Fall 2018
August 30: First year students report to residence halls
August 31-September 3: Fall Welcome Weekend
September 2: Upperclass resident students report to residence halls
September 3: Labor Day (No Classes)
September 4: Fall Semester Begins
September 4: Applications due for January 2019 Graduation
September 4-7: Late Registration: In Person Add/Drop Period
September 7: Add/Drop Period ends for Fall Semester
September 7-16: Initium Activities
September 8: Course Withdrawal Period begins for Fall Semester
September 16: Mass of the Holy Spirit
September 21: Applications due for May 2018 Graduation (full-time students)
September 28-30: Family Weekend
October 19: Midsemester Holiday
October 19: Midterm grades due in Records Office by 3:00pm
October 24: WebAdvisor Registration for Spring 2019 Semester (Class of 2019)
October 31: WebAdvisor Registration for Spring 2019 Semester (Class of 2020)
November 1: All Saints Day
November 7: WebAdvisor Registration for Spring 2019 Semester (Class of 2021)
November 9: Course Withdrawal Period ends for Fall Semester; last day to withdraw from a course with a grade of W
November 14-15: WebAdvisor Registration for Spring 2019 Semester (Class of 2022)
November 19: WebAdvisor Add/Drop begins for Spring 2019 Semester
November 20: Thanksgiving Break begins after last class
November 21-25:Thanksgiving Break (No Classes)
November 22-25: Thanksgiving Break (University Closed)
November 26: Classes Resume
December 8: Feast of the Immaculate Conception
December 10: Last day of classes for Fall Semester
December 11: Study Day
December 12-20: Exams and close of Fall Semester, including Saturday, December 15
December 24-January 1: Christmas Break (University Closed)
Spring 2019
January 2: University Opens
January 2: Mail-In Registration ends for Spring Semester (part-time students)
January 13: Resident students report to residence halls
January 14: Spring Semester Begins
January 14: Applications due for May 2019 Graduation (part-time students)
January 14-17: Late Registration: In Person Add/Drop Period
January 17: Add/Drop Period ends for Spring Semester
January 18: Course Withdrawal Period begins for Spring Semester
January 21: Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday (University Closed)
February 25: Web and Mail-In Registration begins for Summer 2019 Sessions
March 1: Midterm grades due in Records Office by 3:00pm
March 4-10: Spring Break
March 6: Ash Wednesday
March 11: Classes Resume
March 20: WebAdvisor Registration for Fall 2019 Semester (Class of 2020)
March 22: Maryland Day Celebration
March 27: WebAdvisor Registration for Fall 2019 Semester (Class of 2021)
March 29: Course Withdrawal Period ends for Spring Semester; last day to withdraw from a course with a grade of W
April 3: WebAdvisor Registration for Fall 2019 Semester (Class of 2022)
April 18-22: Easter Break (No Classes)
April 19-22: Easter Break (Offices Closed)
April 11: WebAdvisor Registration for Fall 2019 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 4
May 17:Academic Honors and Departmental Awards Ceremony: McManus Theatre, 11am
May 17:Baccalaureate Mass: Reitz Arena, 1:30pm
May 18:Commencement: Royal Farms Arena, 11am