Academic Year Calendar

Fall 2019

• Aug. 14 — Opening Day (Employees)
• Aug. 15-18 — New Student Orientation
• Aug. 19 — Classes Begin
• Aug. 19 — Opening Convocation, Convocation details and adjusted class schedule >
• Aug. 19-23 — Undergraduate add/drop period
• Aug. 20 — Mass of the Holy Spirit, Mass details and adjusted class schedule >
• Sept. 2 — Labor Day
• Sept. 13-15 — Family Weekend • FamilyFest
• Oct. 5-13 — Fall Break - no classes
• Oct. 21-25 — Advising Week
• Nov. 1 — Undergraduates: last day to withdraw (fall classes)
• Nov. 27-Dec. 1 — Thanksgiving (break begins after evening classes on Tuesday)
• Dec. 9-13 — Final Exams 

Spring 2020

• Jan. 20— Martin Luther King Holiday
• Jan. 21 — Classes Begin
• Jan. 21-28 — Undergraduate add/drop period
• Feb. 29-Mar. 8 — Spring Break (no classes)
• March 16-20 — Advising Week
• March 30 – April 1 Undergraduate Registration
• April 8 — Undergraduates: last day to withdraw (15-week spring classes) 
• April 9-13 — Easter Break (break begins before evening classes Wednesday)
• April 22-24 — SPARC Festival 
• April 23 — No classes (SPARC Festival) 
• April 24 — Academic Awards Ceremony
• May 8 — Last Day of Classes
• May 9, 11-14 — Final Exams (Sat. and Mon.-Thurs., exams end at 2:30 p.m. Thursday)
• May 15 — Baccalaureate (Friday)
• May 16 — Commencement (Saturday)

Summer 2020

• May 26-June 26 — Session I
• June 29-July 31 — Session II
• May 26-July 31 — Session III