Academic Calendars & Schedules

Academic Calendar

Members of the GSD community are encouraged to review the academic calendar regularly. For any questions, please contact the Office of the Registrar.

Fall 2023 Term

August 2023

  • Mon‐Fri, 14th‐18th: ARCH CORE/MAUD/MLAUD/MDE/MLA (LA Core I only) Pre-Term Workshop
  • Mon‐Fri, 21st‐25th: ARCH CORE/MAUD/MLAUD/MUP/MDE/MLA (LA Cores I & III) Pre-Term Workshop
  • Mon-Thu, 28th‐31st: New Student Orientation
  • Tue, 29th: Option Studio Lottery (Full Term and M1) closes at 9 a.m.
  • Wed, 30th: MDES Advanced Course Selection Closes at 9 a.m.
  • Thur, 31st: Limited‐Enrollment Lottery Closes at 9 a.m.

September 2023

  • Fri, 1st: New Student Orientation (Continued)
  • Fri, 1st: Open Enrollment Period Begin
  • Mon, 4th: Labor Day || No Classes || Offices Closed
  • Tue, 5th: Fall Classes Begin  (Monday Schedule) || Returning Student Registration
  • Mon, 11th: M2 Option Studio Lottery closes at 9 a.m
  • Tues, 12th: Fall Class Selections Due ($15 add/drop flat fee after this date)
  • Mon, 18th: Last Day to Add/Drop F1 and Full Term Classes ($30 fee per transaction after this date)
  • Tues, 19th: Leaves on or Before: No Tuition Charge
  • Fri‐Sun, 15th-17th: Rosh Hashanah Begins at Sundown || Ends Sunday Evening
  • Sun‐Mon, 24th-25th: Yom Kippur Begins at Sundown || Ends Monday Evening

October 2023

  • Mon‐Sun, 2nd-8th: Preferred Studio Trips Week
  • Mon, 9th: Indigenous Peoples’ Day || No Classes || Offices Closed
  • Wed, 11th: Leaves on or Before: One‐Fourth Tuition Charge
  • Thu, 12th: M1 Option Studios End
  • Wed, 18th: F1 Classes End
  • Thu, 19th: M1 Option Studio Reviews || F2 Classes Begin
  • Tue, 24th: MDE Open House
  • Thu, 26th: M2 Option Studios Begin || MDes/DDes Open House  M2 Option Studios Begin
  • Fri, 27th: MAUD/MLAUD/MUP Open House
  • Tue, 31st: MRE Open House

November 2023

  • Wed, 1st: Last Day to Add/Drop F2 Classes || Deadline to Submit a Leave of Absence Petition for the Spring 2024 Semester
  • Thu, 2nd: MLA Open House
  • Fri, 3rd: MArch Open House
  • Thu, 9th: Leaves on or Before: One‐Half Tuition Charge
  • Fri, 10th: Veterans Day || Classes Meet || No Studio Reviews || Offices Closed
  • Wed‐Sun, 22nd‐26th: Thanksgiving Recess
  • Thu‐Fri, 23rd‐24th: Offices Closed

December 2023

  • Tue, 5th: FAS Classes End
  • Wed, 6th: Full Term, M2 Option Studio and F2 Classes End|| Leaves on or Before: Three‐Fourths Tuition Charge || After This Date: Full Tuition Charge
  • Thur‐Fri, 7th‐8th: Core Reviews
  • Mon, 11th: Core Reviews (Continued)
  • Mon-Wed, 11th-13th: Full Term and M2 Option Studio Reviews
  • Thu-Fri, 14th-15th: Final Exams
  • Mon, 18th: Final Exams (Continued)
  • Tue-Wed, 19th‐20th: Thesis Reviews
  • Thu, 21st: Winter Recess Begins || GSD Closes for students at 11:59 PM
  • Fri, 22nd: GSD Offices close at noon
  • Sun, 24th: Christmas Eve
  • Mon, 25th: Christmas Day

