Calendar of Significant Events for the SMU Academic Year 2023–2024
The 2023–2024 SMU academic year will start on Monday, August 21, 2023. With holidays and semester breaks, the university has scheduled a total of 169 academic days for this year.
Each of the two semesters, Fall and Spring, that make up Southern Methodist University's academic year lasts roughly 15 weeks. There is also a summer session that lasts 11 weeks.
The Fall semester is scheduled to start on August 21 and end on December 16, 2023. There are 70 teaching days in this semester, not counting breaks and holidays.
Labor Day is commemorated on September 4th, 2023, Fall Break is from October 9th to Octoberth, 2023, and Thanksgiving Break is from November 22nd to November 26th, 2023.
The Spring semester is scheduled to start on January 16 and end on May 8, 2024. There are 76 academic days in this semester, not counting breaks and holidays. SMU Spring Break 2024 runs from Monday, March 11, 2024, to Sunday, March 17, 2024. Martin Luther King Jr. Day is honoured on Monday, January 15, 2024.
The Summer session has 23 academic days and lasts from May 10, 2024, to August 23, 2024.
SMU academic calendar fall 2023
- SMU Fall 2023 enrollment for continuing students for all undergraduates and for graduates in Dedman College, Lyle, Meadows, and Simmons is from Monday, April 3, 2023, to Friday, August 25, 2023.
- Opening Convocation is at McFarlin Auditorium on Sunday, August 20, 2023.
- SMU fall 2023 classes start on Monday, August 21, 2023. It is the first day of classes in the fall 2023 semester.
- The last day to enroll, add a course, or drop a course without tuition billing while remaining enrolled for the term is Friday, August 25, 2023.
- The last day to file for SMU graduation 2023 in December is Friday, August 25, 2023.
- The last day to drop a course without an academic record (tuition charges apply) is Friday, September 1, 2023. It is also the last day to withdraw from the university without an academic record (withdrawal refund schedule applies). See Bursar’s website for more information.
- Labor Day holiday is Monday, September 4, 2023. There are no classes on Labor day 2023 and Southern Methodist University offices are closed.
- The last day to declare pass/fail or no credit grading options is Wednesday, September 6, 2023. It is also the last day to request an excused absence for the observance of a religious holiday (Census Date).
- Early intervention grades are due for designated undergraduate students on Tuesday, September 26, 2023, according to the SMU academic calendar 2023-2024.
- The last day for continuing undergraduate students to change their majors before November enrollment is Wednesday, September 27, 2023.
- Family Weekend is Friday, September 29, 2023, and Saturday, September 30, 2023.
- SMU Fall Break 2023 is from Monday, October 9, 2023, to Tuesday, October 10, 2023.
- Midterm grades are due for undergraduate students on Monday, October 23, 2023.
- SMU Homecoming Weekend 2023 is on Friday, October 27, 2023, and Saturday, October 28, 2023.
- Friday, November 3, 2023, is the last day to drop a course (grade of W). (This date does not apply to courses in which the last class meeting and final exam have occurred).
- The last day for December graduation candidates to change grades of Incomplete, and to obtain a final grade for a grade of X or a missing grade from a previous term is Thursday, November 9, 2023.
- SMU students should file for May 2024 graduation starting from Monday, November 13, 2023. The last day to file is January 22, 2024.
- Tuesday, November 21, 2023, is the last day to withdraw from the University. This date does not apply to courses in which the last class meeting and final exam have occurred.
- SMU Thanksgiving break2 023 is from Wednesday, November 22, 2023, to Friday, November 24, 2023. There are no classes and University offices are closed during the Thanksgiving holidays. Classes resume on Monday, November 27, 2023.
- There are no final examinations or unscheduled tests and papers from Wednesday, November 29, 2023, to Monday, December 4, 2023.
- Thursday, November 30, 2023, is the last day for oral/written examinations for December graduate degree candidates.
- The last day of classes is Monday, December 4, 2023.
