2023-2024 Academic Calendar

The University’s academic year consists of two full-length semesters and a summer session. The Fall and Spring Semesters are approximately fifteen weeks long. Some online programs offer eight-week terms: two consecutive terms during the Fall Semester, two consecutive terms during the Spring Semester, and one eight-week term during the summer session. Eight-week terms are offered primarily through Gardner-Webb Online at both the graduate and undergraduate levels. The summer session also consists of seated offerings: two five-week terms which run consecutively, or for some courses, one ten-week term. Evening classes are offered on the main campus and at various remote sites throughout the year. Internships, clinicals, and study abroad opportunities along with a number of other high-impact learning opportunities are offered throughout the year. Graduation ceremonies are scheduled in May and December of each year. The dates in the Academic Calendar are subject to change. Current dates can be verified on the live calendar found here.

Fall Semester 2023

June 12	December Graduation Application No Late Fee
August 4	MBA Term 5 Last Day for Add Classes
	MPA Term 5 Last Day for Add Classes
August 7	New Faculty Orientation
August 8	Faculty Assembly
August 12	New Student Move-In
August 12-15	New Student Orientation
August 14	MBA Term 5 Classes Begin
	MPA Term 5 Classes Begin
	PA Class of 2025 Classes Begin
August 15	Grad Orientation
August 16	TUG Classes Begin
	GWUO 16 Week Classes Begin
	GWUO 1st 8 Week Classes Begin
August 18	GWUO 1st 8 Week Last Day for Drop/Add Classes
August 19	GWUO 1st 8 Week Withdraw with a Grade of "W"
August 21	MBA Term 5 Last Day for Drop Classes
	MPA Term 5 Last Day for Drop Classes
	PA Class of 2024 Classes Begin
August 22	MBA Term 5 Withdraw with a Grade of "W"
	MPA Term 5 Withdraw with a Grade of "W"
August 23	GRAD Classes Begin
	Last Day for December Graduation Application No Late Fee
	TUG Last Day for Drop/Add Classes
	GWUO 16 week Last Day for Drop/Add Classes
August 24	December Graduation Application with Late Fee
	TUG Withdraw with a Grade "W"
	GWUO 16 week Withdraw with a Grade of "W"
	SOD New Student Orientation
August 28	SOD Classes Begin
August 30	GRAD Last Day for Drop/Add Classes
August 31	GRAD Withdraw with a Grade of "W"
September 4	Labor Day (TUG, DCP, GRAD, PA)
September 5	SOD Last Day for Drop/Add Classes
September 6	SOD Withdraw with a Grade of "W"
September 7	GWUO 1st 8 Week Last Day to Withdraw with a Grade of "W"
September 8	GWUO 1st 8 Week Withdraw with a Grade of "WP/WF"
September 11	MBA Term 5 Last Day to Withdraw with a Grade of "W"
	MPA Term 5 Last Day to Withdraw with a Grade of "W"
September 12	MBA Term 5 Withdraw with a Grade of "WP/WF"
	MPA Term 5 Withdraw with a Grade of "WP/WF"
September 18	MBA Term 5 Last Day to Withdraw with a Grade of "WP/WF"
	MPA Term 5 Last Day to Withdraw with a Grade of "WP/WF"
