This academic calendar is based on the Academic Calendar published by the Office of the University Registrar at https://registrar.temple.edu/2023-2024-academic-calendar, but includes dates of vital importance to graduate students (indicated with a leading asterisk) found only herein:
July 2023
Academic Calendar
| item |
date |
| Last day to add/drop for Second Summer 2023 6-week full term |
Monday, 7/3 |
| Independence Day (No Classes) |
Tuesday, 7/4 |
| Last day to withdraw from First Summer 2023 4-week session 4B course(s) |
Wednesday, 7/5 |
| Last day of classes for First Summer 2023 4-week session 4B |
Tuesday, 7/11 |
| First day of classes for Second Summer 2023 4-week session |
Wednesday, 7/12 |
| Last day to add/drop for Second Summer 2023 4-week session |
Friday, 7/14 |
| *Last day for August 2023 graduates to submit final dissertation/thesis to the Graduate School |
Monday, 7/24 by 5:00 PM |
August 2023
Academic Calendar
| item |
date |
| Last day to withdraw from Summer 2023 12-week term course(s) |
Tuesday, 8/1 |
| Last day to withdraw from Second Summer 2023 6-week full-term course(s) |
Tuesday, 8/1 |
| Last day to withdraw from Second Summer 2023 4-week session course(s) |
Tuesday, 8/1 |
| Last day of classes for Summer 2023 12-week term |
Tuesday, 8/8 |
| Last day of classes for Second Summer 2023 6-week full term |
Tuesday, 8/8 |
| Last day of classes for Second Summer 2023 4-week session |
Tuesday, 8/8 |
| Diploma date for Summer 2023 12-week, First Summer 2023 4-week 4B, and Second Summer 2023 courses |
Wednesday, 8/9 |
| First day of classes for Fall 2023 16-week full term |
Monday, 8/28 |
| First day of classes for Fall 2023 7-week session 7A |
Monday, 8/28 |
September 2023
Academic Calendar
| item |
date |
| Labor Day (No Classes) |
Monday, 9/4 |
| Last day to add/drop for Fall 2023 7-week session 7A |
Tuesday, 9/5 |
| Last day to add/drop for Fall 2023 16-week full term |
Monday, 9/11 |
October 2023
Academic Calendar
| item |
date |
| Last day to apply for December 2023 graduation for name to appear in the Commencement Book |
Sunday, 10/1 |
| Last day to withdraw from Fall 2023 7-week session 7A course(s) |
Monday, 10/9 |
| Fall Wellness Day (No Classes) |
Friday, 10/13 |
| Nominations for Doctoral Dissertation and Master of Fine Arts Project Completion Grants for spring 2024 and summer 2024 due in the Graduate School |
Friday, 10/13 by 12:00 NOON |
| Last day of classes for Fall 2023 7-week session 7A |
Monday, 10/16 |
| First day of classes for Fall 2023 7-week session 7B |
Tuesday, 10/17 |
| Last day to add/drop for Fall 2023 7-week session 7B |
Monday, 10/23 |
November 2023
Academic Calendar
| item |
date |
| Fall Break (No Classes) |
Monday, 11/20 - Wednesday, 11/22 |
| Thanksgiving Holiday (No Classes) |
Thursday, 11/23 - Sunday, 11/26 |
| *Last day for December 2023 graduates to submit final dissertation/thesis to the Graduate School |
Wednesday, 11/29 by 5:00 PM |
December 2023
Academic Calendar
| item |
date |
| Last day to withdraw from Fall 2023 7-week session 7B course(s) |
Monday, 12/4 |
| Last day to withdraw from Fall 2023 16-week full-term course(s) |
Monday, 12/11 |
| Last day of classes for Fall 2023 16-week full term |
Monday, 12/11 |
| Last day of classes for Fall 2023 7-week session 7B |
Monday, 12/11 |
| Diploma date for the Fall 2023 term |
Wednesday, 12/20 |
January 2024
Academic Calendar
| item |
date |
| Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day (No Classes) |
Monday, 1/15 |
| First day of classes for Spring 2024 16-week full term |
Tuesday, 1/16 |
| First day of classes for Spring 2024 7-week session 7A |
Tuesday, 1/16 |
| Last day to add/drop for Spring 2024 7-week session 7A |
Monday, 1/22 |
| *Nominations for Round 1 of Presidential and University Fellowships due in the Graduate School |
Thursday, 1/25 by 12:00 NOON |
| Last day to add/drop for Spring 2024 16-week full term |
Monday, 1/29 |
February 2024
Academic Calendar
| item |
date |
| Last day to apply for May 2024 graduation for name to appear in the Commencement Book |
Thursday, 2/1 |
| *Nominations for Round 2 of Presidential and University Fellowships due in the Graduate School |
