Uiuc 2023 Academic Calendar

Academic Calendar — 2022 - 2023

Fall 2022

• August 22 Fall classes begin
• August 27 Weekend classes begin
• September 5 Labor Day Holiday
• November 8 Election Day Holiday
• November 21-27 Thanksgiving Break Holiday
• December 12-16 Final Exams
• December 17 Commencement

Note: No weekend classes September 3-4 and November 26-27. Final exams for weekend classes are December 10 following the last class session.

Spring 2023

• December 19 Winter Session begins
• January 8 Winter Session ends
• January 9 Spring classes begin
• January 14 Weekend classes begin
• January 16 Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday
• March 6 -12 Break week
• May 1-5 Final Exams
• May 5 & 6 Commencement

Note: No weekend classes March 11-12 and April 8-9. Final Exams for weekend classes are April 29 following the last class session.

Summer 2023

• May 8 May Session begins
• May 26 May Session ends
• May 29 Memorial Day Holiday
• May 30 Summer Term begins
• June 3 Weekend classes begin
• June 19 Juneteenth Holiday
• July 4 Independence Day Holiday

Check out our college wide Events Calendar!

Fall Semester 2022

Classes Aug. 20-Dec. 15, 2022EventDate

No Classes	Nov. 23
Thanksgiving Break [College Closed]	Nov. 24-27
Last Day to Withdraw from Class*	Variable Dates Apply
Final Examinations for Friday Only Classes	Dec. 9
Final Examinations for Day Classes	Dec. 10, 12-15
Final Examinations for Evening Classes	Dec. 12-15
Grades Due	Noon, Dec. 19
Winter Break [College Closed]	Dec. 22, 2022-Jan. 2, 2023

Spring Semester 2023

Classes Jan. 14-May 17, 2023EventDate

College Reopens	Jan. 3
Faculty Opening Week	Jan. 9-13
Campus Classes Begin	Jan. 14
Martin Luther King Jr. Day [College Closed]	Jan. 16
Lincoln’s Birthday [College Closed]	Feb. 13
Spring 2023 Graduation Application Deadline	Feb. 15
Spring Break [College Closed]	March 12-19
College Closed	April 7-9
Last Day to Withdraw from Class*	Variable Dates Apply
Final Examinations for Day Classes	May 11-17
Final Examinations for Evening Classes	May 11-17
Graduation	May 18
Grades Due	May 22
Memorial Day [College Closed]	May 29

Summer Session 2023

Classes June 5-July 27, 2023EventDate

Early Summer Session	May 20
Campus Classes Begin	June 5
Summer 2023 Graduation Application Deadline	June 15
Juneteenth Day of Observance [College Closed]	June 19
Independence Day Observed [College Closed]	July 4
Last Day to Withdraw from Class*	Variable Dates Apply
Final Examinations	July 26-27
Grades Due	Noon, July 31

* NOTE:  Variable class withdraw deadlines apply and are based on the meeting patterns of the class. Students should refer to their schedule in eSTORM for specific dates.

2022-2023 Academic Calendar

See the full list of academic dates and deadlines

Fall Semester 2022

DateDayEvent

August 16 - 19	Tuesday - Friday	Faculty Meetings
August 22	Monday	Classes Begin
September 5	Monday	Labor Day [university closed]
November 8	Tuesday	General Election Day [university closed]
November 23	Wednesday	Thanksgiving Break Begins [no classes on Wednesday]
November 28	Monday	Classes Resume
December 3	Saturday	Classes End
December 5 - 10	Monday - Saturday	Final Examinations
December 10	Saturday	Fall Graduate Commencement
December 11	Sunday	Fall Undergraduate Commencement

Spring Semester 2023

DateDayEvent

January 9 - 13	Monday - Friday	Faculty Meetings
January 16	Monday	Martin Luther King, Jr. Birthday [university closed]
January 17	Tuesday	Classes Begin
March 12 - 19	Sunday - Sunday	Spring Recess
March 20	Monday	Classes Resume
April 23	Sunday	Honors Day
May 4	Thursday	Classes End
May 5	Friday	Reading Day
May 6, 8 - 12	Saturday, Monday - Friday	Final Examinations
May 12	Friday	Spring Graduate Commencement
May 13	Saturday	Spring Undergraduate Commencement

Summer Semester 2023

DateDayEvent

June 19	Monday	Juneteenth [university closed]
June 20	Tuesday	Classes Begin
July 4	Tuesday	Independence Day [university closed]
August 13	Sunday	Summer Session Ends

Approved by University Council - April 3, 2013. Amended by Faculty Senate - February 23, 2022.

