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 |
| SUMMER | DATE |
| First Session Begins | Monday, May 16 |
| First Session Ends | Friday, June 24 |
| Second Session Begins | Monday, June 27 |
| Second Session Ends | Friday, August 5 |
| Full Term Begins | Monday, May 16 |
| Full Term Ends | Friday, August 5 |
