(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 |
Spring Faculty Conference |
Thursday, January 14 |
LeAD Event for Faculty | Friday, January 15 (10am to Noon) |
Residence Halls Open |
Saturday, January 16 for New Residents Sunday, January 17 for Current Students |
New Student Orientation | Sunday, January 17 |
Martin Luther King, Jr., Holiday | Monday, January 18 |
Classes Begin | Tuesday, January 19 |
Last Day to Add | Wednesday, January 27 |
Last Day to Drop | Friday, January 29 |
Presidents’ Day Holiday | Monday, February 15 |
Incompletes Revert to Provisional Grades | Friday, February 19 |
Mid-semester Reading Days | Thursday, March 11 & Friday, March 12 |
Mid-semester Grades Due in Registrar’s Office | Tuesday, March 16 |
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 (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