University of South Alabama Academic Calendar 2023-2024

University of South Alabama Academic Calendar –  The University of South Alabama is a public research university in Mobile, Alabama, created in 1963 to replace University of Alabama extension programs. The USA held its first classes in 1964 with 276 students. Now in 2024, the USA has over 15,000 students across 10 colleges, including a medical school. USA has awarded over 90,000 degrees since opening.

The USA operates on three (3) semester academic calendars, which are fall, spring, and summer semesters and then a mayterm. This calendar shows registration deadlines, exams, and holidays like Mardi Gras, Thanksgiving, and Juneteenth.

University of South Alabama Academic Calendar 2023-2024:

Fall 2023

• Monday – April 03 – Registration for continuing students begins
• Tuesday – April 25 – Registration for new undergraduate students
• Tuesday – May 16 – Registration begins for new graduate students
• Monday – July 24 – Financial Aid/Scholarship Bookstore charges begin
• Wednesday – August 16 – 100% of fall balance due
• Thursday – August 17 – All registration schedules released if 100% of the balance is not paid or participation in the payment plan
• Saturday – August 19 – Residence halls open
• Monday – August 21 – Convocation
• Tuesday – August 22 – Classes begin
• Tuesday – August 22 – 100% refund period begins on dropped classes and complete withdrawals
• Tuesday – August 22 – Late registration begins
• Monday – August 28 – Late registration ends at 10:00 pm
• Monday – August 28 – Late registration 100% of balance due
• Monday – August 28 – Last day to add
• Tuesday – August 29 – 100% refund period on dropped classes and complete withdrawals ends at 10:00 pm
• Tuesday – August 29 – All late registration schedules released if 100% balance is not paid or participation in the payment plan
• Tuesday – August 29 – Last day to drop without a WD
• Wednesday – August 30 – 50% refund period begins on dropped classes and complete withdrawals
• Wednesday – August 30 – Financial Aid/Scholarship Bookstore charges end
• Friday – September 01 – Refunding financial aid credit balances to students begins
• Monday – September 04 – 50% refund period ends. No course withdrawal refunds after this date
• Monday – September 04 – Labor Day Holiday for students, faculty, staff, and administration
• Tuesday – September 05 – Census date
• Monday – October 02 – Mid-term grading opens
• Friday – October 06 – Incomplete grades deadline for Spring and Summer
• Friday – October 06 – Last day for spring graduation applications
• Monday – October 09 – Mid-term grades web entry due by 10:00 am
• Wednesday – October 11 – Mid-term grades posted
• Thursday – October 12 – Fall break for students (includes weekend classes)
• Monday – October 16 – Time tickets posted for spring
• Monday – October 23 – First submission deadline: Theses/dissertations due in the Office of the Graduate Dean by 5:00 pm
• Monday – October 30 – Spring registration for continuing students
• Friday – November 03 – Last day to drop or withdraw by 11:59 pm
• Monday – November 13 – Final submission deadline: Theses/dissertations due in the Office of the Graduate Dean by 5:00 pm
• Tuesday – November 14 – Spring registration for new undergraduate students begins
• Tuesday – November 21 – Thanksgiving Holiday for students begins at 5:00 pm (Includes weekend classes)
• Wednesday – November 22 – Thanksgiving Holiday begins at noon on Wednesday for faculty, staff, and administration
• Monday – December 04 – Spring registration for new graduate students
• Monday – December 04 – Financial Aid/Scholarship Bookstore charges begin
• Friday – December 08 – Last day of classes
• Monday – December 11 – Final grading opens
• Monday – December 11 – Final examinations
• Friday – December 15 – Residence halls close
• Friday – December 15 – Commencement, 10:00 a.m.
• Monday – December 18 – Final grades web entry due by 10:00 am
• Tuesday – December 19 – Final grades posted
• Thursday – December 21 – Holidays Begin for staff and administration
• Friday – December 22 – Annual Campus Wide Power Outage for Electrical Maintenance (6:00 am to 7:00 pm)

