Academic Calendar

DKU ACADEMIC CALENDAR Academic Year 2024-2025

Applicable to Undergraduate and Graduate Programs
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(NOTE: CALENDAR SUBJECT TO CHANGE)

Fall 2024

August 9	Friday at 9:00 AM. All new international undergraduate students (Class of 2028) and international first-year graduate students move-in.
August 11	Sunday at 9:00 AM. All new Chinese undergraduate students (Class of 2028) and Chinese first-year graduate students move-in.
August 16	Friday at 9:00 AM. Returning undergraduate and graduate students move-in.
August 19	Monday. Undergraduate and graduate classes begin.
August 22	Thursday. Drop/add ends for first 7-week undergraduate session.
August 29	Thursday. Drop/add ends for 14-week undergraduate session.
August 30	Friday. Drop/add ends for graduate classes.
September 14-17	Saturday – Tuesday. Mid-Autumn Festival – No classes.
September 18	Wednesday. Classes resume and the Monday class meeting schedule is in effect on this day.
September 19	Thursday. The Tuesday class meeting schedule is in effect on this day.
September 20	Friday. The Wednesday class meeting schedule is in effect on this day.
September 21	Saturday. The Thursday class meeting schedule is in effect on this day; Last day to withdraw with a W grade of first 7-week classes; Last day to change grading basis of first 7-week classes; Last day to resolve I grade of second seven-week classes in spring 2024.
October 1-7	Tuesday – Monday. National Day Holiday – No classes.
October 8	Tuesday. All classes resume.
October 10	Thursday. First 7-week undergraduate session end.
October 11-13	Friday-Sunday. Undergraduate reading period.
October 14-17	Monday-Thursday. First 7-week undergraduate session final examinations. Graduate classes continue.
October 21	Monday. Second 7-week undergraduate session begins.
October 24	Thursday. Drop/add ends for second 7-week undergraduate session.
November 7	Thursday. Last day to withdraw with a W grade of 14-week classes.
November 21	Thursday. Graduate classes end (ECE classes continue); Last day to withdraw with a W grade of second 7-week classes; Last day to change grading basis of second 7-week classes; Last day to resolve I grade of first 7-week classes.
November 22-26	Friday-Tuesday. Graduate reading days; ECE classes continue.
November 27-29	Wednesday-Friday. Graduate exams.
November 28	Thursday. ECE classes end.
November 29-December 3	Friday-Tuesday. ECE program reading days.
December 4-6	Wednesday-Friday. ECE program exam period.
December 5	Thursday. Second 7-week undergraduate session ends.
December 6-8	Friday-Sunday. Undergraduate reading period.
December 9-12	Monday-Thursday. Undergraduate final examinations.
December 13	Friday at 13:00. All students move out (except first-year Chinese students)
December 13 – 16	Friday – Monday. Military Training (theory) for class of 2028 (required for mainland Chinese students and optional for HMT students).
December 17	Tuesday at 13:00. First-year Chinese students move out.

Spring 2025

January 3	Friday at 9:00 AM. All residence halls reopen.
January 6	Monday. Undergraduate and graduate classes begin.
January 9	Thursday. Drop/add ends for first 7-week undergraduate session.
January 16	Thursday. Drop/add ends for 14-week undergraduate session.
January 17	Friday. Drop/add ends for graduate classes.
January 24	Friday. The Monday class meeting schedule is in effect on this day.
January 25-February 4	Saturday-Tuesday. Spring Festival Holiday– Chinese New Year – No classes
February 5	Wednesday. All classes resume. The Tuesday class meeting schedule is in effect on this day.
February 6	Thursday. The Wednesday class meeting schedule is in effect on this day.
February 7	Friday. The Thursday class meeting schedule is in effect on this day.
February 13	Thursday. Last day to withdraw with a W grade of first 7-week classes; Last day to change grading basis of first 7-week classes; Last day to resolve I grade of fall 2024 second 7-week classes.
February 27	Thursday. First 7-week undergraduate session ends.
February 28-March 2	Friday-Sunday. Undergraduate Reading Days.
March 3-6	Monday-Thursday. First 7-week undergraduate session final examinations. Graduate classes continue.
March 10-14	Monday-Friday. Mini-term week for undergraduate students; Spring recess for graduate programs.
March 17	Monday. Second 7-week undergraduate session begins.
March 20	Thursday. Drop/add ends for second 7-week undergraduate session.
April 3	Thursday. Last day to withdraw with a W grade of 14-week classes.
April 4-6	Friday-Sunday. Qing Ming – Tomb Sweeping Day – No classes
April 17	Thursday. Graduate classes end (ECE classes continue); Last day to withdraw with a W grade of second 7-week classes; Last day to change grading basis for second 7-week classes; Last day for I grade change of spring 2025 first 7-week classes.
April 18-22	Friday-Tuesday. Graduate Reading Days;
April 23-25	Wednesday-Friday. Graduate exams; ECE classes continue.
April 24	Thursday. ECE Classes end.
April 25	Friday. The Monday class meeting schedule is in effect on this day (undergraduate class only).
April 25-27	Friday-Sunday. ECE program reading days.
April 28-30	Monday-Wednesday. ECE program exam period.
April 28	Monday. The Tuesday class meeting schedule is in effect on this day (undergraduate class only).
April 29	Tuesday. The Wednesday class meeting schedule is in effect on this day (undergraduate class only).
April 30	Wednesday. The Thursday class meeting schedule is in effect on this day (undergraduate class only).
May 1-4	Thursday-Sunday. International Labor Day Holiday – No classes
May 1-4	Thursday-Sunday. Undergraduate Reading Days.
May 5-8	Monday-Thursday. Undergraduate final exam period.
May 16	Friday. Graduate and Undergraduate Commencement.
May 17	Saturday at 13:00. All residence halls close.