2023 Fall Semester : 2024 Spring Semester : 2024 Summer Session
Some dates are tentative and subject to change. Please visit manoa.hawaii.edu/registrar/academic-calendar/ for up to date information.
2023 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 18 (F) | Holiday: Statehood Day |
| August 21 (M) | First day of instruction |
| August 29 (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 4 (M) | Holiday: Labor Day (non-instructional day) |
| September 8 (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 |
| September 12 (Tu) | *Last day to drop courses (without a “w” grade) |
| October 1 (Su) | **Spring admission application final deadline for undergraduate students Last day for returning classified graduate students to file for spring readmission |
| October 30 (M) | Final deadline to drop courses (with a “w” grade) |
| November 1 (W) | 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 3 (F) | Theses and dissertations due in Graduate Division |
| November 10 (F) | Holiday observed: Veterans’ Day (non-instructional day) |
| November 22 (W) | Last day for examinations before finals |
| November 23 (Th) | Holiday: Thanksgiving Day (non-instructional day) |
| November 24 (F) | Non-Instructional Day |
| December 7 (Th) | Last day of instruction |
| December 8-9 (F-Sa) | Study days |
| December 11-15 (M-F) | Final examinations |
| December 15 (F) | semester ends |
| December 16 (Sa) | Commencement |
| December 25 (M) | Holiday: Christmas Day |
| December 31 (Su) | Spring admission application deadline for post-baccalaureate unclassified students |
2024 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. Graduate Division begins processing applications around May 1 for the following spring semester.
February 2 (F)Last day for classified graduate students to file application for graduation for spring
| January 1 (M) | Holiday: New Year’s Day |
| January 5 (F) | **Fall admission application priority deadline for undergraduate students; final deadline for second bachelor’s degree students and international undergraduate students |
| January 8 (M) | First day of instruction |
| January 15 (M) | Holiday: Martin Luther King Jr. Day (non-instructional day) |
| January 16 (Tu) | *Last day to register/add courses/change grade option |
| January 26 (F) | Last day for undergraduates to file application for graduation for spring |
| January 31 (W) | *Last day to drop courses (without a “w” grade) |
| February 19 (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 18-22 (M-F) | Spring recess |
| March 22 (F) | *Final deadline to drop courses (with a “w” grade) |
| March 26 (Tu) | Holiday: Kūhiō Day (non-instructional day) |
| March 29 (F) | Theses and dissertations due in Graduate Division Holiday: Good Friday (non-instructional day) |
| April 1 (M) | 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 17 (W) | Last day for examinations before finals |
| May 1 (W) | Last day of instruction |
| May 2-3 (Th-F) | Study day |
| May 6-10 (M-F) | Final examinations |
| May 10 (F) | Semester ends |
| May 11 (Sa) | Commencement |
2024 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 20 (M) | First day of instruction (first session) |
| May 24 (F) | Last day for undergraduates to file application for graduation for summer |
| May 27 (M) | Holiday: Memorial Day (non-instructional day) |
| June 7 (F) | Last day for classified graduate students to file application for graduation for summer |
| June 11 (T) | Holiday: Kamehameha Day (non-instructional day) |
| June 28 (F) | First session ends |
| July 1 (M) | First day of instruction (second session) |
| July 4 (Th) | Holiday: Independence Day (non-instructional day) |
| July5 (F) | Theses and dissertations due in Graduate Division |
| Aug 9 (F) | Second session ends Fall admission application deadline for post-baccalaureate unclassified students |