Climate School Academic Calendar

Below is the Academic Year 2023-2024 calendar, which lays out key registration dates, exam and grade deadlines, university holidays and school-wide events including Orientation and Class Day.

Fall 2023

JULY

Jul 17: Registration for Fall 2023 classes begin

AUGUST

Aug 28-30: Orientation

SEPTEMBER

Sep 4: Labor Day - University Holiday
Sep 6: First Day of Classes
Sep 15: Last day to Add a Class; Last day to receive tuition refund for Dropped Class (if enrolled over 20 credits)

OCTOBER

Oct 10: Last day to drop a class without it appearing on transcript

NOVEMBER

Nov 6: No Classes
Nov 7: Election Day - University Holiday
Nov 16: Last day to elect a class as Pass/Fail or R credit
Nov 20-22: Advance registration for the spring semester
Nov 22: No Classes
Nov 23: Thanksgiving Day - University Holiday
Nov 24: University Holiday

DECEMBER

Dec 4-8: Advance registration for the spring semester
Dec 11: Last Day of Classes
Dec 12-14: Study Days
Dec 15-22: Final Exams

JANUARY

Jan 4: Fall grades due by 9:30pm ET

Spring 2024

JANUARY

Jan 15: Martin Luther King Jr. Day - University Holiday
Jan 16: First Day of Classes
Jan 26: Last day to Add a Class; Last day to receive tuition refund for Dropped Class (if enrolled over 20 credits)

FEBRUARY

Feb 20: Last day to Drop a Class without it appearing on transcript

MARCH

Mar: 6: Registration open for summer semester
Mar 11-15: Spring Recess
Mar 21: Last day to elect a class as Pass/Fail or R credit

APRIL

April 19: Climate Impact Talks: Women in Climate
April 26: Where is Africa in the Global Energy Transition?
April 29: Last Day of Classes
April 30 - May 2: Study Days

MAY

May 2: Pre-Class Day Breakfast
May 3-10: Final Exams
May 10: Spring grades due for graduating students by 9:30pm ET
May 15: University Commencement
May 16: Spring grades due for non-graduating students by 9:30pm ET

Summer 2024