(dates subject to change)
Fall 2024 Semester
| Date | Event |
| August 23 | New Student Registration |
| August 26 | First day of instruction |
| September 2 | Labor Day (No classes in session) |
| September 9 | Deadline to add fall 2024 courses |
| October 14-15 | Fall Break |
| October 17 | Last day to drop without record |
| October 28 | Spring 2025 course schedule is published |
| November 1 | Senior Major/Minor forms due (Spring 2025 grads) |
| November 12-15 | Pre-registration for spring 2025 begins |
| November 15 | Last day to withdraw from courses; Last day for Credit/No Credit/Audit grading |
| November 27-December 1 | Thanksgiving Break |
| December 4 | Last day of instruction |
| December 5-6 | Reading Days |
| December 9-13 | Final Exams |
| December 19 | Grades due at 12:00 noon |
| January 6 | Grades for Fall 2023 visible on the portal |
*Thursday and Friday of the last week of classes each semester are normally designated as Reading Days.聽 Classes at Scripps are suspended for fall Reading Days, and suspended at the 5Cs for spring Reading Days, but professors may hold study sessions, critique sessions, or reviews. No new material may be introduced at these sessions and聽no exams may be given on Reading Days except to second-semester seniors.
Spring 2025 Semester
| Date | Event |
| January 21 | Classes Begin |
| February 3 | Last day to add a class |
| March 13 | Last day to drop a class without record |
| March 17-23 | Spring Break |
| March 28 | Cesar Chavez Day (Observed) – No classes |
| April 7 | Fall 2024 Course schedule visible; Class of 2026 Major Declarations due |
| April 18 | Last day to withdraw from a class or change to Credit/No Credit or Audit |
| April 22-24 | Pre-registration for fall 2024 |
| May 7 | Last day of class |
| May 8 | Capstone Day |
| May 8-9 | Reading Days / Senior Finals |
| May 9 | Graduating Senior Grades due at 12:00 noon |
| May 12-16 | Final Exams |
| May 17 | Commencement; Scripps housing closes for non-graduating students |
| May 22 | Non-senior Grades due at 12:00 noon |
| May 27 | Grades visible on the Scripps Portal |
*Thursday and Friday of the last week of classes each semester are normally designated as Reading Days.聽 Classes at Scripps are suspended for fall Reading Days, and suspended at the 5Cs for spring Reading Days, but professors may hold study sessions, critique sessions, or reviews. No new material may be introduced at these sessions and no exams may be given on Reading Days except to second-semester seniors.
