Spring 2024



• Spring 2024 Exchange Student Arrival: January 10
• Winter Welcome: January 10–15
• Martin Luther King Jr. Day (no classes): January 15
• First Day of Classes: January 16
• Spring Break (no classes): March 10–16
• Last Day of Classes: April 26
• Reading Days: April 29 – May 1
• Finals Begin: May 2–8

For those living in Residential Life-managed housing, arrive between 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM on Wednesday, January 10 to the Residential Life Village Office to receive your room key and student ID, if you have submitted your ID photo.

All campus eateries close at 3:00 PM on January 10. Student Transitions & Family Programs (STFP) will be serving an optional dinner at Ursa's Fireside, directly across from the South 40 Residential Life Center, from 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM. All students are required to check-in with STFP between 6:00 PM - -8:00 PM, even if you decide not to stay for dinner.

Make sure you have completed the following required items before you arrive to St. Louis:

• Upload your health history form and proof of certain immunizations to the Student Health Portal.
• Sign the waiver to attend off-campus excursions into St. Louis.
• Apply for your Student ID.
• Activate your WUSTL Key.
• Enroll in DUO two-factor authentication.

You will participate in Winter Welcome upon arrival. This is a four-day orientation program hosted by Student Transitions & Family Programs. 

During Winter Welcome, you will get to know campus, learn about the resources available to support you, explore St. Louis, socialize with other exchange students, and more! Events to look forward to include a bus tour of St. Louis, a ride to the top of the Gateway Arch, ice skating in Forest Park, and more!