Academic Calendar

Summer 2023

Event Date
Summer intersession classes begin Thu, May 18, 2023
Summer classes begin for first- and second-year Podiatric Medicine students Mon, May 22, 2023
Summer classes end for third-year Podiatric Medicine students Fri, May 26, 2023
Memorial Day (note 1) Mon, May 29, 2023
Summer intersession classes end Wed, Jun 7, 2023
Summer I classes begin Thu, Jun 8, 2023
Summer II classes begin Thu, Jun 8, 2023
Summer classes end for second-year Podiatric Medicine students Thu, Jun 15, 2023
Deadline for associate degree candidates to apply for August 2023 graduation Fri, Jun 16, 2023
Deadline for master's and doctoral degree and certificate candidates to apply for August 2023 graduation Fri, Jun 16, 2023
Juneteenth National Independence Day observed (note 1) Mon, Jun 19, 2023
Summer classes end for first-year Podiatric Medicine students Fri, Jun 30, 2023
Summer final examinations for first-year Podiatric Medicine students Mon-Wed, Jul 3-12, 2023
Independence Day observed (note 1) Tue, Jul 4, 2023
Summer I classes end Wed, Jul 12, 2023
Summer III classes begin Thu, Jul 13, 2023
Summer II classes end Wed, Aug 2, 2023
Summer III classes end Wed, Aug 16, 2023
Summer commencement Sat, Aug 19, 2023

Calendar Notes

  1. Observed state-designated holiday; no classes are scheduled and university offices are closed.

Fall 2023

Event Date
Fall international student orientation Wed, Aug 16, 2023
Fall graduate student orientation Thu, Aug 17, 2023
University convocation Fri, Aug 18, 2023
KSU Kickoff TBA
Fall classes begin Mon, Aug 21, 2023
Deadline for associate degree candidates to apply for December 2023 graduation Fri, Aug 25, 2023
Deadline for master's and doctoral degree and certificate candidates to apply for December 2023 graduation Fri, Aug 25, 2023
Labor Day (note 1) Mon, Sep 4, 2023
Deadline for bachelor's degree and undergraduate certificate candidates to apply for May 2024 graduation Fri, Sep 15, 2023
Fall classes end for fourth-year Podiatric Medicine students Fri, Sep 29, 2023
Spring classes begin for fourth-year Podiatric Medicine students Mon, Oct 2, 2023
Fall Break (note 2) Thu-Sun, Oct 5-8, 2023
Fall classes end for third-year Podiatric Medicine students Fri, Oct 27, 2023
Fall final examinations for third-year Podiatric Medicine students Mon-Fri, Oct 30-Nov 9, 2023
Veterans day observed (note 1) Fri, Nov 10, 2023
Spring classes begin for third-year Podiatric Medicine students Mon, Nov 13, 2023
Thanksgiving Break (note 2) Wed-Sun, Nov 22-26, 2023
Thanksgiving Day (note 1) Thu, Nov 23, 2023
Columbus Day observed (note 3) Fri, Nov 24, 2023
Fall classes end for first- and second-year Podiatric Medicine students Fri, Dec 1, 2023
Fall final examinations for first- and second-year Podiatric Medicine students Mon-Fri, Dec 4-15, 2023
Fall classes end Sun, Dec 10, 2023
Fall final examinations Mon-Sun, Dec 11-17, 2023
Deadline for bachelor's degree and undergraduate certificate candidates to apply for August 2024 graduation Fri, Dec 15, 2023
Fall commencement Fri-Sat, Dec 15-16, 2023
Holiday schedule (note 4) Fri-Sun, Dec 22-31, 2023
Presidents Day observed (note 5) Fri, Dec 22, 2023
Christmas Day observed (note 1) Mon, Dec 25, 2023
New Year’s Day observed (note 1) Mon, Jan 1, 2024

Calendar Notes

  1. Observed state-designated holiday; no classes are scheduled, and university offices are closed.
  2. No classes are scheduled during break; university campuses and offices are open.
  3. Columbus Day is a movable state-designated holiday, observed the day after Thanksgiving; no classes are scheduled, and university offices are closed.
  4. Information about Kent State University's holiday closure schedule will be posted on the Division of Human Resources website.
  5. Presidents Day is a movable state-designated holiday, observed contiguous with Christmas Day; no classes are scheduled, and university offices are closed.

Spring 2024

Event Date
Spring classes begin for first- and second-year Podiatric Medicine students Mon, Jan 2, 2024
Spring international student orientation Thu, Jan 11, 2024
Spring graduate student orientation Fri, Jan 12, 2024
Martin Luther King Jr Day (note 1) Mon, Jan 15, 2024
Spring classes begin Tue, Jan 16, 2024
Deadline for associate degree candidates to apply for May 2024 graduation Fri, Jan 19, 2024
Deadline for master's and doctoral degree and certificate candidates to apply for May 2024 graduation Fri, Jan 19, 2024
Spring classes end for fourth-year Podiatric Medicine students Fri, Feb 2, 2024
Summer classes begin for fourth-year Podiatric Medicine students Mon, Feb 5, 2024
Spring classes end for third-year Podiatric Medicine students Fri, Mar 8, 2024
Spring final examinations for third-year Podiatric Medicine students Mon-Fri, Mar 11-22, 2024
Deadline for bachelor's degree candidates to apply for December 2024 graduation Fri, Mar 15, 2024
Spring break (note 2) Mon-Sun, Mar 25-31, 2024
Summer classes begin for second-year Podiatric Medicine students Mon, Apr 1, 2024
Spring classes end for first- and second-year Podiatric Medicine students Fri, Apr 26, 2024
Spring final examinations for first- and second-year Podiatric Medicine students Mon-Fri, Apr 29-May 10, 2024
Remembrance Day (note 3) Sat, May 4, 2024
Summer classes end for fourth-year Podiatric Medicine students Sat, May 4, 2024
Spring classes end Sun, May 5, 2024
Spring final examinations Mon-Sun, May 6-12, 2024
Spring commencements Thu-Sun, May 9-12, 2024
Spring commencement for College of Podiatric Medicine TBA
Summer classes begin for first-year Podiatric Medicine students Mon, May 20, 2024

Calendar Notes

  1. Observed state-designated holiday; no classes are scheduled, and university offices are closed.
  2. No classes during break; university campuses and offices are open.
  3. Remembrance Day (May 4, 1970): no final exams, classes or parts of classes are scheduled from 12 p.m. to 2 p.m.