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(This calendar does not pertain to the Law School or the Online Graduate Courses Calendar)
Fall Semester 2024 |
Date |
| New Faculty Orientation | Thursday, August 15 and Friday, August 16 |
| Fall Faculty Conference | Thursday, August 22 and Friday, August 23 |
| Residence Halls Open (New Students) | Friday, August 23 and Saturday, August 24 |
| Residence Halls Open (Returning Students) | Sunday, August 25 |
| New Student Orientation | Friday, August 23 – Monday, August 26 |
| President’s Reception and Welcome Mass | Sunday, August 25 |
| Academic Convocation | Monday, August 26 |
| New Students Meet with Assigned Advisors | Monday, August 26 |
| Monday ONLY Classes Begin | Monday, August 26 |
| Classes Begin | Tuesday, August 27 |
| Labor Day Holiday | Monday, September 2 |
| Last Day to Add | Wednesday, September 4 |
| Last Day to Drop | Friday, September 6 |
| Mass of the Holy Spirit | Tuesday, September 10 (The only classes canceled are those conflicting with Mass & lunch following – labs that meet once per week are not canceled) |
| Incompletes Revert to Provisional Grades | Friday, September 27 |
| Fall Family Weekend | Friday, October 4 – Sunday, October 6 |
| Founder’s Day Holiday | Monday, October 21 |
| Mid-Semester Grades Due in Registrar’s Office | Tuesday, October 22 |
| Last Day to Withdraw from a Course | Friday, November 8 |
| Thanksgiving Holiday | Wednesday, November 27 - Friday, November 29 |
| Reading/Study Days | Saturday, December 7 - Monday, December 9 |
| Last Week of the Semester | Tuesday, December 10 Friday, December 13 |
| Christmas Holiday Begins | Monday, December 16 |
| Grades Due in Registrar’s Office | Wednesday, December 18 |
Spring Semester 2025 |
Date |
| Residence Halls Open | Sunday, January 12 |
| New Student Orientation | To be set by Student Affairs |
| Spring Faculty Conference | Monday, January 13 |
| Monday Only Classes Begin | Monday, January 13 |
| Classes Begin | Tuesday, January 14 |
| Martin Luther King, Jr., Holiday | Monday, January 20 |
| Last Day to Add | Wednesday, January 22 |
| Last Day to Drop | Friday, January 24 |
| Incompletes Revert to Provisional Grades | Friday, February 14 |
| Presidents’ Day Holiday | Monday, February 17 |
| Spring Vacation | Monday, March 10 - Friday, March 14 |
| Mid-semester Grades Due in Registrar’s Office | Tuesday, March 11 |
| Last Day to Withdraw from a Course | Thursday, April 3 |
| Good Friday Holiday |
Friday, April 18 |
| Easter Holiday | Monday, April 21 |
| Academic Honors Convocation | Tuesday, April 22 (Process 3:15pm, Ceremony 3:30pm) |
| Reading/Study Days | Saturday, May 3 – Monday, May 5 |
| Last Week of Semester | Tuesday, May 6 - Friday, May 9 |
| Commencement Mass | Saturday, May 10 |
| Graduate School Commencement | Saturday, May 10 |
| Undergraduate Commencement | Sunday, May 11 |
| Grades Due in Registrar’s Office | Wednesday, May 14 |
Summer 2025 |
Date |
| First Session Begins | Monday, May 19 |
| First Session Ends | Friday, June 27 |
| Second Session Begins | Monday, June 30 |
| Second Session Ends | Friday, August 8 |
| Summer Begins | Monday, May 19 |
| Summer Ends | Friday, August 8 |
Approved by Academic Council - March 29, 2021