Important Dates on the UT Austin Academic Calendar for 2022–2023

 

The University of Texas at Austin, commonly referred to as UT Austin or Texas, is a public research university located in Austin, Texas. Founded in 1883, it is the

 flagship institution of the University of Texas System and one of the largest public universities in the United States. UT Austin offers undergraduate, graduate, and professional degrees in a wide range of fields, including business, engineering, law, natural sciences, and the humanities. It is known for its strong programs in computer science, business, and engineering, as well as its liberal arts and natural sciences programs. UT Austin is also home to a number of research centers and institutes, including the Cockrell School of Engineering, the McCombs School of Business, and the College of Natural Sciences.

The semester schedules, registration dates, holiday schedules, add/drop dates, graduation dates, other important dates, and deadlines are all listed in the UT Austin academic calendar for 2022–2023.


There are three semesters every year at the University of Texas at Austin: Fall, Spring, and Summer.

The majority of courses have three semester hours worth of credit and meet three hours a week during the fall and spring semesters. Courses meet seven and a half hours a week for three semester hours of credit over a six-week summer term.

UT Austin academic calendar fall 2022

There are two designated subterms for the fall semester at the University of Texas at Austin: the "Fall Term" (previously known as the "Fall Long Semester"), which is the main subterm for fall semester classes, and the "Winter Term," which is an optional period for offering education abroad courses, internships, etc.

The Fall semester 2022 at UT Austin, which consists of the Fall and Winter Terms, lasts from August 16 through January 7 of 2023. However, the Fall Term is from August 22 to December 12, 2022.

1. Tuition bills for the fall semester are distributed to students electronically on July 26, 2022.
2. The tuition payment deadline is August 12, 2022 by 5:00 p.m. CST for undergraduate students who registered for the fall semester by Friday, July 22.
3. Orientation for new international students and new undergraduate transfer students is from August 15 to August 16, 2022.
4. Orientation for new freshman students is from August 16 to August 18, 2022.
5. Fall registration for new undergraduate, continuing, and readmitted students is on August 18, 2022.
6. August 19, 2022 is the last day a graduate student may register in absentia, according to the UT Austin Academic Calendar for fall 2022.
7. University residence halls open on August 19, 2022.
8. Fall registration for all students is from August 19 to August 21, 2022.
9. UT Austin Fall 2022 classes start on August 22, 2022. It is the first day of classes for the fall semester of 2022.
10. Fall 2022 registration for all students is from August 22 to August 25, 2022.
11. According to the UT Austin academic calendar 2022-2023, August 25, 2022, is the 4th class day.
12. August 25, 2022 is the last day to add a class without permission.
13. The tuition payment deadline is August 25, 2022 by 5:00 p.m. CST for graduate and law students.
14. Fall registration for all students (will require either department and/or dean’s approval) is from August 26 to September 7, 2022.
15. Labor Day holiday is September 5, 2022. No classes are held.
16. The 12th class day is September 7, 2022, according to UT Austin academic calendar 2022-2023.
17. September 7, 2022 is the last day to drop a class without permission.
18. The last day to add a class (approval required) is September 7, 2022.
19. September 7, 2022 is the tuition payment deadline is 5:00 p.m. CST for anyone who registered after July 22.
20. Payment for added classes (“Add Bill”) is due on September 7, 2022 by 11:59 p.m. Any owed balance after this will be automatically placed on an instalment plan.
21. The Payment for the remaining tuition balances is due on October 14, 2022 by 11:59 p.m. CST.
22. October 25, 2022 is the last day an undergraduate may: Q-drop a class; withdraw; change a class to pass/fail.
23. The last day to apply for an undergraduate degree is October 25, 2022.
24. November 11, 2022 is the last day to apply for a graduate degree.
25. November 18, 2022 is the last day a doctoral candidate may hold a dissertation defense for the Fall 2022 semester.
26. The last day a graduate student may change registration in a class to or from the credit/no credit basis is November 21, 2022.
27. UT Austin Fall break/Thanksgiving break 2022 is from November 21 to November 26, 2022. No classes are held.
28. December 2, 2022 is the last day to submit the master’s report, recital, thesis, doctoral dissertation, or treatise to the graduate dean.
29. The last class day is December 5, 2022, according to UT Austin academic calendar for fall 2022.
30. December 5, 2022 is the last day an undergraduate may, with the required approvals, request a non-academic Q-drop.
31. The last day an undergraduate may register in absentia is December 5, 2022.
32. December 5, 2022 is the last day a graduate student may, with the required approvals, drop a class or withdraw from the university.
33. Study days (no-class days) are December 6, 2022 and December 7, 2022.
34. UTexas Final exams are from December 8 to December 10, 2022 & December 12, 2022.
35. The UT Austin Official graduation date (No public exercises) for the
36. Winter Term 2022 is December 17, 2022, according to UT Austin academic calendar 2022-2023.
37. Winter Term 2022 (optional; may be used for courses such as study abroad, etc.) is from December 13, 2022 to January 7, 2023.

UT Austin academic calendar spring 2023

Both the "Spring Term" (formerly known as "Spring Long Semester"), the main subterm for Spring Semester classes, and the "May Term," an optional four-week period for study abroad courses, internships, etc., are recognized subterms for the UT Austin Spring Semester.

The Spring semester 2022, which consists of the Spring and May Terms, lasts from January 9 to May 31, 2023. From January 9 to May 1, 2023, is considered the Spring Term.