Spring 2024 Term

January 2024

  • Mon, 1st: New Year’s Day
  • Tue, 2nd: Winter Recess ends || GSD Reopens at 8 AM
  • Tue‐Fri 2nd‐12th: JTerm
  • Mon, 15th: Martin Luther King, Jr. Day || Offices Closed
  • Tue‐Sat, 16th‐20th: MLA Pre‐Term Workshop
  • Tue, 16th: MDES Open Projects Lottery Closes at 9 a.m.
  • Wed, 17th: Option Studio Lottery Closes at 9 a.m.
  • Thu, 18th: MDES Advanced Course Selection Closes at 9 a.m.
  • Fri, 19th: Limited‐Enrollment Lottery Closes at 9 a.m.
  • Sat, 20th: Open Enrollment (Add/Drop) Begins
  • Mon, 22nd: Spring Classes/Full Term and S1 begin
  • Fri, 26th:  Spring Class Selections Due ($15 add/drop flat fee after this date)

February 2024

  • Fri, 2nd: Last Day to Add/Drop S1 and Full Term Classes ($30 fee per transaction after this date)
  • Mon, 5th: Leaves on or Before: No Tuition Charge
  • Mon, 19th: Presidents’ Day || No Classes || Offices Closed
  • Mon‐Sun, 19th‐25th: Preferred Studio Trips Week
  • Fri, 23rd: Leaves on or Before: One‐Fourth Tuition Charge

March 2024

  • Fri, 1st:  Job and Internship Fair
  • Mon, 4th: S1 Classes End
  • Tue, 5th: S2 Classes Begin
  • Sun, 10th: Ramadan Begins
  • Mon‐Sun, 11th‐17th: Preferred Studio Trips Week || Spring Recess
  • Fri, 22nd: Leaves on or Before: One‐Half Tuition Charge
  • Tue, 26th: Last Day to Add/Drop S2 Classes
  • Fri, 29th: Good Friday
  • Sun, 31st: Easter

April 2024

  • Thu, 4th: MDes, DDes, MDE, and MRE Open Houses
  • Fri, 5th: Arch, LA, and UPD Open Houses
  • Mon, 8th: Ramadan Ends
  • Mon, 22nd: Full Term and S2 Classes End || Leaves on or Before: Three‐Fourths Tuition Charge || After This Date: Full Tuition Charge
  • Mon-Tues, 22nd-30th: Passover Begins at Sundown || Ends Tuesday Evening
  • Wed, 24th: FAS Classes End
  • Wed‐Fri, 24th‐26th: Core Studio Reviews
  • Fri, 26th: Option Studio Reviews
  • Mon-Tue 29th-30th: Option Studio Reviews

May 2024

  • Mon, 1st: IDEP Review || Deadline to Submit a Leave of Absence Petition for the Fall 2024 Semester
  • Wed‐Fri, 1st‐3rd: Final Exams
  • Mon, 6th: Final Exams
  • Tue‐Fri, 7th‐10th: Thesis Reviews
  • Wed, 22nd: Class Day
  • Thu, 23rd: Commencement

2023-2024 Withdrawals/Leaves & Tuition Charges

Any student who withdraws or is granted a leave from the GSD after registration will be held responsible for tuition charges according to the following schedule:

Fall 2023 Term

Withdrawals/leaves on or before September 19
no tuition charge

Withdrawals/leaves on or before October 11
one‐fourth tuition charge

Withdrawals/leaves on or before November 9
one‐half tuition charge

Withdrawals/leaves on or before December 6
three‐fourths tuition charge

After December 6
full tuition charge

Spring 2024 Term

Withdrawals/leaves on or before February 5
no tuition charge

Withdrawals/leaves on or before February 23
one‐fourth tuition charge

Withdrawals/leaves on or before March 15
one‐half tuition charge

Withdrawals/leaves on or before April 22
three‐fourths tuition charge

After April 22
full tuition charge

 

Page Last Updated: September 20, 2023