2023-2024 Academic Calendar

Event Date
International Student Mandatory Orientation Friday, September 8, 2023
Dorm Move-in Saturday, September 9-10, 2023
Fall Term Begins Monday, September 11, 2023
All Student Check-in and Orientation Monday, September 11, 2023
Student Employment and Groups/Activities Welcome Fair Tuesday, September 12, 2023
Academy Day Wednesday, September 13, 2023
Open House for Prospective Students Saturday, November 11, 2023
Fall Recess* (no school) Thursday & Friday, November 23-24, 2023
2nd Year Reviews December 6-8, 11-12, 2023
Fall Term Ends, last day of school before winter break Friday, December 15, 2023
Winter Break * December 16, 2023 – January 7, 202
Spring Term Begins / Registration / Tuition Due Monday, January 8, 2024
Martin Luther King Jr. Day (Cranbrook Holiday) Monday, January 15, 2024
Academy Application Deadline (Fall 2024 Entry) Thursday, February 1, 2024
1st Year Reviews February 21-23, 26-27, 2024
Spring Break March 9–17, 2024
Graduate Degree Exhibition CAM Art Member and Academy Opening Saturday, April 6, 2024, 6-9pm
Graduate Degree Exhibition Open to the Public Sunday, April 7, 2024
Spring Term Ends Wednesday, May 8, 2024
Cranbrook Academy of Art Commencement Friday, May 10, 2024

*Dormitories remain open during all academic year breaks (does not include summer break).