Explore key dates and deadlines in the NDSU Academic Calendar 2023-2024, covering enrollment, registration, drop/add, exams, graduation, and holidays.
NDSU follows a semester-based system with fall, spring, and summer sessions. The fall and spring semesters are approximately 16 weeks each, with breaks.
The summer session consists of two six-week parts. Note that specific dates may vary from year to year. Here are the significant dates for 2023-2024:
- Fall Semester: Late August to Mid-December (with Thanksgiving break)
- Spring Semester: Mid-January to Early May (with spring break)
- Summer Session 1: Early May to Mid-June
- Summer Session 2: Late June to Early August
North Dakota State University observes holidays like Labor Day, Veterans Day, Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Presidents’ Day, Memorial Day, and Independence Day.
NDSU academic calendar fall 2023
Here are the important dates for the NDSU Fall 2023 academic calendar:
- Move-In Day: August 19, 2023
- Classes Start: August 21, 2023
- Last Day for Wait Lists: August 28, 2023
- Last Day to Add Classes: August 30, 2023
- Last Day for 100% Refund/Waiver: August 30, 2023
- Financial Aid Applied: September 5, 2023
- Payment Due: September 6, 2023
- Deadline for Residency Status: September 8, 2023
- Audit/Pass/Fail Requests Due: September 11, 2023
- Enrollment Census Date: September 18, 2023
- 75% Refund Deadline: September 29, 2023
- ‘Incomplete’ to ‘F’ Grades: October 13, 2023
- Late Fees Apply: October 15, 2023
- Graduation Applications Due: October 16, 2023
- 2nd Half of Fall Semester Begins: October 16, 2023
- Graduate Intent to Graduate: October 16, 2023
- 50% Refund Deadline: October 29, 2023
- Last Day to Drop Classes: November 9, 2023
- Veterans Day Holiday: November 10, 2023
- Late Fees Apply: November 15, 2023
- Graduate Initial Disquisition: November 17, 2023
- Commencement Participation Deadline: November 17, 2023
- Thanksgiving Break: November 22-24, 2023
- Dead Week: December 4-8, 2023
- Grade Entry Begins: December 5, 2023
- Last Day of Fall Classes: December 8, 2023
- Final Examinations: December 11-15, 2023
- Late Fees Apply: December 15, 2023
- Graduate Final Disquisition: December 15, 2023
- Application for Graduate Degree Forms Due: December 15, 2023
- Commencement Ceremony: December 15, 2023
- Winter Break: December 16, 2023 – January 7, 2023
- Fall Grades Due: December 19, 2023
NDSU academic calendar spring 2023
Here are the key dates for NDSU’s Spring 2023 academic calendar:
- Registration Schedule: Oct 2022
- Registration Appointments: Oct 2022
- Registration Begins: Oct 27, 2022
- Open Registration: Nov 21, 2022
- New Year’s Day Holiday: Jan 2, 2023
- Classes Begin: Jan 9, 2023
- First Full Day of Classes: Jan 10, 2023
- Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Holiday: Jan 16, 2023
- Last Day for Wait Lists: Jan 17, 2023
- Last Day to Add Classes: Jan 19, 2023
- 100% Refund/Waiver Deadline: Jan 19, 2023
- Financial Aid SAP: Jan 19, 2023
- Pell/TEACH/ND Grants/Scholarships: Jan 19, 2023
- Financial Aid Applied: Jan 24, 2023
- Payment Due: Jan 25, 2023
- Resident Student Status Application: Jan 27, 2023
- Audit/Pass/Fail Requests: Jan 30, 2023
- Presidents’ Day Holiday: Feb 20, 2023
- 75% Refund Deadline: Feb 20, 2023
- ‘Incomplete’ to ‘F’ Grades: Mar 3, 2023
- 2nd Half of Semester Begins: Mar 6, 2023
- Spring Break: Mar 13-17, 2023
- Graduation Applications Due: Mar 15, 2023
- Graduate Students Intent to Graduate: Mar 15, 2023
- Late Fees Apply: Mar 15, 2023
- 50% Refund Deadline: Mar 23, 2023
- Last Day to Drop Classes: Apr 6, 2023
- Last Day to Withdraw: Apr 6, 2023
- Spring Recess: Apr 7-10, 2023
- Commencement Participation Deadline: Apr 14, 2023
- Graduate Initial Disquisition: Apr 14, 2023
- Late Fees Apply: Apr 15, 2023
- Dead Week: May 1-5, 2023
- Grade Entry Begins: May 2, 2023
- Last Day of Classes: May 5, 2023
- Final Examinations: May 8-12, 2023
- Graduate Final Disquisition: May 12, 2023
- Application for Graduate Degree: May 12, 2023
- Commencement Ceremonies: May 13, 2023
- Late Fees Apply: May 15, 2023
- Semester Grades Due: May 16, 2023
The above provides information on important registration, financial aid, and account payment dates and deadlines throughout the academic school year.
For more information on NDSU academic calendar 2023-2024, visit the North Dakota State University registrar page.