Auburn Bulletin 2023-2024

Auburn University Calendar 2023–2024

Auburn University reserves the right to make adjustments to this calendar.

Undergraduate Calendar 2023–2024

2023 Summer Semester — Full Term

Date Event
May 17 Classes Begin
May 18 Last Day to Add Course
May 19–31 Drop Course Penalty Days—Dropping a course during these days will result in a $100 Drop Fee per course dropped.
May 29 Memorial Day — No Classes
May 31 10th Class Day—Last day to request a meal plan change. Last day to drop from course with no grade assignment. Last day for potential tuition refund for dropped classes.
Jun 19 Juneteenth Holiday — No Classes
Jun 21 Early Alert/Mid-Term Grade Deadline
Jun 21 Mid-Semester — 24th Class Day
Jun 22–23 No Classes
Jun 26 No Classes
Jul 4 Independence Day — No Classes
Jul 26 Last Day to Withdraw—Last day to withdraw from course with no grade penalty. "W" assigned. Students who need to submit forms to lift holds on their accounts must submit the forms several business days ahead of the deadline to allow for processing.
Jul 31 Classes End
Aug 1 Study/Reading Day
Aug 2–4 Final Exam Period
Aug 5 Commencement


2023 Summer Mini-Semester I

Date Event
May 17 Classes Begin
May 18 Last Day to Add Course
May 19–23 Drop Course Penalty Days—Dropping a course during these days will result in a $100 Drop Fee per course dropped.
May 23 5th Class Day—Last day to drop from course with no grade assignment. Last day for potential tuition refund for dropped classes.
May 29 Memorial Day — No Classes
Jun 2 Early Alert/Mid-Term Grade Deadline
Jun 2 Mid-Semester — 12th Class Day
Jun 15 Last Day to Withdraw—Last day to withdraw from course with no grade penalty. "W" assigned. Students who need to submit forms to lift holds on their accounts must submit the forms several business days ahead of the deadline to allow for processing.
Jun 19 Juneteenth Holiday — No Classes
Jun 21 Classes End
Jun 22 Study/Reading Day
Jun 23–26 Final Exam Period


2023 Summer Mini-Semester II

Date Event
Jun 27 Classes Begin
Jun 28 Last Day to Add Course
Jun 29–Jul 3 Drop Course Penalty Days—Dropping a course during these days will result in a $100 Drop Fee per course dropped.
Jul 3 5th Class Day—Last day to drop from course with no grade assignment. Last day for potential tuition refund for dropped classes.
Jul 4 Independence Day — No Classes
Jul 13 Mid-Semester — 12th Class Day
Jul 13 Early Alert/Mid-Term Grade Deadline
Jul 26 Last Day to Withdraw—Last day to withdraw from course with no grade penalty. "W" assigned. Students who need to submit forms to lift holds on their accounts must submit the forms several business days ahead of the deadline to allow for processing.
Jul 31 Classes End
Aug 1 Study/Reading Day
Aug 2–4 Final Exam Period
Aug 5 Commencement


2023 Fall Semester

Date Event
Aug 16 Classes Begin
Aug 16–Sep 6 Resignation Fee—Dropping all courses during this period will result in a $100 resignation fee.
Aug 22 Last Day to Add Course
Aug 23–Sep 6 Drop Course Penalty Days—Dropping a course during these days will result in a $100 Drop Fee per course dropped.
Aug 29 10th Class Day—Last day to request a meal plan change
Sep 4 Labor Day — No Classes
Sep 6 15th Class Day—Last day to drop from course with no grade assignment. Last day for potential tuition refund for dropped classes.
Oct 4 Early Alert/Mid-Term Grade Deadline
Oct 5 Mid-Semester — 36th Class Day
Oct 12 41st Class Day—Student deadline for request to move finals to Associate Deans
Oct 13 Fall Break
Nov 17 Last Day to Withdraw—Last day to withdraw from course with no grade penalty. "W" assigned. Students who need to submit forms to lift holds on their accounts must submit the forms several business days ahead of the deadline to allow for processing.
Nov 20–24 Thanksgiving Break — No Classes
Dec 1 Classes End
Dec 2–3 Study/Reading Days
Dec 4–8 Final Exam Period
Dec 9 Commencement