2023-2024 Academic Calendar

Fall Semester 2023

DateDayEvent

August 21 - 25	Tuesday - Friday	Faculty Meetings
August 28	Monday	Classes Begin
September 4	Monday	Labor Day [university closed]
November 22	Wednesday	Thanksgiving Break Begins [no classes on Wednesday]
November 27	Monday	Classes Resume
December 9	Saturday	Classes End
December 11 - 16	Monday - Saturday	Final Examinations
December 16	Saturday	Fall Graduate Commencement
December 17	Sunday	Fall Undergraduate Commencement

Spring Semester 2024

DateDayEvent

January 8 - 12	Monday - Friday	Faculty Meetings
January 15	Monday	Martin Luther King, Jr. Birthday [university closed]
January 16	Tuesday	Classes Begin
March 10 - 17	Sunday - Sunday	Spring Recess
March 18	Monday	Classes Resume
April 21	Sunday	Honors Day
May 2	Thursday	Classes End
May 3	Friday	Reading Day
May 4, 6 - 10	Saturday, Monday - Friday	Final Examinations
May 10	Friday	Spring Graduate Commencement
May 11	Saturday	Spring Undergraduate Commencement

Summer Semester 2024

DateDayEvent

June 17	Monday	Classes Begin
June 19	Wednesday	Juneteenth [university closed]
July 4	Tuesday	Independence Day [university closed]
August 11	Sunday	Summer Session Ends

Approved by University Council - April 2, 2014. Amended by Faculty Senate - February 23, 2022.

Future Calendars

2024-2025 Academic Calendar

Fall Semester 2024 DateDayEvent

August 19 - 23	Tuesday - Friday	Faculty Meetings
August 26	Monday	Classes Begin
September 2	Monday	Labor Day [university closed]
November 5	Tuesday	General Election Day [university closed]
November 27	Wednesday	Thanksgiving Break Begins [no classes on Wednesday]
December 2	Monday	Classes Resume
December 7	Saturday	Classes End
December 9 - 14	Monday - Saturday	Final Examinations
December 14	Saturday	Fall Graduate Commencement
December 15	Sunday	Fall Undergraduate Commencement

Spring Semester 2025 DateDayEvent

January 6 - 10	Monday - Friday	Faculty Meetings
January 13	Monday	Classes begin
January 20	Tuesday	Martin Luther King, Jr. Birthday [university closed]
March 9 - 16	Sunday - Sunday	Spring Recess
March 17	Monday	Classes Resume
April 13	Sunday	Honors Day
May 1	Thursday	Classes End
May 2	Friday	Reading Day
May 3, 5 - 9	Saturday, Monday - Friday	Final Examinations
May 9	Friday	Spring Graduate Commencement
May 10	Saturday	Spring Undergraduate Commencement

Summer Semester 2025 DateDayEvent

June 16	Monday	Classes Begin
June 19	Thursday	Juneteenth [university closed]
July 4	Tuesday	Independence Day [university closed]
August 10	Sunday	Summer Session Ends

Approved by University Council - February 25, 2015. Amended by Faculty Senate - February 23, 2022.

2025-2026 Academic Calendar

Fall Semester 2025 DateDayEvent

August 18 - 22	Monday - Friday	Faculty Meetings
August 25	Monday	Classes Begin
September 1	Monday	Labor Day [university closed]
November 26	Wednesday	Thanksgiving Break Begins [no classes on Wednesday]
December 1	Monday	Classes Resume
December 6	Saturday	Classes End
December 8 - 13	Monday - Saturday	Final Examinations
December 13	Saturday	Fall Graduate Commencement
December 14	Sunday	Fall Undergraduate Commencement

Spring Semester 2026 DateDayEvent

January 5 - 9	Monday - Friday	Faculty Meetings
January 12	Monday	Classes begin
January 19	Monday	Martin Luther King, Jr. Birthday [university closed]
March 8- 15	Sunday - Sunday	Spring Recess
March 16	Monday	Classes Resume
April 19	Sunday	Honors Day
April 30	Thursday	Classes End
May 1	Friday	Reading Day
May 2, 4 - 8	Saturday, Monday - Friday	Final Examinations
May 8	Friday	Spring Graduate Commencement
May 9	Saturday	Spring Undergraduate Commencement

Summer Semester 2026 DateDayEvent

June 15	Monday	Classes Begin
June 19	Friday	Juneteenth [university closed]
July 3	Friday	Independence Day [university closed]
August 9	Sunday	Summer Session Ends

Approved by University Council - April 6, 2016. Amended by Faculty Senate - February 23, 2022.

