2024 – Official Transcripts Due from External Institutions (Spring 2024 Graduates)
• Wednesday, June 19, 2024 – Juneteenth (Non-Instructional / No Classes/UNF Closed)
• Friday, June 21, 2024 – Summer A Classes End
• Friday, June 21, 2024 – Withdrawal Deadline (10-week classes)
• Monday, June 24, 2024 – Add/Drop Week Begins (Summer B only)
• Monday, June 24, 2024 – Late Registration Begins ($100 late fee) (Summer B Only)
• Monday, June 24, 2024 – Summer B Classes Begin
• Tuesday, June 25, 2024 – Add/Drop, Late Registration ($100 late fee) (Summer B Only)
• Thursday, June 27, 2024 – Add/Drop, Late Registration ($100 late fee) (Summer B Only)
• Thursday, June 27, 2024 – Final Grades Available for Student View (Summer A Only)
• Friday, June 28, 2024 – Add/Drop Week Ends @11:59pm (Summer B Only)
• Monday, July 1, 2024 – 5pm Deadline to pay/pend/defer tuition and fees (summer B only)
• Wednesday, July 3, 2024 – Drop classes for non-payment of tuition and fees, 10am (Summer B Only)
• Thursday, July 4, 2024 – Independence Day Holiday (non-instructional / no classes / UNF closed)
• Friday, July 5, 2024 – Classes End (8-week)
• Friday, July 12, 2024 – Deadline to late add, reinstate (late fees apply) or transfer classes (Summer B Only)
• Friday, July 12, 2024 – Withdrawal Deadline (full-term classes)
• Friday, July 19, 2024 – Withdrawal Deadline (Summer B only – no refund)
• Friday, July 19, 2024 – Classes End (10-week)
• Friday, August 2, 2024 – Commencement (Summer)
• Friday, August 2, 2024 – Classes End (full-term and summer B classes)
• Friday, August 2, 2024 – Term Ends (summer)

Conclusion

With UNF’s commitment to advancing education, providing resources for student success, and engaging with the community, these thoughtfully planned academic calendars support operations unique to UNF while emphasizing a quality experience. They reflect UNF’s identity as a vibrant institution focused on transformational learning, value creation, and preparing students for the rapidly changing workforce. As the calendars make clear, UNF cultivates an environment where students can learn, grow, and celebrate achievements.