Academic Calendar
Note: Actual class schedules for some AU programs may differ from the official term dates listed below. Contact your program office or the Office of the Registrar (registrar@aurora.edu or 630-844-5462) for details.
2023-2024 Academic Year
| Opening Week - Faculty Orientation/Meetings | August 21-25 |
| New Student Orientation | August 22-26 |
| Fall Semester Classes Begin | August 28 |
| End of Add for day classes; evening classes may be added prior to second class meeting; end of 100% refund for fall semester | September 3 |
| 8-week Fall Module I | August 28–October 21 |
| Labor Day - no classes | September 4 |
| Founders Convocation (no traditional day classes after 1:05 p.m.) | September 29 |
| Module I - last day to drop with automatic "W" | October 8 |
| Fall Weekend - no classes | October 19-22 |
| 8-Week Fall Module II | October 23-December 16 |
| Last day to drop fall semester classes with automatic "W" | November 12 |
| Thanksgiving Holiday | November 22-26 |
| Module II - last day to drop with automatic "W" | December 3 |
| Final Examinations | December 11-16 |
| GWC Fall Commencement (undergraduates only) | December 15 |
| AU Fall Commencement | December 16 |
| Grades due to Registrar's Office | December 19 |
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Spring Semester Classes Begin
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January 8 |
| End of Add for day classes; evening classes may be added prior to second class meeting; end of 100% refund for spring semester | January 14 |
| 8-Week Spring Module I | January 8–March 2 |
| Martin Luther King, Jr., Day - no classes | January 15 |
| Assessment Week (classes still in session) | February 5-10 |
| Module I - last day to drop with automatic "W" | February 17 |
| Spring Break - no classes | March 4-10 |
| 8-Week Spring Module II | March 11–May 4 |
| Easter Break | March 28-31 |
| Last day to drop spring semester classes with automatic "W" | March 31 |
| Honors Convocation (no traditional day classes after 1:05 p.m.) | April 12 |
| Module II - last day to drop with automatic "W" | April 20 |
| Final Examinations | April 29-May 4 |
| Grades due to Registrar's Office (for graduating students) | May 2 |
| AU Spring Commencement | May 4-5 |
| Grades due to Registrar's Office (all other students) | May 7 |
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Summer Term
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May 6-August 24 |
| Summer May Term (3 weeks) | May 6-25 |
| Summer Module I (8 Weeks) | May 6-June 29 |
| Memorial Day - no classes | May 27 |
| Summer 10-week Term | May 27-August 3 |
| Summer Term I (5 weeks) | May 27–June 29 |
| Juneteenth - no classes | June 19 |
| Summer Module II (8 Weeks) | July 1-August 24 |
| Summer Term II (5 weeks) | July 1–August 3 |
| Independence Day - no classes | July 4 |