2026–2027 Graduate School Calendar

August

30 — Last day for graduate students to register online
31 — All Fall graduate courses begin

September

7 — Labor Day holiday – Offices closed; Classes suspended
8–14 — Last week for graduate students to register without a late fee
15–21 — Last week for graduate students to drop classes for partial refund, without receiving a “WD” grade
20 21 — Yom Kippur

October

5 — Declaration of Intent to graduate deadline for December 2026/Winter 2027 graduate students
12 — Columbus Day holiday – Offices closed; Classes suspended
13 — All classes resume; Monday class schedule to be followed
21 — Last day to submit coursework to instructor for “I” and “NM” grades for Spring/Summer 2026

November

1 — Solemnity of All Saints
25–29 — Thanksgiving Recess – Offices closed; Classes suspended
30 — All classes resume; Spring/Winter 2027 registration for graduate students beginning at 9AM

December

1 — Last day to withdraw with “WD” with permission
4-12 — Hanukkah
8 — Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception
11 — Last day of fall graduate classes
14–19 — Fall semester exams
21 — Wintersession courses begin
25 — Christmas Day – holiday

January

1 — New Year’s Day holiday; Solemnity of Mary Mother of God
15 — Wintersession courses end
18 — Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday – Offices closed; Last day for graduate students to add course via Cyberfriar
19 — All Spring graduate courses begin
25 — Declaration of Intent to Graduate deadline for May/Summer 2027 graduates

February

2–8 — Last week to drop classes for partial refund, without receiving a grade of “WD”
10 — Ash Wednesday
15 — President’s Day holiday – Offices closed; Classes suspended
16 — All classes resume; Monday class schedule to be followed

March

6–14 — Spring Recess – All classes suspended
15 — All classes resume
17 — Last day to submit coursework to instructor for “I” and “NM” grades for Fall 2026 and Winter 2027
25 — Holy Thursday; Easter Recess – Classes suspended
26 — Good Friday; Easter Recess; Offices closed; Classes suspended
27 — Easter Recess – Classes suspended; Passover
28 — Easter
29 — Easter Recess – Classes suspended
30 — All classes resume
31 — Monday class schedule to be followed

April

24 — Proposed weather cancellation make-up day
27 — Last day to withdraw with “WD” with permission

May

7 — Last day of classes
10–15 — Spring semester exams
20 — Graduate/SCE Commencement
22 — Commencement Mass; Family Reception

May

24 — Maymester begins
26 — Last day to withdraw from Maymester course
28 — Maymester ends
31 — Memorial Day holiday – Offices closed

June

1 — Summer Session I begins
8 — Last day to withdraw from three-week Summer I courses
14 — Graduate Theology courses begin
18 — Three-week Summer I courses end
18 — Juneteenth holiday observance – Offices closed; classes suspended

July

2 — Summer Session I ends
5 — Independence Day holiday observance – Offices closed; classes suspended
6 — Summer Session II begins
14 — Last day to withdraw from ten-week Summer I courses
16 — Graduate Theology courses end; Last day to withdraw from five-week Summer II courses
19 — Fall registration opens for all graduate programs

August

6 — Summer Session II ends
8 — Feast of St. Dominic