The MSU Academic Calendar Task Force evaluated the fall and spring semester calendars in 2022 and will implement five permanent calendar changes affecting the start and end dates of the semester and spring break, according to an email from the Office of the Registrar. The calendar changes will take effect in fall 2023.
The fall 2023 semester classes will begin on Monday, Aug. 28 as opposed to the previous Wednesday starting date, the email said. There are no other changes to the fall calendar.
The email announced that the spring 2024 semester will contain one less instruction week than usual. Because of this, spring break, the end of classes, final exams and commencements will all occur one week earlier.
Spring break will be from Feb. 26, 2024 to March 1, 2024. Classes will end on April 19 with final exams taking place from April 22 to April 26. Finally, spring commencements will take place between April 22 and April 28.
“These academic calendar adjustments create parallel instructional similarity between the two semesters while ensuring that learning objectives are met within appropriate time frames,” the email said.