September 27	GWUO 1st 8 Week Last Day to Withdraw with a Grade of WP/WF"
September 29	TUG Last Day to Withdraw with a Grade of "W"
	GWUO 16 Week Last Day to Withdraw with a Grade of "W"
	GRAD Last Day to Withdraw with a Grade of "W"
	SOD Last Day to Withdraw with a Grade of "W"
	MBA Term 6 Last Day for Add Classes
	MPA Term 6 Last Day for Add Classes
September 30	TUG Withdraw with a Grade of "WP/WF"
	GWUO 16 Week Withdraw with a Grade of "WP/WF"
	GRAD Withdraw with a Grade of "WP/WF"
	SOD Withdraw with a Grade of "WP/WF"
October 2	Last Day for December Graduation Application
October 4	May Graduation Application No Late Fee
October 8	MBA Term 5 Last Day of Classes
	MPA Term 5 Last Day of Classes
October 9	MBA Term 6 Classes Begin
	MPA 10 Month Term 6 Classes Begin
October 11	GWUO 1st 8 Week Last Day of Classes/Final Exams
	MBA Term 5 Grades Due by noon
	MPA Term 5 Grades Due by noon
October 16	MBA Term 6 Last Day for Drop Classes
	MPA Term 6 Last Day for Drop Classes
October 16-17	Fall Break (TUG, GWUO, GRAD, PA, SOD)
October 17	MBA Term 6 Withdraw with a Grade of "W"
	MPA Term 6 Withdraw with a Grade of "W"
October 18	GWUO 2nd 8 Week Classes Begin
October 20-21	Homecoming
October 20	GWUO 2nd 8 Week Last Day for Drop/Add Classes
October 21	GWUO 2nd 8 Week Withdraw with a Grade of "W"
November 6	MBA Term 6 Last Day Withdraw with a Grade of "W""
	MPA Term 6 Last Day Withdraw with a Grade of "W"
November 7	MBA Term 6 Withdraw with a Grade of "WP/WF"
	MPA Term 6 Withdraw with a Grade of "WP/WF"
November 9	GWUO 2nd 8 Week Last Day to Withdraw with a Grade of "W"
November 10	TUG Last Day to Withdraw with a Grade of "WP/WF"
	GWUO 16 Week Last Day to Withdraw with a Grade of "WP/WF"
	GRAD Last Day to Withdraw with a Grade of "WP/WF"
	SOD Last Day to Withdraw with a Grade of "WP/WF"
	GWUO 2nd 8 Week Withdraw with a Grade of "WP/WF"
November 13	MBA Term 6 Last Day to Withdraw with a Grade of "WP/WF"
	MPA Term 6 Last Day to Withdraw with a Grade of "WP/WF"
November 23-25	Thanksgiving Break (TUG, GWUO, GRAD, PA, SOD)
December 1	PA Class of 2025 Last Day of Class
December 2	GWUO 2nd 8 Week Last Day to Withdraw with a Grade of "WP/WF"
December 3	MBA Term 6 Last Day of Classes
	MPA Term 6 Last Day of Classes
December 4	PA Class of 2025 Finals Begin
December 7	SOD Last Day of Classes
December 8	TUG Last Day of Classes
	PA Class of 2025 Finals End
December 11-14	TUG Final Exams
	GRAD Last Week of Classes/Final Exams
December 13	PA Class of 2024 Last Day of Class
December 14	GWUO 16 Week Last Day of Classes/Final Exams
	GWUO 2nd 8 Week Last Day of Classes/ Final Exams
December 15-16	All Programs- Commencement 12/15-12/16
December 15	PA Class of 2024 Last Day of Classes
December 16	PA Class of 2023 Last Day of Class
December 23-31	Christmas Break (TUG, GWUO, GRAD, PA, SOD)
January 2, 2024	MBA Term 1 Last Day for Add Classes
	MPA Term 1 Last Day for Add Classes