2024 Spring Semester

Date Event
Jan 10 Classes Begin
Jan 10–31 Resignation Fee—Dropping all courses during this period will result in a $100 resignation fee.
Jan 15 Martin Luther King, Jr. Day — No Classes
Jan 17 Last Day to Add Course
Jan 18–31 Drop Course Penalty Days—Dropping a course during these days will result in a $100 Drop Fee per course dropped.
Jan 24 10th Class Day—Last day to request a meal plan change
Jan 31 15th Class Day—Last day to drop from course with no grade assignment. Last day for potential tuition refund for dropped classes.
Feb 28 Early Alert/Mid-Term Grade Deadline
Feb 29 Mid-Semester — 36th Class Day
Mar 4–8 Spring Break
Mar 14 41st Class Day—Student deadline for request to move finals to Associate Deans
Apr 19 Last Day to Withdraw—Last day to withdraw from course with no grade penalty. "W" assigned. Students who need to submit forms to lift holds on their accounts must submit the forms several business days ahead of the deadline to allow for processing.
Apr 26 Classes End
Apr 27–28 Study/Reading Days
Apr 29 – May 3 Final Exam Period
May 3–6 Commencements

2024 Summer Semester — Full Term

Date Event
May 16 Classes Begin
May 17 Last Day to Add Course
May 20–30 Drop Course Penalty Days—Dropping a course during these days will result in a $100 Drop Fee per course dropped.
May 27 Memorial Day — No Classes
May 30 10th Class Day—Last day to request a meal plan change. Last day to drop from course with no grade assignment. Last day for potential tuition refund for dropped classes.
Jun 19 Juneteenth Holiday — No Classes
Jun 20 Early Alert/Mid-Term Grade Deadline
Jun 20 Mid-Semester — 24th Class Day
Jul 4 Independence Day — No Classes
Jul 24 Last Day to Withdraw—Last day to withdraw from course with no grade penalty. "W" assigned. Students who need to submit forms to lift holds on their accounts must submit the forms several business days ahead of the deadline to allow for processing.
Jul 29 Classes End
Jul 30 Study/Reading Day
Jul 31–Aug 2 Final Exam Period
Aug 3 Commencement

2024 Summer Mini-Semester I

Date Event
May 16 Classes Begin
May 17 Last Day to Add Course
May 20–22 Drop Course Penalty Days—Dropping a course during these days will result in a $100 Drop Fee per course dropped.
May 22 5th Class Day—Last day to drop from course with no grade assignment. Last day for potential tuition refund for dropped classes.
May 27 Memorial Day — No Classes
Jun 3 Early Alert/Mid-Term Grade Deadline
Jun 3 Mid-Semester — 12th Class Day
Jun 14 Last Day to Withdraw—Last day to withdraw from course with no grade penalty. "W" assigned. Students who need to submit forms to lift holds on their accounts must submit the forms several business days ahead of the deadline to allow for processing.
Jun 19 Juneteenth Holiday — No Classes
Jun 20 Classes End
Jun 21 Study/Reading Day
Jun 22, 24 Final Exam Period

2024 Summer Mini-Semester II

Date Event
Jun 25 Classes Begin
Jun 26 Last Day to Add Course
Jun 27–Jul 1 Drop Course Penalty Days—Dropping a course during these days will result in a $100 Drop Fee per course dropped.
Jul 1 5th Class Day—Last day to drop from course with no grade assignment. Last day for potential tuition refund for dropped classes.
Jul 4 Independence Day — No Classes
Jul 11 Early Alert/Mid-Term Grade Deadline
Jul 11 Mid-Semester — 12th Class Day
Jul 24 Last Day to Withdraw—Last day to withdraw from course with no grade penalty. "W" assigned. Students who need to submit forms to lift holds on their accounts must submit the forms several business days ahead of the deadline to allow for processing.
Jul 29 Classes End
Jul 30 Study/Reading Day
Jul 31–Aug 2 Final Exam Period
Aug 3 Commencement

Graduate Calendar 2023–2024

Auburn University reserves the right to make adjustments to this calendar.  

