Click here for the Projected Calendar (2020-2026)
(dates subject to change)
Fall 2023 Semester
| Date | Event |
| August 22 | New students move in (NSPO Begins) |
| August 25 | New Student Registration |
| August 26-27 | Returning students move in |
| August 28 | First day of instruction |
| September 4 | Labor Day (No classes in session) |
| September 11 | Deadline to add fall 2023 courses |
| October 14-17 | Fall Break |
| October 19 | Last day to drop without record |
| October 30 | Spring 2024 course schedule is published |
| November 14-17 | Pre-registration for spring 2024 begins |
| November 17 | Last day to withdraw from courses; Last day for Credit/No Credit/Audit grading |
| November 22-26 | Thanksgiving Break |
| December 6 | Last day of instruction |
| December 7-8 | Reading Days |
| December 11-15 | Final Exams |
| December 16 | Scripps Housing closes on December 16 at Noon for Winter Break |
| December 21 | Grades due at 12:00 noon |
| January 4 | Grades for Fall 2023 visible on the portal |
*Thursday and Friday of the last week of classes each semester are normally designated as Reading Days. Classes at Scripps are suspended for fall Reading Days, and suspended at the 5Cs for spring Reading Days, but professors may hold study sessions, critique sessions, or reviews. No new material may be introduced at these sessions and no exams may be given on Reading Days except to second-semester seniors.
Spring 2024 Semester
| Date | Event |
| January 14 | Returning students move in |
| January 16 | Classes Begin |
| January 29 | Last day to add a class |
| March 7 | Last day to drop a class without record |
| March 9-17 | Spring Break |
| March 29 | Cesar Chavez Day (Observed) – No classes |
| April 12 | Last day to withdraw from a class or change to Credit/No Credit or Audit |
| April 16-18 | Pre-registration for fall 2024 |
| May 1 | Last day of class |
| May 2 | Capstone Day |
| May 2-3 | Reading Days |
| May 3 | Graduating Senior Grades due at 12:00 noon |
| May 6-10 | Final Exams |
| May 11 | Commencement; Scripps housing closes for non-graduating students |
| May 12 | Scripps housing closes for graduating seniors |
| May 16 | Non-senior Grades due at 12:00 noon |
| May 21 | Grades visible on the Scripps Portal |
*Thursday and Friday of the last week of classes each semester are normally designated as Reading Days. Classes at Scripps are suspended for fall Reading Days, and suspended at the 5Cs for spring Reading Days, but professors may hold study sessions, critique sessions, or reviews. No new material may be introduced at these sessions and no exams may be given on Reading Days except to second-semester seniors.
