Academic Calendar (2014 - 2015)
(This calendar does not pertain to the Law School)
| Fall Semester 2014 |
| New Faculty Conference |
Tuesday, August 26 |
| Fall Faculty Conference |
Thursday, August 28 and Friday, August 29 |
| Residence Halls Open (New Students) |
Friday, August 29 and Saturday, August 30 |
| Residence Halls Open (Returning Students) |
Sunday, August 31 |
| New Student Orientation |
Friday, August 29 – Monday, September 1 |
| President’s Reception and Welcome Mass |
Sunday, August 31 |
| Academic Convocation |
Monday, September 1 (Note: Federal Labor Day) |
| New Students Meet with Assigned Advisors |
Monday, September 1 |
| Monday ONLY Classes Begin |
Monday, September 1 |
| Classes Begin |
Tuesday, September 2 |
| Last Day to Add |
Wednesday, September 10 |
| Last Day to Drop |
Friday, September 12 |
| Mass of the Holy Spirit (11:00am and Noon Classes Canceled) |
Wednesday, September 17 at 11:15 a.m. |
| Labor Day Observed (Labor Day is Sept. 1) |
Friday, September 26 |
| Incompletes Revert to Provisional Grades |
Friday, October 3 |
| Learning Outcomes Assessment Day (Morning classes canceled) |
Tuesday, October 7 |
| Founder’s Day Holiday |
Monday, October 20 |
| Fall Family Weekend |
Friday, October 24 – Sunday, October 26 |
| Mid-Semester Grades Due in Registrar’s Office |
Tuesday, October 28 |
| Last Day to Withdraw from a Course |
Friday, November 14 |
| Thanksgiving Holiday |
Wednesday, November 26 - Friday, November 28 |
| Reading/Study Days |
Saturday, December 13 through Monday, December 15 |
| Last Week of the Semester |
Tuesday, December 16 - Friday, December 19 |
| Christmas Holiday Begins |
Monday, December 22 |
| Grades Due in Registrar’s Office |
Friday, December 26 |
| Spring Semester 2015 |
| Residence Halls Open |
Sunday, January 11
|
| New Student Orientation |
Monday, January 12
|
| Spring Faculty Conference |
Monday, January 12 |
| Monday ONLY Classes Begin |
Monday, January 12 |
| Classes Begin |
Tuesday, January 13 |
| Martin Luther King, Jr., Holiday |
Monday, January 19 |
| Last Day to Add |
Wednesday, January 21 |
| Last Day to Drop |
Friday, January 23 |
| Incompletes Revert to Provisional Grades |
Friday, February 13 |
| President’s Day Holiday |
Monday, February 16 |
| Spring Vacation |
Monday, March 9 - Friday, March 13 |
| Mid-semester Grades Due in Registrar’s Office |
Tuesday, March 10 |
| Last Day to Withdraw from a Course |
Friday, March 27 |
| Good Friday Holiday |
Friday, April 3 |
| Easter Holiday |
Monday, April 6 |
| Academic Honors Convocation |
Tuesday, April 21 (Process 3:15 p.m., Ceremony 3:30 p.m.) |
| Reading/Study Days |
Saturday, May 2 – Monday, May 4 |
| Last Week of Semester |
Tuesday, May 5 - Friday, May 8 |
| Baccalaureate Mass |
Saturday, May 9 |
| Graduate School Commencement |
Saturday, May 9 |
| Undergraduate Commencement |
Sunday, May 10 |
| Grades Due in Registrar's Office |
Wednesday, May 13 |
| Summer Semester 2015 |
| Summer Session I Begins |
Monday, May 18 |
| Session I Ends |
Friday, June 26 |
| Session II Begins |
Monday, June 29 |
| Session II Ends |
Friday, August 7 |
| Full Summer Begins |
Monday, May 18 |
| Full Summer Ends |
Friday, August 7 |
