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(This calendar does not pertain to the Law School or the Online Graduate Courses Calendar)
Fall Semester 2026 |
Date |
| New Faculty Orientation | Thursday, August 20 and Friday, August 21 |
| Fall Faculty Conference | Thursday, August 27 |
| Learning Assessment Day (LeAD) | Thursday, August 27 |
| Reserved for Faculty Meetings as Needed | Friday, August 28 |
| Residence Halls Open (New Students) | Friday, August 28 and Saturday, August 29 |
| Residence Halls Open (Returning Students) | Sunday, August 30 |
| Welcome Weekend | Friday, August 28 – 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 (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,October 2 |
| Fall Family Weekend | Friday, October 2 – Sunday, October 4 |
| Founder’s Day Holiday | Monday, October 19 |
| Mid-Semester Grades Due in Registrar’s Office | Wednesday, October 28 |
| Last Day to Withdraw from a Course | Friday, November 20 |
| Thanksgiving Holiday | Wednesday, November 25 - Friday, November 27 |
| Last Day to Completely Withdraw from the Semester | Friday, December 4 |
| 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 | Wednesday, December 23 |
Spring Semester 2027 |
Date |
| Residence Halls Open | Sunday, January 10 |
| New Student Orientation | To be set by Student Affairs |
| Spring Faculty Conference | Monday, January 11 |
| Advising Summit | 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 | Wednesday, March 10 |
| Last Day to Withdraw from a Course | Thursday, March 25 |
| Good Friday Holiday |
Friday, March 26 |
| Easter Holiday | Monday, March 29 |
| Last Day to Completely Withdraw from the semester | Friday, April 9 |
| Reading/Study Days | Saturday, May 1– Monday, May 3 |
| Last Week of Semester | Tuesday, May 4 - Friday, May 7 |
| Student Honors and Magis Academic Achievement Awards |
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 2027 |
Date |
| First Session Begins | Monday, May 17 |
| Full Summer Begins | Monday, May 17 |
| Memorial Day Holiday |
Monday, May 31 |
| Juneteenth Holiday | Friday, June 18 |
| First Session Ends | Friday, June 25 |
| First Session Grades Due | Wednesday, June 30 |
| Second Session Begins | Monday, June 28 |
| Independence Day Holiday | Monday, July 5 |
| Second Session Ends | Friday, August 6 |
| Full Summer Ends | Friday, August 6 |
| Second Session Grades Due | Wednesday, August 11 |
| Full Session Grades Due | Wednesday, August 11 |
Approved by Academic Council - December 4, 2024