Scroll down to view the calendar for the 2023-2024 academic year, and you can also add the key dates to your personal Google calendar view.
Academic Year 2023-24
| FALL SEMESTER | |
|---|---|
| Residences open for new students; Orientation begins | August 19, Saturday |
| Opening Convocation | August 20, Sunday |
| Residence Halls open for returning students | August 22, Tuesday |
| Classes begin; Drop/Add period begins | August 24, Thursday |
| Last day audit and Individual Study; Drop/Add period ends | September 1, Friday |
| Last day to add music lessons and ensembles | September 7, Thursday |
| Last day to add a course with a late fee | September 13, Wednesday |
| Homecoming, Hall of Fame, Alumni Council, Reunion planning and KFEC | September 29 - 30 |
| October Break | October 5-8, Thursday-Sunday |
| Family Weekend; Kenyon Parents Council | October 13–15, Friday-Sunday |
| Founders' Day; Matriculation | October 26, Thursday |
| Fall meeting of the Board of Trustees | TBA |
| Last day to change from/to Pass/D/Fail Last day to withdraw (WD) from a course with a late fee |
October 20, Friday |
| Thanksgiving vacation begins; student residences close at noon | November 18, Saturday |
| Student residences open at 5 p.m. | November 25, Saturday |
| Classes resume | November 27, Monday |
| Grace Period | December 4-10, Monday-Sunday |
| Last day of classes; WL deadline | December 8, Friday |
| Reading days | December 9-10, Saturday-Sunday; December 11 day (exam evening) |
| Examinations | December 11-15, Monday-Friday |
| Semester ends at 4:30 p.m. | December 15, Friday |
| Student residences close at noon | December 16, Saturday |
| Fall semester grades due before 8 a.m. | Wednesday, December 27 |
| SPRING SEMESTER | |
|---|---|
| Student residences open at 5 p.m. | January 13, Saturday |
| Classes begin; Drop/Add begins | January 15, Monday |
| Grace Period | January 15-16, Monday-Tuesday |
| Martin Luther King Jr. Day | January 15, Monday |
| Last day audit and Individual Study; Drop/Add period ends | January 23, Tuesday |
| Last day to add music lessons and ensembles | January 29, Monday |
| Last day to add course with a late fee | February 2, Friday |
| Winter meeting of the Board of Trustees | TBA |
| Winter Weekend—Alumni Council; Kenyon Fund Executive Committee | February 23 |
| Spring vacation begins; student residences close at noon | March 2, Saturday |
| Student residences open at 5 p.m. | March 16, Saturday |
| Classes resume | March 18, Monday |
| Grace Period | March 18-19, Monday-Tuesday |
| Last day to change course to/from Pass/D/Fail Last day to withdraw (WD) from course with late fee |
March 22, Friday |
| Kenyon Parents Council | April 5-7, Friday-Sunday |
| Honors Day | April 16, Tuesday |
| Spring meeting of the Board of Trustees | TBA |
| Grace Period | April 29- May 5, Monday-Sunday |
| Last day of classes; WL deadline | May 3, Friday |
| Reading Days | May 4-6, Saturday-Sunday; May 6 day (exam evening) |
| Examinations | May 6-10, Monday-Friday |
| Semester ends at 4:30 p.m. | May 10, Friday |
| Residences close at noon (except for seniors) | May 11, Saturday |
| Senior grades due at 10 a.m. | May 13, Monday |
| Baccalaureate | May 17, Friday |
| 196th Commencement | May 18, Saturday |
| Residence halls close for seniors at 7 p.m. | May 18, Saturday |
| Grades due at 10 a.m. | May 21, Tuesday |
| Alumni Reunion Weekend; Alumni Council | May 23-26, Thursday-Sunday |