2026-2027 Academic Calendar

Fall Semester 2026 DateDayEvent

August 17 - 21	Monday-Friday	Faculty Meetings
August 24	Monday	Classes Begin
September 7	Monday	Labor Day [university closed]
November 3	Tuesday	General Election Day [university closed]
November 25	Wednesday	Thanksgiving Break Begins [no classes on Wednesday]
November 30	Monday	Classes Resume
December 5	Saturday	Classes End
December 7-12	Monday-Saturday	Final Examinations
December 12	Saturday	Fall Graduate Commencement
December 13	Sunday	Fall Undergraduate Commencement

Spring Semester 2027 DateDayEvent

January 4-8	Monday-Friday	Faculty Meetings
January 11	Monday	Classes begin
January 18	Monday	Martin Luther King, Jr. Birthday [university closed]
March 7-14	Sunday-Sunday	Spring Recess
March 15	Monday	Classes Resume
April 18	Sunday	Honors Day
April 29	Thursday	Classes End
April 30	Friday	Reading Day
May 1, 3-7	Saturday, Monday-Friday	Final Examinations
May 7	Friday	Spring Graduate Commencement
May 8	Saturday	Spring Undergraduate Commencement

Summer Semester 2027 DateDayEvent

June 14	Monday	Classes Begin
June 18	Friday	Juneteenth observed [university closed]
July 5	Monday	Independence Day [university closed]
August 8	Sunday	Summer Session Ends

Approved by University Council - March 1, 2017. Amended by Faculty Senate - February 23, 2022.

2027-2028 Academic Calendar

Fall Semester 2027 DateDayEvent

August 16 - 22	Monday-Friday	Faculty meetings
August 23	Monday	Classes begin
September 6	Monday	Labor Day [university closed]
November 24	Wednesday	Thanksgiving break begins [no classes on Wednesday]
November 29	Monday	Classes resume
December 4	Saturday	Classes end
December 6-11	Monday-Saturday	Final examinations
December 11	Saturday	Fall graduate commencement
December 12	Sunday	Fall undergraduate commencement

Spring Semester 2028 DateDayEvent

January 10-14	Monday-Friday	Faculty meetings
January 17	Monday	Martin Luther King, Jr. Birthday [university closed]
January 18	Tuesday	Classes begin
March 12-19	Sunday-Sunday	Spring recess
March 20	Monday	Classes resume
April 23	Sunday	Honors Day
May 4	Thursday	Classes end
May 5	Friday	Reading Day
May 6, 8-12	Saturday, Monday-Friday	Final examinations
May 12	Friday	Spring graduate commencement
May 8	Saturday	Spring undergraduate commencement

Summer Semester 2028 DateDayEvent

June 12	Monday	Classes begin
June 19	Monday	Juneteenth [university closed]
July 4	Tuesday	Independence Day observed [university closed]
August 6	Sunday	Summer session ends

Approved by University Council - April 4, 2018. Amended by Faculty Senate - February 23, 2022.

2028-2029 Academic Calendar

Fall Semester 2028 DateDayEvent

August 21 - 25	Monday-Friday	Faculty meetings
August 28	Monday	Classes begin
September 4	Monday	Labor Day [university closed]
November 7	Tuesday	General Election Day [university closed]
November 22	Wednesday	Thanksgiving break begins [no classes on Wednesday]
November 27	Monday	Classes resume
December 9	Saturday	Classes end
December 11-16	Monday-Saturday	Final examinations
December 16	Saturday	Fall graduate commencement
December 17	Sunday	Fall undergraduate commencement

Spring Semester 2029 DateDayEvent

January 8-12	Monday-Friday	Faculty meetings
January 15	Monday	Martin Luther King, Jr. Birthday [university closed]
January 16	Tuesday	Classes begin
March 11-18	Sunday-Sunday	Spring recess
March 19	Monday	Classes resume
April 22	Sunday	Honors Day
May 3	Thursday	Classes end
May 4	Friday	Reading Day
May 5, 7-11	Saturday, Monday-Friday	Final examinations
May 11	Friday	Spring graduate commencement
May 12	Saturday	Spring undergraduate commencement

Summer Semester 2029 DateDayEvent

June 11	Monday	Classes begin
June 19	Tuesday	Juneteenth [university closed]
July 4	Wednesday	Independence Day observed [university closed]
August 5	Sunday	Summer session ends

Approved by University Council - February 27, 2019. Amended by Faculty Senate - February 23, 2022.

