In this post, you will find all the details about UW Madison Academic Calendar for the year 2022-2023 with all important dates and deadlines.
The University of Wisconsin–Madison, UW Madison Academic Calendar 2022-2023 has all the important dates and deadlines you’ll need as a student.
The University of Wisconsin-Madison is on a semester system.
The majority of classes are offered in the 15-week-long Fall and Spring semester called the A1 or Regular session. Certain other classes run for fewer weeks, start on a different week, or have other rules about deadlines.
In this post, you’ll find significant dates for Spring, Summer, and Fall 2022 on the UW Madison Academic Calendar 2022-2023.
Fall 2022 is also a Regular 15-week session. For important dates and deadlines, check the following UW Madison Academic Calendar dates for fall 2022.
- Enrollment appointment times for Fall term is assigned to students (throughout week) on April 4, 2022.
- Students begin enrolling for Fall term courses according to their appointment times on April 11, 2022.
- UW Madison Fall Move-In day is from August 29 2022 – September 1, 2022. A specific move-in date and time between August 29 – September 1, 2022 will be assigned to each resident when they receive their room assignment in mid-June on the UW madison academic calendar.
- September 6 2022 is the Deadline for students to cancel fall enrollment and have no fall term record on transcript (after students will be required to withdraw, transcript will show term information and withdrawal date).
- UW Madison Fall 2022 classes begin on Wednesday, September 7 2022.
- The deadline for students (except Special and Guest) to begin initial Fall term enrollment without $50 late fee is September 9 2022.
- September 14 2022 is the Deadline for students to drop a course or withdraw from the university without having the course(s) appear on the transcript (after: will show as a DR grade for individual courses).
- September 16 2022 is the Deadline for students to add, swap, or change sections in a Fall term course (after: need department permission).
- Deadline for students to begin initial Fall enrollment (after: $50 late fee, need dept. & academic dean permission).
- Deadline for students to drop a Fall term course and receive 100% tuition adjustment.
- September 30, 2022 is the;
- Deadline for students to drop a Fall term course and receive 50% tuition adjustment.
- Deadline for students (except Graduate) to request pass/fail or credit/audit options for a Fall term course.
- Deadline for students (except Graduate) to change variable credits (after: need instructor permission & dean approval).
- The deadline for Graduate students to request pass/fail or credit/audit options for a Fall term course is November 24, 2022. The same day is the deadline for Graduate students to change variable credits (after: need instructor permission & dean approval).
- Thanksgiving break is from November 24 2022 to November 27, 2022.
- UW Madison academic calendar, November 25, 2022 is the;
- Deadline for students to drop a Fall term course (after: need academic dean approval).
- Deadline for students to add a Fall term course with department permission (after: need academic dean approval).
- Deadline for students to change Honors Optional course status (after: need instructor permission & academic dean approval).
- Deadline for students (except Graduate) to withdraw from Fall term.
- The last day of classes for Fall 2022 term is Wednesday, December 14 2022. It is also the deadline for Graduate students to withdraw from the Fall term.
- Study Day is Thursday, December 15 2022.
- Final exams begin on Friday, December 16 2022 – Thursday, December 22, 2022.
- Commencement (no exams) is on Sunday, December 18, 2022.
- Winter Break is December 23, 2022 – January 23, 2023.
- Grading deadline is Sunday, December 25, 2022.
UW Madison Academic Calendar spring 2023
Spring 2023 is a Regular 15-week session. These are the important dates and deadlines in the UW Madison Academic Calendar for spring 2023.
- Spring 2023 Move-In days are January 21 2023 & January 22, 2023.
- Monday, January 23 2023 is the deadline for students to cancel spring 2023 enrollment and have no spring term record on transcript (after: students will be required to withdraw, transcript will show term information and withdrawal date).
- UW Madison Spring semester classes begin on Tuesday, January 24, 2023.
- January 27 2023 is the deadline for students (except Special and Guest) to begin initial Spring term enrollment without $50 late fee.
- February 1 2023 is the deadline for students to drop a course or withdraw from the university without having the course(s) appear on the transcript (after: will show as a DR grade for individual courses) on the UW Madison academic calendar.
- February 3 2023 is the deadline for students to drop a Spring term course and receive 100% tuition adjustment. February 3 2023 is also the Deadline for students to add, swap, or change sections in a Spring term course (after: need department permission), and the Deadline for UW Madison students to begin initial Spring 2023 enrollment (after: $50 late fee, need dept. & academic dean permission).
- Deadline for students to drop a Spring term course and receive 50% tuition adjustment is February 17 2023. It is also the Deadline for students (except Graduate) to request pass/fail or credit/audit options for a Spring term course…and the Deadline for students (except Graduate) to change variable credits (after: need instructor permission & dean approval).
- UW Madison Spring break 2023 is from March 11 2023 to March 19, 2023.
- Classes resume on Monday, March 20, 2023.
- Deadline for Graduate students to request pass/fail or credit/audit options for a Spring term course is April 20 2023. It is also the Deadline for Graduate students to change variable credits (after: need instructor permission & dean approval).
- On the UW Madison academic calendar, April 21, 2023 is the;
- Deadline for students to drop a Spring term course (after: need academic dean approval).
- Deadline for students to add a Spring term course with department permission (after: need academic dean approval).
- Deadline for students to change Honors Optional course status (after: need instructor permission & academic dean approval).
- Deadline for students (except Graduate) to withdraw from Spring term.
- Last class day is Friday May 5, 2023. It is also the Deadline for UW graduate students to withdraw from the Spring term.
- Study day is Saturday, May 6, 2023 on the UW Madison academic calendar.
- Spring Move-Out days are May 6 2023 – May 14, 2023 on the UW Madison academic calendar.
- Exams begin on Sunday, May 7 2023 – Friday, May 12 2023.
- Commencement for Doctoral & Medical Professional is on Friday, May 12, 2023.
- Commencement for Bachelor’s, Master’s, Law is on Saturday, May 13, 2023.
- Official degree conferral date on diploma for students graduating at the end of Spring term 2023 is May 14, 2023.
- Grading deadline is Monday, May 15, 2023.
- Faculty contract year ends on Sunday, May 21, 2023.
The academic calendar for UW–Madison is published by the Office of the Secretary of the Faculty. Your school/college or major department may have other deadlines related to your courses and degree progress.
Please pay attention to communications from your academic dean, your advisor, and your instructors about significant academic dates.