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Academic Calendar

See the complete Northwestern University schedule and our important upcoming dates below.

Calendar Event

2024 Cohort

2025 Cohort

2026 Cohort

Mandatory Orientation

June 2-3, 2022

June 1 - June 2, 2023

May 30-31, 2024

Juneteenth

June 20, 2022 June 19, 2023

Term Start & Session 1 Start

July 5, 2022 July 5, 2023

Session 1 Holiday (Labor Day)

Sept. 5, 2022

Sept. 4, 2023

 

Session 1 End

Sept. 16, 2022

Sept. 22, 2023

 

Session 1 Break

Sept. 17-25, 2022

Sept. 23 - Oct. 1, 2023

 

Session 2 Start

Sept. 26, 2022

Oct. 2, 2023

 

Fall Holidays

Nov. 24-25, 2022

Nov. 23-24, 2023

 

Term End & Session 2 End

Dec. 9, 2022

Dec. 15, 2023

 

Winter Break

Dec. 23, 2022 - Jan. 2, 2023

Dec. 22, 2023 - Jan. 1, 2024

 

Term Start & Session 3 Start

Jan. 3, 2023

Jan. 2, 2024

 

Winter Holiday (MLK Day)

Jan. 16, 2023

Jan. 15, 2024

 

Session 3 End

March 24, 2023

March 22, 2024

 

Spring Break

March 25 - April 2, 2023

March 23-31, 2024

 

Session 4 Start

April 3, 2023

April 1, 2024

 

Spring Holiday (Memorial Day)

May 29, 2023

May 27, 2024

 

Juneteenth

June 19, 2023

June 19, 2024

 

Term End & Session 4 End

June 23, 2023

June 22, 2024

 

Break Between Sessions

June 24 - July 4, 2023

 

 

Term Start & Session 5 Start

July 5, 2023

 

 

Session 5 Holiday (Labor Day)

Sept. 4, 2023

Sept. 2, 2024

 

Session 5 End

Sept. 22, 2023

 

 

Break Between Sessions

Sept. 23 - Oct. 1, 2023

 

 

Session 6 Start

Oct. 2, 2023

 

 

Fall Holidays (Thanksgiving and the following day) 

Nov. 23-24, 2023

Nov. 28-29, 2024

 

Term End & Session 6 End

Dec. 15, 2023

 

 

Winter Break

See university holiday schedule

See university holiday schedule

 

Term Start & Session 7 Start

Jan. 2, 2024

 

 

Winter Holiday (MLK Day) Jan. 15, 2024 Jan. 20, 2025

Term End & Session 7 End

March 22, 2024

 

 

Conferral of Degree

TBD