Academic Calendar

August
09-14 New Student Orientation
15 Registration Ends
16 First Day of Classes
17 Late Registration Begins
25 Late Registration Ends

September
04 Holiday | Labor Day - COLLEGE CLOSED (No Classes)
11 Spring 2024 | Schedule Revisions (1st Draft) Due From Department Heads
20 Summer School Transcripts Due
28-29 Mid‐semester Examinations

October
02-03 Fall Break - No Spelman Classes
06 Last day to make‐up Incompletes "I" for Spring 2023 and Missing Grades
13 Mid‐semester Grades Due
13 Major/Minor verification form due from Department Heads for December 2023 degree candidates
16 Advisement for Spring 2024 Begins
16 Last Day to Withdraw From a Course
16 Graduation Application Deadline for December 2023 Candidates

November
06 Registration for Spring 2024 Begins
06 Fall 2024 Schedule (1^st Draft) Projections Due from Department Heads
22 NO SPELMAN CLASSES
23 Holiday | Thanksgiving – COLLEGE CLOSED (No Classes)
24 College Closed (No Classes)
27 Cross-Registration Begins for Spring 2024
29 Last day of classes
30 Major/Minor Verification forms due from Department Heads for May 2024 degree candidates
30 Reading Period  ( Nov 30 - Dec 1 )

December
01 Reading Period  ( Nov 30 - Dec 1 )
01 Graduation Application Deadline for May 2024 Candidates
04-08 Final examinations
08 Semester ends
12 All grades due in Registrar's Office by 10 a.m.
18 Dec - 1 Jan. COLLEGE CLOSED

January
02 College Re-opens
15 Holiday | Martin Luther King Jr. Day - COLLEGE CLOSED
16 Last day of Registration
17 First Day of Classes
18 Late Registration Begins
26 Late Registration Ends
31 Summer School Applications Available

February
12 Fall 2024 Schedule revisions (1^st Draft) due from Department Heads

March
01 Deadline for Spelman College Study Abroad Applications
07-08 Mid‐Semester Examinations
11-15 Spring Break - COLLEGE OPEN - (No Classes)
18 Last Day to make up Incompletes “I” and Missing Grades for Fall 2023
18 Mid‐Semester Grades Due
18 Advisement for Fall 2024 Begins
20 Last Day to Withdraw from a course with “W” (After this date a student who withdraws will receive a grade of “F”)
29 Deadline for May Degree Candidates to have Incompletes "I" and Other Deficiencies Corrected
29 Fall 2024 schedule revisions (2^nd Draft) due From Department Heads
29 Holiday | Good Friday COLLEGE CLOSED

April
01 Registration for Fall 2024 Begins
11 Founders Day observed
19 Research Day – NO CLASSES
25 Summer School Applications Due
29 Cross-Registration for Fall 2024 Begins

May
01 Last day of classes
02-03 Reading Period
06-10 Final Exams
10 Senior Grades Due by 5 p.m.
10 Semester Ends
14 Final Grades Due 10 a.m.
18 Baccalaureate Services
19 Commencement Services
20 Final Grades Viewable
20 Graduation Application available for December 2024 and May 2025 Degree Candidates