Official Academic Calendar Fall 2023

Note: All offices are closed on Saturdays and Sundays. All transactions must occur online.
All email correspondence will be sent to UTD email address
Classes Begin Last Day of Classes (Not including final exams)
Full-term session ......................................... Monday, August 21 Full-term session ....................................... Thursday, December 7
1st 8-week session ...................................... Monday, August 21 1st 8-week session .......................................... Sunday, October 8
2nd 8-week session ................................... Monday, October 16 2nd 8-week session ................................... Thursday, December 7

Web Registration Reading Days (Study days prior to final exams)

Enrollment appointments available online .... Monday, March 27 Full-term & 2nd 8-week sessions only.............. Friday, December 8
All students should check their enrollment appointment
details in Orion for the date and time they can begin Final Exams
registering. Full-term session .................... Saturday, Dec. 9 – Friday, Dec. 15
Schedule Planner Available.......................... Monday, March 27 1st 8-week session ................ Monday, Oct. 9 – Saturday, Oct. 14
Online add/swap ends ................................. Monday, August 28 2nd 8-week session ................ Saturday, Dec. 9 – Friday, Dec. 15

Last Day for Re-admission/Re-entry .... Friday, Aug. 11 Mid-Term Grades Due and Viewable Online
All midterm grades must be submitted online.
Last Enrollment from Waitlist ........... Friday, August 18 Midterm (undergraduate courses only) ............. Saturday, Oct. 14

Last Day for Regular Registration Final Grading Period

Full-term session ....................................... Thursday, August 17
All grades must be received by Wednesday, December 20.
1st 8-week session .................................... Thursday, August 17
Viewable online after posting begins Monday, December 18.
2nd 8-week session ................................. Thursday, October 12
Full-term session ........... Saturday, Dec. 9 – Wednesday, Dec. 20
1st 8-week session ................ Monday, Oct. 9 – Saturday, Oct. 14
Late Registration and Last Day to Add/Swap 2nd 8-week session ....... Saturday, Dec. 9 – Wednesday, Dec. 20
If you register or add during late registration, payment is due
the same day you register. You will be assessed a minimum
$100 late registration fee. See Bursar’s Office information. Graduation/Commencement (All Fall 2023 Sessions)
Full-term session ................. Friday, Aug. 18 – Monday, Aug. 28 Priority Graduation Application ...................... Tuesday, August 29
1st 8-week session .............. Friday, Aug. 18 – Monday, Aug. 28 Last day to change primary name or
2nd 8-week session .............. Friday, Oct. 13 – Monday, Oct. 23 request preferred name ............................ Monday, September 25
Final Graduation Application ............................ Sunday, October 1
Honors Convocation ............................................................... TBA
Census Day (State Reporting Date) Last Day to Drop
Commencement Activities ....... Monday, Dec. 18 – Wed., Dec. 20
Full-term session ...............................Wednesday, September 6
Commencement tickets & GradPass available .......... Wed, Nov. 1
1st 8-week session ...................................... Monday, August 28
Doctoral hooding ceremony .................................................... TBA
2nd 8-week session ................................... Monday, October 23
Degree conferral date .............................. Saturday, December 23
Drop/Withdrawal Deadlines The following deadlines must be met by the dates listed and
Please check Comet calendar for signature procedures. require visitation to the Office of Graduate Education (OGE)
website graduate.utdallas.edu:
Full-Term Session Last day to request scheduling of
Last day to drop a class without a “W” .......... Wed., Sept. 6 final doctoral oral examination ......................................... TBA
Undergraduate Courses Last day to conduct
Approval required .......... Thurs., Sept. 7 – Thurs., Oct. 26 final doctoral exam .......................................................... TBA
WL Begins ....................................... Tuesday, October 3 Final day to upload final version of
WL Ends ....................................... Tuesday, November 7 dissertation for review by OGS ........................................ TBA
Graduate Courses Final day to receive approval of final
Withdrawal Ends ........................... Tuesday, November 7 version of dissertation by OGS ........................................ TBA
Final day to upload final version of
1st 8-Week Session master’s thesis for review by OGS .................................. TBA
Last day to drop a class without a “W” ..........Mon., Aug. 28 Final day to receive approval of final
Undergraduate Courses version of master’s thesis by OGS .................................. TBA
Approval required .......... Tues., Aug. 29 – Mon., Sept. 25
WL Begins ................................. Tuesday, September 12 University Closings
WL Ends ..................................... Monday, September 25 Labor Day ................................................... Monday, September 4
Graduate Courses Thanksgiving holidays ........Thursday, Nov. 23 – Sunday, Nov. 26
Withdrawal Ends ......................... Monday, September 25 Winter break ........................................................................... TBA
No Classes:
2nd 8-Week Session Fall break ................ Monday, Nov. 20 – Wednesday, Nov. 22
Last day to drop a class without a “W” .............. Mon., Oct. 23
Undergraduate Courses
Incompletes
Approval required ...... Tuesday, Oct. 24 – Monday, Nov. 20
Incomplete grades due for undergraduates and graduates from
WL Begins ....................................... Tuesday, November 7
previous long semester.................................. Monday, October 16
WL Ends ....................................... Thursday, November 23
Graduate Courses
Withdrawal Ends ........................... Thursday, November 23