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Summer 2023: Full, Mini-Semesters I & II

Date Event
May 17 Classes Begin for Full and Mini-Semester I
May 18 Last Day to Add Course for Full and Mini-Semester I
May 19–23 Drop Course Penalty Days for Mini-Semester I—Dropping a course during these days will result in a $100 Drop Fee per course dropped.
May 19–31 Drop Course Penalty Days for Full Semester—Dropping a course during these days will result in a $100 Drop Fee per course dropped.
May 23 5th Class Day for Mini-Semester I—Last day to drop from course with no grade assignment. Last day for potential tuition refund for dropped classes.
May 29 Memorial Day — No Classes
May 31 10th Class Day for Full Semester—Last day to drop from course with no grade assignment. Last day for potential tuition refund for dropped classes.
Jun 2 Early Alert/Mid-Term Grade Deadline for Mini-Semester I
Jun 2 Mid-Semester for Mini-Semester I — 12th Class Day
Jun 15 Last Day to Withdraw for Mini-Semester I—Last day to withdraw from course with no grade penalty. “W” assigned.
Jun 19 Juneteenth Holiday — No Classes
Jun 21 Classes End for Mini-Semester I
Jun 21 Early Alert/Mid-Term Grade Deadline
Jun 21 Mid-Semester for Full Semester — 24th Class Day
Jun 22 Study/Reading Day for Mini-Semester I
Jun 23–26 Final Exam Period for Mini-Semester I
Jun 27 Classes Begin for Mini-Semester II
Jun 28 Last Day to Add Course for Mini-Semester II
Jun 29–Jul 3 Drop Course Penalty Days for Mini-Semester II. Dropping a course during these days will result in a $100 Drop Fee per course dropped.
Jul 3 5th Class Day for Mini-Semester II—Last day to drop from course with no grade assignment. Last day for potential tuition refund for dropped classes.
Jul 4 Independence Day — No Classes
Jul 13 Mid-Semester for Mini-Semester II — 12th Class Day
Jul 13 Early Alert/Mid-Term Grade Deadline for Mini-Semester II
Jul 14 Last day to submit Dissertation First Submission Approval Form and submit dissertation in PDF file format for format check to doctoral@auburn.edu.
Jul 26 Last Day to Withdraw for Full or Mini-Semester II. Last day to withdraw from course with no grade penalty. “W” assigned.
Jul 27 Last day for master's thesis students to submit Final Examination Report and ETD Approval Form and electronic thesis to AUETD
Jul 27 Last day for master’s non-thesis/EDS students to submit Comprehensive Examination Form
Jul 27 Last day for completion of Doctoral Final Oral Exam and Report Form
Jul 31 Classes End for Full and Mini-Semester II
Aug 1 Study/Reading Day for Full and Mini-Semester II
Aug 3 Last day for completion of Doctoral ETD Approval Form, electronic dissertation to AUETD system for approval, and complete the Survey of Earned Doctorates (SED)
Aug 2–4 Final Exam Period for Full and Mini-Semester II
Aug 5 Commencement. Last day for students to request Fall 2023 graduation applications, certificate completion requests, and to submit the Committee, Transfers, Exceptions, and Candidacy (CTEC) Form.


