UNCC Academic Calendar 2023-2024: Important Dates

Here are the important dates, deadlines and holiday schedules on the UNCC academic calendar 2023-2024. The University of North Carolina at Charlotte (UNC Charlotte) is on a semester system and has approximately 16 weeks during fall & spring and 11 weeks during the summer semester.

UNC Charlotte offers courses for the full Fall, Spring, and Summer semesters and varying lengths within each semester. Each term has a specific start and end dates, drop/add periods and refund deadlines.

UNCC academic calendar fall 2023

Check out the important dates and deadlines on the UNCC Academic calendar (UNCC Calendar) for fall 2023.

1. August 9, 2023 is the Payment Due Date/Cancellation for non-payment.
2. UNCC Academic Year 2023-2024 begins on August 14, 2023.
3. UNCC Move-In day 2023 for fall semester is from Wednesday, August 16, 2023 to Saturday, August 19, 2023. UNC Charlott Move-in arrival times will be available at 9 a.m., 10 a.m., 11 a.m., 1 p.m., 2 p.m., 3 p.m. and 4 p.m. each day of move-in.
4. New Student Convocation is on August 20, 2023.
5. UNCC Fall 2023 classes start on Monday, August 21, 2023. It is UNC Charlotte’s first day of Fall 2023 classes. Saturday classes begin on August 26, 2023.
6. August 28, 2023 is the last day to add or drop a course with no grade @ 11:59 p.m. Check out Ninernet, my UNCC Login Portal.
7. The second Cancellation for non-payment Payment Information is on August 29, 2023.
8. September 1, 2023 is Census date for Fall Enrollment.
9. Labor Day holiday is September 4, 2023 on the UNCC academic calendar 2023-2024.
10. September 15, 2023 is Early Alert deadline.
11. The deadline to apply for December 2023 Graduation is September 23, 2023.
12. Unsatisfactory web Mid-Term Grading access is available for Fall 2023 on September 29, 2023.
13. October 3, 2023 is Master’s Thesis Proposal Defense deadline for December 2023 Graduation.
14. Unsatisfactory Mid-Term Grades are due by noon for Fall 2023 on October 13, 2023.
15. Unsatisfactory Mid-Term Grade notices are emailed to students for Fall 2023 on October 17, 2023.
16. October 19, 2023 is the last day to change Grade Type (P/NC or Audit).
17. October 19, 2023 is the last day to change or Opt-Out of Grade Replacement @ 11:59 pm.
18. The last day to withdraw from a course(s); grade subject to the Withdrawal Policy is October 19, 2023.
19. UNCC Fall break 2023 is from Monday, October 23, 2023 to Tuesday, October 24, 2023. Classes resume on Wednesday, October 25, 2023.
20. Veterans Day holiday is November 10, 2023 on the UNCC academic calendar 2023-2024. There are no classes.
21. The Doctoral Dissertation Defense deadline is November 13, 2023.
22. November 20, 2023 is the last day to submit doctoral dissertations for December 2023 graduation.
23. UNCC Thanksgiving Break 2023 is from November 22, 2023 to November 25, 2023.
24. The last day of classes for Fall 2023 is December 6, 2023.
25. Reading Day is December 7, 2023 according to UNC Charlotte academic calendar.
26. Final Examinations is from December 8, 2023 to December 14, 2023. The final Examination day for Saturday classes is December 9, 2023.
27. The Master’s Thesis Defense Deadline is December 11, 2023.
28. December 14, 2023 is the last day to submit Master’s Thesis for December 2023 graduation.
29. UNCC Commencement/Graduation 2023 for fall 2023 is from December 15, 2023 to December 16, 2023.
30. Fall 2023 final grades are due by noon on December 18, 2023.
31. Fall 2023 Probation/Suspension notifications are sent to students on December 20, 2023.
32. UNCC Winter Break 2023 is from December 22, 2023 to January 9, 2024.

UNCC academic calendar Spring 2024

Check out the important dates and deadlines on the UNCC Academic calendar (UNCC Calendar) for Spring 2024.

1. UNCC Spring 2024 payment due date for non-payment is on December 6, 2023.
2. The university observes New Year’s Day on January 1, 2024, and is closed on this day.
3. The deadline for the Fall Academic Suspension Appeal is on January 5, 2024.
4. UNCC Spring 2024 Classes start on January 10, 2024.
5. There are no Saturday classes on January 13, 2024.
6. The university is closed on January 15, 2024, for Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day, according to UNCC holiday calendar 2024.
7. The last day to add or drop classes with no grade is on January 17, 2024.
8. The payment due date for the second cancellation due to non-payment is on January 18, 2024.
9. Spring 2024 Saturday classes begin on January 20, 2024.
10. The auto-selection process for grade replacement runs on January 22, 2024.
11. The census date for UNCC spring 2024 enrollment is on January 24, 2024.
12. The last day to opt out of the Niner Course Pack is also on January 24, 2024.
13. The early alert deadline is on February 2, 2024.
14. If you plan to graduate in May 2024, the deadline to apply is February 8, 2024.
15. For those graduating in May 2024, the deadline for the Master’s Thesis Proposal Defense is February 19, 2024, according to UNC Charlotte graduation 2024 schedule.
16. Access to unsatisfactory web mid-term grading is available starting February 19, 2024.
17. Unsatisfactory mid-term grades for the Spring 2024 Term are due by 12:00 pm on February 28, 2024.
18. The schedule of classes for Fall 2024 is available on the web on March 4, 2024, according to UNCC academic calendar 2024-2025. Student registration appointment times are available on the web on March 4, 2024.
19. UNCC Spring Break 2024 is from Monday, March 4, 2024, to Saturday, March 9, 2024. Classes resume on Monday, March 11, 2024, after the UNC Charlotte spring break 2024. 
20. Unsatisfactory Mid-Term Grade notices for Spring 2024 are emailed to students on March 11, 2024.
21. The last day to change grade type (P/NC or Audit) is on March 18, 2024.
22. March 18, 2024, is also the last day to change or opt out of grade replacement.
23. The last day to withdraw from courses with the grade subject to the withdrawal policy is on March 18, 2024.
24. From March 29, 2024, to March 30, 2024, there is a refresh weekend with no classes, according to UNCC holiday calendar 2024.
25. March 30, 2024, is an optional rescheduled date for possible interruptions.
26. Registration for Summer 2024 and Fall 2024 begins on April 1, 2024, according to UNCC academic calendar 2024-2025.
27. The deadline for doctoral dissertation defense is on April 10, 2024.
28. Faculty final web grading access is available on April 22, 2024.
29. The last day to submit doctoral dissertations for May 2024 graduation is also on April 22, 2024.
30. April 29, 2024, marks the last day of classes for the spring term.
31. The deadline for the master’s thesis defense is on April 29, 2024.
32. April 30, 2024, is a reading day.
33. UNCC Spring 2024 Final examinations begin on May 1, 2024, and continue until May 8, 2024.
34. The last day to submit the master’s thesis for May 2024 graduation is on May 6, 2024.
35. UNCC 2024 Graduation and Commencement ceremonies are scheduled for May 10, 2024, and May 11, 2024.
36. UNC Charlotte 2023-2024 academic year ends on May 13, 2024.
37. UNCC Spring 2023 Grades are due by noon on May 13, 2024.
38. Spring 2024 probation/suspension notifications are sent to students on May 15, 2024.

For more on UNCC academic calendar, visit the UNC Charlotte registrar page.