Fall 2019
August 29: First year students report to residence halls
August 30-September 2: Fall Welcome Weekend
September 1: Upper class resident students report to residence halls
September 2: Labor Day (No Classes)
September 3: Fall Semester Begins
September 3: Applications due for January 2020 Graduation
September 3-6: Late Registration: In Person Add/Drop Period
September 6: Add/Drop Period ends for Fall Semester
September 6-15: Initium Activities
September 7: Course Withdrawal Period begins for Fall Semester
September 15: Mass of the Holy Spirit
September 20: Applications due for May 2020 Graduation (full-time students)
September 27-29: Family Weekend
October 18: Midsemester Holiday
October 18: Midterm grades due in Records Office by 3:00pm
October 23: WebAdvisor Registration for Spring 2020 Semester (Class of 2020)
October 30: WebAdvisor Registration for Spring 2020 Semester (Class of 2021)
November 1: All Saints Day
November 6: WebAdvisor Registration for Spring 2020 Semester (Class of 2022)
November 8: Course Withdrawal Period ends for Fall Semester; last day to withdraw from a course with a grade of W
November 13-14: WebAdvisor Registration for Spring 2020 Semester (Class of 2023)
November 18: WebAdvisor Add/Drop begins for Spring 2020 Semester
November 26: Thanksgiving Break begins after last class
November 27-December 1: Thanksgiving Break (No Classes)
November 28-December 1: Thanksgiving Break (University Closed)
December 2: Classes Resume
December 8: Feast of the Immaculate Conception
December 9: Last day of classes for Fall Semester
December 10: Study Day
December 11-19: Exams and close of Fall Semester, including Saturday, December 14
December 23-January 1: Christmas Break (University Closed)
Spring 2020
January 2: University Opens
January 2: Mail-In Registration ends for Spring Semester (part-time students)
January 12: Resident students report to residence halls
January 13: Spring Semester Begins
January 13: Applications due for May 2020 Graduation (part-time students)
January 13-16: Late Registration: In Person Add/Drop Period
January 16: Add/Drop Period ends for Spring Semester
January 17: Course Withdrawal Period begins for Spring Semester
January 20: Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday (University Closed)
February 24: Web and Mail-In Registration begins for Summer 2019 Sessions
February 26: Ash Wednesday
February 28: Midterm grades due in Records Office by 3:00pm
March 2-8: Spring Break
March 9: Classes Resume
March 18: WebAdvisor Registration for Fall 2020 Semester (Class of 2021)
March 20: Maryland Day Celebration
March 25: WebAdvisor Registration for Fall 2020 Semester (Class of 2022)
March 27: Course Withdrawal Period ends for Spring Semester; last day to withdraw from a course with a grade of W
April 1: WebAdvisor Registration for Fall 2020 Semester (Class of 2023)
April 9-13: Easter Break (No Classes)
April 10-13: Easter Break (Offices Closed)
April 28: Last day of classes for Spring Semester
April 29: Study Day
April 30-May 8: Exams and close of Spring Semester, including Saturday,May 2
May 15:Academic Honors and Departmental Awards Ceremony: McManus Theatre, 11am
May 15:Baccalaureate Mass: Reitz Arena, 1:30pm
May 16:Commencement: Royal Farms Arena, 11am