Lawrence University operates on a three-term calendar system. Each standard session is ten weeks long. In addition to the fall, winter, and spring terms, a two-week optional December term is also offered.

The Lawrence University Faculty approved the 2024-25 Academic Calendar in the spring of the 2022-23 academic year.

2023-2024 Academic Calendar 

Fall Term (Term I) - 2023

*Labor Day- Monday, September 4
Date Weekday Event
September 5 Tuesday Welcome Week commences
September 5 Tuesday Residence halls open for new students (9 am)
September 8 Friday First class meeting of First Year Studies
September 9 Saturday Residence halls open for returning students
September 11 Monday First day of fall term classes
September 15 Friday Last day to make class changes or select S/U for fall
October 19-22 Thursday-Sunday Mid-term Reading Period
November 3 Friday Last day to withdraw from fall term classes
November 16 Thursday Last day of fall term classes
November 17-18 Friday-Saturday Reading Period
November 19-21 Sunday-Tuesday Final Examinations
November 22 Wednesday Residence halls close (noon)

December Term (D-Term) – 2023 

Date Weekday Event
November 26 Sunday Residence halls open (9 am)
November 27 Monday First day of D-Term classes
November 27 Monday Last day to make class changes or select S/U for D-Term
December 6 Wednesday Last day to withdraw from a D-Term class
December 8 Friday Last day of D-Term classes and final examinations
December 9-10 Saturday-Sunday Closing event, if one is scheduled for the class
December 10 Sunday Residence halls close (6 pm)

Winter Term (Term II) – 2024 

*University Holiday - January 1
Date Weekday Event
January 2 Tuesday Residence halls open (9 am)
January 3 Wednesday First day of winter term classes
January 9 Tuesday Last day to make class changes or select S/U for winter
January 15 Monday Martin Luther King, Jr. Day (no classes)
February 8-11 Thursday-Sunday Mid-term Reading Period
February 23 Friday Last day to withdraw from winter term classes
March 8 Friday Last day of winter term classes
March 9-10 Saturday-Sunday Reading Period
March 11-13 Monday-Wednesday Final Examinations
March 14 Thursday Residence halls close (noon)

Spring Term (Term III) – 2024 

March 24 Sunday Residence halls open (9 am)
March 25 Monday First day of spring term classes
March 29 Friday Last day to make class changes or select S/U for spring
May 2-5 Thursday-Sunday Mid-term Reading Period
May 17 Friday Last day to withdraw from spring term classes
May 27 Monday Memorial Day (no classes)
May 31 Friday Last day of spring term classes
June 1-2 Saturday-Sunday Reading Period
June 3-5 Monday-Wednesday Final examinations
June 6 Thursday Residence halls close for those not participating in commencement (noon)
June 9 Sunday Commencement
June 9 Sunday Residence halls close for commencement particpants (6 pm)