Fall 2021
August 30-31: Upper class resident students report to residence halls
September 1-2: First year resident students report to residence halls
September 3-6: Fall Welcome Weekend
September 4-5: Upper class resident students report to residence halls
September 6: Labor Day (No Classes)
September 7: Fall Semester Begins
September 7: Applications due for January 2022 Graduation
September 7-10: Late Registration: In Person Add/Drop Period
September 10: Add/Drop Period ends for Fall Semester
September 10-19: Initium Activities
September 11: Course Withdrawal Period begins for Fall Semester
September 19: Mass of the Holy Spirit
September 24: Applications due for May 2022 Graduation (full-time students)
TBA: Family Weekend
October 15: Midsemester Holiday
October 15: Midterm grades due in Records Office by 3:00pm
October 20: WebAdvisor Registration for Spring 2022 Semester (Class of 2022)
October 27: WebAdvisor Registration for Spring 2022 Semester (Class of 2023)
November 1: All Saints Day
November 3: Web Registration for Spring 2022 Semester (Class of 2024)
November 10-11: Web Registration for Spring 2022 Semester (Class of 2025)
November 15: Course Withdrawal Period ends for Fall Semester; last day to withdraw from a course with a grade of W
November 15: Web 6th Course Registration Period begins for Spring 2022 Semester
November 23: Thanksgiving Break begins after last class
November 24-28: Thanksgiving Break (No Classes)
November 25-28: Thanksgiving Break (University Closed)
November 29: Classes Resume
December 8: Feast of the Immaculate Conception
December 10: Last day of classes for Fall Semester
December 13-21: Exams and close of Fall Semester, including Saturday, December 18
December 24-January 2: Christmas Break (University Closed)
Spring 2022
January 3: University Opens
January 3: Mail-In Registration ends for Spring Semester (part-time students)
January 16: Resident students report to residence halls
January 17: Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday (University Closed)
January 18: Spring Semester Begins
January 18: Applications due for May 2020 Graduation (part-time students)
January 18-21: Late Registration: In Person Add/Drop Period
January 21: Add/Drop Period ends for Spring Semester
January 22: Course Withdrawal Period begins for Spring Semester
February 28: Web and Mail-In Registration begins for Summer 2022 Sessions
March 2: Ash Wednesday
March 4: Midterm grades due in Records Office by 3:00pm
March 7-13: Spring Break
March 14: Classes Resume
March 23: Web Registration for Fall 2022 Semester (Class of 2023)
March 25: Maryland Day Celebration
March 30: Web Registration for Fall 2022 Semester (Class of 2024)
April 1: Course Withdrawal Period ends for Spring Semester; last day to withdraw from a course with a grade of W
April 6: Web Registration for Fall 2022 Semester (Class of 2025)
April 14-18: Easter Break (No Classes)
April 15-18: Easter Break (Offices Closed)
May 3: Last day of classes for Spring Semester
May 4: Study Day
May 5-13: Exams and close of Spring Semester, including Saturday, May 7
May 20: Academic Honors and Departmental Awards Ceremony: McManus Theatre, 11am
May 20: Baccalaureate Mass: Reitz Arena, 1:30pm
May 21: Commencement: Royal Farms Arena, 11am