Academic Calendar

(This calendar does not pertain to the Law School or the Online Graduate Courses Calendar)

FALL SEMESTER	DATE
New Faculty Conference	Thursday, August 20 and Friday, August 21
Fall Faculty Conference	Thursday, August 27 and Friday, August 28
Residence Halls Open (New Students)	Friday, August 28 and Saturday, August 29
Residence Halls Open (Returning Students)	Sunday, August 30
New Student Orientation	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	Monday, September 7
Last Day to Add	Wednesday, September 9
Last Day to Drop	Friday, September 11
Mass of the Holy Spirit (Morning) Learning Outcomes Assessment Day (Afternoon)	Wednesday, September 16 (Classes Canceled)
Incompletes Revert to Provisional Grades	Friday, October 2
Fall Family Weekend	Friday, October 9 – Sunday, October 11
Founder’s Day Holiday	Monday, October 19
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
Reading/Study Days	Saturday, December 12 through 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 2018	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
President’s Day Holiday	Monday, February 15
Spring Vacation	Monday, March 7 - Friday, March 11
Mid-semester Grades Due in Registrar’s Office	Tuesday, March 8
Last Day to Withdraw from a Course	Thursday, March 24
Good Friday Holiday	Friday, March 25
Easter Holiday	Monday, March 28
Academic Honors Convocation	Tuesday, April 19 (Process 3:15pm, Ceremony 3:30pm)
Reading/Study Days	Saturday, April 30 – Monday, May 2
Last Week of Semester	Tuesday, May 3 - Friday, May 6
Commencement Mass	Saturday, May 7
Graduate School Commencement	Saturday, May 7
Undergraduate Commencement	Sunday, May 8
Grades Due in Registrar’s Office	Wednesday, May 11