Academic Calendar
Academic Calendar
This calendar is internal to faculty, staff and students of Candler School of Theology and may vary from other Emory University calendars. All dates are subject to change.
Holidays are listed on the academic calendar. Course syllabi provided on the first day of class will include the schedule for that class around holidays.
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| Date | Event or Deadline |
1.3.23-1.7.23 | January-Term Mini Session Classes* |
1.3.23 | Last day to drop or change grading basis for January-Term courses 11:59P |
1.3.23 | First day of classes, concurrent session with Emory Law |
1.7.23 | Last day to withdraw from a January-Term course |
TBD | New Student Orientation |
1.9.23 | First day of classes, Spring regular session |
1.10.23 | Spring Convocation |
1.16.23 | Incomplete work for Fall 2022 Due |
1.16.23 | Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday (no classes) |
1.17.23 | Last day of add/drop/swap, Spring regular session |
1.23.23 | Deadline to request grading basis change to Audit for Spring regular session classes |
2.7.23 | Summer 2023 Registration Opens |
2.4.23 | Degree application deadline for May 2023 graduates |
2.13.23 | Summer Grading Basis Change Deadline |
2.13.23 | Deadline to request grading basis change to S/U (or back to letter-graded) for Spring regular session classes |
2.27.23 | Date of Record |
3.6.23-3.10.23 | Spring Break (no classes) |
3.20.23-4.05.23 | Fall 2023 pre-registration advising |
4.1.23 | Summer 2023 Cross Registration |
4.7.23 | Good Friday (no classes) |
4.11.23-4.16.23 | Fall 2023 pre-registration |
4.20.23 | Honors Day |
4.24.23 | Last day of classes, Spring regular session |
4.24.23 | Last day to request an incomplete from the instructor for Spring regular session classes |
4.24.23 | Last day to request to withdraw from Spring regular session classes |
4.25.23-4.27.23 | Reading Period |
4.26.23 | Fall 2023 add/drop/swap begins |
4.28.23-5.3.23 | Final Exams |
5.3.23 | Last day to request an exceptional incomplete from the Academic Dean |
5.4.23 | Senior grades due @ Noon |
5.6.23 (projected) | Candler Graduate Recognition Ceremony |
5.8.23 | Emory University Commencement Ceremony |
5.8.23 | Non-senior grades due @ 5pm |
5.10.23 | Academic Review Board Meets |
*Not open to students entering Candler in Spring 2023
| Date | Event or Deadline | |
| 2.7.23 | Summer Course Registration Opens | |
| 5.12.23 | Term Begins | |
| 5.29.23 | Memorial Day Holiday (No Classes) | |
| 6.7.23 | Incomplete Work for Spring 2023 Due | |
| 6.19.23 | Juneteenth Holiday (No Classes) | |
| 7.4.23 | Independence Day Holiday Observed (No Classes) | |
| TBD | Degree Application Deadline | |
| 8.1.23 | Fall 2023 cross-registration application deadline | |
| 8.4.23 | End of Term | |
| 8.8.23 | Date of Record | |
| Date | Event or Deadline | |
| August 7-18 | Full August Term Intensive Session;
Not open to degree-seeking students entering the program for the first time in Fall 2023 | |
| August 7, 11:59 p.m. | Drop and Grading Basis Change Deadline for August Term Courses | |
| August 11-22 | Candler Orientation Activities | |
August 11 (5 day classes) August 18 (10 day classes) | Last Day to Request a Course Withdrawal for August Term | |
| August 23 | First Class Day Fall Regular Session | |
| August 24 | Fall Convocation | |
| August 30, 11:59 p.m. | Add/Drop/Swap Deadline for Fall Regular Session | |
| September 4 | Labor Day Holiday (No Classes) | |
| September 6, 11:59 p.m. | Audit Grading Basis Change Deadline | |
| September 8 | Degree Application Deadline for December 2023 Graduates | |
| September 27 | S/U Grading Basis Change Deadline | |
| October 9-10 | Fall Break (No Classes) | |
| October 12 | Date of Record (Census Date) | |
| October 11-27 | Spring 2024 Preregistration Advising Period | |
| November 6-17 | Spring 2024 Returning Student Preregistration (Initial Course Enrollment) | |
| November 7 | Election Day (No Classes) | |
