| Fall Semester 2008 | |
| Law School Classes Begin | Monday, August 25 |
| New Faculty Conference | Tuesday, August 26 |
| Fall Faculty Conference | Wednesday, August 27 and Thursday, August 28 |
| Residence Halls Open (New Students) | Friday, August 29 and Saturday, August 30 |
| Residence Halls Open (Returning Students) | Sunday, August 31 |
| New Student Orientation | Sunday, August 31 - Monday, September 15 |
| President's Reception | Sunday, August 31 |
| Academic Convocation | Monday, September 1 |
| New Students Meet with Assigned Advisors | Monday, September 1 |
| Fall Validation Day | 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 & Noon classes canceled) |
Wednesday, September 17 |
| Labor Day Observed | Friday, September 26 |
| Incompletes Revert to Provisional Grades | Friday, October 3 |
| Student Learning Outcomes Day (Morning classes canceled) |
Thursday, October 9 |
| Founder’s Day Holiday | Monday, October 20 |
| Mid-semester Grades Due in Registrar's Office | Tuesday, October 21 |
| Fall Family Weekend | Friday, October 24 – Sunday, October 26 |
| Last Day to Withdraw | Friday, November 14 |
| Thanksgiving Holiday | Wednesday, November 26 - Friday, November 28 |
| Prep Week | Monday, December 8 - Friday, December 12 |
| Semester Examinations | Monday, December 15 - Thursday, December 18 |
| Christmas Holiday Begins | Friday, December 19 |
| Grades Due in Registrar's Office | Tuesday, December 23 |
| Spring Semester 2009 | |
| Residence Halls Open | Sunday, January 11 |
| New Student Orientation | Monday, January 12 |
| Spring Faculty Conference | Monday, January 12 |
| Spring Validation Day | Monday, January 12 |
| Classes which meet on Mondays ONLY begin | Monday, January 12 |
| Undergraduate, Graduate and Law Classes Begin | Tuesday, January 13 |
| Martin Luther King 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 | Friday, March 27 |
| Good Friday Holiday | Friday, April 10 |
| Easter Holiday | Monday, April 13 |
| Academic Honors Convocation (classes canceled 3:15-4:45 pm) |
Tuesday, April 21 |
| Prep Week | Monday, April 27 - Friday, May 1 |
| Semester Examinations (100/200 classes) | Monday, May 4 - Friday, May 8 |
| Semester Examinations (300/400 classes) | Monday, May 4 - Wednesday, May 6 |
| Senior Week Activities | Wednesday, May 6 - Friday, May 8 |
| Graduate School Commencement | Saturday, May 9 |
| Baccalaureate Mass | Saturday, May 9 |
| Graduate School Mass | Saturday, May 9 |
| Undergraduate Commencement | Sunday, May 10 |
| Grades Due in Registrar’s Office | Tuesday, May 12 |
| Law School Commencement | Saturday, May 16 |
| Summer Semester 2009 | |
| 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 |