Academic Calendar

BAU is a traditional university where the academic year is divided into two main semesters, Fall and Spring. Each semester provides 15 weeks of instruction, including final exams, with classes meeting once a week for three hours. Courses are also offered during the summer in two, optional, 8-week sessions, during which classes meet six hours per week. The academic calendar is subject to change. If any changes are made, they will be published on our website immediately, indicating the effective date.

2022 Academic Calendar

SPRING 2022: 15 weeks (January 18 – April 25, 2022)
Spring Term Advising Period	December 17 – January 17
Registration for Spring 2021	January 3 – January 17
New Student Orientation	January 11
Martin Luther King Jr. Day (BAU CLOSED)	January 17, 2022
First Day of Class	January 18
Last day of Add/Drop period	January 28
Presidents Day (BAU CLOSED)	February 21
Mid-Semester Evaluation Survey by Students and Faculty	March 1 – March 3
Spring Break	March 14 – March 18
Withdrawal Deadline	March 23
Last Day of Classes	April 25
Make up Day For Presidents Day	April 26
Final Week of Classes (Exam Week)	April 27 – May 4
Grades due by faculty	May 6
End of Semester Survey by Students and Faculty	May 6
Spring Commencement Ceremony	May 13
Incomplete grade change due to Registrar	June 6

Summer 2022: 8 weeks (May 23 – July 11, 2022)
Summer Term Advising Period	May 2 – May 23
Registration for Summer 2021	May 9 – May 23
New Student Orientation	May 19
First Day of Class	May 23
Memorial Day (BAU CLOSED)	May 30
Last day of Add/Drop period	June 3
Withdrawal Deadline	June 17
Independence Day (BAU CLOSED)	July 4
Last Day of Classes	July 11
Final Week of Classes (Exam Week)	July 12 – July 15
Grades due by faculty	July 22
End of Semester Survey by Students and Faculty	July 22
Incomplete grade change due to Registrar	August 22

Fall 2022

Fall term advising period begins	August 1
Fall registration opens	August 8
New Student Orientation	August 16
Summer IP grade change due to Registrar by 5pm	August 21
Registration closes	August 23
Last day to register without a late fee	August 23
FIRST DAY OF CLASS	August 29
Labor Day Holiday (BAU Closed)	September 5
Last day to add/drop	September 9
Mid-semester evaluations	October 17-20
Last day to withdraw with a W	October 21
Thanksgiving break (no classes)	November 22-23
Thanksgiving Holiday (BAU closed)	November 24-25
End of semester evaluations	December 5-7
Last day of instruction	December 9
Finals	December 12-16
Spring term advising period begins	December 19
Grades due by faculty to OIS by 5pm	December 23
Christmas Holiday (observed) (BAU closed)	December 26
Fall IP grade changed due to Registrar by 5pm	January 17

2023 Academic Calendar

Spring 2023

Spring term advising period begins	December 19, 2022
New Year’s Holiday (observed) (BAU closed)	January 2
Spring registration opens	January 3
New Student Orientation	January 5
Registration closes	January 11
Last day to register without a late fee	January 17
Civil Rights Day Holiday (BAU closed)	January 16
FIRST DAY OF CLASS	January 17
Fall IP grade change due to Registrar by 5pm	January 17
Last day to add/drop	January 30
Mid-semester evaluations	March 6-9
Spring break (no classes)	March 13-17
Last day to withdraw with a W	March 24
End of semester evaluations	April 19-21
Last day of instruction	May 1
Summer term advising period begins	May 2
Finals	May 2-8
Summer registration opens	May 8
Grades due by faculty to OIS by 5pm	May 12
COMMENCEMENT CEREMONY	May 12
Spring IP grade changed due to Registrar by 5pm	June 8

Summer 2023

Summer term advising period begins	May 2
Summer registration opens	May 8
New Student Orientation	May 9
Last day to register without a late fee	May 16
Registration closes	May 24
FIRST DAY OF CLASS	May 22
Last day to add/drop	May 26
Memorial Day Holiday (BAU closed)	May 29
Mid-semester evaluations	June 5-9
Spring IP grade change due to Registrar by 5pm	June 8
Last day to withdraw with a W	June 16
Independence Day Holiday (BAU closed)	July 4
End of semester evaluations	July 5-7
Last day of instruction	July 11
Finals	July 12-18
Grades due by faculty to OIS by 5pm	July 24
Summer IP grade changed due to Registrar by 5pm	August 18

Fall 2023

Fall term advising period begins	July 31
Fall registration opens	August 7
New Student Orientation	August 14
Summer IP grade change due to Registrar by 5pm	August 18
Registration closes	August 21
Last day to register without a late fee	August 21
FIRST DAY OF CLASS	August 28
Labor Day Holiday (BAU Closed)	September 4
Last day to add/drop	September 8
Mid-semester evaluations	October 16-19
Last day to withdraw with a W	October 20
Thanksgiving break (no classes)	November 21-22
Thanksgiving Holiday (BAU closed)	November 23-24
End of semester evaluations	December 4-6
Last day of instruction	December 8
Finals	December 11-15
Spring term advising period begins	December 18
Grades due by faculty to OIS by 5pm	December 22
Christmas Holiday (BAU closed)	December 25
Fall IP grade changed due to Registrar by 5pm	January 15

2024 Academic Calendar

Spring 2024

Spring term advising period begins	December 18, 2023
New Year’s Holiday (BAU closed)	January 1
Spring registration opens	January 2
New Student Orientation	January 4
Registration closes	January 10
Last day to register without a late fee	January 10
Civil Rights Day Holiday (BAU closed)	January 15
Fall IP grade change due to Registrar by 5pm	January 16
FIRST DAY OF CLASS	January 16
Last day to add/drop	January 29
Mid-semester evaluations	March 4-7
Spring break (no classes)	March 11-15
Last day to withdraw with a W	March 22
End of semester evaluations	April 17-19
Last day of instruction	April 30
Summer term advising period begins	May 1
Finals	May 1-7
Summer registration opens	May 7
Grades due by faculty to OIS by 5pm	May 13
COMMENCEMENT CEREMONY	May 17
Spring IP grade changed due to Registrar by 5pm	June 7

Summer 2024

Summer term advising period begins	May 1
Summer registration opens	May 7
New Student Orientation	May 9
Last day to register without a late fee	May 16
Registration closes	May 16
FIRST DAY OF CLASS	May 23
Memorial Day Holiday (BAU closed)	May 27
Last day to add/drop	May 30
Mid-semester evaluations	June 17-21
Spring IP grade change due to Registrar by 5pm	June 7
Last day to withdraw with a W	June 20
Independence Day Holiday (BAU closed)	July 4
Independence Day Break (no classes)	July 5
End of semester evaluations	July 8-10
Last day of instruction	July 15
Finals	July 16-22
Grades due by faculty to OIS by 5pm	July 26
Summer IP grade changed due to Registrar by 5pm	August 22

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