Fall 2023 Academic Calendar
Fall 2023 at a Glance
- Convocation: August 18, 2023
- Classes Begin:Â August 21, 2023
- Labor Day (no classes):Â September 4, 2023
- Thanksgiving Holiday (no classes):Â November 20-26, 2023
- Classes End:Â December 8, 2023
- Finals Week:Â December 11-15, 2023
- Commencement: December 16, 2023
Fall 2023 Session Deadlines
| Session | Tuition and Fee Payment Deadline | Start Date* | Last Date to Register or Waitlist Without Permission Number | Drop Fee Begins | Last Date to Register or Drop w/o a W (Refund)** | Last Date to Drop or Completely Withdraw with a W (No Refund) | Last Date of Course Instruction | Grades Due*** |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regular | August 19 | August 21 | August 25 | August 27 | September 1 | October 27 | December 8 (Final exams December 11 - 15) | December 19 |
| 1st 5-week | August 19 | August 21 | August 22 | August 25 | August 25 | September 12 | September 22 | September 26 |
| 2nd 5-week | September 23 | September 25 | September 26 | September 29 | September 29 | October 17 | October 27 | October 31 |
| 3rd 5-week | October 28 | October 30 | October 31 | November 3 | November 3 | November 27 | December 8 | December 19 |
| 1st 7-week | August 19 | August 21 | August 23 | August 25 | August 28 | September 20 | October 6 | October 10 |
| 2nd 7-week | October 14 | October 16 | October 18 | October 20 | October 23 | November 15 | December 8 | December 19 |
| 1st 10-week | August 19 | August 21 | August 23 | August 26 | August 30 | October 5 | October 27 | October 31 |
| 2nd 10-week | September 23 | September 25 | September 27 | September 30 | October 4 | November 9 | December 8 | December 19 |
*Complete withdrawals on or after this date are subject to a nonrefundable $40.00 processing fee.
**Last date to add with permission number, last date to drop or completely withdraw without a W and receive a refund (less a nonrefundable $40.00 processing fee), last date to change from credit-to-audit or audit-to-credit.
***Grades will not be considered official until the end-of-term processing has been completed.
Fall 2023 Academic Calendar
| Date | Deadline |
|---|---|
| Saturday, October 1 (2022) | The 2023-2024 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) can be submitted beginning today. |
| Thursday, December 15 (2022) | Nonresident Application and Scholarship Priority Deadline. In order to be considered for automatic scholarships, all admission materials for nonresident new and transfer students must be received in Admissions. |
| Monday, January 16 | Recommended fall priority application deadline for graduate degree-seeking applicants to have all admission materials received by the Graduate College. In order to receive full consideration for fall admission, all applications must be completed and submitted to the Graduate College prior to the fall application deadline established by the individual graduate program. |
| Wednesday, February 15 | 2023-2024 FAFSA filing priority date for continuing students, new freshmen, and transfer students. Eligible students must apply by this date to maximize the amount of aid you receive. The priority filing date is not a deadline, so you may still submit the FAFSA even if the priority filing date has passed. |
| Wednesday, February 15 | Idaho Resident Application and Scholarship Priority Deadline. In order to be considered for automatic scholarships for the 2023-2024 school year, all admission materials for Idaho resident new and transfer students must be received in Admissions. Priority deadline for the Boise State Scholarship Application (online) to be submitted to the Financial Aid Office. The Boise State Scholarship website contains a list of additional scholarships that require a separate application. |
| Wednesday, February 15 | 2023-2024 academic year on-campus sophomore and above housing application available at noon for residence halls. |
| Wednesday, March 15 | 2023-2024 academic year on-campus first-year housing application available at noon for residence halls. |
| Monday, March 27 | Registration for continuing students begins for Fall 2023 (by appointment). |
| Saturday, April 1 | Priority date for international student application materials to be received by International Admissions for fall semester consideration. |
| Monday, April 3 | Last day to submit an Application for Admission to Candidacy form to the Graduate College for graduate degrees and certificates to be awarded in December 2023. |
| Monday, May 1 | Deadline for first-time, degree-seeking, domestic undergraduate students who plan to enroll to submit an online Intent to Enroll form and accompanying $100.00 enrollment confirmation. |
