UNR Academic Calendar 2023/2024

UNR Academic Calendar – The University of Nevada, Reno academic calendar provides key scheduling details and deadlines for students, faculty, and staff across school terms. Outlining critical dates for the University’s undergraduate, graduate, and professional programs, the calendar facilitates effective planning and coordination. This overview summarizes UNR’s academic calendar for the 2023-2024 academic year.

The calendar denotes the beginning and end dates for the fall, spring, and summer semesters. Within each term, it enumerates registration periods, fee deadlines, final exam timelines, and academic milestones such as graduation. Additional details include student orientation schedules, housing move-in and move-out dates, closures for holidays, and breaks between sessions.

While following the same term schedule, the calendar notes differences in key dates and deadlines across programs and student cohorts based on their distinct requirements. Additional variance applies in session timelines for specialized terms such as Summer and Winter sessions. Students should thus reference their specific program’s syllabi for further scheduling particulars.

Fall 2023 Academic Calendar

• Wednesday, February 1 Deadline for Scholarship/WUE Consideration
• Tuesday, June 13 New Student Orientation
• Thursday, June 15 Housing Payment Due; Deadline to Cancel Housing and Forfeit Only Security Deposit
• Thursday, June 15 – Friday, June 16 New Student Overnight Orientation
• Tuesday, June 20 New Student Orientation
• Thursday, June 22 – Friday, June 23 New Student Overnight Orientation
• Tuesday, June 27 New Student Orientation
• Thursday, June 29 Transfer Student Virtual Orientation
• Tuesday, July 11 New Student Orientation
• Thursday, July 13 Transfer Student In-Person Orientation
• Saturday, July 15 New Student Orientation; Application Deadline for First-Time Applicants; Application Deadline for Transfer and Second Bachelor’s Applicants
• Tuesday, July 18 New Student Orientation
• Thursday, July 20 – Friday, July 21 New Student Overnight Orientation
• Tuesday, July 25 New Student Orientation
• Thursday, July 27 – Friday, July 28 New Student Overnight Orientation
• Monday, July 31 Deadline to Cancel Housing and Forfeit Only Security Deposit and Initial Payment
• Tuesday, August 1 New Student Orientation
• Friday, August 18 Application Deadline for Non-Degree Applicants; Final Day to Apply for Change of Residency for Fall Semester
• Thursday, August 17 – Saturday, August 19 NevadaFIT Student Move-In
• Saturday, August 19 NevadaFIT Opening Ceremony; NevadaFIT Begins
• Monday, August 21 Fall Semester Faculty Reporting Date
• Thursday, August 24 New Graduate Student Orientation and Reception
• Friday, August 25 Application Deadline for Graduate Special Applicants; Returning Student Application Deadline; Final Day for Initial Registration; Fall Semester Fees Due; First Payment Due for Students on Payment Plan
• Saturday, August 26 Late Fees Assessed
• Monday, August 28 First Day of Classes
• Friday, September 1 Final Day to Add/Swap Classes without Permission
• Monday, September 4 Labor Day Holiday, Campus Closed, No Classes
• Thursday, September 7 Final Day for 100% Refund when Dropping Classes or Withdrawing; Final Day to Change Grading Option; Final Day to Add/Swap Classes with Permission
• Monday, September 25 Second Fee Payment Due for Students on Payment Plan
• Sunday, October 1 Deadline to Apply for December Graduation
• Friday, October 6 Final Day for 50% Refund when Withdrawing
• Friday, October 27 Nevada Day, Campus Closed, No Classes
• Wednesday, November 1 Final Day to Drop Classes and Receive “W”; Final Day to Change from Credit to Audit
• Friday, November 10 Veterans Day, Campus Closed, No Classes
• Thursday, November 23 Thanksgiving Day, Campus Closed, No Classes
• Friday, November 24 Family Day, Campus Closed, No Classes
• Friday, December 8 Final Day for Submitting Thesis/Dissertation for December Graduation
• Saturday, December 9 Commencement
• Wednesday, December 13 Prep Day
• Thursday, December 14 Finals Week Begins
• Wednesday, December 20 Instruction Ends
• Thursday, December 21 Residence Halls Close
• Friday, December 22 Fall Semester Ends
• Monday, December 25 Christmas Holiday, Campus Closed
• Tuesday, December 26 Faculty to Post Final Grades

