Valencia Academic Calendar 2023/2024
Valencia Academic Calendar – The University of Valencia Academic Calendar outlines important dates and deadlines for the 2023-2024 academic year. This thorough calendar will help students, faculty, and staff stay organized and informed throughout the year’s major academic terms.
The calendar begins in August 2023 and closes in August 2024, encompassing details for the Fall 2023, Spring 2024, and Summer 2024 semesters. Each semester is preceded by important preparation and meeting days for faculty and staff. The semesters include major deadlines like drop dates, final exam periods, grade entry dates, and more. Holidays, college closure days, and breaks are also clearly indicated within their respective terms.
Outside of listing pertinent term and semester details, the calendar also denotes the start dates for nearby community school districts in Orange and Osceola Counties. Syncing these dates allows for effective planning and collaboration between St. Valencia University and its regional K-12 and higher education partners. Having crucial academic dates and events for the full academic year in one robust calendar empowers students, faculty, and administrators in their individual educational planning and college responsibilities.
Fall Semester 2023
August
August 15: Preparation Day
August 16: Assembly, Meeting Day
August 17: Meeting Day
August 18: Preparation Day
August 21: Classes Begin FULL H1 TWK
September
September 4: Labor Day, College Closed
September 20: Classes Begin
September 25: Graduation Application Priority Deadline
September 25: Student-initiated Withdrawal Deadline
October
October 12: Classes End
October 13: Classes Begin
November
November 10: Veterans Day Observed, Preparation Day
November 22 – November 26: Thanksgiving Holiday, College Closed
December
December 10: Classes End
December 11: Preparation Day, Grades Due by 9:00 AM
December 12: Commencement
December 21 – January 1: Winter Break, College Closed
Spring Semester 2024
January
January 2: College Opens
January 4: Meeting Day
January 5: Preparation Day
January 8: Classes Begin
January 15: Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, College Closed
February
February 9: Learning Day, Meeting Day
February 12: Classes Begin
February 28: Classes End
February 29: Classes Begin TWK
February 20: Student-initiated Withdrawal Deadline
March
March 18 – March 24: Spring Break, College Closed
March 13 – March 17: Orange County Public Schools Spring Break
March 13 – March 17: School District of Osceola County Spring Break
March 13 – March 17: University of Central Florida Spring Break
March 25: Graduation Application Priority Deadline
March 25: Student-initiated Withdrawal Deadline
April
April 22 – April 28: Final Exams
April 29: Preparation Day, Spring Term Grades Due by 9:00 AM
April 25: Student-initiated Withdrawal Deadline
Summer Semester 2024
May
May 2: Meeting Day
May 3: Preparation Day
May 5: Spring Term Commencement
May 6: Classes Begin
May 27: Memorial Day, College Closed
June
June 4: Classes Begin
June 17: Classes End, Preparation Day
June 18: Classes Begin TWK
June 17: Grades Due H1, Preparation Day
June 12: Student-initiated Withdrawal Deadline
June 25: Graduation Application Priority Deadline
June 25: Student-initiated Withdrawal Deadline
July
July 4: Independence Day, College Closed
July 24 – July 30: Final Exams on Last Day of Each Class
July 30: Classes End
July 31: Preparation Day
July 19: Student-initiated Withdrawal Deadline
August
August 1: All Grades Due by 9:00 AM, Preparation Day
August 2 is not an instructional day for the summer term
August 10: Orange County Public Schools Start
August 10: Osceola County Public Schools Start
August 21: University of Central Florida Fall Term Start
January 9: Orange County Public Schools Spring Term Start
January 3: School District of Osceola County Spring Term Start
January 8: University of Central Florida Spring Term Start
May 26: Orange County Public Schools Last Day of School
May 29: School District of Osceola County Last Day of School
May 13: University of Central Florida Summer Term Start
CONCLUSION
The calendar includes one (1) preparation day and one (1) meeting day at the start of each academic term (Fall, Spring, Summer). Preparation days allow time for professors, librarians, and counselors to prepare for the upcoming term. Meeting days allow time for college-wide assemblies, campus and discipline-wide meetings, and staff/professional development activities.
There is a period at the start of each term for “no show reporting” to confirm enrolled students who do not show up for classes.
The calendar follows a typical 15-week Fall and Spring semester system, with two 7.5 week sessions within each termed as Half Term 1 (H1) and Term Week (TWK). The Summer semester is 12 weeks in length, also split into two 6-week Half Terms.
Final exams occur during the last 1-2 class sessions at the end of Fall, Spring, and Summer semesters. There is a final preparation day after finals before grades are due.