Spring 2024

• Monday – October 30 – Spring registration for continuing students begins
• Tuesday – November 14 – Spring registration for new undergraduate students begins
• Monday – December 04 – Spring registration for new graduate students begins
• Monday – December 04 – Financial Aid/Scholarship Bookstore charges begin
• Wednesday – January 03 – Faculty, staff, and administration return to work
• Thursday – January 04 – 100% of spring balance due
• Friday – January 05 – All registration schedules released if 100% of balance is not paid or participation in payment plan
• Friday – January 05 – Residence halls open
• Monday – January 08 – Classes begin
• Monday – January 08 – Late registration begins
• Monday – January 08 – 100% refund period begins on dropped classes and complete withdrawals
• Friday – January 12 – Late registration ends at 11:59 pm
• Friday – January 12 – Late registration 100% of balance due
• Friday – January 12 – Last day to add
• Monday – January 15 – Last day to drop without a WD
• Monday – January 15 – 100% refund period on dropped classes and complete withdrawals ends at 10:00 pm
• Monday – January 15 – Martin Luther King Holiday for students, faculty, staff, and administration
• Tuesday – January 16 – 50% refund period begins on dropped classes and complete withdrawals
• Tuesday – January 16 – All late registration schedules released if 100% of balance is not paid or participation in payment plan
• Wednesday – January 17 – Financial Aid/Scholarship Bookstore charges end
• Friday – January 19 – Refunding financial aid credit balances to students begins
• Sunday – January 21 – 50% refund period ends. No course withdrawal refunds after this date
• Tuesday – January 23 – Census date
• Tuesday – February 13 – Mardi Gras Holiday for students, faculty, staff, and administration
• Monday – February 19 – Mid-term grading opens
• Friday – February 23 – Incomplete grades deadline for Fall
• Monday – February 26 – Mid-term grades web entry due by 10:00 am
• Wednesday – February 28 – Mid-term grades posted
• Friday – March 01 – Last day for summer graduation applications
• Monday – March 04 – Spring break for students (includes weekend classes)
• Monday – March 04 – Time tickets posted for summer and fall
• Monday – March 25 – First submission deadline: Theses/dissertations due in Office of Graduate Dean by 5:00 pm
• Monday – April 01 – Summer registration begins for continuing students (includes May term)
• Monday – April 01 – Fall registration begins for continuing students
• Friday – April 05 – Last day to drop or withdraw by 11:59 pm
• Monday – April 15 – Final submission deadline: Theses/dissertations due in Office of Graduate Dean by 5:00 pm
• Monday – April 22 – Summer registration begins for new graduate students (includes May term)
• Friday – April 26 – Last day of classes
• Monday – April 29 – Final grading opens
• Monday – April 29 – Final examinations
• Friday – May 03 – Residence halls close
• Friday – May 03 – Commencement Weekend
• Monday – May 06 – Final grades web entry due by 10:00 am
• Wednesday – May 08 – Final grades posted

May Term 2024

• Friday – March 01 – Last day for summer graduation applications
• Monday – March 04 – Time tickets posted for summer and fall
• Monday – April 01 – Summer registration begins for continuing students (includes May term)
• Monday – April 22 – Summer registration for new graduate students (includes May term)
• Wednesday – May 01 – 100% of balance due
• Thursday – May 02 – May term classes released if 100% balance not paid or participation in the payment plan
• Friday – May 03 – Late registration and drop/add for May term ends at 5:00 pm (in person)
• Monday – May 06 – Classes begin
• Monday – May 06 – 100% Refunds on dropped classes ends at 11:59 (May term)
• Friday – May 24 – Last Day for May term classes
• Friday – May 24 – Final Grading opens for May term classes
• Monday – May 27 – Memorial Day Holiday for students, faculty, staff, and administration
• Tuesday – May 28 – Final grades web entry due 10:00 am (May term)
• Wednesday – May 29 – Final grades posted (May term)