Wintermester and Spring 2024 Academic Calendar

• Wednesday, November 1, 2023 Enrollment Opens for Spring Semester and Wintermester
• Friday, December 15 Application Deadline for First-Year, Transfer, and Second Bachelor’s Applicants
• Tuesday, January 2 Wintermester Classes Begin; Wintermester Fees Due
• Wednesday, January 3 Final Day for 100% Refund for Wintermester; Final Day to Enroll in Wintermester Classes
• Thursday, January 4 Final Day for 50% Refund when Dropping Wintermester Classes
• Thursday, January 11 Final Day to Withdraw from Wintermester Classes; Final Day to Change Wintermester Class from Credit to Audit
• Friday, January 12 Final Day to Apply for Residency Change for Spring; Application Deadline for Non-Degree Applicants
• Monday, January 15 Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Campus Closed
• Tuesday, January 16 Spring Semester Faculty Reporting Date
• Thursday, January 18 New Graduate Student Orientation and Reception
• Friday, January 19 Wintermester Instruction Ends; Spring Semester Fees Due; First Payment Due for Students on Payment Plan; Final Day for Initial Registration; Returning Student Application Deadline; Graduate Special Student Application Deadline
• Saturday, January 20 Late Fees Assessed
• Monday, January 22 First Day of Spring Classes; Wintermester Final Grades Due
• Friday, January 26 Final Day to Add/Swap Spring Classes without Permission
• Wednesday, January 31 Final Day for 100% Refund when Dropping Spring Classes; Final Day to Change Spring Grading Option; Final Day to Add/Swap Spring Classes with Permission; 50% Refund Period Begins when Completely Withdrawing
• Monday, February 19 Presidents’ Day, Campus Closed, No Classes; Second Fee Payment Due for Students on Payment Plan
• Friday, March 1 Final Day for 50% Refund when Withdrawing; Summer Session Registration Opens
• Tuesday, March 19 Final Fee Payment Due for Students on Payment Plan
• Saturday, March 23 – Sunday, March 31 Spring Break, Campus Open, No Classes
• Monday, April 1 Fall Semester Enrollment Begins
• Tuesday, April 2 Final Day to Drop Spring Classes and Receive “W”; Final Day to Change Spring Class from Credit to Audit
• Wednesday, May 8 Prep Day
• Thursday, May 9 Finals Week Begins
• Wednesday, May 15 Instruction Ends
• Thursday, May 16 – Saturday, May 18 Commencement
• Monday, May 20 Spring Semester Ends; Faculty to Post Final Grades

Summer 2024 Academic Calendar

• Friday, May 17 Mini and Regular Session Fees Due; First Summer Payment Due for Students on Payment Plan
• Monday, May 20 Mini and Regular Session Classes Begin
• Tuesday, May 21 Final Day to Add Mini Session Classes; Final Day for 100% Refund for Mini Session
• Wednesday, May 22 Final Day for 50% Refund when Dropping Mini Session Classes
• Monday, May 27 Memorial Day, Campus Closed, No Classes
• Thursday, May 30 Final Day to Add Regular Session Classes; Final Day for 100% Refund for Regular Session; Final Day to Withdraw from Mini Session Classes
• Saturday, June 1 Deadline for August Graduation Applications; Final Day for 50% Refund when Dropping Regular Session Classes
• Friday, June 7 Mini Session Instruction Ends; First Session Fees Due
• Monday, June 10 Mini Session Grades Due; First Session Classes Begin
• Wednesday, June 12 Final Day for 100% Refund for First Session Classes; Final Day to Add First Session Classes
• Friday, June 14 Final Day for 50% Refund when Dropping First Session Classes
• Wednesday, June 19 Juneteenth, Campus Closed, No Classes
• Monday, June 17 Second Summer Payment Due for Students on Payment Plan
• Friday, June 28 Final Day to Withdraw from First Session Classes
• Thursday, July 4 Independence Day, Campus Closed, No Classes
• Thursday, July 11 Final Day to Withdraw from Regular Session Classes
• Friday, July 12 First Session Instruction Ends; Second Session Fees Due
• Monday, July 15 First Session Grades Due; Second Session Classes Begin
• Wednesday, July 17 Final Day for 100% Refund for Second Session Classes; Final Day to Add Second Session Classes; Final Summer Payment Due for Students on Payment Plan
• Friday, July 19 Final Day for 50% Refund when Dropping Second Session Classes
• Thursday, August 1 Final Day to Withdraw from Second Session Classes
• Wednesday, August 14 Second Session and Regular Session Instruction Ends
• Friday, August 16 All Summer Term Final Grades Due

CONCLUSION

In conclusion, by outlining major academic events and timelines for the year, the University of Nevada, Reno’s official academic calendar enables students, faculty, and staff to plan their curricular and extracurricular involvement. All members of the University community should use this key reference document for an overview of the next academic year’s schedule as they organize their work and responsibilities around the critical dates provided.