Academic Calendars: Office of the Registrar - Northwestern University (2024)

New Transfer Student Registration at 9:00 AM

Continuing Student Registration for Fall Quarter 2024 ends 11:59 PM

Fall registration for new TGS students and most Evanston graduate programs

New Undergraduate Fall 2024 Registration

Change of Registration (Drop/Add) Late registration for returning students begins

Fall 2024 Classes Begin (No Northwestern Monday in Fall)

Last day for full term withdrawals to receive 100% refund, Schedule A programs except Kellogg and Physician's Assistant program.

Last day to add a class or change a section for Fall (Last day for tuition adjustment related to enrollment changes (to or from full-time). No reductions are made to bills for dropped or swapped classes after this date)

Last day for full term withdrawals to receive 75% refund, Schedule A programs except Kellogg and Physician's Assistant program.

Last day to drop a five-week course ending in week 5 of the Fall term (5W1)

Last day to withdraw from a five-week course ending in week 5 of the Fall term (5W1) 5:00 PM

Application for degree due to The Graduate School to receive a degree in Fall

Last day to drop a FULL-TERM class for Fall in CAESAR. Any requests after this date result in a W on the transcript and must go through the course withdrawal process. (No tuition adjustment after 9/30/2024)

Last day for full term withdrawals to receive 50% refund, Schedule A programs except Kellogg and Physician's Assistant program. Term withdrawals after this date receive no refund.

Winter quarter courses viewable in CAESAR for the following: Communication, Education, Engineering, Journalism and Music Graduate and Undergraduate Programs, Non-Degree, TGS

Pre-Registration for Winter 2025 begins

Last day to change grading status to or from P/NP

Last day to withdraw from a five-week course ending in week 10 of the Fall term (5W2) 5:00 PM

Registration for Winter 2025 begins

Dissertation, PhD Final Exam, and change of grade forms due to TGS for Fall PhD candidates

Term withdrawal and full-term course withdrawal petition deadline for Fall 5:00 PM

Thanksgiving Vacation begins at 6:00 PM (No classes, University offices closed)

Fall Classes resume

WCAS Reading period begins

Master's completion form due for TGS Fall master's candidates

Fall classes end

WCAS Reading period ends

Fall Exams Begin

Fall exams end

Grades due by 3:00 PM

Fall 2024 Degrees Conferred

Winter Recess Start - University Closed through January 1st

Winter Recess - University Closed through January 1st

Residence halls open at 8:00 a.m. for Winter Quarter 2025

Winter classes begin

Last day for full term withdrawals to receive 100% refund, Schedule A programs except Kellogg and Physician's Assistant program.

Last day to add a class or change a section for Winter (Last day for tuition adjustment related to enrollment changes (to or from full-time). No reductions are made to bills for dropped or swapped classes after this date)

No Classes - Martin Luther King Jr. Day (University Offices Closed)

Last day to drop a five-week course ending in week 5 of the Winter term (5W1)

Last day for full term withdrawals to receive 75% refund, Schedule A programs except Kellogg and Physician's Assistant program.

Application for degree due to The Graduate School to receive a degree in Winter

Last day to withdraw from a five-week course ending in week 5 of the Winter term (5W1) 5:00 PM

Application for degree due to The Graduate School to receive a degree in Spring

Spring quarter courses viewable in CAESAR for the following: Communication, Education, Engineering, Journalism and Music Graduate and Undergraduate Programs, Non-Degree, TGS

Last day to drop a FULL-TERM class for Winter in CAESAR. Any requests after this date result in a W on the transcript and must go through the course withdrawal process. (No tuition adjustment after 1/10/2025)

Last day for full term withdrawals to receive 50% refund, Schedule A programs except Kellogg and Physician's Assistant program. Term withdrawals after this date receive no refund.

Pre-registration for Spring quarter begins

Registration for Spring Quarter begins

Dissertation, PhD Final Exam, and change of grade forms due to TGS for Winter PhD candidates

Last day to change grading status to or from P/NP

Last day to drop a five-week course ending in week 10 of the Winter term (5W2)

Last day to withdraw from a five-week course ending in week 10 of the Winter term (5W2) 5:00 PM

Withdrawal petition deadline at 5:00 PM

WCAS Reading period begins

Master's completion form due for TGS Winter master's candidates

Winter Classes End

WCAS Reading period ends

Winter exams begin

Spring Break Begins

Winter exams end

Grades due by 3:00 pm

Spring registration for new TGS students begins at 9:00 a.m.

Winter Degrees Conferred

Spring Break Ends

Spring Classes Begin - Northwestern Monday: Classes scheduled to meet on Mondays meet on this day.

Last day for full term withdrawals to receive 100% refund, Schedule A programs except Kellogg and Physician's Assistant program.

Last day to add a class or change a section for Spring (Last day for tuition adjustment related to enrollment changes (to or from full-time). No reductions are made to bills for dropped or swapped classes after this date)

Last day for full term withdrawals to receive 75% refund, Schedule A programs except Kellogg and Physician's Assistant program.

Last day to drop a five-week course ending in week 5 of the Spring term (5W1)

Last day to withdraw from a five-week course ending in week 5 of the Spring term (5W1) 5:00 PM

Fall quarter courses viewable in CAESAR for the following: Communication, Education, Engineering, Journalism and Music Graduate and Undergraduate Programs, Non-Degree, TGS

Dissertation, PhD Final Exam, and change of grade forms due to TGS for Spring PhD candidates

Last day to drop a FULL-TERM class for Spring in CAESAR. Any requests after this date result in a W on the transcript and must go through the course withdrawal process. (No tuition adjustment after 04/07/2025)

Last day for full term withdrawals to receive 50% refund, Schedule A programs except Kellogg and Physician's Assistant program. Term withdrawals after this date receive no refund.

Pre-Registration for Fall begins

Master's completion form due for TGS Spring master's candidates

Registration for Fall begins

Last day to change grading status to or from P/N

Last day to drop a five-week course ending in week 10 of the Spring term (5W2)

No classes - Memorial Day (University offices closed)

Last day to withdraw from a five-week course ending in week 10 of the Spring term (5W2) 5:00 PM

Term withdrawal and full-term course withdrawal petition deadline for Spring 5:00 PM

WCAS Reading period begins

Spring Classes End

WCAS Reading Period ends

Spring examinations begin

Spring examinations end

Spring grades due by 3:00 PM

Summer registration for new TGS students begins at 9:00 a.m.

No Classes - Juneteenth (University offices closed)

Spring Degrees Conferred

Summer classes begin

Independence Day - University Closed

Application for degree due to The Graduate School to receive a degree in Summer

Dissertation, PhD Final Exam, and change of grade forms due to TGS for Summer PhD candidates

Master's completion form due for TGS Summer master's candidates

Last day of Summer term

Summer degrees conferred