| November 23-24 | Thanksgiving Break (No Classes) | |
| December 1 | Spring 2024 ATA Cross-Registration Application Deadline | |
| December 4 | Spring 2024 Add/Drop/Swap Begins | |
| To Be Announced | Spring 2024 New Student Course Registration | |
| December 5 | Last Class Day Fall Regular Session | |
| December 5 | Last Day to Request a Course Withdrawal for Fall Regular Session | |
| December 5 | Last Day to Request a Course Incomplete from the Instructor for Fall Regular Session | |
| December 6-7 | Reading Period | |
| December 8-13 | Final Exams | |
| December 12 | Last Day to Enroll in Spring 2024 January-Term Course | |
| December 13 | Last Day to Request an Exceptional Incomplete from the Academic Dean | |
| December 14 | Fall 2023 Grades Due | |
| December 15 | Academic Review Board Meets | |
| Date | Event or Deadline | |
January 8-12 | January-Term Intensive Session Classes* | |
January 8, 11:59 p.m. | Drop and Grading Basis Change Deadline for January Term Course | |
To Be Determined | New Student Orientation | |
| January 12, 11:59 p.m. | Last Day to Request a Course Withdrawal for January Term Session | |
January 15 | Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday (No Classes) | |
| January 16 | First Class Day for Spring Regular Session | |
January 16 | Spring Convocation | |
January 15, 11:59 p.m. | Incomplete Work for Fall 2023 Due | |
January 23, 11:59 p.m. | Add/Drop/Swap Deadline for Spring Regular Session | |
| January 30, 11:59 p.m. | Audit Grading Basis Change Deadline for Spring Regular Session Courses | |
February 9 | Summer 2024 Course Enrollment Begins | |
February 9 | Degree Application Deadline for May 2024 Graduates | |
February 20 | S/U Grading Basis Change Deadline for Spring Regular Session Courses | |
March 4 | Date of Record (Census Date) | |
March 11-15 | Spring Break (No Classes) | |
March 18-April 5 | Fall 2024 Preregistration Advising Period | |
March 29 | Good Friday (No Classes) | |
April 1 | Summer 2024 ATA Cross-Registration Application Deadline | |
| April 8-21 | Fall 2024 Returning Student Preregistration (Initial Course Enrollment) | |
April 12 | Last Day to Enroll in Summer 2024 May-Term Course | |
April 25 | Honors Day Convocation | |
April 29 | Last Class Day Spring Regular Session | |
April 29 | Last Day to Request a Course Withdraw for Spring Regular Session | |
April 29 | Last Day to Request a Spring Regular Session Course Incomplete from the Instructor | |
April 30-May 2 | Reading Period | |
May 3-7 | Exam Period | |
May 7 | Last Day to Request an Exceptional Incomplete from the Academic Dean | |
May 9, by 8:00 a.m. | Senior Grades Due | |
May 11 | Candler Graduate Recognition Ceremony | |
May 13 | Commencement | |
May 13, by 5:00 p.m. | Non-Senior Grades Due | |
May 15 | Academic Review Board Meets | |
| Date | Event or Deadline | |
| February 7 | Course Enrollment Begins | |
| May 14 | Term Begins | |
| May 15-24 | May Term Intensive Session | |
| May 20 | Fall 2024 Add/Drop/Swap Begins | |
| May 27 | Memorial Day Holiday (No Classes) | |
| June 9, 11:59 p.m. | Incomplete Work for Spring 2024 Due | |
| June 19 | Juneteenth Holiday (No Classes) | |
| To Be Determined | Degree Application Deadline for August 2024 Graduates | |
| July 4 | U.S. Independence Day Holiday (No Classes) | |
| July 10 | Last Day to Enroll in Fall 2024 August-Term Course | |
| August 1 | Fall 2024 ATA Cross-Registration Application Deadline | |
| August 9 | End of Summer Term | |
| August 12 | Grades Due | |
| August 13 | Date of Record | |
| First Day of Individual Session
Refer to Course Schedule | Summer Course Add/Drop/Swap Deadline | |
| First Day of Individual Session
Refer to Course Schedule | Summer Course Grading Basis Change Deadline | |
| Last Day of Individual Session
Refer to Course Schedule | Last Day to Request a Summer Course Withdrawal | |
| Last Day of Individual Session
Refer to Course Schedule | Last Day to Request a Summer Course Incomplete from the Instructor | |