Graduate School
Fall 2025
Academic Calendar
| Month or Date |
Day of Week |
Event |
| August |
|
|
| 19 |
Tuesday |
Fall semester begins. |
| 25 |
Monday |
Last day to register, drop and add semester classes. |
| 27 |
Wednesday |
Mass of the Holy Spirit, 3:30pm, St. John's Church. 3:30pm classes cancelled. |
| September |
|
|
| 1 |
Monday |
Labor Day Holiday. No classes. |
| October |
|
|
| 12-19 |
Sunday-Sunday |
Fall Recess. No classes. |
| 15 |
Wednesday |
Last day to file online Degree Application for December degree conferral (all programs). |
| November |
|
|
| 6 |
Thursday |
Last day to withdraw from classes with a grade of "W". |
| 26 - 30 |
Wednesday-Sunday |
Thanksgiving Recess. No classes. |
| December |
|
|
| 8 |
Monday |
Final copy of Master's Thesis/Doctoral Dissertation due in Graduate School Office for December degree conferral candidates. |
| 8-13 |
Monday-Saturday |
Final semester examinations. |
| 13 |
Saturday |
December Degree Conferral date. |
Spring 2026
Academic Calendar
| Month or Date |
Day of Week |
Event |
| January |
|
|
| 13 |
Tuesday |
Spring semester begins. |
| 19 |
Monday |
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. No classes. |
| 20 |
Tuesday |
Last day to register, drop and add semester classes. |
| February |
|
|
| 15 |
Sunday |
Last day to file online Degree Application for May Degree Conferral. |
| March |
|
|
| 8-15 |
Sunday-Sunday |
Spring Recess. No classes. |
| April |
|
|
| 2 |
Thursday |
Last day to withdraw from classes with a grade of "W". |
| 2 |
Thursday |
Holy Thursday. Easter Recess begins April 2, 5pm. No classes beginning at 5pm Holy Thursday through 5pm Easter Monday. |
| 3 |
Friday |
Good Friday. No classes. |
| 6 |
Monday |
Easter Monday. Classes resume 5:00pm |
| May |
|
|
| 5 |
Tuesday |
Last day of classes. |
| 7-8; 11-13 |
Thurs-Fri; Mon-Wed |
Final semester examinations. |
| 11 |
Monday |
Final copy of Master's Thesis/Doctoral Dissertation due in Graduate School Office for May degree conferral candidates. |
| 15 |
Friday |
Baccalaureate Mass. |
| 16 |
Saturday |
May Degree Conferral date. |
Summer 2026
Note: Start and end dates may vary.
Academic Calendar
| Month or Date |
Day of Week |
Event |
| May |
|
|
| 18 |
Monday |
Classes begin. |
| 25 |
Monday |
Memorial Day. No classes. |
| June |
|
|
| 15 |
Monday |
Last day to file Degree Application for August Degree Conferral. |
| 19 |
Friday |
Juneteenth Holiday. No classes. |
| July |
|
|
| 3 |
Friday |
Independence Day Observed. No classes. |
| August |
|
|
| 10 |
Monday |
Final copy of Master's Thesis/Doctoral Dissertation due in Graduate School Office for August degree conferral candidates. |
| 15 |
Saturday |
Summer Session ends. August Degree Conferral date. |