Fall 2023

Date Event
Aug 15 Graduate School Welcome Event at Student Center Ballroom — 8 am–10am
Aug 16 Classes Begin
Aug 16–Sep 6 Resignation Fee—Dropping all courses during this period will result in a $100 resignation fee.
Aug 22 Last Day to Add Course
Aug 23–Sep 6 Drop Course Penalty Days—Dropping a course during these days will result in a $100 Drop Fee per course dropped.
Sep 4 Labor Day — No Classes
Sep 6 15th Class Day. Last day to drop from course with no grade assignment. Last day for potential tuition refund for dropped classes.
Oct 5 Mid-Semester and 36th Class Day
Oct 13 Fall Break — No Classes
Nov 10 Last day to submit master’s thesis in PDF format for format check to thesis@auburn.edu
Nov 13 Last day to submit Dissertation First Submission Approval Form and submit dissertation in PDF file format for format check to doctoral@auburn.edu
Nov 17 Last Day to Withdraw—Last day to withdraw from course with no grade penalty. "W" assigned.
Nov 20–24 Thanksgiving Holiday
Nov 27 Last Day for master’s thesis students to submit Thesis Master’s Final Examination Form, ETD Final Approval Form and electronic thesis in Pdf format to the AUETD system.
Nov 27 Last Day for Non-Thesis Oral Examination
Nov 27 Last Day for Doctoral Final Defense and submission of Report on the Final Examination Form
Dec 1 Classes End
Dec 1 Last Day for Doctoral Student Submission of the ETD Final Approval Form and Electronic dissertation in PDF format to the AUETD system and to submit the Survey of Earned Doctorates (SED Survey)
Dec 2–3 Study/Reading Days
Dec 4–8 Final Exam Period
Dec 8–9 Graduation and last day for students to request graduation applications for Spring 2024


Spring 2024

Date Event
Jan 10 Classes Begin
Jan 10–31 Resignation Fee—Dropping all courses during this period will result in a $100 resignation fee.
Jan 15 Martin Luther King, Jr. Day — No Classes
Jan 17 Last Day to Add Course
Jan 18–31 Drop Course Penalty Days. Dropping a course during these days will result in a $100 Drop Fee per course dropped.
Jan 31 15th Class Day. Last day to drop from course with no grade assignment. Last day for potential tuition refund for dropped classes.
Feb 29 Mid-Semester — 36th Class Day
Mar 4–8 Spring Break
Apr 5 Last Day to submit master’s thesis in PDF format for format check to thesis@auburn.edu
Apr 8 Last Day to submit Dissertation First Submission Approval Form and dissertation in PDF format for format check to doctoral@auburn.edu
Apr 19 Last Day to Withdraw. Last day to withdraw from course with no grade penalty. "W" assigned.
Apr 23 Last Day for master’s thesis students to submit Thesis Master’s Final Examination Form, ETD Final Approval Form and electronic thesis in Pdf format to the AUETD system
Apr 23 Last Day to submit Non-Thesis Oral Examination Form
Apr 23 Last Day for Doctoral Final Defense and submission of Report on the Final Examination Form
Apr 26 Classes End
Apr 27–28 Study/Reading Days
Apr 29–May 3 Final Exam Period
Apr 30 Last Day for Doctoral Student Submission of the ETD Final Approval Form and Electronic dissertation in PDF format to the and electronic dissertation in PDF format to the AUETD system and to submit the Survey of Earned Doctorates (SED Survey)
May 4–6 Graduation and last day for students to request graduation applications for Summer 2024

