Villanova Academic Calendar 2023-2024: Important Dates.

Villanova academic calendar includes add/drop dates, deadlines, holidays, exam schedules, class schedules and other important dates. Villanova University is on a semester system consisting of 3 terms: Fall, Spring, and Summer.

Semester systems are typically around 14-16 weeks long.

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• Villanova academic calendar fall 2023
• Spring Semester 2024

Villanova academic calendar fall 2023

Here are the important dates and deadlines on the Villanova academic calendar for fall 2023. It also includes the important dates for law and graduate students.

1. Villanova move-in day Fall 2023 is Friday, August 18, 2023, for First-Year students. Returning residential students’ move-in is from Sunday, August 20, 2023 to Tuesday, August 22, 2023, from 9 am – 5 pm.
2. Villanova New Student Orientation is from Saturday, August 19, 2023, to Tuesday, August 22, 2023.
3. Law students’ classes begin on Monday, August 21, 2023.
4. Villanova Fall 2023 classes start on Wednesday, August 23, 2023.
5. Saturday Classes begin for PT Studies only on Saturday, August 26, 2023.
6. Tuesday, August 29, 2023 is the last day for requesting Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory and the last day for dropping and/or adding classes.
7. Labor day holiday is Monday, September 4, 2023. There are no classes for Villanova students.
8. Census Date (Official Enrollment Reporting) is Friday, September 15, 2023.
9. Midterm is Friday, October 6, 2023 on the Villanova academic calendar 2023-2024.
10. Villanova Fall break 2023 is from Monday, October 9, 2023 to Sunday, October 15, 2023.Villanova University’s fall recess is one week long. Classes Resume on Monday, October 16, 2023.
11. Midterm grades are due by Noon on Wednesday, October 18, 2023.
12. Wednesday, November 8, 2023 is the last day for Authorized Withdrawal without Academic Penalty (WX).
13. Villanova Thanksgiving break 2023 is from Wednesday, November 22, 2023 toSunday, November 26, 2023. The Thanksgiving break begins after the last class on Tuesday, November 21, 2023. Classes resume on Monday, November 27, 2023. .
14. Villanova Law students’ exam begins on Thursday, November 30, 2023, to Thursday, December 14, 2023.
15. Final day of Classes for Fall semester is Monday, December 11 2023.
16. Reading day is Tuesday, December 12, 2023.
17. Villanova fall 2023 Final Examinations are from Wednesday, December 13, 2023 to Tuesday, December 19, 2023. There are no exams on Sunday, December 17, 2023.
18. Residence Halls Close at Noon on Wednesday, December 20, 2023.
19. Villanova winter break 2023 is from Wednesday, December 20, 2023 to Monday, January 15, 2024.
20. Fall 2023 final Grades are due by Noon on Friday, December 22, 2023.

Spring Semester 2024

Here are the important dates and deadlines on the Villanova academic calendar for spring 2024. It also includes the important dates for law and graduate students.

1. Martin Luther King Day is observed on Monday, January 15, 2024, with no classes.
2. Villanova Spring 2024 classes start on Tuesday, January 16, 2024.
3. The last day for dropping and/or adding classes, as well as the last day for requesting Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory, is Monday, January 22, 2024.
4. The Census Date, which is the official enrollment report, is on Wednesday, January 31, 2024.
5. Mid-Term is on Friday, March 1, 2024.
6. Villanova Spring Break 2024 is from Monday, March 4, to Sunday, March 10, 2024. Classes resume on Monday, March 11, 2024.
7. Grades are due by Noon on Wednesday, March 13, 2024.
8. Registration Advising begins on Friday, March 15, 2024.
9. Easter Recess begins after the last class on Wednesday, March 27, 2024.
10. Classes resume on Tuesday, April 2, 2024.
11. Registration begins for Fall 2024 on Wednesday, April 3, 2024, according to the Villanova academic calendar 2024-2025. 
12. The last day for Authorized Withdrawal without Academic Penalty (WX) is on Wednesday, April 3, 2024.
13. April 30, 2024, is deemed a Friday and follows a Friday schedule for U/G Day Classes Only.
14. May 1, 2024, is deemed a Monday and follows a Monday schedule for U/G Day Classes Only.
15. The final day of classes is on Thursday, May 2, 2024.
16. A Reading Day is observed on Friday, May 3, 2024.
17. Final Examinations take place from Saturday, May 4, to Friday, May 10, 2024, with no exams on Sunday, May 5.
18. Final Grades are due by 9:00 am on Tuesday, May 14, 2024.
19. Villanova graduation 2024, Baccalaureate, and Commencement are scheduled for Friday, May 17, and Saturday, May 18, 2024.
20. The last day for student submission of work to remove an incomplete (N/NG) grade is on Friday, June 28, 2024.
21. The last day for faculty submission of the “N” grade conversion of the final grade for the Spring 2024 semester is on Friday, July 12, 2024.
22. Grade change requests from faculty must be submitted to the Registrar via the workflow before 5:00 pm on Friday, July 12, 2024.

Visit the Villanova University provost website for more on Villanova academic calendar 2023-2024. There is also Villanova Law academic calendar, Business calendar, Engineering calendar, Nursing calendar, Law calendar, graduate calendar, Liberal Arts and Sciences calendar.