Spring Semester 2024

January 1	PA Class of 2024 Classes Begin
January 2	MBA Term 1 Last Day for Add Classes
	MPA Term 1 Last Day for Add Classes
January 4-5	PA Class of 2026 New Student Orientation
January 8	PA Class of 2025 Classes Begin
	PA Class of 2026 Classes Begin
	MBA Term 1 Classes Begin
	MPA Term 1 Classes Begin
	SOD J-Term Classes Begin
January 9	GRAD Orientation
January 10	TUG Classes Begin
	GWUO 16 Week Classes Begin
	GWUO 1st 8 Week Classes Begin
	GRAD Classes Begin
January 12	GWUO 1st 8 Week Last Day for Drop/Add Classes
January 13	GWUO 1st 8 Week First Day to Withdraw with a Grade of "W"
January 15	Martin Luther King Holiday
	MBA Term 1 Last Day for Drop Classes
	MPA Term 1 Last Day for Drop Classes
January 17	GRAD Last Day for Drop/Add Classes
	TUG Last Day for Drop/Add Classes
	GWUO 16 Week Last Day for Drop/Add Classes
January 18	GRAD Withdraw with a Grade of "W" begins
	Last Day for May Graduation Application w/ No Late Fee
	TUG First Day to Withdraw with a Grade of "W"
	GWUO 16 Week First Day to Withdraw with a Grade of "W"
	Roll Verification
January 19	May Graduation Application w/ Late Fee
January 25	SOD New Student Orientation
January 26	SOD J-Term Last Day of Classes
January 29	SOD Classes Begin
February 1	Fall 2024 Course Schedule Submitted to Deans
February 2	GWUO 1st 8 Week Last Day to Withdraw with a Grade of "W"
February 3	GWUO 1st 8 Week First Day to Withdraw with a Grade of "WP/WF"
February 5	MBA Term 1 Last Day to Withdraw a Grade of "W"
	MPA Term 1 Last Day to Withdraw a Grade of "W"
February 6	SOD Last Day for Drop/Add Classes
February 7	SOD First Day to Withdraw with a Grade of "W"
February 12	MBA Term 1 Last Day to Withdraw with a Grade of "WP/WF"
	MPA Term 1 Last Day to Withdraw with a Grade of "WP/WF"
February 20	Schedule Entry Begins
February 22	GWUO 1st 8 Week Last Day to Withdraw with a Grade of "WP/WF"
February 23	MBA Term 2 Last Day for Add Classes
	MPA Term 2 Last Day for Add Classes
February 26	TUG Last Day to Withdraw with a Grade of "W"
	GWUO 16 Week Last Day to Withdraw with a Grade of "W"
	GRAD Last Day to Withdraw with a Grade of "W"
	SOD Last Day to Withdraw with a Grade of "W"
	GWUO 16 Week Last Day to Withdraw with a Grade of "W"
February 26 - March 1	PA Spring Break
February 27	TUG First Day to Withdraw with a Grade of "WP/WF"
	GWUO First Day to Withdraw with a Grade of "WP/WF"
	GRAD First Day to Withdraw with a Grade of "WP/WF"
	SOD First Day to Withdraw with a Grade of "WP/WF"
February 29	Last Day for May Graduation Application
February 29 - March 20	Academic Advising Period
March 3	MBA Term 1 Last Day of Classes
	MPA Term 1 Last Day of Classes
March 4	MBA Term 2 Classes Begin
	MPA Term 2 Classes Begin
	August Graduation Application No Late Fee
March 6	GWUO 1st 8 Week Last Day of Classes/Final Exams
March 7	GWUO 2nd 8 Week Classes Begin
March 11	GWUO 2nd 8 Week Last Day for Drop/Add Classes
	MBA Term 2 Last Day for Drop Classes
	MPA Term 2 Last Day for Drop Classes
March 11-15	Spring Break
March 12	GWUO 2nd 8 Week First Day to Withdraw with a Grade of "W"
March 21	Priority and Senior Registration Begins
March 26	Junior Registration Begins
March 28 - April 3	SOD Easter Break
March 29 - April 1	Easter Break
April 1	MBA Term 2 Last Day to Withdraw with a Grade of "W"
	MPA Term 2 Last Day to Withdraw with a Grade of "W"
	GWUO 2nd 8 Week Last Day to Withdraw with a Grade of "W"
April 3	Sophomore Registration Begins
April 6	GWUO 2nd 8 Week First Day to Withdraw with a Grade of "WP/WF"
April 8	Freshman Registration Begins
	MBA Term 2 Last Day to withdraw with a Grade of "WP/WF"
	MPA Term 2 Last Day to withdraw with a Grade of "WP/WF"
	TUG Last Day to Withdraw with a Grade of "WP/WF"
	GWUO 16 Week Last Day to Withdraw with a Grade of "WP/WF"
	GRAD Last Day to Withdraw with a Grade of "WP/WF"
	SOD Last Day to Withdraw with a Grade of "WP/WF"
April 18	New Student Registration Begins
	GWUO 2nd 8 Week Last Day to Withdraw with a Grade of "WP/WF"
April 19	MBA Term 3 Last Day for Add Classes
	MPA Term 3 Last Day for Add Classes
April 26	TUG Last Day of Classes
	PA Class of 2025 Last Day of Classes
April 28	MBA Term 2 Last Day Of Classes
	MPA Term 2 Last Day Of Classes
April 29	PA Class of 2025 Finals Begin
	MBA Term 3 Classes Begin
	MPA Term 3 Classes Begin
April 29 - May 2	TUG Final Exams
	GRAD Last Week of Classes and Final Exams
	GWUO 2nd 8 Week Last Day of Classes/Final Exams
	GWUO 16 Week Last Day of Classes/Final Exams
	SOD Last Day of Classes
April 30	Graduating Seniors Grades Due by noon
May 2	PA Class of 2024 Last Day of Classes
May 2 - May 3	Commencement
May 3	PA Class of 2025 Finals End
	PA Class of 2026 Last Day of Classes
May 4	All Other Grades Due by noon
May 6	PA Class of 2026 Finals Begin
	MBA Term 3 Last Day for Drop Classes
	MPA Term 3 Last Day for Drop Classes
May 10	PA Class of 2026 Finals End

