(This calendar does not pertain to the Law School or the Online Graduate Courses Calendar)
This calendar is subject to revision based on COVID-19 - related circumstances.
Fall Semester 2020 |
Date |
| New Faculty Orientation | Thursday, August 20 and Friday, August 21 |
| Fall Faculty Conference | Thursday, August 27 and Friday, August 28 |
| Residence Halls Open with Phased Move-In (New Students) | Wednesday, August 26 – Friday, August 28 |
| Residence Halls Open with Phased Move-In (Returning Students) | Saturday, August 29 – Monday, August 31 |
| New Student Orientation with Phased Start Dates | Wednesday, August 26 – Monday, August 31 |
| President’s Reception and Welcome Mass | Sunday, August 30 |
| Academic Convocation | Monday, August 31 |
| New Students Meet with Assigned Advisors | Monday, August 31 |
| Monday ONLY Classes Begin | Monday, August 31 |
| Classes Begin | Tuesday, September 1 |
| Labor Day Holiday | Monday, September 7 |
| Last Day to Add | Wednesday, September 9 |
| Last Day to Drop | Friday, September 11 |
| Mass of the Holy Spirit | Tuesday, September 15 (Mass will be live-streamed at 11 a.m. and last approximately an hour. The only classes canceled will be classes with the 10:50 a.m. start time.) Labs during Mass are not canceled. |
| Incompletes Revert to Provisional Grades | Friday, October 2 |
| Fall Family Weekend | Fall Family Engagement opportunities will occur throughout the semester |
| Founder’s Day Holiday | Monday, October 26 |
| Mid-Semester Grades Due in Registrar’s Office | Tuesday, October 27 |
| Last Day to Withdraw from a Course | Friday, November 13 |
| Thanksgiving Holiday | Wednesday, November 25 - Friday, November 27 |
| Online using Remote/Distance Technologies Begins | Monday, November 30 |
| Reading/Study Days | Saturday, December 12 - Monday, December 14 |
| Last Week of the Semester | Tuesday, December 15 - Friday, December 18 |
| Christmas Holiday Begins | Monday, December 21 |
| Grades Due in Registrar’s Office by noon | Wednesday, December 23 |
Spring Semester 2021 |
Date |
| Residence Halls Open | Sunday, January 10 |
| New Student Orientation | Monday, January 11 |
| Spring Faculty Conference | Monday, January 11 |
| Monday ONLY Classes Begin | Monday, January 11 |
| Classes Begin | Tuesday, January 12 |
| Martin Luther King, Jr., Holiday | Monday, January 18 |
| Last Day to Add | Wednesday, January 20 |
| Last Day to Drop | Friday, January 22 |
| Incompletes Revert to Provisional Grades | Friday, February 12 |
| Presidents’ Day Holiday | Monday, February 15 |
| Spring Vacation | Monday, March 8 - Friday, March 12 |
| Mid-semester Grades Due in Registrar’s Office | Tuesday, March 9 |
| Last Day to Withdraw from a Course | Thursday, April 1 |
| Good Friday Holiday | Friday, April 2 |
| Easter Holiday | Monday, April 5 |
| Academic Honors Convocation | Tuesday, April 20 (Process 3:15pm, Ceremony 3:30pm) |
| Reading/Study Days | Saturday, May 1 – Monday, May 3 |
| Last Week of Semester | Tuesday, May 4 - Friday, May 7 |
| Commencement Mass | Saturday, May 8 |
| Graduate School Commencement | Saturday, May 8 |
| Undergraduate Commencement | Sunday, May 9 |
| Grades Due in Registrar’s Office | Wednesday, May 12 |
Summer 2021 |
Date |
| First Session Begins | Monday, May 17 |
| First Session Ends | Friday, June 25 |
| Second Session Begins | Monday, June 28 |
| Second Session Ends | Friday, August 6 |
| Summer Begins | Monday, May 17 |
| Summer Ends | Friday, August 6 |
Approved by Academic Council 11-27-2017