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Important Dates

2023 - 2024 Academic Year

FALL 2023
Aug. 1 - Fall Tuition Payment Due/ New Student Medical Forms Due
Aug. 20 - Rook Arrival Day
Aug. 23 - New Civilian Student Arrival Day
Aug. 27 - Dog River Run
Aug. 27 - New Student Oath Ceremony
Aug. 26 - 27 Upper Class Students Return
Aug. 28 - Fall Semester Classes Begin
Aug. 29 - Convocation
Sept. 4 - Labor Day - No Classes
Sept. 5 - Add/Drop Period Ends
Sept. 13 - Student Engagement Fair
Sept. 16 -  Abare Rook Dining Out
Sept. 21 - 24 - Alumni Homecoming Weekend
Oct. 5 - Oct. 8 - Family Weekend
Oct. 7 - Legacy Pinning (during half-time of the football game)
Oct. 10 - 11 - Norwich University Military Writers' Symposium
Oct. 17 - Class of 2025 Ring Design Premiere
Oct. 19 - Fall Career Fair
Oct. 21 - NUCC Regimental Ball
TBD - Wellness Fair & Flu Clinic
Oct. 27 - 29 - Legacy March
Oct. 30 - Last Day to Withdraw with a Grade of W
Nov. 2 - Red Cross Blood & Bone Marrow Drive
Nov. 4 - Fall Day of Service
Nov. 10 - Veteran’s Day Observance
Nov. 15 - Thanksgiving Dinner
Nov. 18 - Residence Halls Close at Noon - Last Meal is dinner on Nov. 17
Nov. 18 - 25 - Thanksgiving Break
Nov. 25 - Residence Halls Open at Noon - First Meal is Brunch on Nov. 26
Nov. 27 - Classes Resume
Dec. 7 - December Grads Dinner - For Graduating Seniors Only - RSVP Required
Dec. 11 - Spring Semester Tuition Payment Due

Dec. 12-17 - Final Examinations
Dec. 18 - Residence Halls Close at Noon - Last Meal is Dinner on Dec. 17
Dec. 18 - Jan. 7 - Mid-Year Vacation 

SPRING 2024
Jan. 6 - Residence Halls Open at Noon - First Meal is Brunch on Jan. 7
Jan. 8 - Spring Semester Classes Begin
Jan. 15 - Add/Drop Period Ends
Jan. 18 - Class of 2024 100’s Day
Feb. 9-11 - Winter Carnival
Feb. 22 - Red Cross Blood and Bone Marrow Drive
Feb 23 - Architecture & Art Career Fair
Mar. 2 - Residence Halls Close at Noon - Last Meal is Dinner on Mar. 1
Mar. 2 - 9 - Spring Break – No Classes
Mar. 9 - Residence Halls Open at Noon - First Meal is Brunch on Mar. 10
Mar. 11 - Classes Resume
Mar. 20 - Spring Career Fair
Apr. 14 - Last Day to Withdraw with a Grade of W
TBD - Junior Ring Celebrations
Apr. 20-25 - Final Examinations
Apr. 27 - Commencement Ceremonies 
Apr. 27 - Commissioning Ceremonies

Break Information - Dorm/ Dining Hall Closures

Thanksgiving Break
November 18 - 25, 2023
Nov. 18 - Residence Halls close at 12:00 PM (last meal for those leaving campus is Nov. 17 dinner)
Nov. 25 - Residence Halls open at 12:00 PM (1st meal for those returning to campus is Nov. 26 brunch)
Nov. 27 - Classes Resume
**Unless they have been approved and paid for the Break-Stay program or Alternative Thanksgiving break students are required to leave campus during the break. **

Mid-Year / Winter Break
December 18, 2023 - January 7, 2024
Dec. 18 - Residence Halls close at 12:00 PM (last meal for those leaving campus is Dec. 17 dinner)
Jan. 6- Residence Halls open at 12:00 PM (1st meal for those returning to campus is Jan. 7 brunch)
Jan. 8 - Classes Resume
**Unless they have been approved and paid for the Break-Stay program students are required to leave campus during the break. **


Spring Break 
March 1 - 10, 2024
March 4 - Residence Halls close at 12:00PM (last meal for those leaving campus is Mar. 1 dinner)
March 9 - Residence Halls open at 12:00PM (first meal for those returning to campus is Mar. 10 brunch)
March 11 - Classes Resume
**Unless they have been approved and paid for the Break-Stay program or Alternative Spring break students are required to leave campus during the break. **

Summer Break/ End of Spring Semester 2024 
April 27 - Commencement
April 27 - Commissioning
April 27 - Residence Halls close at 12:00PM
     *Students must vacate Residence Halls within 24 hours after their last final exam. 

Shuttle Transportation
For breaks where students are required to leave campus, the university offers a shuttle service to and from the Montpelier train station. Information regarding shuttles will be posted prior to each break. Registration is required; no walk-ins will be allowed.