Brown Academic Calendar 2023-2024: Important Dates

Explore the key dates and deadlines on the Brown academic calendar for the 2023-2024 academic year. These encompass holidays, exam schedules, registration dates, and more.

Brown University follows a semester system with two primary terms: fall and spring semesters. Each semester lasts around 15 weeks, followed by an additional exam period.

While the specific dates of the academic calendar can vary slightly, generally, the fall semester commences in late August or early September and concludes in December.

The spring semester starts in late January or early February and finishes in May.

Beyond the main semesters, Brown University offers summer and winter session courses, which are typically shorter in duration and feature more focused coursework.

Below are the important dates and deadlines on the Brown academic calendar 2023-2024.

Brown academic calendar fall 2023

These are the important dates and deadlines in the Brown academic calendar for fall 2023.

1. Fall 2023 registration for Brown undergraduates: April 18-25, 2023.
2. Online MPH students Semester I registration: July 12, 2023.
3. Payment due by August 1, 2023.
4. Graduate School Orientation: August 29, 2023.
5. Brown move-in: August 30, 2023.
6. Brown University orientation: August 31, 2023.
7. New student registration: Sep 1-4, 2023 (max 4 credits).
8. Registration reopens: Sep 5, 2023 (max 5 credits).
9. Opening Convocation: Sep 5, 2023.
10. Fall classes start: Sep 6, 2023.
11. Last day for Fall RISD registration: Sep 13, 2023.
12. Last day to add course without fee: Sep 19, 2023.
13. Last day to add course with late fee: Oct 3, 2023.
14. Indigenous Peoples’ Day: Oct 9, 2023.
15. Last day for partial tuition refund: Oct 10, 2023.
16. Last day to change credit to audit: Oct 20, 2023.
17. Mid-semester: Oct 21, 2023.
18. Drop deadline for serious warning students: Nov 14, 2023.
19. Thanksgiving break: Nov 22-26, 2023.
20. Last day of Fall RISD classes: Dec 4, 2023.
21. Reading Period starts: Dec 8, 2023.
22. Classes end (except Reading Period): Dec 12, 2023.
23. Last day for 7th-semester writing requirement: Dec 13, 2022.
24. Final exams: Dec 13-21, 2023.

Brown academic calendar Spring 2023

These are the essential dates and deadlines in the Brown academic calendar for Spring 2023.

1. Oct 1, 2022: Return request for Spring 2023 for certain undergraduates due.
2. Advising starts Oct 24, 2022, for 1st-3rd semester students.
3. Registration for Semester II, 2022-23: Nov 7 for upper-level undergrads, Nov 9 for levels 05-06, Nov 10 for levels 03-04, Nov 11 for levels 01-02; closes Nov 15.
4. Nov 11, 2022: Deadline for group study proposals.
5. Dec 1, 2022: Last day to declare leave for Semester II.
6. Jan 1, 2023: Payment due.
7. Jan 16, 2023: Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday.
8. Jan 25, 2023: Spring semester starts.
9. Feb 7, 2023: Last day to add a course without fee.
10. Feb 18-21, 2023: Long weekend holiday.
11. Feb 22, 2023: Last day to add a course/change options.
12. Mar 10, 2023: Last day to change credit to audit.
13. Mar 11, 2023: Mid-semester.
14. Mar 25 – Apr 2, 2023: Spring Break.
15. Apr 1, 2023: Return request for Fall due for certain students.
16. Apr 3, 2023: Classes resume.
17. Apr 11, 2023: Drop with dean approval deadline.
18. Apr 25, 2023: Senior concentration declaration deadline.
19. Apr 28 – May 10, 2023: Reading Period.
20. May 9, 2023: Last day to drop a course or request incomplete.
21. May 9, 2023: Last day for ante-penultimate students to declare certificate.
22. May 10-19, 2023: Final Examination Period.
23. May 28, 2023: Commencement.