2022 Fall Semester : 2023 Spring Semester : 2023 Summer Session
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2022 Fall Semester
*Orientation/academic advising/registration for continuing, new, and unclassified students
Visit manoa.hawaii.edu/graduate for deadline information as graduate admission deadlines vary by program. The Graduate Division begins processing applications around July 1 for the following fall semester.
| August 19 (F) | Holiday: Statehood Day |
| August 22 (M) | First day of instruction |
| August 30 (Tu) | *Last day to register/add courses/change grading option |
| September 1 (Th) | **Spring admission application priority deadline for undergraduate students; final deadline for second bachelor’s degree students and international undergraduate students |
| September 5 (M) | Holiday: Labor Day (non-instructional day) |
| September 13 (Tu) | *Last day to drop courses (without a “w” grade) |
| September 15 (F) | Last day for undergraduates to file application for graduation for fall Last day for classified graduate students to file application for graduation for fall |
| October 1 (Sa) | **Spring admission application final deadline for undergraduate students Last day for returning classified graduate students to file for spring readmission |
| October 31 (M) | Final deadline to drop courses (with a “w” grade) |
| November 1 (Tu) | Last day for instructors to submit “I” removal grades for spring and summer to the Office of the Registrar Last day to apply for credit by examination for fall semester |
| November 4 (F) | Theses and dissertations due in Graduate Division |
| November 8 (Tu) | Holiday observed: Election Day |
| November 11 (F) | Holiday observed: Veterans’ Day (non-instructional day) |
| November 23 (W) | Last day for examinations before finals |
| November 24 (Th) | Holiday: Thanksgiving Day (non-instructional day) |
| November 25 (F) | Non-Instructional Day |
| December 8 (Th) | Last day of instruction |
| December 9-10 (F-Sa) | Study days |
| December 12-16 (M-F) | Final examinations |
| December 16 (F) | semester ends |
| December 17 (Sa) | Commencement |
| December 26 (M) | Holiday: Christmas Day |
| December 31 (Su) | Spring admission application deadline for post-baccalaureate unclassified students |
2023 Spring Semester
*Orientation/academic advising/registration for continuing, new, and unclassified students
Visit manoa.hawaii.edu/graduate for deadline information as graduate admission deadlines vary by program. The Graduate Division begins processing applications around May 1 for the following spring semester.
| January 2 (M) | Holiday: New Year’s Day |
| January 5 (Th) | **Fall admission application priority deadline for undergraduate students; final deadline for second bachelor’s degree students and international undergraduate students |
| January 9 (M) | First day of instruction |
| January 16 (M) | Holiday: Martin Luther King Jr. Day (non-instructional day) |
| January 17 (Tu) | *Last day to register/add courses/change grade option |
| January 27 (F) | Last day for undergraduates to file application for graduation for spring Last day for classified graduate students to file application for graduation for spring Last day to file application for graduation for summer for spring commencement exercise on May 13, 2023. |
| February 1 (W) | *Last day to drop courses (without a “w” grade) |
| February 20 (M) | Holiday: Presidents’ Day (non-instructional day) |
| March 1 (W) | **Fall admission application final deadline for undergraduate students Last day for returning classified graduates to file for summer readmission |
| March 13-17 (M-F) | Spring recess |
| March 24 (F) | *Final deadline to drop courses (with a “w” grade) |
| March 27 (M) | Holiday: Kuhio Day (non-instructional day) |
| April 1 (Sa) | Last day for instructors to submit “I” removal grades for fall to the Office of the Registrar. Last day to apply for credit by examination for spring semester. |
| April 7 (F) | Theses and dissertations due in Graduate Division Holiday: Good Friday (non-instructional day) |
| April 19 (W) | Last day for examinations before finals |
| May 3 (W) | Last day of instruction |
| May 4-5 (Th-F) | Study day |
| May 8-12 (M-F) | Final examinations |
| May 12 (F) | Semester ends |
| May 13 (Sa) | Commencement |
2023 Summer Session
Visit manoa.hawaii.edu/graduate for deadline information as graduate admission deadlines vary by program. Graduate Division begins processing applications around July 1 for the following fall semester
| May 22 (M) | First day of instruction (first session) |
| May 29 (M) | Holiday: Memorial Day (non-instructional day) |
| June 2 (F) | Last day for undergraduates to file application for graduation for summer Last day for classified graduate students to file application for graduation for summer Last day to file application for graduation for summer for fall commencement exercise on December 16, 2023. |
| June 12 (M) | Holiday: Kamehameha Day (non-instructional day) |
| June 30 (F) | First session ends |
| July 3 (M) | First day of instruction (second session) |
| July 4 (Tu) | Holiday: Independence Day (non-instructional day) |
| July 7 (F) | Theses and dissertations due in Graduate Division |
| Aug 11 (F) | Second session ends Fall admission application deadline for post-baccalaureate unclassified students |