This calendar includes only benchmark dates for the specified term. Additional items will be included when the calendar is fully activated in the January prior to the affected academic year.
Fall 2023 Academic Calendar
| August 7–11, Mon.–Fri. | Orientation, advising, and registration for all students based on student population and classification |
| August 7, Monday | Fall semester opens |
| August 14, Monday | Convocation Day |
| August 15, Tuesday | Classes begin, 8:00 a.m. |
| August 21, Monday | Drop/Add period ends; last day to change course(s) or course section(s) for the Standard Term. |
| August 28, Monday | Census reporting; no additional schedule adjustment for the Standard Term. |
| September 4, Monday | Labor Day holiday. Classes dismissed; offices closed. |
| October 5, Thursday | Founders Day |
| October 6, Friday | Instruction ends for Fall Break, 6:00 p.m. |
| October 11, Wednesday | Classes resume after Fall Break, 8:00 a.m. |
| November 21, Tuesday | Instruction ends for Thanksgiving holiday, 10:00 p.m. |
| November 27, Monday | Classes resume, 8:00 a.m. |
| November 29, Wednesday | Last day of classes |
| November 30, Thursday | Reading Day |
| Dec. 1 & 2, Fri. & Sat.; Dec. 4–7, Mon.–Thurs. | Final examinations |
| December 8, Friday | December Commencement, Greensboro Coliseum |
Draft approved by the Faculty Senate November 11, 2020.
Days of the Week Meeting Distribution for Fall
The one-day shortage of Mondays in the fall is made up with the one-day overage of Wednesdays (for MW or MWF meeting patterns). If a class meets only on Monday (three-hour class), then it is the instructor’s responsibility to make up the 150 minute deficit via an online or other instructional method outside of the classroom.