Academic Calendar (2018 - 2019)
(This calendar does not pertain to the Law School or the Online Graduate Courses Calendar)
| FALL SEMESTER |
DATE |
| New Faculty Orientation |
Thursday, August 18 and Friday, August 19 |
| Fall Faculty Conference |
Thursday, August 25 and Friday, August 26 |
| Residence Halls Open (New Students) |
Friday, August 26 and Saturday, August 27 |
| Residence Halls Open (Returning Students) |
Sunday, August 28 |
| New Student Orientation |
Friday, August 26 – Monday, August 29 |
| President’s Reception and Welcome Mass |
Sunday, August 28 |
| Academic Convocation |
Monday, August 29 |
| New Students Meet with Assigned Advisors |
Monday, August 29 |
| Monday ONLY Classes Begin |
Monday, August 29 |
| Classes Begin |
Tuesday, August 30 |
| Labor Day |
Monday, September 5 |
| Last Day to Add |
Wednesday, September 7 |
| Last Day to Drop |
Friday, September 9 |
Mass of the Holy Spirit (Morning) Learning Outcomes Assessment Day (Afternoon) |
Wednesday, September 14 (Daytime classes beginning before 4:00 pm are canceled.) |
| Incompletes Revert to Provisional Grades |
Friday, September 30 |
| Fall Family Weekend |
Friday, October 7 – Sunday, October 9 |
| Founder’s Day Holiday |
Monday, October 24 |
| Mid-Semester Grades Due in Registrar’s Office |
Tuesday, October 25 |
| Last Day to Withdraw from a Course |
Friday, November 11 |
| Thanksgiving Holiday |
Wednesday, November 23 - Friday, November 25 |
| Reading/Study Days |
Saturday, December 10 through Monday, December 12 |
| Last Week of the Semester |
Tuesday, December 13 - Friday, December 16 |
| Christmas Holiday Begins |
Monday, December 19 |
| Grades Due in Registrar’s Office |
Wednesday, December 21 |
| SPRING SEMESTER 2019 |
DATE |
| Residence Halls Open |
Sunday, January 15 |
| Martin Luther King, Jr., Holiday |
Monday, January 16 |
| New Student Orientation |
Tuesday, January 17 |
| Spring Faculty Conference |
Tuesday, January 17 |
| Classes Begin |
Wednesday, January 18 |
| Monday ONLY Classes Begin |
Monday, January 23 |
| Last Day to Add |
Wednesday, January 25 |
| Last Day to Drop |
Friday, January 27 |
| Incompletes Revert to Provisional Grades |
Friday, February 17 |
| President’s Day Holiday |
Monday, February 20 |
| Spring Vacation |
Monday, March 13 - Friday, March 17 |
| Mid-semester Grades Due in Registrar’s Office |
Tuesday, March 14 |
| Last Day to Withdraw from a Course |
Friday, April 7 |
| Good Friday Holiday |
Friday, April 14 |
| Easter Holiday |
Monday, April 17 |
| Academic Honors Convocation |
Tuesday, April 25 (Process 3:15pm, Ceremony 3:30pm) |
| 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 |
DATE |
| First Session Begins |
Monday, May 22 |
| First Session Ends |
Friday, June 30 |
| Second Session Begins |
Monday, July 3 |
| Second Session Ends |
Friday, August 11 |
| Full Term Begins |
Monday, May 22 |
| Full Term Ends |
Friday, August 11 |