UNIVERSITY OF NORTHWESTERN – ST. PAUL 2023–24 TRADITIONAL UNDERGRADUATE & DUAL ENROLLMENT COURSE CATALOG
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COURSE DESCRIPTIONS
Traditional Undergraduate Courses
Academic Calendar
Fall 2023
August 30–December 21, 2023
August 17 Orientation — Athletic
23 Orientation — International
24 Orientation — Multicultural
25 Residence Halls Open — New Students
25–29 Orientation — New Students
28–29 Residence Halls Open — Continuing Students
30 SEMESTER BEGINS — FALL 2023
30 Courses Begin — Fall Semester & Quad 1
31 Add Deadline — New Students Initial Registration
September 4 No Classes — Labor Day
7 Add/Drop Deadline — Quad 1 Courses
13 Add/Drop Deadline — Fall Semester Courses
October 4 Withdrawal Deadline — Quad 1 Courses
19–20 Final Exams* — Quad 1 Courses
20 Courses End — Quad 1 Courses
21–24 No Classes — Mid-Semester Break
25 CLASSES RESUME — FALL SEMESTER COURSES
25 Courses Begin — Quad 2 Courses
November 1 Add/Drop Deadline — Quad 2/Extended
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Courses
10 Withdrawal Deadline — Fall Semester Courses
15 Advising Day
No Daytime Classes — Evening Classes Meet
20 Registration Opens — Spring and Summer 2024
22–26 No Classes — Thanksgiving Recess
December 4 Withdrawal Deadline — Quad 2/Extended
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Courses
15 Courses End — Fall Semester & Quad 2
18–21 Final Exams — Fall Semester & Quad 2
21 SEMESTER ENDS — FALL 2023
22 Commencement
22 Residence Halls Close
22–Jan 15 No Classes — Christmas Recess
* QUAD 1 FINAL EXAMINATIONS ARE HELD ON THE LAST CLASS DAY.
** QUAD 3 FINAL EXAMINATIONS ARE HELD ON THE LAST CLASS DAY.
# EXTENDED: INTERNSHIPS, DIRECTED STUDIES, TUTORIALS, CO-CURRICULAR, RESEARCH,
AND WORKSHOP COURSES
Spring 2024
January 16–May 16, 2024
January 12 Residence Halls Open — New Students
12–14 Orientation — New Students
14 Residence Halls Open — Continuing Students
15 No Classes — Martin Luther King Jr. Day
16 SEMESTER BEGINS — SPRING 2024
16 Courses Begin — Spring Semester & Quad 3
17 Add Deadline — New Students Initial Registration
23 Add/Drop Deadline — Quad 3 Courses
29 Add/Drop Deadline — Spring Semester Courses
February 19 Withdrawal Deadline — Quad 3 Courses
March 5–6 Final Exams** — Quad 3 Courses
6 Courses End — Quad 3 Courses
7–17 No Classes — Mid-Semester Break
18 CLASSES RESUME — SPRING SEMESTER COURSES
18 Courses Begin — Quad 4 Courses
25 Add/Drop Deadline — Quad 4/Extended
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Courses
29–April 1 No Classes — Easter Recess
April 7 Withdrawal Deadline — Spring Semester Courses
9 Advising Day
No Daytime Classes — Evening Classes Meet
12 Registration Opens — Fall 2024
24 Withdrawal Deadline — Quad 4/Extended
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Courses
25 Day of Prayer & Service
No Daytime Classes — Evening Classes Meet
May 9 Courses End — Spring Semester & Quad 4
10 No Classes — Study Day
13–16 Final Exams — Spring Semester & Quad 4
16 SEMESTER ENDS — SPRING 2024
18 Commencement
Summer 2024
May 20–August 28, 2024
May 20 Courses Begin — Summer 2024
27 No Classes — Memorial Day
28 Courses Begin — Nursing Extended