- Reading days for fall 2023 are Tuesday, December 5, 2023, and Wednesday, December 6, 2023.
- SMU Fall 2023 final examinations are from Thursday, December 7, 2023, to Wednesday, December 13, 2023. There are No examinations scheduled for Sunday.
- Residence halls close at 10:00 a.m. on Thursday, December 14, 2023, for winter break. December graduates should contact the Department of Residence Life and Student Housing.
- Friday, December 15, 2023, is December Rotunda Recessional.
- December Commencement is on Saturday, December 16, 2023. It is the official close of the fall term and the conferral of degrees.
- SMU Fall 2023 enrollment for continuing students for all undergraduates and for graduates in Dedman College, Lyle, Meadows, and Simmons is from Monday, April 3, 2023, to Friday, August 25, 2023.
- Opening Convocation is at McFarlin Auditorium on Sunday, August 20, 2023.
- SMU fall 2023 classes start on Monday, August 21, 2023. It is the first day of classes in the fall 2023 semester.
- The last day to enroll, add a course, or drop a course without tuition billing while remaining enrolled for the term is Friday, August 25, 2023.
- The last day to file for SMU graduation 2023 in December is Friday, August 25, 2023.
- The last day to drop a course without an academic record (tuition charges apply) is Friday, September 1, 2023. It is also the last day to withdraw from the university without an academic record (withdrawal refund schedule applies). See Bursar’s website for more information.
- Labor Day holiday is Monday, September 4, 2023. There are no classes on Labor day 2023 and Southern Methodist University offices are closed.
- The last day to declare pass/fail or no credit grading options is Wednesday, September 6, 2023. It is also the last day to request an excused absence for the observance of a religious holiday (Census Date).
- Early intervention grades are due for designated undergraduate students on Tuesday, September 26, 2023, according to the SMU academic calendar 2023-2024.
- The last day for continuing undergraduate students to change their majors before November enrollment is Wednesday, September 27, 2023.
- Family Weekend is Friday, September 29, 2023, and Saturday, September 30, 2023.
- SMU Fall Break 2023 is from Monday, October 9, 2023, to Tuesday, October 10, 2023.
- Midterm grades are due for undergraduate students on Monday, October 23, 2023.
- SMU Homecoming Weekend 2023 is on Friday, October 27, 2023, and Saturday, October 28, 2023.
- Friday, November 3, 2023, is the last day to drop a course (grade of W). (This date does not apply to courses in which the last class meeting and final exam have occurred).
- The last day for December graduation candidates to change grades of Incomplete, and to obtain a final grade for a grade of X or a missing grade from a previous term is Thursday, November 9, 2023.
- SMU students should file for May 2024 graduation starting from Monday, November 13, 2023. The last day to file is January 22, 2024.
- Tuesday, November 21, 2023, is the last day to withdraw from the University. This date does not apply to courses in which the last class meeting and final exam have occurred.
- SMU Thanksgiving break2 023 is from Wednesday, November 22, 2023, to Friday, November 24, 2023. There are no classes and University offices are closed during the Thanksgiving holidays. Classes resume on Monday, November 27, 2023.
- There are no final examinations or unscheduled tests and papers from Wednesday, November 29, 2023, to Monday, December 4, 2023.
- Thursday, November 30, 2023, is the last day for oral/written examinations for December graduate degree candidates.
- The last day of classes is Monday, December 4, 2023.
- Reading days for fall 2023 are Tuesday, December 5, 2023, and Wednesday, December 6, 2023.
- SMU Fall 2023 final examinations are from Thursday, December 7, 2023, to Wednesday, December 13, 2023. There are No examinations scheduled for Sunday.
- Residence halls close at 10:00 a.m. on Thursday, December 14, 2023, for winter break. December graduates should contact the Department of Residence Life and Student Housing.
- Friday, December 15, 2023, is December Rotunda Recessional.
- December Commencement is on Saturday, December 16, 2023. It is the official close of the fall term and the conferral of degrees.