2029-2030 Academic Calendar

Fall Semester 2029 DateDayEvent

August 20-24	Monday-Friday	Faculty meetings
August 27	Monday	Classes begin
September 3	Monday	Labor Day [university closed]
November 21	Wednesday	Thanksgiving break begins [no classes on Wednesday]
November 26	Monday	Classes resume
December 8	Saturday	Classes end
December 10-15	Monday-Saturday	Final examinations
December 15	Saturday	Fall graduate commencement
December 16	Sunday	Fall undergraduate commencement

Spring Semester 2030 DateDayEvent

January 7-11	Monday-Friday	Faculty meetings
January 14	Monday	Classes begin
January 21	Monday	Martin Luther King, Jr. Birthday [university closed]
March 10-17	Sunday-Sunday	Spring recess
March 18	Monday	Classes resume
April 14	Sunday	Honors Day
May 2	Thursday	Classes end
May 3	Friday	Reading Day
May 4, 6-10	Saturday, Monday-Friday	Final examinations
May 10	Friday	Spring graduate commencement
May 11	Saturday	Spring undergraduate commencement

Summer Semester 2030 DateDayEvent

June 17	Monday	Classes begin
June 19	Wednesday	Juneteenth [university closed]
July 4	Thursday	Independence Day observed [university closed]
August 11	Sunday	Summer session ends

Approved by University Council - January 29, 2020. Amended by Faculty Senate - February 23, 2022.

2030-2031 Academic Calendar

Fall Semester 2030 DateDayEvent

August 19-23	Monday-Friday	Faculty meetings
August 26	Monday	Classes begin
September 2	Monday	Labor Day [university closed]
November 5	Tuesday	General Election Day [university closed]
November 27	Wednesday	Thanksgiving break begins [no classes on Wednesday]
December 2	Monday	Classes resume
December 7	Saturday	Classes end
December 9-14	Monday-Saturday	Final examinations
December 14	Saturday	Fall graduate commencement
December 15	Sunday	Fall undergraduate commencement

Spring Semester 2031 DateDayEvent

January 6-10	Monday-Friday	Faculty meetings
January 13	Monday	Classes begin
January 20	Monday	Martin Luther King, Jr. Birthday [university closed]
March 9-16	Sunday-Sunday	Spring recess
March 17	Monday	Classes resume
April 20	Sunday	Honors Day
May 1	Thursday	Classes end
May 2	Friday	Reading Day
May 3, 5-9	Saturday, Monday-Friday	Final examinations
May 9	Friday	Spring graduate commencement
May 10	Saturday	Spring undergraduate commencement

Summer Semester 2031 DateDayEvent

June 16	Monday	Classes begin
June 19	Thursday	Juneteenth [university closed]
July 4	Friday	Independence Day observed [university closed]
August 10	Sunday	Summer session ends

Approved by Faculty Senate - January 20, 2021. Amended by Faculty Senate - February 23, 2022.

2031-2032 Academic Calendar

Fall Semester 2031 DateDayEvent

August 18-22	Monday-Friday	Faculty meetings
August 25	Monday	Classes begin
September 1	Monday	Labor Day [university closed]
November 26	Wednesday	Thanksgiving break begins [no classes on Wednesday]
December 1	Monday	Classes resume
December 6	Saturday	Classes end
December 8-13	Monday-Saturday	Final examinations
December 13	Saturday	Fall graduate commencement
December 14	Sunday	Fall undergraduate commencement

Spring Semester 2032 DateDayEvent

January 5-9	Monday-Friday	Faculty meetings
January 12	Monday	Classes begin
January 19	Monday	Martin Luther King, Jr. Birthday [university closed]
March 7-14	Sunday-Sunday	Spring recess
March 15	Monday	Classes resume
April 18	Sunday	Honors Day
April 29	Thursday	Classes end
April 30	Friday	Reading Day
May 1, 3-7	Saturday, Monday-Friday	Final examinations
May 7	Friday	Spring graduate commencement
May 8	Saturday	Spring undergraduate commencement

Summer Semester 2032 DateDayEvent

June 14	Monday	Classes begin
June 18	Friday	Juneteenth observed [university closed]
July 5	Monday	Independence Day observed [university closed]
August 8	Sunday	Summer session ends

Approved by Faculty Senate - February 23, 2022.