Fall 2017

August 31: First year students report to residence halls

September 1-4: Fall Welcome Weekend

September 3: Upperclass resident students report to residence halls

September 4: Labor Day (No Classes)

September 5: Fall Semester Begins

September 5: Applications due for January 2018 Graduation

September 5-8: Late Registration: In Person Add/Drop Period

September 8: Add/Drop Period ends for Fall Semester

September 8-17: Initium Activities

September 9: Course Withdrawal Period begins for Fall Semester

September 17: Mass of the Holy Spirit

September 22: Applications due for May 2018 Graduation (full-time students)

October 6-8: Family Weekend

October 20: Midsemester Holiday

October 20: Midterm grades due in Records Office by 3:00pm

October 25: WebAdvisor Registration for Spring 2018 Semester (Class of 2018)

November 1: All Saints Day

November 1: WebAdvisor Registration for Spring 2018 Semester (Class of 2019)

November 8: WebAdvisor Registration for Spring 2018 Semester (Class of 2020)

November 10: Course Withdrawal Period ends for Fall Semester; last day to withdraw from a course with a grade of W

November 15-16: WebAdvisor Registration for Spring 2018 Semester (Class of 2021)

November 20: WebAdvisor Add/Drop begins for Spring 2018 Semester

November 21: Thanksgiving Break begins after last class

November 22-26:Thanksgiving Break (No Classes)

November 23-26: Thanksgiving Break (University Closed)

November 27: Classes Resume

December 8: Feast of the Immaculate Conception

December 11: Last day of classes for Fall Semester

December 12: Study Day

December 13-21: Exams and close of Fall Semester, including Saturday, December 16

December 22-January 1: Christmas Break (University Closed)

Spring 2018

January 2: University Opens

January 2: Mail-In Registration ends for Spring Semester (part-time students)

January 14: Resident students report to residence halls

January 15: Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday (University Closed)

January 16: Spring Semester Begins

January 16: Applications due for May 2018 Graduation (part-time students)

January 16-19: Late Registration: In Person Add/Drop Period

January 19: Add/Drop Period ends for Spring Semester

January 20: Course Withdrawal Period begins for Spring Semester

February 14: Ash Wednesday

February 26: Web and Mail-In Registration begins for Summer 2018 Sessions

March 2: Midterm grades due in Records Office by 3:00pm

March 5-11: Spring Break

March 12: Classes Resume

March 21: WebAdvisor Registration for Fall 2018 Semester (Class of 2019)

March 23:Maryland Day Celebration

March 28: WebAdvisor Registration for Fall 2018 Semester (Class of 2020)

March 29-April 2: Easter Break (No Classes)

March 30-April 2: Easter Break (Offices Closed)

April 3: Classes Resume

April 3: Course Withdrawal Period ends for Spring Semester; last day to withdraw from a course with a grade of W

April 11: WebAdvisor Registration for Fall 2018 Semester (Class of 2021)

April 30: Last day of classes for Spring Semester

May 1: Study Day

May 2-10: Exams and close of Spring Semester, including Saturday,May 5

May 18:Academic Honors and Departmental Awards Ceremony: McManus Theatre, 11am

May 18:Baccalaureate Mass: Reitz Arena, 1:30pm

May 19:Commencement: Royal Farms Arena, 11am