| Monday, May 1 | Standard application deadline for undergraduate, degree-seeking applicants to have all admission materials received by Admissions. Applicants who miss this application deadline will be considered for degree-seeking status on a space-available basis. Students who are not eligible for degree-seeking admission may be considered for non degree-seeking status and are ineligible for financial aid. |
| Saturday, July 1 | First day students can begin using 2023-2024 work-study awards. |
| Tuesday, July 25 | First installment of payment plan due for residence halls (on-campus housing only). |
| Monday, August 7 | Recommended last day to submit a Graduate Admission Application to the Graduate College for Fall 2023 admission consideration. |
| Friday, August 11 | Recommended date to finalize student course schedules for Fall 2023 for financial aid purposes. |
| Monday, August 14 | University, college, and department activities for faculty begin this week. |
| Tuesday, August 15 | Registration for Non-Degree and Open Enrollment begins for Fall 2023 |
| Friday, August 18 | Convocation |
| Monday, August 21 | Course instruction begins. |
| Friday, August 25 | Weekend courses begin. |
| Friday, August 25 | Last day faculty may submit drops for nonattendance during the first week of the semester to the Registrar's Office. |
| Friday, August 25 | Deadline to apply for graduation for graduate and undergraduate degrees and certificates to be awarded in December 2023. Students apply for graduation on myBoiseState. Late applications will be accepted but a late fee will be assessed. |
| Friday, September 1 | Last day to submit Idaho Residency Determination Worksheet with documentation to the Registrar's Office to declare Idaho residency for Fall 2023 consideration. |
| Friday, September 1 | Fall financial aid Pell recalculation date. Pell Grant eligibility for financial aid determined by number of credits registered on this date. |
| Friday, September 1 | Last day for students living on campus to downgrade residential meal plans. |
| Friday, September 1 | Last day to add graduate dissertation, thesis, project, or portfolio credit. |
| Monday, September 4 | Labor Day (No classes. University offices closed.) |
| Wednesday, September 27 | Last day to add undergraduate internship and independent study. |
| Wednesday, September 27 | Last day to add graduate assessment (master's preliminary examination, doctoral preliminary examination, thesis proposal, dissertation proposal, master's comprehensive examination, doctoral comprehensive examination), directed research, independent study, internship/practicum, or reading and conference. |
| Monday, October 9 | Columbus Day. Boise State celebrates Indigenous Peoples Day! (Classes in session. University offices open.)Â |
| Friday, October 20 | Recommended last day for final oral dissertation, thesis, or project defense for graduate degrees to be awarded in December 2023. |
| Friday, November 3 | Second Pell recalculation date for students enrolled in sessions with start dates on/after September 2, 2023 |
| Friday, November 3 | Last day for students who received a thesis or dissertation enrollment waiver to submit the final version of thesis or dissertation to the Graduate College. |
| Friday, November 3 | Last day to submit advisor-approved version of dissertation or thesis with signed Final Reading Approval, Access Agreement for a Thesis or Dissertation or Embargo Request for a Thesis or Dissertation, and Thesis/Dissertation Checklist to the Graduate College for graduate degrees to be awarded in December 2023. |
| Saturday, November 11 | Veterans Day (Classes in session. University offices open.) |
| Monday, November 20- Sunday, November 26 | Thanksgiving holiday (No classes. University offices closed November 23-24.) |
| Friday, December 8 | Last day to submit the final version of dissertation or thesis to the Graduate College for graduate degrees to be awarded in December 2023. |
| Friday, December 8 | Course instruction ends. |
| Friday, December 8 | Last Day to submit graduation applications to be considered for the current term. |
| Sunday, December 10 | Weekend courses end. |
| Monday, December 11- Friday, December 15 | Final semester examinations for the Regular session. Exam schedule listed on the Registrar's Office website. |
| Friday, December 15 | Last day to submit an advisor-approved copy of thesis or dissertation, along with signed Final Reading Approval, Access Agreement for a Thesis or Dissertation or Embargo Request for a Thesis or Dissertation, and Thesis/Dissertation Checklist forms, to the Graduate College to receive a thesis or dissertation enrollment waiver for the subsequent semester. |
| Saturday, December 16 | Commencement |
| Tuesday, December 19 | Grade reports due on myBoiseState. |
| Friday, December 22- Friday, December 29 | Holiday Break (University offices closed.) |
| Sunday, December 31 | New Year's Eve |
| Monday, January 1 | New Year's Day (University offices closed.) |