Monday, 2/12 by 12:00 NOON |
March 2024
Academic Calendar
| item |
date |
| Last day to withdraw from Spring 2024 7-week session 7A course(s) |
Monday, 3/4 |
| Spring Break (No Classes) |
Monday, 3/4 - Sunday, 3/10 |
| Last day of classes for Spring 2024 7-week session 7A |
Monday, 3/11 |
| First day of classes for Spring 2024 7-week session 7B |
Tuesday, 3/12 |
| Nominations for Doctoral Dissertation and Master of Fine Arts Project Completion Grants for Fall 2024 due in the Graduate School |
Friday, 3/15 by 12:00 NOON |
| *Applications for First Summers Research Initiative Awards for Summer 2024 due in the Graduate School, if funding is available |
Friday, 3/15 by 12:00 NOON |
| Last day to add/drop for Spring 2024 7-week session 7B |
Monday, 3/18 |
April 2024
Academic Calendar
| item |
date |
| *Last day for May 2024 graduates to submit final dissertation/thesis to the Graduate School |
Wednesday, 4/17 by 5:00 PM |
| Last day to withdraw from Spring 2024 7-week session 7B course(s) |
Monday, 4/22 |
| Last day to withdraw from Spring 2024 16-week full-term course(s) |
Monday, 4/29 |
| Last day of classes for Spring 2024 16-week full term |
Monday, 4/29 |
| Last day of classes for Spring 2024 7-week session 7B |
Monday, 4/29 |
May 2024
Academic Calendar
| item |
date |
| Diploma date for the Spring 2024 term |
Wednesday, 5/8 |
| University Commencement |
Thursday, 5/9 |
| First day of classes for Summer 2024 12-week term |
Monday, 5/13 |
| First day of classes for First Summer 2024 6-week full term |
Monday, 5/13 |
| First day of classes for First Summer 2024 4-week session 4A |
Monday, 5/13 |
| Last day to add/drop for First Summer 2024 4-week session 4A |
Thursday, 5/16 |
| Last day to add/drop for First Summer 2024 6-week full term |
Friday, 5/17 |
| Last day to add/drop for Summer 2024 12-week term |
Wednesday, 5/22 |
| Memorial Day (No Classes) |
Monday, 5/27 |
June 2024
Academic Calendar
| item |
date |
| Last day to apply for August 2024 graduation for name to appear in the Commencement Book |
Saturday, 6/1 |
| Last day to withdraw from First Summer 2024 4-week session 4A course(s) |
Monday, 6/3 |
| Last day of classes for First Summer 2024 4-week session 4A |
Monday, 6/10 |
| First day of classes for First Summer 2024 4-week session 4B |
Thursday, 6/13 |
| Last day to add/drop for First Summer 2024 4-week session 4B |
Friday, 6/14 |
| Last day to withdraw from First Summer 2024 6-week full-term course(s) |
Monday, 6/17 |
| Juneteenth (No Classes) |
Wednesday, 6/19 |
| Last day of classes for First Summer 2024 6-week full term |
Monday, 6/24 |
| Diploma date for First Summer 2024 full-term courses |
Tuesday, 6/25 |
| First day of classes for Second Summer 2024 6-week full term |
Thursday, 6/27 |
July 2024
Academic Calendar
| item |
date |
| Last day to add/drop for Second Summer 2024 6-week full term |
Monday, 7/1 |
| Independence Day (No Classes) |
Thursday, 7/4 |
| Last day to withdraw from First Summer 2024 4-week session 4B course(s) |
Friday, 7/5 |
| Last day of classes for First Summer 2024 4-week session 4B |
Thursday, 7/11 |
| First day of classes for Second Summer 2024 4-week session |
Friday, 7/12 |
| Last day to add/drop for Second Summer 2024 4-week session |
Monday, 7/15 |
| *Last day for August 2024 graduates to submit final dissertation/thesis to the Graduate School |
Wednesday, 7/24 by 5:00 PM |
August 2024
Academic Calendar
| item |
date |
| Last day to withdraw from Summer 2024 12-week term course(s) |
Thursday, 8/1 |
| Last day to withdraw from Second Summer 2024 6-week full-term course(s) |
Thursday, 8/1 |
| Last day to withdraw from Second Summer 2024 4-week session course(s) |
Thursday, 8/1 |
| Last day of classes for Summer 2024 12-week term |
Thursday, 8/8 |
| Last day of classes for Second Summer 2024 6-week full term |
Thursday, 8/8 |
| Last day of classes for Second Summer 2024 4-week session |
Thursday, 8/8 |
| Diploma date for Summer 2024 12-week, First Summer 2024 4-week 4B, and Second Summer 2024 courses |
Friday, 8/9 |
| First day of classes for the Fall 2024 term |
TBD |
