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Dates & Deadlines

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Spring 2024

Dec. 15 1st tuition payment for Spring
Jan. 7 New and Returning students - First day in dorms (1 p.m. – 5 p.m.)
Jan. 7 Café opens for dinner
Jan. 8 Registration
Jan. 8 Spring Orientation (all day)
Jan. 9 First day of classes
Jan. 15 2nd tuition payment for Spring
Jan. 22 Deadline for add/drop – Last day to change meal plans
Feb. 15 3rd tuition payment for Spring
Feb. 19 Family Day
Feb. 19 Late course withdrawal deadline
Feb. 19 – 23 Independent Study Week
Mar. 11 – 15 / 18 – 22 Advising / Pre-Registration
Mar. 15 Final tuition payment for Spring
Apr. 5 Tuition payment for Summer
Mar. 29 Good Friday
Apr. 1 Easter Monday (holiday)
Apr. 12 Last day of classes
Apr. 15 – 25 Final examinations
Apr. 25 Last day in dorms by 10 a.m. (or 24 hours after your final exam)
TBD ACTS Graduation
Apr. 26-28 Spring Graduation weekend
Apr. 29 Summer Session Begins

Fall 2024

Aug. 15 1st tuition payment for Fall
Aug. 25 – 29 SLO Week (Student Leader Orientation)
Aug. 30 Residence Move-In - New International Students (non-USA)
Aug. 31 Residence Move-In - New Students (R&B)

Aug. 31 – Sept. 3

Orientation Week

Sept. 3 – 4

Residence Move-In - Returning Students (Apt. & R&B) [9 a.m. – 4 p.m.]

Sept. 4 First day of classes
Sept. 15 2nd tuition payment for Fall
Sept. 17 Deadline for add/drop
Sept. 30 Truth & Reconciliation Day
Oct. 14 Thanksgiving
Oct. 15 3rd tuition payment for Fall
Oct. 15 Late course withdrawal deadline
Oct. 16 Lockdown Drill
Oct. 21 – 25 ACTS Reading Break
Oct 21 – 25 Fall Advising / Check-In
Nov. 2 Fall Graduation
Nov. 11-12 UG / SGS Reading Break
Nov. 11 Remembrance Day
Nov. 15 Final tuition payment for Fall
Dec. 9 Last day of classes
Dec. 10 – 20 Final examinations
Dec. 20 Last day in dorms before Christmas (10:00 a.m.) – Sodexo continental breakfast

Spring 2025

Dec. 15 1st tuition payment for Spring
Jan. 8 New and Returning students - First day in dorms (1 p.m. – 5 p.m.)
Jan. 8 Café opens for dinner
Jan. 8 Spring Orientation (all day)
Jan. 9 First day of classes
Jan. 15 2nd tuition payment for Spring
Jan. 22 Deadline for add/drop – Last day to change meal plans
Feb. 15 3rd tuition payment for Spring
Feb. 17 Family Day
Feb. 19 Late course withdrawal deadline
Feb. 17-21 Independent Study Week
Mar. 10 – 15 / 17 – 21 Advising / Pre-Registration
Mar. 15 Final tuition payment for Spring
Apr. 4 Tuition payment for Summer
Apr. 10 Last day of classes
Apr. 11 – 27 / 22 – 25 Final examinations
Apr. 18 Good Friday
Apr. 19 ACTS Graduation
Apr. 21 Easter Monday (holiday)
Apr. 25 Last day in dorms by 10 a.m. (or 24 hours after your final exam)
Apr. 25 – 27 Spring Graduation weekend
Apr. 28 Summer Session Begins

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