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(This calendar does not pertain to the Law School or the Online Graduate Courses Calendar)
Fall Semester 2025 | Date |
| New Faculty Orientation | Thursday, August 14 and Friday, August 15 |
| Fall Faculty Conference | Thursday, August 21 |
| Learning Assessment Day (LeAD) | Thursday, August 21 |
| Reserved for Faculty Meetings as Needed | Friday, August 22 |
| Residence Halls Open (New Students) | Friday, August 22 and Saturday, August 23 |
| Residence Halls Open (Returning Students) | Sunday, August 24 |
| Welcome Weekend | Friday, August 22 – Monday, August 25 |
| President’s Reception and Welcome Mass | Sunday, August 24 |
| Academic Convocation | Monday, August 25 |
| New Students Meet with Assigned Advisors | Monday, August 25 |
| Monday ONLY Classes Begin | Monday, August 25 |
| Classes Begin | Tuesday, August 26 |
| Labor Day Holiday | Monday, September 1 |
| Last Day to Add | Wednesday, September 3 |
| Last Day to Drop | Friday, September 5 |
| Mass of the Holy Spirit | Tuesday, September 9 (Classes meeting 9:30-10:45 a.m. and 11:00-12:15 p.m. are canceled – labs that meet once per week are not canceled) |
| Incompletes Revert to Provisional Grades | Friday, September 26 |
| Fall Family Weekend | Friday, October 3 – Sunday, October 5 |
| Founder’s Day Holiday | Monday, October 20 |
| Mid-Semester Grades Due in Registrar’s Office | Wednesday, October 22 |
| Last Day to Withdraw from a Course | Friday, November 7 |
| Thanksgiving Holiday | Wednesday, November 26 - Friday, November 28 |
| Reading/Study Days | Saturday, December 6 - Monday, December 8 |
| Last Week of the Semester | Tuesday, December 9 - Friday, December 12 |
| Christmas Holiday Begins | Monday, December 15 |
| Grades Due in Registrar’s Office | Wednesday, December 17 |
Spring Semester 2026 | Date |
| Residence Halls Open | Sunday, January 11 |
| New Student Orientation | To be set by Student Affairs |
| Spring Faculty Conference | Monday, January 12 |
| Advising Summit | 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 |
| Presidents’ Day Holiday | Monday, February 16 |
| Spring Vacation | Monday, March 9 - Friday, March 13 |
| Mid-semester Grades Due in Registrar’s Office | Wednesday, March 11 |
| Last Day to Withdraw from a Course | Thursday, April 2 |
| Good Friday Holiday | Friday, April 3 |
| Easter Holiday | Monday, April 6 |
| Reading/Study Days | Saturday, May 2 – Monday, May 4 |
| Last Week of Semester | Tuesday, May 5 - Friday, May 8 |
| Commencement 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 2026 | Date |
| First Session Begins | Monday, May 18 |
| Memorial Day Holiday | Monday, May 25 |
| Juneteenth Holiday | Friday, June 19 |
| First Session Ends | Friday, June 26 |
| Second Session Begins | Monday, June 29 |
| Independence Day Holiday | Friday, July 3 |
| Second Session Ends | Friday, August 7 |
| Summer Begins | Monday, May 18 |
| Summer Ends | Friday, August 7 |
Approved by Academic Council - March 29, 2021