Fall Semester 2024
Academic & Planning Calendar
| New Student Orientation begins | Wednesday, Aug. 21, 2024 |
| First-year schedule changes begins | Friday, Aug. 23, 2024 |
| Convocation | Sunday, Aug. 25, 2024 |
| CLASSES BEGIN | Monday, Aug. 26, 2024 |
| Last day to clear holds/enroll without dean's permission | Friday, Aug. 30, 2024 |
| Labor Day (classes in session) | Monday, Sept. 2, 2024 |
| Last day to drop/add (two-week period) | Friday, Sept. 6, 2024 |
| Applications for January master's graduates due | Monday, Sept. 9, 2024 |
| Family Weekend | Friday, Sept. 20, 2024 - Sunday, Sept. 22, 2024 |
| Last day for four-week withdrawal | Friday, Sept. 20, 2024 |
| Fall Break | Monday, Oct. 14, 2024 - Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2024 |
| Mid-semester Grades Due by noon EST | Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2024 |
| Homecoming | Friday, Oct. 18, 2024 - Saturday, Oct. 19, 2024 |
| Board of Trustees meeting, on campus | Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2024 - Friday, Oct. 25, 2024 |
| Registration for Spring 2025 begins | Monday, Nov. 4, 2024 |
| Last day for 10-week withdrawal | Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024 |
| Thanksgiving recess begins at 5 p.m. | Friday, Nov. 22, 2024 |
| Thanksgiving recess ends at 8 a.m. | Monday, Dec. 2, 2024 |
| CLASSES END | Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2024 |
| Last day to submit master's thesis to Graduate Studies for format approval | Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2024 |
| Reading period begins | Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2024 |
| Final examinations begin | Thursday, Dec. 12, 2024 |
| Final examinations/reading period end | Thursday, Dec. 19, 2024 |
| Completed master's thesis submitted via myBucknell | Thursday, Dec. 19, 2024 |
| Grades due by noon EST | Monday, Dec. 23, 2024 |
| Grades available in Banner Self-Service by noon EST | Tuesday, Dec. 24, 2024 |
| January graduation (no ceremony) | Thursday, Jan. 16, 2025 |