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(This calendar does not pertain to the Law School or the Online Graduate Courses Calendar)
Fall Semester 2027 | Date |
| New Faculty Orientation | Thursday, August 19 and Friday, August 20 |
| Fall Faculty Conference | Thursday, August 26 |
| Learning Assessment Day (LeAD) | Thursday, August 26 |
| Reserved for Faculty Meetings as Needed | Friday, August 27 |
| Residence Halls Open (New Students) | Friday, August 27 and Saturday, August 28 |
| Residence Halls Open (Returning Students) | Sunday, August 29 |
| Welcome Weekend | Friday, August 27 – Monday, August 30 |
| President’s Reception and Welcome Mass | Sunday, August 29 |
| Academic Convocation | Monday, August 30 |
| New Students Meet with Assigned Advisors | Monday, August 30 |
| Monday ONLY Classes Begin | Monday, August 30 |
| Classes Begin | Tuesday, August 31 |
| Labor Day Holiday | Monday, September 6 |
| Last Day to Add | Wednesday, September 8 |
| Last Day to Drop | Friday, September 10 |
| Mass of the Holy Spirit | Tuesday, September 14 (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 1 |
| Fall Family Weekend | Friday, October 1 – Sunday, October 3 |
| Founder’s Day Holiday | Monday, October 18 |
| Mid-Semester Grades Due in Registrar’s Office | Wednesday, October 27 |
| Thanksgiving Holiday | Wednesday, November 24 - Friday, November 26 |
| Last Day to Withdraw from a Course | Monday, November 29 |
| Last Day to Completely Withdraw from the semester | Friday, December 3 |
| Reading/Study Days | Saturday, December 11 - Monday, December 13 |
| Last Week of the Semester | Tuesday, December 14 - Friday, December 17 |
| Christmas Holiday Begins | Monday, December 20 |
| Grades Due in Registrar’s Office | Wednesday, December 22 |
Spring Semester 2028 | Date |
| Residence Halls Open | Sunday, January 16 |
| New Student Orientation | To be set by Student Affairs |
| Spring Faculty Conference | Friday, January 14 |
| Advising Summit | Friday, January 14 |
| Martin Luther King, Jr., Holiday | Monday, January 17 |
| Classes Begin | Tuesday, January 18 |
| Last Day to Add | Wednesday, January 26 |
| Last Day to Drop | Friday, January 28 |
| Incompletes Revert to Provisional Grades | Friday, February 18 |
| Presidents’ Day Holiday | Monday, February 21 |
| Spring Vacation | Monday, March 13 - Friday, March 17 |
| Mid-semester Grades Due in Registrar’s Office | Wednesday, March 15 |
| Last Day to Withdraw from a Course | Thursday, March 31 |
| Good Friday Holiday | Friday, April 14 |
| Easter Holiday | Monday, April 17 |
| Reading/Study Days | Saturday, May 6– Monday, May 8 |
| Last Week of Semester | Tuesday, May 9 - Friday, May 12 |
| Commencement Mass | Saturday, May 13 |
| Graduate School Commencement | Saturday, May 13 |
| Undergraduate Commencement | Sunday, May 14 |
| Grades Due in Registrar’s Office | Wednesday, May 17 |
Summer 2028 | Date |
| First Session Begins | Monday, May 22 |
| Full Summer Begins | Monday, May 22 |
| Memorial Day Holiday | Monday, May 29 |
| Juneteenth Holiday | Friday, June 19 |
| First Session Ends | Friday, June 30 |
| Second Session Begins | Monday, July 3 |
| Independence Day Holiday | Tuesday, July 4 |
| First Session Grades Due | Wednesday, July 5 |
| Second Session Ends | Friday, August 11 |
| Full Summer Ends | Friday, August 11 |
| Second Session Grades Due | Wednesday, August 16 |
| Full Session Grades Due | Wednesday, August 16 |
Approved by Academic Council - December 4, 2024