Summer 2024

• Friday – March 01 – Last day for summer graduation applications
• Monday – March 04 – Time tickets posted for summer and fall
• Monday – April 01 – Summer registration begins for continuing students (includes May term)
• Monday – April 22 – Summer registration begins for new graduate students (includes May term)
• Friday – May 17 – Financial Aid/Scholarship Bookstore charges begin for summer term
• Wednesday – May 22 – 100% of summer balance due (all terms)
• Monday – May 27 – Memorial Day Holiday for students, faculty, staff, and administration
• Tuesday – May 28 – Registration ends for full and first term
• Tuesday – May 28 – Residence halls open
• Tuesday – May 28 – Registration for summer released if 100% of balance not received or participation in the payment plan
• Wednesday – May 29 – Classes for full/first term begin
• Wednesday – May 29 – Late registration begins (all summer terms)
• Wednesday – May 29 – 100% refund period begins on dropped classes and complete withdrawals for full, first, and second term classes
• Friday – May 31 – Late registration ends at 10:00 pm (all summer terms)
• Friday – May 31 – Late registration 100% of balance due
• Friday – May 31 – 100% refund period ends (first term)
• Saturday – June 01 – 50% refund period begins (first term)
• Monday – June 03 – Financial Aid/Scholarship Bookstore charges end
• Wednesday – June 05 – Late registrations for summer released if 100% of balance not paid (all summer terms) or participation in the payment plan
• Wednesday – June 05 – 100% refund period ends (full term)
• Wednesday – June 05 – 50% refund period ends. No course withdrawal refunds after this date (first term)
• Wednesday – June 05 – Last day to drop a first term class (11:59 pm)
• Wednesday – June 05 – Last day to withdraw from University if taking all first term classes (11:59 pm)
• Thursday – June 06 – 50% refund period begins (full term)
• Monday – June 10 – Refunding financial aid credit balances to students begins (all summer terms)
• Tuesday – June 11 – 50% refund period ends. No course withdrawal refunds after this date for full term classes
• Wednesday – June 12 – Census date
• Wednesday – June 19 – Juneteenth Holiday for students, faculty, staff, and administration
• Friday – June 21 – Second term registration opens
• Monday – June 24 – First submission deadline: Theses/dissertations due in the Office of the Graduate Dean by 5:00 pm
• Tuesday – June 25 – Last day of classes for first term
• Tuesday – June 25 – Final examinations for first term classes
• Tuesday – June 25 – Final grading opens for first term classes
• Wednesday – June 26 – Second term classes begin
• Wednesday – June 26 – 100% refund period begins on course withdrawal for second term classes
• Wednesday – June 26 – Late registration for second term
• Wednesday – June 26 – Final grades web entry due by 10:00 am (first term classes)
• Friday – June 28 – Final grades for first term posted
• Friday – June 28 – Last day to drop a full term class (11:59 pm)
• Friday – June 28 – Last day to withdraw from University if taking full term classes (11:59 pm)
• Friday – June 28 – Last day for fall graduation applications
• Friday – June 28 – Incomplete grades deadline for Spring
• Saturday – June 29 – 50% refund period begins on withdrawals (second term)
• Thursday – July 04 – Fourth of July Holiday for students, faculty, staff, and administration
• Thursday – July 04 – 50% refund period on course withdrawals ends at 11:59 pm (second term)
• Friday – July 05 – Last day to drop a second term class
• Friday – July 05 – Last day to withdraw from the University if taking all second term classes
• Monday – July 08 – Final submission deadline: Theses/dissertations due in the Office of the Graduate Dean by 5:00 pm
• Monday – July 22 – Final grading opens
• Tuesday – July 23 – Last day of classes for full term/second term
• Wednesday – July 24 – Final examinations for full term/second term classes
• Saturday – July 27 – Residence halls close
• Monday – July 29 – Final grades web entry due by 10:00 am for full term and second term classes
• Wednesday – July 31 – Final grades posted for full and second term classes