Summer Term 2024

May 6	SOD (Travel Classes) Classes Begin
May 17	SOD (Travel Classes) Last Day of Classes
May 20 - 24	PA Clinical Orientation - Class of 2025
May 20	PA Class of 2026 Classes Begin
May 22	TUG 10 Week Classes Begin TUG 1st 5 Weeks Classes Begin GRAD 10 Week Classes Begin GRAD 1st 5 Weeks Classes Begin
May 24	TUG 1st 5 Weeks Last Day for Drop/Add Classes GRAD 1st 5 Weeks Last Day for Drop/Add Classes
May 25	TUG 1st 5 Weeks Withdraw with a Grade of "W" GRAD 1st 5 Weeks Withdraw with a Grade of "W"
May 27	Memorial Day Holiday MBA Term 3 Last Day to Withdraw with Grade of "W" MPA Term 3 Last Day to Withdraw with Grade of "W"
May 28	TUG 10 Week Last Day for Drop/Add Classes GWUO 8 Week Classes Begin GRAD 10 Week Last Day for Drop/Add Classes SOD 8 Week Classes Begin PA Class of 2025 Classes Begin Last Day August Graduation Application No Late Fees
May 29	TUG 10 Week Withdraw with a Grade of "W" GRAD 10 Week Withdraw with a Grade of "W" August Graduation Application with Late Fee
June 2	GWUO 8 Week Last Day for Drop/Add Classes SOD Last Day for Drop/Add Classes
June 3	GWUO 8 Week Withdraw with a Grade of "W" SOD Withdraw with a Grade of "W" MBA Term 3 Last Day to Withdraw with a Grade of "WP/WF" MPA Term 3 Last Day to Withdraw with a Grade of "WP/WF" Roll Verification
June 5	TUG 1st 5 Weeks Last Day to Withdraw with a Grade of "W" GRAD 1st 5 Weeks Last Day to Withdraw with a Grade of "W"
June 6	TUG 1st 5 Weeks Withdraw with a Grade of "WP/WF" GRAD 1st 5 Weeks Withdraw with a Grade of "WP/WF"
June 11	Last Day August Graduation Application
June 13	December Graduation Application No Late Fee
June 14	MBA Term 4 Last Day to Add Classes
	MPA Term 4 Last Day to Add Classes
	GRAD 1st 5 Weeks Last Day to Withdraw with a Grade of "WP/WF"
June 19	TUG 10 Week Last Day to Withdraw with a Grade of "W" GRAD 10 Week Last Day to Withdraw with a Grade of "W"
June 20	TUG 10 Week Withdraw with a Grade of "WP/WF" GWUO 8 Week Last Day to Withdraw with a Grade of "W" GRAD 10 Week Withdraw with a Grade of "WP/WF" SOD Last Day to Withdraw with a Grade of "W"
June 21	GWUO 8 Week Withdraw with a Grade of "WP/WF" SOD Withdraw with a Grade of "WP/WF"
June 23	MBA Term 3 Last Day of Classes MPA Term 3 Last Day of Classes
June 24	MBA Term 4 Classes Begin MPA Term 4 Classes Begin
June 25	TUG 1st 5 Weeks Last Day of Classes GRAD 1st 5 Weeks Last Day of Classes
June 26	TUG 2nd 5 Weeks Classes Begin GRAD 2nd 5 Weeks Classes Begin
June 28	TUG 2nd 5 Weeks Last Day for Drop/Add Classes GRAD 2nd 5 Weeks Last Day for Drop/Add Classes
June 29	TUG 2nd 5 Weeks Withdraw with a Grade of "W" GRAD 2nd 5 Weeks Withdraw with a Grade of "W" Roll Verification
July 1	MBA Term 4 Last Day to Drop Classes MPA Term 4 Last Day to Drop Classes
July 1-5	GWUO 8 Week Classes Independence Day Holiday
July 4	Independence Day Holiday
July 8	TUG 10 Week Last Day to Withdraw with a Grade of "WP/WF" GRAD 10 Week Last Day to Withdraw with a Grade of "WP/WF"
July 10	TUG 2nd 5 Weeks Last Day to Withdraw with a Grade of "W" GRAD 2nd 5 Weeks Last Day to Withdraw with a Grade of "W"
July 11	TUG 2nd 5 Weeks Last Day to Withdraw with a Grade of "WP/WF" GRAD 2nd 5 Weeks Last Day to Withdraw with a Grade of "WP/WF"
July 15	GWUO 8 Weeks Last Day to Withdraw with a Grade of "WP/WF" SOD Last Day to Withdraw with a Grade of "WP/WF"
July 22	TUG 2nd 5 Weeks Last Day to Withdraw with a Grade of "WP/WF" GRAD 2nd 5 Weeks Last Day to Withdraw with a Grade of "WP/WF" MBA Term 4 Last Day to Withdraw with a Grade of "W" MPA Term 4 Last Day to Withdraw with a Grade of "W"
July 26	PA Class of 2026 Last Day of Classes
July 29	PA Class of 2026 Finals Begin MBA Term 4 Last Day to Withdraw with a Grade of "WP/WF" MPA Term 4 Last Day to Withdraw with a Grade of "WP/WF"
August 1	TUG 10 Weeks Last Day of Classes TUG 2nd 5 Weeks Last Day of Classes GWUO 8 Weeks Classes Last Day of Classes/Final Exams GRAD 10 Weeks Last Day of Classes GRAD 2nd 5 Weeks Last Day of Classes SOD 8 Weeks Last Day of Classes Graduating Seniors Grades Due by noon
August 2	PA Class of 2026 Finals End
August 3	All Other Grades Due by noon
August 18	PA Class of 2025 Last Day of Classes MBA Term 4 Last Day of Classes MPA Term 4 Last Day of Classes
August 19	MBA Term 5 Classes Begin
	MPA Term 5 Classes Begin