Duke University Academic Calendar and Important Dates 2024-2025

Duke academic calendar has the drop/add dates, registration dates, holidays, important dates, and deadlines. Duke University is on a semester system and uses a credit system. Most courses are 1.0 credits, and the average course load is four courses (credits) each semester. A 1.0-credit course at Duke is similar to a three- or four-hour course at another university.

Duke University is a private research university in Durham, North Carolina. Founded by Methodists and Quakers in the present-day city of Trinity in 1838, the school moved to Durham in 1892

Here are the important dates and deadlines on the Duke academic calendar for Fall, Spring, and Summer.

This academic calendar is for Trinity College of Arts & Sciences, the Pratt School of Engineering, the Nicholas School of the Environment, the Graduate School, the Sanford School of Public Policy, and the School of Nursing.

Duke academic calendar fall 2024

Here are the important dates, schedules, and deadlines on the Duke academic calendar for Fall 2024.

1. Duke move-in day fall 2024 is on Saturday, August 20 2024, for new students. Duke undergraduate students’ move-in day is Friday, August 26 2024.
2. Duke University New undergraduate student orientation begins on Saturday, August 20 2024.
3. New Graduate student orientation begins on Tuesday, August 23 2024.
4. Convocation for new graduate and professional school students is on Wednesday, August 24 2024 at 4:00 pm.
5. Duke University Convocation for new undergraduate students is on Sunday, August 28 2024 at 3:00 pm.
6. Duke Fall 2024 semester classes start on Monday, August 29 2024 at 8:30 am.
7. Drop/Add continues on Monday, August 29 2024.
8. Labor Day holiday is Monday, September 5 2024. Classes will be in session for Duke University students.
9. Drop/Add ends on Friday, September 9 2024.
10. Founders’ Weekend is Thursday, September 29 – Sunday, October 2 2024 according to Duke academic calendar 2024-2025.
11. Friday, October 7 2024 is the last day for reporting midsemester grades.
12. Duke Fall break 2024 begins on Friday, October 7 2024 at 7:00 pm and ends on Tuesday, October 11 2024.
13. Classes resume after Fall break on Wednesday, October 12 2024 at 8:30 am.
14. Friday, November 11 2024 is the last day to withdraw with W from Fall 2024 classes (undergraduates only).
15. Duke Thanksgiving break 2024 begins from 10:30 pm on Tuesday, November 22 2024, to Sunday, November 27 2024.
16. Classes resume after Thanksgiving break on Monday, November 28 2024 at 8:30 am.
17. Duke University Graduate classes end on Friday, December 2 2024.
18. The graduate reading period is from Saturday, December 3 2024, to Wednesday, December 13 2024 according to Duke academic calendar 2024-2025.
19. Duke University Undergraduate classes end on Friday, December 9 2024.
20. The undergraduate reading period is from Saturday, December 10 2024 to Tuesday, December 13 2024.
21. Duke Final examinations begin at 9:00 am on Wednesday, December 14 2024, and end on Monday, December 19 2024 at 10:00 pm.
22. Fall 2024 move-out date is Tuesday, December 20 2024 for Winter Break.
23. Duke Winter break 2024 begins on Tuesday, December 20 2024 to Saturday, January 7 2025.

Duke academic calendar spring 2025

Here are the important dates, schedules, and deadlines on the Duke academic calendar for Spring 2025.

