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Academic Calendar

Spring 2024
Jan 5 Tuition, fees, housing payments due
Jan 11 Housing move-in
*schedule subject to change
Jan 12 New student orientation
*schedule subject to change
Jan 15 No classes: Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day
Jan 16 Spring semester begins
Continuing Education classes begin
Jan 16–22 Add/drop period
Jan 22 Last day to register for Spring 2024
Last day to add a class
Last day to drop a class for a refund and without a notation of W
Internship Learning Contract due if credits needed for full-time or financial aid calculations
Financial aid updated for students adjusting their number of credits
Jan 25 Financial aid disbursement
Jan 26 Student Financial Aid Refund Disbursement
Feb 16 Fall Semester 2023 incomplete work due to faculty
Mar 1 FAFSA final deadline for Fall Semester 2024
Mar 4–8 Week 8: Midterm
Mar 11–15 Spring Break
Mar 26 Midterm grades due by 9:00 p.m.
Apr 1 Deadline to apply for Fall 2024 housing
Apr 9 Advising Day for declared undergraduates; no classes
Apr 9–18 Advising and Registration for Summer and Fall Semester 2024
Apr 12
Last day to withdraw from a Spring Semester 2024 course with a notation of W
Deadline for May 2024 graduating students to resolve all credit issues
May 7
Last day of Spring Semester 2024
Last day to submit Spring Semester 2024 Request for Incomplete Grade
Intents to graduate due for students planning to complete their degrees in August 2024 (Master of Arts only) or December 2024 (all programs)
Continuing Education classes end
May 11
Commencement
May 13
Housing move-out
May 14 Spring Semester 2024 grades due by noon; grades generally posted within two business days
Summer 2024
May 24 Tuition due
June 3 Summer term begins
Continuing Education classes begin
June 3–7 Summer add/drop period
June 12 Financial Aid Disbursement 
June 14 Faculty: Class Attendance Verification form due for full-term courses
June 19 MCAD closed in observation of Juneteenth
July 4
MCAD closed in observation of Independence Day
July 9 Midterm grades due by 9:00 p.m.
July 10–28 Continuing Education: Pre-College Summer Session
July 19 Last day to withdraw from a summer course with a notation of W
August 2 MA Creative Leadership Commencement
Aug 9 Last day of summer term
Last day to submit Summer 2024 Request for Incomplete Grade
Last day of Continuing Education classes
Aug 13 Grades due by noon; grades generally posted within two business days
Fall 2024
Aug 1 Tuition, fees, housing payments due
Aug 22–24 Housing move-in
*schedule subject to change
Aug 24–25 New student orientation
*schedule subject to change
Aug 26 Fall semester begins
Continuing Education classes begin
Aug 26–30 Add/drop period
Aug 30 Last day to register for Fall 2024
Last day to add a class
Last day to drop a class for a refund and without a notation of W
Internship Learning Contract due if credits needed for full-time or financial aid calculations
Financial aid updated for students adjusting their number of credits
Sep 2
No classes: Labor Day
Sep 5 Financial Aid Disbursement
Sep 6 Student Financial Aid Refund Disbursement
Faculty: Class Attendance Verification forms due for full-semester courses
Sep 27 Last day to accept Spring Semester 2024 incomplete work
Oct 14–18 Week 8: Midterm
Oct 22 Midterm grades due by 9:00 p.m.
Oct 31 Deadline to cancel Spring 2025 housing contract
Oct 28–Nov 1 MA and MFA registration begins for Spring Semester 2025
Nov 5 Advising Day for declared sophomores, juniors, and seniors; no classes
Nov 5–14 Advising and Registration for Spring Semester 2025
Nov 13–14 Registration for first-year and undeclared students
Nov 15
Last day to withdraw from a Fall Semester 2024 course with a notation of W
Deadline for December 2024 graduating students to resolve all credit issues
Nov 21–23
Nov 27–29
No classes; Fall Break
Dec 1
FAFSA priority deadline for Fall Semester 2025
Dec 13
Last day of Fall Semester 2024
Last day to submit Fall Semester 2024 Request for Incomplete Grade
Commencement
Intents to graduate due for students planning to complete their degrees in May 2025 (all programs)
Continuing Education classes end
Dec 17
Fall Semester 2024 grades due by noon; grades generally posted within two business days