June 19 No Classes — Juneteenth
July 4 No Classes — Independence Day
30 Withdrawal Deadline — Summer 2024
August 27 Courses End — Summer 2024
September 30 Courses End — Nursing Extended
NOTE: UNDER THE SEMESTER SYSTEM, MANY 2-CREDIT COURSES MEET FOR
ONE-HALF OF A SEMESTER. TO SIMPLIFY TERMINOLOGY, WE HAVE CHOSEN TO CALL
THESE HALF-SEMESTERS “QUADS”; I.E., ONE-FOURTH OF AN ACADEMIC YEAR,
7+ WEEKS IN LENGTH. IN THE ACADEMIC CALENDAR ABOVE, WE HAVE USED THE
FOLLOWING DESIGNATIONS:
QUAD 1 = FIRST HALF, FALL SEMESTER
QUAD 2 = SECOND HALF, FALL SEMESTER
QUAD 3 = FIRST HALF, SPRING SEMESTER
QUAD 4 = SECOND HALF, SPRING SEMESTER
TRADITIONAL UNDERGRADUATE ACADEMIC CALENDAR
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COURSE DESCRIPTIONS
UNIVERSITY OF NORTHWESTERN – ST. PAUL 2023–24 TRADITIONAL UNDERGRADUATE & DUAL ENROLLMENT COURSE CATALOG
Dual Enrollment (DE) Online Courses
Academic Calendar
Fall 2023
August 30–December 21, 2023
August 30 SEMESTER BEGINS — FALL 2023
30 Courses Begin — Fall Semester & Quad 1
30–Sept 1 Orientation Activities — DE Online Students
September 7 Add/Drop Deadline — Quad 1 Online Courses
13
Add/Drop Deadline — Fall Semester Online Courses
October 4 Withdrawal Deadline — Quad 1 Online Courses
25 Courses Begin — Quad 2 Online Courses
25–27 Orientation — Quad 2 Online Activities
November 1 Add/Drop Deadline — Quad 2 Online Courses
10
Withdrawal Deadline — Fall Semester Online Courses
20 Registration Opens — Spring and Summer 2024
18–26 No Classes — Thanksgiving Recess
27 Classes Resume
December 4 Withdrawal Deadline — Quad 2 Online Courses
21 SEMESTER ENDS — FALL 2023
22 Commencement
22–Jan 15 No Classes — Christmas Recess
Spring 2024
January 16–May 16, 2024
January 12–14 Orientation – New Commuting On-Campus DE Students
12–14 Orientation – Residential On-Campus DE Students
16 SEMESTER BEGINS — SPRING 2024
16 Courses Begin — Spring Semester & Quad 3
16–22 Orientation Activities — DE Online Students
23 Add/Drop Deadline — Quad 3 Online Courses
29
Add/Drop Deadline — Spring Semester Online Courses
February 19 Withdrawal Deadline — Quad 3 Online Courses
March 9–17 No Classes — Mid-Semester Break
18 Classes Resume
18 Courses Begin — Quad 4 Online Courses
18–21 Orientation — Quad 4 Online Activities
23-31 No Classes — Easter Recess
25 Add/Drop Deadline — Quad 4 Online Courses
April 2 Classes Resume
7
Withdrawal Deadline — Spring Semester Online Courses
12 Registration Opens — Fall 2024
24 Withdrawal Deadline — Quad 4 Online Courses
May 16 SEMESTER ENDS — SPRING 2024
18 Commencement
Summer 2024
May 20–August 28, 2024
May 18–19 Orientation Activities — DE Online Students
20 SEMESTER BEGINS — SUMMER 2024
20 Courses Begin — Semester & Quad 5 Courses
28 Add/Drop Deadline — Quad 5 Courses
June 3 Add/Drop Deadline — Semester Courses
19 No Classes — Juneteenth
25 Withdrawal Deadline — Quad 5 Courses
July 8 Courses End — Quad 5 Courses
9–10
Orientation Activities — DE Online Students (Quad 6)
11 Courses Begin — Quad 6 Online Courses
18 Add/Drop Deadline — Quad 6 Online Courses
30 Withdrawal Deadline — Summer Semester Online Courses
August 14 Withdrawal Deadline — Quad 6 Online Courses
27 SEMESTER ENDS — SUMMER 2024
DUAL ENROLLMENT ACADEMIC CALENDAR