1. Shopping carts open for Spring 2025 on Monday, October 24 2024.
2. Registration begins for Spring 2025 on Wednesday, November 2 2024 to Monday, November 14 2024.
3. Drop/Add begins for Spring 2025 on Tuesday, November 15 2024.
4. Duke Spring 2025 move-in day (residence halls open) is Sunday, January 8, 202
5. Spring 2025 semester classes start on Wednesday, January 11 2025 at 8:30 am. The Monday class meeting schedule is in effect on this day. Spring 2025 Drop/Add continues on Wednesday, January 11 2025.
6. Regular class meeting schedule begins on Thursday, January 12 2025 according to Duke academic calendar 2024-2025.
7. Classes meet in a Wednesday/Friday meeting pattern begin on Friday, January 13 2025.
8. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day holiday is Monday, January 16 2025. No classes are held.
9. Duke Spring 2025 semester Drop/Add ends on Wednesday, January 25 2024.
10. Friday, February 24 2025 is the last day for reporting midsemester grades.
11. Duke Spring break 2025 begins on Friday, March 10 2025 at 7:00 pm to Sunday, March 19 2025.
12. Classes resume after Spring break on Monday, March 20 2025 at 8:30 am.
13. Wednesday, March 29 2025 is the last day to withdraw with W from Spring 2025 classes (undergraduates only).
14. Graduate classes end on Wednesday, April 19 2025.
15. Graduate reading period is Thursday, April 20 2025 – Sunday, April 30 2025 according to Duke academic calendar 2024-2025.
16. Undergraduate classes end on Wednesday, April 26 2025.
17. Undergraduate reading period is Thursday, April 30 2025 – Sunday, April 27 2025.
18. Final examinations begin at 9:00 am from Monday, May 1 2025 to Saturday, May 6 2025 at 10:00 pm.
19. Commencement begins on Friday, May 12 2025.
20. Duke University Graduation exercises; degrees are conferred on Sunday, May 14 2025.
21. Spring move-out is Monday, May 8 2025 by noon for undergraduates.
22. Final spring move-out is Monday, May 15 2025 by noon.

Duke academic calendar summer 2025

Here are the important dates, schedules, and deadlines on the Duke academic calendar for Summer 2025.

1. Shopping carts open for Fall 2025 on Monday, March 27 2025.
2. Registration begins for all Summer sessions on Monday, February 20 2025.
3. Registration begins for Fall 2025; Summer 2025 registration continues on Wednesday, April 5 2025.
4. Registration ends for Fall 2025; Summer 2025 registration continues on Thursday, April 13 2025.
5. Drop/Add begins for Fall 2025 on Friday, April 14 2025.
6. Summer Term I housing move-in is Tuesday, May 16, 2025.
7. Duke Summer Term 1 class begin on Wednesday, May 17 2025. The Monday class meeting schedule is in effect on this day (Therefore, all summer classes meet on this day).
8. Drop/Add continues on Wednesday, May 17 2025.
9. Regular class meeting schedule begins on Thursday, May 18 2025.
10. Drop/Add for Term 1 ends on Friday, May 19 2025.
11. Memorial Day holiday is Monday, May 29 2025. No classes are held.
12. Wednesday, June 14 2025 is the last day to withdraw with W from Term 1 classes (undergraduates only).
13. Juneteenth holiday is Monday, June 19 2025. No classes are held.
14. Term 1 classes end on Monday, June 26 2025.
15. Reading period is Tuesday, June 27 2025.
16. Term 1 final examinations begin on Wednesday, June 28 2025 to Thursday, June 29 2025.
17. Summer Term I housing move-out is Friday, June 30 by 12 pm (noon).
18. Summer Term II housing move-in is Sunday, July 2, 2025.
19. Summer Term 2 classes begin on Monday, July 3 2025.
20. Independence Day holiday observed is Tuesday, July 4 2025 on the Duke academic calendar 2024-2025. No classes are held.
21. Drop/Add for Term 2 ends on Thursday, July 6 2025.
22. Monday, July 31 2025 is the last day to withdraw with W from Term 2 classes (undergraduates only).
23. Term 2 classes end on Thursday, August 10 2025.
24. Reading period is Friday, August 11 2025 until 7:00 pm.
25. Term 2 final examinations begin on Friday, August 11 2025 at 7:00 am to Sunday, August 13 2025 at 10 pm.
26. Summer Term II housing move-out is Monday, August 14 by 12 pm (noon).

Visit the Duke University registrar page for more on Duke academic calendar. Law students can find the Duke Law academic calendar 2024-2025 on the Duke Law Calendar website.