Important Dates

Travel Advisory- Entering the United States

The University will be closed for winter break from Friday, December 22, 2023 through Monday, January 1, 2024.  Normal business hours (Monday-Friday, 8am to 5pm EST) will resume Tuesday, January 2, 2024.

2023-2024

Main check in begins Monday, August 14, 2023 through Tuesday, September 5, 2023 from 10:00am to 1:00pm. Not all events are applicable, dates may be subject to change. Visit the VISA Office and Academic Calendar for additional details.
 
August New International Student Orientation, online self-paced
August New Graduate Student Orientation, online self-paced
August 7-21 SPEAK Test
August 21 Institutional TOEFL Test
August 22 Undergraduate Transfer Monarch Orientation
August 24-25 Graduate Teaching Assistantship Institute (GTAI)
TBA Undergraduate Freshman Monarch Orientation
August 26 Fall classes begin (most students begin Monday, August 28)
August 28 English Language Center classes begin
September 4 Labor Day Holiday- University closed, no classes
September 5 Last day to register for classes
September 8 UNITY Block Party
November 22 - 26 Thanksgiving Holiday- University closed, no classes
December 8 Fall classes end
December 9 - 15 Final exams
 

TBA International Student Orientation- Self Paced Online
TBA ODU TOEFL & SPEAK Test
TBA Welcome Reception for Graduate & International Students
TBA Graduate Teaching Assistantship Institute (GTAI)
TBA Undergraduate Monarch Orientation
TBA Spring Classes Begin
TBA English Language Center classes begin
TBA OIR International ReMixer Event    
TBA Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday, no classes
TBA Last day to register for classes
TBA Spring Holiday, no classes
TBA Spring Classes end
TBA Reading Day
TBA Final Exams

Main check in begins Monday, August 14, 2023 through Tuesday, September 5, 2023 from 10:00am to 1:00pm. Not all events are applicable, dates may be subject to change. Visit the VISA Office and Academic Calendar for additional details.
 
August New International Student Orientation, online self-paced
August New Graduate Student Orientation, online self-paced
August 7-21 SPEAK Test
August 21 Institutional TOEFL Test
August 22 Undergraduate Transfer Monarch Orientation
August 24-25 Graduate Teaching Assistantship Institute (GTAI)
TBA Undergraduate Freshman Monarch Orientation
August 26 Fall classes begin (most students begin Monday, August 28)
August 28 English Language Center classes begin
September 4 Labor Day Holiday- University closed, no classes
September 5 Last day to register for classes
September 8 UNITY Block Party
November 22 - 26 Thanksgiving Holiday- University closed, no classes
December 8 Fall classes end
December 9 - 15 Final exams

 

TBA International Student Orientation- Self Paced Online
TBA ODU TOEFL & SPEAK Test
TBA Welcome Reception for Graduate & International Students
TBA Graduate Teaching Assistantship Institute (GTAI)
TBA Undergraduate Monarch Orientation
TBA Spring Classes Begin
TBA English Language Center classes begin
TBA OIR International ReMixer Event    
TBA Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday, no classes
TBA Last day to register for classes
TBA Spring Holiday, no classes
TBA Spring Classes end
TBA Reading Day
TBA Final Exams