Last updated 2/8/24
Date Day of the Week Event
August 21-25 Monday-Friday Welcome Back Days for Faculty & Academic Affairs Staff
August 26 Saturday Residence Areas Open for First-Year (2027) & New Transfer Students
August 26 Saturday First-Year Welcome Mass: 4 p.m.
August 27 Sunday Residence Areas Open: Classes of 2024, 2025 & 2026
August 28 Monday Academic Department Meetings with Class of 2027: 9-9:45 a.m.
August 28 Monday Academic Department Meetings with Classes of 2024, 2025 & 2026: 10-10:45 a.m.
August 28 Monday Opening Mass of the Holy Spirit: 11 a.m.
August 28 Monday Community Engagement Day: 1-4 p.m.
August 29 Tuesday Classes begin (Follow a Monday schedule)
August 30 Wednesday Convocation: 4:30 p.m. (Classes between 4-6 p.m. are not held)
September 4 Monday Labor Day (No Classes)
September 8 Friday Last day of Add/Drop
September 14 Thursday Last Day for Pass/Fail
October 6-10 Friday-Tuesday Fall Break (No Classes)
October 11 Wednesday Last Day to Change/Declare Major(s), Minor(s), or Advisors before Spring 2024 Course Registration
October 13 Friday Winter Session 2023-2024 & Spring 2024 Schedules Released
October 18 Wednesday  Mid-Semester Assessments Due Online at Noon
October 25 Monday Spring 2024 Advising Begins
October 25- November 3 Wednesday-Friday Advising for Classes of 2024 & 2025
November 1-10 Wednesday-Friday Advising for Classes of 2026 & 2027
November 7 Tuesday Spring 2024 Course Registration Begins
November 7 Tuesday 7 a.m. - Graduate students & 2024 priority registration students
November 8 Wednesday 7 a.m. - All remaining 2024 students
November 9 Thursday 7 a.m. - 2025 priority registration students
November 10 Friday 7 a.m. - All remaining 2025 students
November 10 Friday Last Day to Withdraw from a Fall Course or the College
November 13 Monday 7 a.m. - 2026 priority registration students
November 14 Tuesday 7 a.m. - All remaining 2026 students
November 15 Wednesday 7 a.m. - 2027 priority registration students
November 16 Thursday 7 a.m. - All remaining 2027 students
November 17 Friday Day classes follow a Friday schedule; Classes beginning at 4 p.m. follow a Tuesday schedule
November 19 Sunday Spring 2024 Course Registration Ends
November 20 Monday 2023-2024 Winter Session Registration Begins
November 21 Tuesday No Tuesday evening classes beginning at 4 p.m. or later
November 22-26 Wednesday-Sunday Thanksgiving Recess (No Classes)
December 4 Monday Spring 2024 Add/Drop Opens
December 11 Monday Last Day to Register for 2023-2024 Winter Session
December 13 Wednesday Last Day of Classes; Day classes follow a Friday schedule; Evening classes follow a regular Wednesday schedule
December 14 Thursday Reading Day (This Reading Day could be assigned as a weather make-up day by the Provost's Office, if needed)
December 15 Friday Final Exams Begin
December 21 Thursday Final Exams End
December 28 Thursday Grades Due Online at Noon
Date Day of the week Event
December 27 Wednesday Winter Session Begins
January 1 Monday New Year's Day (No classes)
January 10 Wednesday Winter Session ends
January 15 Monday Grades Due Online by Noon
Date Day of the week Event
January 14 Sunday Residence Areas Open
January 15 Monday Martin Luther King, Jr. Day (No Classes)
January 16 Tuesday Classes Begin (Follow a Monday schedule)
January 25 Thursday Last Day of Add/Drop
February 1 Thursday Last Day for Pass/Fail
February 19 Monday Presidents' Day (Classes will be held)
February 26 Monday Last Day to Change/Declare Major(s), Minor(s), or Advisors before Fall 2024 Course Registration
March 1 Friday Fall 2024 Schedule Released
March 2-10 Saturday-Sunday Spring Break (No Classes)
March 11 Monday Mid-Semester Assessments Due Online at Noon
March 13 Wednesday Fall 2024 Advising Begins
March 13-18 Wednesday-Monday Advising for Class of 2025
March 19-22 Tuesday-Friday Advising for Class of 2026
March 22-27 Friday-Wednesday Advising for Class of 2027
March 21 Thursday Fall 2024 Course Registration Begins
March 21 Thursday 7 a.m. - 2025 priority registration students
March 22 Friday 7 a.m. - All remaining 2025 students register
March 25 Monday 7 a.m. - 2026 priority registration students
March 26 Tuesday 7 a.m. - All remaining 2026 students register
March 27 Wednesday (Follow a Thursday schedule)
March 28-April 1 Thursday-Monday Easter Break (No Classes)
April 2 Tuesday 7 a.m. - 2027 priority registration students
April 3 Wednesday 7 a.m. - All remaining 2027 students register
April 7 Sunday Fall 2024 Course Registration Ends
April 8 Monday Summer 2024 Course Registration Begins
April 12 Friday Last Day to Withdraw from a Spring Course or the College
April 15 Monday Patriots' Day (Classes will be held)
April 29 Monday Fall 2024 Add/Drop Opens
May 1 Wednesday Last Day of Classes
May 2 Thursday Reading Day 1 (This Reading Day could be assigned as a weather make-up day by the Provost's Office, if needed)
May 3 Friday Reading Day 2
May 4 Saturday Final Exams Begin
May 10 Friday Final Exams End
May 13 Monday Grades for Seniors (2024) and graduate students are due online at Noon
May 15 Wednesday Grades for Classes of 2025, 2026 & 2027 are due online at Noon
May 16-17 Thursday-Friday Professional Development Days
May 18 Saturday Baccalaureate Mass: 4 p.m.
May 19 Sunday Commencement: 10 a.m.
Date Day of the week Event
May 20 Monday Summer Internships May Begin
May 27 Monday Memorial Day (No Classes)
May 28 Tuesday Summer I 5-Week & 8-Week Courses Begin
May 29 Wednesday Last Day to Add/Drop Summer I 5-Week and 8-Week Courses (See refund rules)
June 19 Wednesday Juneteenth (No Classes)
June 21 Friday Last Day to Withdraw from Summer I 5-Week Courses
June 24-28 Monday-Friday Orientation: Class of 2028
June 28 Friday Summer Internship & Directed Study/Research Registration Deadline
June 28 Friday Last Day of Summer 5-Week Courses
July 1 Monday Summer II 5-Week Courses Begin
July 2 Tuesday Last day to Add/Drop Summer II 5-Week Courses
July 3 Wednesday Grades for Summer I 5-Week Courses are due online at Noon
July 4 Thursday Independence Day (No Classes)
July 12 Friday Last Day to Withdraw from Summer I 8-Week Courses
July 19 Friday Last Day of Summer I 8-Week Courses
July 24 Wednesday Grades for Summer I 8-Week Courses are due online at Noon
July 26 Friday Last Day to Withdraw from Summer II 5-Week Courses
August 2 Friday Last Day of Summer II 5-Week Courses
August 7 Wednesday Grades for Summer II 5-Week Courses are due online at Noon
August 16 Friday Last available day for Summer 2024 Internships
September 1 Sunday Conferral date for Summer 2024 graduates