Academic Calendar (2013 - 2014)

(This calendar does not pertain to the Law School)

Fall Semester 2013
New Faculty Conference	Tuesday, August 27
Fall Faculty Conference	Thursday, August 29 and Friday, August 30
Residence Halls Open (New Students)	Friday, August 30 and Saturday, August 31
Residence Halls Open (Returning Students)	Sunday, September 1
New Student Orientation	Friday, August 30 – Monday, September 2
President’s Reception and Welcome Mass	Sunday, September 1
Academic Convocation	Monday, September 2
New Students Meet with Assigned Advisors	Monday, September 2
Monday ONLY Classes Begin	Monday, September 2
Classes Begin	Tuesday, September 3
Last Day to Add	Wednesday, September 11
Last Day to Drop	Friday, September 13
Mass of the Holy Spirit (11:00am & Noon Classes Canceled)	Wednesday, September 18 at 11:15 a.m.
Labor Day Observed	Friday, September 27
Incompletes Revert to Provisional Grades	Friday, October 4
Learning Outcomes Assessment Day (Morning classes canceled)	Wednesday, October 9
Founder’s Day Holiday	Monday, October 21
Fall Family Weekend	Friday, October 25 – Sunday, October 27
Mid-Semester Grades Due in Registrar’s Office	Tuesday, October 29
Last Day to Withdraw from a Course	Friday, November 15
Thanksgiving Holiday	Wednesday, November 27 – Friday, November 29
Reading/Study Days	Saturday, December 14 – Monday, December 16
Last Week of the Semester	Tuesday, December 17 – Friday, December 20
Christmas Holiday Begins	Monday, December 23
Grades Due in Registrar’s Office	Friday, December 27

Spring Semester 2014
Residence Halls Open	Sunday, January 12
New Student Orientation	Monday, January 13
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
President’s 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	Friday, March 28
Good Friday Holiday	Friday, April 18
Easter Holiday	Monday, April 21
Academic Honors Convocation	Tuesday, April 22 (Process 3:15 p.m., Ceremony 3:30 p.m.)
Reading/Study Days	Saturday, May 3 – Monday, May 5
Last Week of Semester (100/200 classes)	Tuesday, May 6 – Friday, May 9
Last Week of Semester (300/400 classes)	Tuesday, May 6 – Thursday, May 8
Baccalaureate Mass	Saturday, May 10
Graduate School Commencement	Saturday, May 10
Undergraduate Commencement	Sunday, May 11
Grades Due in Registrar’s Office	Wednesday, May 14