2.1 2023-24 Academic Calendar

Fall 2023 Semester

(dates subject to change)

Friday	August 25	New student registration
Monday	August 28	First day of instruction
Monday	September 4	Labor Day (observed); no classes in session
Monday	September 11	Deadline to add fall 2023 courses
Sat. – Tues.	October 14-17	Fall Break (Sat-Tues); no classes in session
Thursday	October 19	Last day to drop a class without record
Tues. - Fri.	November 14-17	Pre-registration for spring 2024
Friday	November 17	Last day to withdraw from courses; Last day for credit/no credit/audit grading
Wed. – Sun.	November 22-24	Thanksgiving Break
Wednesday	December 6	Last day of instruction
Thurs. – Fri.	December 7-8	Reading Days – no classes held at Scripps
Mon. – Fri.	December 11-15	Final Exams and end of fall 2023 semester

Spring 2024 Semester

(dates subject to change)

Monday	January 15	Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday (observed)
Tuesday	January 16	Classes Begin
Monday	January 29	Last day to add a class
Thursday	March 7	Last day to drop a class without record
Sat. – Sun.	March 9-15	Spring Break (Sat through the following Sun)
Friday	March 29	César Chávez Holiday (Observed)


Friday	April 24	Last day to withdraw from a class or change to credit/no credit or audit grading
Tues. – Thurs.	April 16-18	Pre-registration for Fall 2024
Wednesday	May 1	Last day of classes for spring 2024
Thurs. – Fri.	May 2-3	Reading days* - no classes in session
Mon. – Fri.	May 6-10	Final exams and end of spring 2023 semester
Saturday	May 11	Commencement
Tuesday	May 21	Grades visible on the portal

*Thursday and Friday of the last week of classes each semester are designated as Reading Days. Classes are suspended, but professors may hold study sessions, critique sessions, or reviews. No new material may be introduced at these sessions and no exams may be given on Reading Days except to second-semester seniors.