University of Wyoming Academic Calendar 2023/2024

University of Wyoming Academic Calendar – The University of Wyoming (UW) is a public land-grant research university in Laramie, Wyoming. Originally established in 1886, just one year after Wyoming became a state, UW is known as a pioneer in the West. Today, with an enrollment of over 12,000 students, UW offers 200 areas of study across 7 academic colleges.

The 2023-2024 academic calendar provides key dates and deadlines for the University of Wyoming students, faculty, and staff. As a semester-based system, UW’s schedule includes important milestones for the fall, spring, and summer terms each year. Key dates denote faculty reporting days, semester start and end dates, registration periods, university breaks, examination schedules, and graduation events.

This calendar allows the UW community to track and plan for critical academic activities and campus occasions. Since opening its doors over 135 years ago, the University of Wyoming has served as a leading educational institution guided by the academic timeline detailed in each annual calendar. This schedule sets common expectations around coursework and progress toward graduation.

Fall Semester 2023

• New Faculty Reporting Date: August 22, 2023 (Tuesday)
• Returning Faculty Reporting Date: August 24, 2023 (Thursday)
• Registration: August 25, 2023 (Friday)
• First Day of Fall Semester Classes: August 28, 2023 (Monday)
• Labour Day: September 4, 2023 (Monday) (no classes)
• Mid-Semester: October 20, 2023 (Friday)
• Thanksgiving Break: November 22, 2023 (Wednesday) – November 24, 2023 (Friday) (no classes)
• Last Day of Fall Semester Classes at UW: December 8, 2023 (Friday)
• Last Day of Casper Fall Semester Classes: December 10, 2023 (Sunday)
• Finals Week: December 11, 2023 (Monday) – December 15, 2023 (Friday)
• Christmas: December 25, 2023 (Monday) (no classes)
• New Year’s Day: January 1, 2024 (Monday) (no classes)

Spring Semester 2024

• Martin Luther King Jr. Day: January 15, 2024 (Monday) (no classes)
• Winter Break: December 18, 2023 (Monday) – January 15, 2024 (Monday) (no classes)
• First Day of Spring Semester Classes: January 16, 2024 (Tuesday)
• Mid-Semester Break: February 19, 2024 (Monday) – February 21, 2024 (Wednesday) (no classes)
• Mid-Semester: March 8, 2024 (Friday)
• Spring Break: March 11, 2024 (Monday) – March 15, 2024 (Friday) (no classes)
• Semester Break: April 16, 2024 (Tuesday) (no classes)
• Last Day of Spring Semester Classes at UW: May 3, 2024 (Friday)
• Last Day of Casper Spring Semester Classes: May 5, 2024 (Sunday)
• Finals Week: May 6, 2024 (Monday) – May 10, 2024 (Friday)
• Memorial Day: May 27, 2024 (Monday) (no classes)

Summer Semester 2024

• One 8-Week Summer Block: May 20, 2024 (Monday) – July 12, 2024 (Friday)
• First 6-Week Summer Block: May 20, 2024 (Monday) – June 28, 2024 (Friday)
• Second 6-Week Summer Block: July 1, 2024 (Monday) – August 9, 2024 (Friday)

CONCLUSION

The University of Wyoming structures its 2023-2024 academic year around fall and spring semesters, with optional summer terms. The calendar denotes faculty reporting days, semester start and end dates, finals weeks, university holidays and breaks, and graduation deadlines. Following this schedule allows UW students to strategically plan class schedules and chart a path toward degree completion. For over 135 years, the University of Wyoming has maintained excellence as Wyoming’s only public research university guided by these annual academic timelines which connect the UW community.