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2023-2024 Catalog

2023 Academic Calendar

Winter Quarter

 
Winter Quarter Begins Tuesday, January 3
Add/Drop Period Tuesday, January 3Monday, January 9
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day (University Closed) Monday, January 16
Financial Aid Census Date* Monday, January 23
Last Day to Drop without Academic Penalty Friday, February 17
Winter Quarter Ends Monday, March 20
Mini-Session I Tuesday, January 3Monday, February 6
Mini-Session II Monday, February 13Monday, March 20

Spring Quarter

 
Spring Quarter Begins Monday, April 3
Add/Drop Period Monday, April 3Monday, April 10
Easter (No Classes) Saturday, April 8Sunday, April 9 
Financial Aid Census Date* Monday, April 24
Last Day to Drop without Academic Penalty Friday, May 19
Memorial Day (Observed – University Closed) Saturday, May 27Monday, May 29
Juneteenth (Observed – University Closed)    Saturday, June 17–Monday, June 19
Spring Quarter Ends Tuesday, June 20
Mini-Session I Monday, April 3Monday, May 8
Mini-Session II Monday, May 15–Tuesday, June 20

Summer Quarter

 
Summer Quarter Begins Monday, July 3
Independence Day Holiday (Observed  University Closed) Tuesday, July 4
Add/Drop Period Monday, July 3–Tuesday, July 11
Financial Aid Census Date* Monday, July 24
Last Day to Drop without Academic Penalty Friday, August 18
Labor Day (Observed  University Closed) Saturday, September 2Monday, September 4
Summer Quarter Ends Monday, September 18
Mini-Session I Monday, July 3Monday, August 7
Mini-Session II Monday, August 14Monday, September 18

Fall Quarter

 
Fall Quarter Begins Monday, October 2
Add/Drop Period Monday, October 2-Monday, October 9
Financial Aid Census Date* Monday, October 23
Veteran's Day (No Classes  University Observed) Friday, November 10
Last Day to Drop without Academic Penalty Friday, November 17
Thanksgiving (Observed  University Closed) Thursday, November 23Sunday, November 26
Fall Quarter Ends Monday, December 18
Mini-Session I Monday, October 2Monday, November 6
 Mini-Session Add/Drop Period Monday, October 2- Monday, October 9
 Mini-Session Last Day to Drop without Academic Penalty Friday, October 20
Mini-Session II Monday, November 13Monday, December 18
Mini-Session Add/Drop Period Monday, November 13-Monday, November 20
 Mini-Session Last Day to Drop without Academic Penalty Friday, December 1

November Session


November Session Begins

Monday, November 6

Add/Drop Period

Monday, November 6 – Monday, November 13

Thanksgiving Holiday (Observed – University Closed)   

Thursday, November 23 – Sunday, November 26

Financial Aid Census Date*

                               Monday, November 27

Last Day to Drop without Academic Penalty

                                                       Friday, December 22

 Christmas Day (No Classes – University Closed) Monday, December 25
 New Year's Day (No Classes – University Closed) Monday, January 1

Martin Luther King, Jr. Day (No Classes – University Closed)

                                                                 Monday, January 15

November Session Ends

                                                                   Monday, January 22

 

December Session

 

December Session Begins

Monday, December 4

Add/Drop Period

Monday, December 4 – Monday, December 11

Christmas Day (No Classes – University Closed)

Monday, December 25

Financial Aid Census Date*

Tuesday, December 26

New Year’s Day (No Classes – University Closed)

Monday, January 1

 Martin Luther King Jr., Day (University Closed) Monday, January 15

Last Day to Drop without Academic Penalty

Friday, January 19

December Session Ends

Monday, February 19

*The census date is the date the university uses to determine enrollment status when either recalculating Federal Pell Grant awards or assessing satisfactory academic progress (SAP).

NOTE: President's Day and Columbus Day are not Strayer University holidays. Any scheduled classes will be held on those days.