2023-2024

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Faculty may find this visual aid of the academic calendar helpful in the planning of their class sessions.

Fall 2023

Date	Day	Description
June 20 - June 22	Tuesday - Thursday	Registration 1 for Fall 2023 courses (continuing students)
August 15 - August 18	Tuesday - Friday	Registration 2 for Fall 2023 courses (continuing students) Continuing Students must be registered for at least one course prior to the first day of each semester or be charged a late registration fee
August 25	Friday	International Student Orientation (for those students studying in the United States for the first time)
August 28 - August 31	Monday - Thursday	New Student Orientation
August 29 - September 1	Tuesday - Friday	Registration for Fall 2023 (new students) New Students must be registered for at least one course prior to the first day of each semester or be charged a late registration fee
September 4	Monday	NO CLASSES – Labor Day
September 5	Tuesday	Fall semester begins (Full semester and 1st quarter courses) First meeting of Full Term and 1st quarter Monday courses is Mon, September 11 Change of Program Period OPENS Add/drop courses via SSOL
September 15	Friday	Change of Program Period CLOSES Last day to add/drop courses via SSOL Last day to fully withdraw from semester with 100% tuition refund
September 21	Thusday	Deadline to make changes to 1st quarter courses Last day to drop without UW grade Last day to change grading option
October 6	Friday	Deadline to make changes to full semester courses Last day to drop without UW grade Last day to change grading option
October 16	Monday	Deadline to reconcile Summer 2023 Incomplete Notations (INs)
October 18	Wednesday	October degree conferral
October 23	Monday	1st quarter courses end Last class meetings of 1st quarter courses – Tues, October 17 to Mon, October 23
October 24	Tuesday	2nd quarter courses begin First class meeting of 2nd quarter Monday courses is Mon, October 30
November 6	Monday	1st quarter courses grades due (faculty)
November 7	Tuesday	NO CLASSES – Election Day
November 9	Thursday	Deadline to make changes to 2nd quarter courses Last day to drop without UW grade Last day to change grading option
November 22 - November 24	Wednesday - Friday	NO CLASSES – Fall Break
December 1	Friday	Applications due for February degree conferral
December 5	Tuesday	Registration 1 for Spring 2024 courses (priority students)
December 6 - December 8	Wednesday - Friday	Registration 1 for Spring 2024 courses (all students)
December 15	Friday	Full semester and 2nd quarter courses end Last class meetings of Full semester and 2nd quarter courses – Mon, December 11 to Fri, December 15
December 18 - December 22	Monday - Friday	Instructional make-up days Final due date for Fall 2023 deliverables/take home exams is Fri, December 22
December 22	Friday	Semester Ends
December 25 - January 15		NO CLASSES - Winter Break
January 2	Tuesday	Full semester and 2nd quarter courses grades due (faculty)
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Spring 2024

Date	Day	Description
January 9 - January 12	Tuesday – Friday	Registration 2 for Spring 2024 courses (all students) All Students must be registered for at least one course prior to the first day of each semester or be charged a late registration fee
January 15	Monday	NO CLASSES – Martin Luther King Jr. Day
January 16	Tuesday	Spring semester begins (Full semester and 1st quarter courses) First meeting of Full Term and 1st quarter Monday courses is Mon, January 22 Change of Program Period OPENS Add/drop courses via SSOL
January 26	Friday	Change of Program Period CLOSES - add/drop via SSOL Last day to add/drop courses via SSOL Last day to fully withdraw from semester with 100% tuition refund
February 1	Thursday	Applications due for May degree conferral
February 2	Friday	Deadline to make changes to 1st quarter courses Last day to drop without UW grade Last day to change grading option
February 14	Wednesday	February degree conferral
February 16	Friday	Deadline to make changes to full semester courses Last day to drop without UW grade Last day to change grading option
February 19	Monday	Classes meet as normal on Presidents Day Columbia Public Health follows the CUIMC non-clinical and University academic calendars
February 26	Monday	Deadline to reconcile Fall 2023 Incomplete Notations (INs)
March 4	Monday	1st quarter courses end Last class meetings of 1st quarter courses – Tues, February 27 to Mon, March 4
March 5	Tuesday	2nd quarter courses begin First class meeting of 2nd quarter Monday courses is Mon, March 18
March 11 - March 15	Monday - Friday	NO CLASSES – Spring Break
March 25	Monday	1st quarter courses grades due (faculty)
March 28	Thursday	Deadline to make changes to 2nd quarter courses Last day to drop without UW grade Last day to change grading option
April 2	Tuesday	IPE Day Non-instructional block (i.e., classes cancelled) from 8:00am to 3:50pm Classes for 4:00pm and later will meet as scheduled
May 6	Monday	Full semester and 2nd quarter courses end Last class meetings of Full semester and 2nd quarter courses – Tues, April 30 to Mon, May 6
May 7 - May 9	Tuesday - Thursday	Instructional make-up days Final due date for Spring 2024 deliverables/take home exams is Thurs, May 9
May 10	Friday	Full semester and 2nd quarter courses grades due for GRADUATING STUDENTS (faculty)
May 13	Monday	Semester Ends
May 12 - May 16	Sunday - Thursday	Commencement Week
May 14	Tuesday	Columbia Mailman School Class Day Celebration
May 15	Wednesday	Columbia University Commencement (May degree conferral)
May 17	Friday	Full semester and 2nd quarter courses grades due for NON-GRADUATING STUDENTS (faculty)
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Summer 2024

Date	Day	Description
May 16 - May 17	Thursday – Friday	Registration for Summer 2024 Sessions A and B Continuing Students must be registered for at least one course prior to the first day of each session or be charged a late registration fee
May 20	Monday	Summer Session A begins Change of Program Period OPENS Add/drop courses via SSOL
May 24	Friday	Change of Program Period (Summer Session A) CLOSES Last day to add/drop courses via SSOL. Last day to fully withdraw from semester with 100% tuition refund
May 27	Monday	NO CLASSES – Memorial Day Memorial Day Make-Up Day: May 31
June 7	Friday	Deadline to make changes to Summer Session A Last day to drop individual course without UW grade Last day to change grading option
June 19	Monday	NO CLASSES – Juneteenth Juneteenth Make-Up Day: June 21
June 24	Monday	Deadline to reconcile Spring 2024 Incomplete Notations (INs)
June 11 - June 14	Tuesday - Thursday	Registration 1 for Fall 2024 courses (continuing students)
June 27 - June 28	Thursday - Friday	Registration for Summer 2024 Sessions B Continuing Students must be registered for at least one course prior to the first day of each session or be charged a late registration fee
June 28	Friday	Summer Session A ends Last meetings of Summer Session A – Mon, June 24 to Friday, June 28
July 1	Monday	Summer Session B begins Change of Program Period OPENS Add/drop courses via SSOL
July 4	Thursday	NO CLASSES – Independence Day Independence Day Make-Up Day: July 5
July 8	Monday	Change of Program Period (Summer Session B) CLOSES Last day to add/drop courses via SSOL Last day to fully withdraw from semester with 100% tuition refund
July 12	Friday	Summer Session A grades due (faculty)
July 19	Monday	Deadline to make changes – Summer Session B Last day to drop individual course without UW grade Last day to change grading option
August 1	Thursday	Applications due for October degree conferral
August 9	Friday	Summer Session B ends Last meetings of Summer Session A – Mon, Aug 5 to Friday, Aug 9
August 23	Friday	Summer Session B grades due (faculty)
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