1. Spring 2023 registration for continuing and readmitted students is from October 31 to November 11, 2022.
2. Spring 2023 registration period for continuing and readmitted students is December 13 to December 17, 2022.
3. The tuition payment deadline is January 3, 2023 by 5:00 p.m. for undergraduate students, according to UT Austin academic calendar for spring 2023.
4. Orientation for new international students is on January 3, 2023.
5. New student orientation for freshman and transfer students (online only) is on January 4, 2023.
6. Spring registration for all students (check your registration information sheet for access times) is from January 5 to January 8, 2023.
7. Spring 2023 classes start on January 9, 2023. It is the first day of classes.
8. Spring 2023 registration for all UTexas students is from January 9 to January 12, 2023.
9. According to the UT Austin academic calendar 2023, January 12, 2023 is the 4th class day.
10. January 12, 2023 is the last day to add a class without permission.
11. The tuition payment deadline is 5:00 p.m. CST for graduate and law students is January 12, 2023.
12. Spring registration for all students is from January 13 to January 25, 2023.
13. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day holiday is January 16, 2023. No classes are held.
14. The 12th class day is January 25, 2023, according to UT Austin academic calendar 2022-2023.
15. January 25, 2023 is the last day to drop a class without permission
16. The last day to add a class (approval required).
17. The tuition payment deadline is January 25, 2023 by 5:00 p.m. CST for undergraduate, graduate, and law students, according to UT Austin academic calendar 2022-2023.
18. Payment for added classes (“Add Bill”) is due on January 25, 2023 by 11:59 p.m. Any owed balance after this will be automatically placed on an instalment plan.
19. UT Austin Spring Break 2023 is from March 13, 2023 to March 18, 2023. UTexas Spring break is 1 week long.
20. Payment for remaining tuition balances is due on March 14, 2023 by 11:59 p.m. CST.
21. March 21, 2023 is the last day an undergraduate may: Q-drop a class; withdraw; change a class to pass/fail.
22. The last day to apply for an undergraduate degree is March 21, 2023.
23. March 31, 2023 is the last day to apply for a graduate degree.
24. Summer 2023 and Fall 2023 registration for continuing and readmitted students is from April 3 to April 14, 2023, according to the UT Austin academic calendar 2023-2024.
25. April 7, 2023 is the last day a doctoral candidate may hold a dissertation defense for the Spring 2023 semester.
26. The last day to submit a master’s report, recital, thesis, doctoral dissertation, or treatise to the graduate dean is April 21, 2023.
27. The last class day is April 24, 2023.
28. April 24, 2023 is the last day an undergraduate may, with the required approvals, request a non-academic Q-drop.
29. The last day an undergraduate may register in absentia is April 24, 2023.
30. The last day a graduate student may, with the required approvals, drop a class or withdraw from the university is April 24, 2023.
31. Study days (no-class days) are April 25, 2023 and April 26, 2023.
32. Final exams are from April 27, 2023 to April 29 & May 1, 2023.
33. The University of Texas at Austin commencement (official graduation date) is May 6, 2023.

UT Austin academic calendar Summer 2023

1. May Term (optional; may be used for courses such as study abroad, etc.) is from May 2, 2023 to May 31, 2023.
2. Memorial Day holiday is May 29, 2023. No classes are held.
3. The summer semester runs from June 1, 2023 to August 14, 2023, and includes First Term, Second Term, Nine-week Term, and Summer Term, according to UT Austin academic calendar 2022-2023.
4. The tuition payment deadline is May 24, 2023 by 5:00 p.m. CST for undergraduate students.
5. The first day of classes for the First Term, Nine-week Term, and Summer Term is June 1, 2023.
6. June 6, 2023 is the last day to drop a class without permission for First Term, Nine-week Term, and Summer Term.
7. The 2nd payment deadline is June 6, 2023 by 5:00 p.m. CST for undergraduate students.
8. The payment deadline is June 6, 2023 by 5:00 p.m. CST for graduate and law students.
9. Payment for added classes (“add bill”) is due for First Term, Nine-week Term, and Summer Term on June 6, 2023.
10. The Juneteenth holiday is June 19, 2023. No classes are held.
11. June 22, 2023 is the last day to change a class to pass/fail for First Term, Nine-week Term, and Summer Term.
12. Independence Day holiday is July 4, 2023. No classes are held.
13. July 6, 2023 is the last class day for First Term.
14. The last day a graduate student may, with the required approvals, drop a First Term class is July 6, 2023.
15. The final exams for First Term are on July 7 and July 8, 2023.
16. The first day of classes for the Second Term is July 10, 2023.
17. July 13, 2023 is the last day to drop a class without permission for Second Term, according to UT Austin academic calendar 2022-2023.
18. The 3rd and final tuition payment deadline is July 13, 2023 by 5:00 p.m. CST for undergraduate, graduate, and law students.
19. Payment for added classes (“add bill”) is due for Second Term on July 13, 2023.
20. The last class day for Nine-week Term is July 25, 2023.
21. Tuition bills for the fall semester are distributed to students electronically on July 25, 2023.
22. Final exams for Nine-week Term are from July 26 to July 27, 2023.
23. July 28, 2023 is the last day to change a class to pass/fail for Second Term.
24. The last day a doctoral candidate may hold a dissertation defense for the Summer 2023 semester is July 28, 2023.
25. The last day to apply for a graduate degree is July 28, 2023.
26. August 11, 2023 is the last class day for Second Term and Summer Term, according to UT Austin academic calendar 2022-2023.
27. The last day a graduate student may, with the required approvals, drop a Second or Summer Term class or withdraw is August 11, 2023.
28. August 11, 2023 is the last day to submit a master’s report, recital, thesis, doctoral dissertation, or treatise to the graduate dean.
29. Final exams for Second Term and Summer Term are on August 12 & August 14, 2023.
30. The Official graduation date (no public exercises) is August 19, 2023 for summer 2023.