Academic Calendar: Fall Semester 2024

Semester Dates: August 26, 2024 - December 14, 2024

 

Tuesday, April 4

Registration for Fall Semester 2024 begins (use Cardinal Students)

Friday, July 26

Last day for Summer 2024 graduation candidates to submit online diploma application (use Cardinal Students)

Final date to deposit theses and dissertations for August graduation

Thursday, August 22

New student orientation begins

Saturday, August 24

 

Degree conferral for students completing degree requirements in Summer 2024 semester

Monday, August 26

Opening of classes

Thursday, August 29

Mass of the Holy Spirit. University Mass, 12:10 p.m.; no classes held between 11:50 a.m. and 2:10 p.m.

Monday, September 2

Labor Day (Holiday: No classes)

Friday, September 6

Last day to register or add regular session courses, including comprehensive exams and internships (use Cardinal Students)*

Last day to drop a regular session course without record (use Cardinal Students)*

Wednesday, September 11

Class of 2028 Convocation, 9:30 a.m.

Monday, October 7 –

Friday, October 13

 

Faculty submit interim grades for undergraduates in Cardinal Students

Friday, October 11

Midterm

Last day to resolve grades of Incomplete from the Spring 2024 and Summer 2024 semesters

Last day to change to audit (must have dean’s permission)

 

Monday, October 14

 

Columbus Day (Holiday: No classes)

 

 

Tuesday, October 15

Administrative Monday: Classes follow a Monday schedule this day; Tuesday classes do not meet

Spring 2025 class schedule released in Cardinal Students

Enrollment appointments assigned for Spring 2025

Pre-registration advising begins

Friday, November 1

All Saints Day

Saturday, November 2

All Souls Liturgy: Memorial Mass for Deceased of the University Community

Tuesday, November 5

Registration for Spring Semester 2025 begins (use Cardinal Students)

Election Day

Friday, November 8

Last day to withdraw from regular session classes with a “W” grade (use Cardinal Students)*

Last day to request an academic leave for the semester

Friday, November 15

Last day to request pass/fail option (undergraduates only; must have dean's permission)

Wednesday, November 27

Thanksgiving recess begins

Monday, December 2

Classes resume

Friday, December 6

Last day for Fall 2024 graduation candidates to submit online diploma application (use Cardinal Students)

Final date to deposit theses and dissertations for January 2025 graduation

Sunday, December 8 -- Monday, December 9

Reading Period

Monday, December 9

Patronal Feast of the Immaculate Conception (Holiday and Reading Day)

Saturday, December 7 Last day of classes

Tuesday, December 10 –

Saturday, December 14

Final Examination Period

Tuesday, December 17

All final grades due by 3:00 p.m.

Saturday, January 11, 2025

Degree conferral for students completing degree requirements in Fall 2023 semester

*Courses offered in dynamically dated sessions (those that do not extend the full length of the semester) may have earlier or later deadlines, as listed via the Enrollment Deadlines hyperlink on the class listing in Cardinal Students