Academic Calendar

Worcester State Academic Calendar 2023-2024

Worcester State Academic Calendar – See the official Worcester State University academic calendar showing important dates, academic events, and deadlines.

Founded in 1874 as a teacher training college, Worcester State became a university in 2010 after expanding degree offerings and campus facilities for over a century. Despite facing fiscal threats like the Great Depression, Worcester State persevered to serve central Massachusetts through academic innovation and community partnerships.

Are you a student at the Worcester State University? Or you could be someone who wishes to gain admission into the institution. Whatever the case, in this guide, you’ll find all the important dates and schedules for Worcester State University, 2023-2024 academic session.

Worcester State Academic Calendar 2023-2024

FALL 2023

September-4 – Labor Day: NO CLASSES
September-5 – Pre-College Conference and Academic Convocation
September-6 – Classes begin: day, evening, graduate
September-12 – Last day to add day courses (state-supported)
September-19 – Last day to drop day courses (state-supported)
September-19 – Last day to add/drop evening/graduate courses (non state-supported)
September-26 – Unity Day: University Activities
October-9 – Indigenous Peoples’ Day: NO CLASSES
October-11 – Last day to makeup Incomplete grades from Spring/Summer 2023
October-23 – Last day to declare/change major/minor
October-24 – Failure warnings due in the Registrar’s Office
October-26 – Failure warnings issued to students
November-1 – Last day to withdraw from courses/school
November-8 – Last day to elect Pass/Fail option
November-10 – Veterans’ Day Observed: NO CLASSES
November-14-17 – Pre-registration for Spring 2024
November-22-25 – Thanksgiving Recess
December-1 – Student evaluation of the faculty due
December-8 – All classes end
December-11 – Reading Day
December-12 – Professional Development Day
December-13-21 – Final Exams
December-22 – Make-up day for exams postponed due to inclement weather
December-22 – Semester ends
December-29 – Final grades for Fall 2023 due to Registrar’s Office

WINTER 2024

December-26 – Classes Begin
December-29 – Deadline to add or drop Wintersession Classes
January-5 – Deadline to withdraw or request Pass/Fail grading
January-15 – Last day of classes
January-22 – Final Grades due for Winter Session 2024

SPRING 2024

January-15 – Martin Luther King Day: NO CLASSES
January-16 – Classes begin: day, evening, graduate
January-22 – Last day to add day courses (state-supported)
January-29 – Last day to drop day courses (state-supported)
January-29 – Last day to add/drop evening, graduate courses (non state-supported)
February-19 – President’s Day: NO CLASSES
February-27 – Last day to make up Incompletes from Fall 2023
March-14 – Last day to declare/change major or minor
March-18-22 – Spring Break: NO CLASSES
March-25 – Failure warnings due in the Registrar’s Office
March-25 – Failure warnings issued to students
March-25-April-5 – Advising for Pre-registration
April-3 – Last day to withdraw from courses/school
April-8-12 – Pre-registration for Fall 2024
April-10 – Last day to elect Pass/Fail status
April-15 – Patriot’s Day: NO CLASSES
May-3 – Student evaluation of faculty due
May-6 – All classes end
May-7 – Reading Day
May-8 – Professional Development Day
May-9-17 – Final Exams
May-17 – Graduate Commencement
May-18 – Undergraduate Commencement and end of semester
May-24 – Final Grades for Spring 2024 due to Registrar’s Office

SUMMER 2024

March-5 – Summer Registration Begins
May-16 – Older Student Registration
May-20 – Full Summer and Summer Session I Begins
May-27 – Memorial Day: NO CLASSES/UNIVERSITY CLOSED
May-28 – Last day to Add/Drop (Summer I) – 100% online graduate programs do not have an “add” option
June-3 – Last day to Add/Drop (Full Summer)
June-7 – Last day to Withdraw (Summer I)
June-7 – Last day to request Pass/Fail (Summer I)
June-19 – Juneteenth Holiday Observed: NO CLASSES-UNIVERSITY CLOSED
June-30 – Registration shuts down at 11:30 a.m. then restarts on July 1
July-7 – Summer Session I Ends
July-8-12 – Full Summer Break (14 week classes) NO CLASSES
July-11 – Older Student Registration for Summer II
July-15 – Summer Session I Grades Due
July-15 – Summer Session II Begins
July-19 – Last Day to Withdraw (Full Summer)
July-23 – Last day to Add/Drop (Summer II) – 100% online graduate programs do not have an “add” option
July-26 – Last day to request Pass/Fail (Full Summer)
August-2 – Last day to Withdraw (Summer II)
August-2 – Last day to request Pass/Fail (Summer II)
September-1 – Summer Session II Ends
September-1 – Full Summer Session (14 week) Ends
September-9 – Summer II and Full Summer grades due

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