Summer 2024: Full, Mini-Semesters I & II

Date Event
May 16 Classes Begin for Full and Mini-Semester I
May 17 Last Day to Add Course for Full and Mini-Semester I
May 20–22 Drop Course Penalty Days for Mini-Semester I. Dropping a course during these days will result in a $100 Drop Fee per course dropped.
May 20–30 Drop Course Penalty Days for Full Semester. Dropping a course during these days will result in a $100 Drop Fee per course dropped.
May 22 5th Class Day for Mini-Semester I—Last day to drop from course with no grade assignment. Last day for potential tuition refund for dropped classes.
May 27 Memorial Day — No Classes
May 30 10th Class Day for Full Summer—Last day to drop from course with no grade assignment. Last day for potential tuition refund for dropped classes.
Jun 14 Last Day to Withdraw for Mini-Semester I—Last day to withdraw from course with no grade penalty. "W" assigned.
Jun 19 Juneteenth Holiday — No Classes
Jun 20 Classes End for Mini-Semester I
Jun 20 Mid-Semester for Full Semester — 24th Class Day
Jun 21 Study/Reading Day for Mini-Semester I
Jun 22, 24 Final Exam Period for Mini-Semester I
Jun 25 Classes Begin for Mini-Semester II
Jun 25 Last day to submit Dissertation First Submission Approval Form with University Reader info and dissertation in PDF for format check
Jun 26 Last Day to Add Course for Mini-Semester II
Jun 27–Jul 1 Drop Course Penalty Days for Mini-Semester II—Dropping a course during these days will result in a $100 Drop Fee per course dropped.
Jul 1 5th Class Day for Mini-Semester II—Last day to drop from course with no grade assignment. Last day for potential tuition refund for dropped classes.
Jul 4 Independence Day — No Classes
Jul 22 Last Day for master’s thesis students to submit Thesis Master’s Final Examination Form, ETD Final Approval Form and electronic thesis in Pdf format to the AUETD system
Jul 22 Last day to submit Non-Thesis Oral Examination Form
Jul 22 Last Day for Doctoral Final Defense and submission of Report on the Final Examination Form
Jul 24 Last Day to Withdraw for Full and Mini-Semester II—Last day to withdraw from course with no grade penalty. "W" assigned.
Jul 29 Last Day for doctoral student submission of the ETD Final Approval Form and electronic dissertation in PDF format to the AUETD system and to submit the Survey of Earned Doctorates (SED Survey)
Jul 29 Classes End for Full and Mini-Semester II
Jul 30 Study/Reading Day for Full and Mini-Semester II
Jul 31–Aug 2 Final Exam Period for Full and Mini-Semester II
Aug 3 Graduation and last day for students to request graduation applications for Fall 2024

Online Calendar 2023–2024

Auburn University reserves the right to make adjustments to this calendar. 

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Summer 2023

Date Event
May 17 Classes Begin
May 18 Last Day to Add Course
May 25 Last day to drop course with no grade assigned. Last day for tuition refund for dropped classes.
Jun 21 Last Day to Withdraw—Last day to withdraw from course with no grade penalty. “W” assigned.
Jul 11 Classes and Final Exams End
Aug 5 Commencement

Fall 2023 Term A 

Date Event
Aug 16 Classes Begin
Aug 17 Last Day to Add Course
Aug 24 Last day to drop course with no grade assigned. Last day for tuition refund for dropped classes.
Sept 20 Last Day to Withdraw—Last day to withdraw from course with no grade penalty. “W” assigned.
Oct 6 Classes and Final Exams End

 Fall 2023 Term B 

Date Event
Oct 11 Classes Begin
Oct 12 Last Day to Add Course
Oct 19 Last day to drop course with no grade assigned. Last day for tuition refund for dropped classes.
Nov 15 Last Day to Withdraw—Last day to withdraw from course with no grade penalty. “W” assigned.
Dec 1 Classes and Final Exams End
Dec 9 Commencement

Spring 2024 Term A

Date Event
Jan 10 Classes Begin
Jan 11 Last Day to Add Course
Jan 18 Last day to drop course with no grade assigned. Last day for tuition refund for dropped classes.
Feb 14 Last Day to Withdraw—Last day to withdraw from course with no grade penalty. “W” assigned.
Mar 1 Classes End

Spring 2024 Term B

Date Event
Mar 6 Classes Begin
Mar 7 Last Day to Add Course
Mar 14 Last day to drop course with no grade assigned. Last day for tuition refund for dropped classes.
Apr 10 Last Day to Withdraw—Last day to withdraw from course with no grade penalty. “W” assigned.
Apr 26 Classes End
May 4–6 Commencements

 Summer 2024

Date Event
May 16 Classes Begin
May 17 Last Day to Add Course
May 24 Last day to drop course with no grade assigned. Last day for tuition refund for dropped classes.
Jun 20 Last Day to Withdraw—Last day to withdraw from course with no grade penalty. “W” assigned.
July 9 Classes End