2028–2029 Graduate School Calendar
August
27 — Last day for graduate students to register for courses via Cyberfriar
28 — All Fall graduate courses begin
September
4 — Labor Day holiday – Offices closed; Classes suspended
5–11 — Last week for graduate students to register without a late fee
12–18 — Last week for graduate students to drop classes for partial refund, without receiving a “WD” grade
13 — Late adjustment period begins for undergraduates
21 — Rosh Hashanah
30 — Yom Kippur
October
6 — Declaration of Intent to graduate deadline for December 2028/Winter 2029 graduate students
9 — Columbus Day holiday – Offices closed; Classes suspended
10 — All classes resume; Monday class schedule to be followed
18 — Last day to submit coursework to instructor for “I” and “NM” grades for Spring/Summer 2028
November
1 — Solemnity of All Saints
20 — Spring/Winter 2029 registration for graduate students beginning at 9AM
22–26 — Thanksgiving Recess – Offices closed; Classes suspended
27 — All classes resume
December
1 — Last day to withdraw with “WD” with permission
8 — Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception
8 — Last day of fall undergraduate classes
9 — Reading Day
10 — Reading Day
11–16 — Fall semester exams
18 — Wintersession courses begin
25 — Christmas Day – holiday
January
1 — New Year’s Day holiday; Solemnity of Mary Mother of God
12 — Wintersession courses end
15 — Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday – Offices closed; Last day for graduate students to register for courses via Cyberfriar
16 — All Spring graduate courses begin
26 — Declaration of Intent to Graduate deadline for May/Summer 2029 graduates
29– (Feb.) 2 — Last week to drop classes for partial refund, without receiving a grade of “WD”
February
14 — Ash Wednesday
19 — President’s Day holiday – Offices closed; Classes suspended
20 — All classes resume; Monday class schedule to be followed
March
3–11 — Spring Recess – All classes suspended
12 — All classes resume
14 — Last day to submit coursework to instructor for “I” and “NM” grades for Fall 2028 and Winter 2029
29 — Holy Thursday; Easter Recess – Classes suspended
30 — Good Friday; Easter Recess; Offices closed; Classes suspended
31 — Easter Recess – Classes suspended; Passover
April
1 — Easter
2 — Easter Recess – Classes suspended
3 — All classes resume
4 — Monday class schedule to be followed; Last day to elect Pass/Fail option
21 — Proposed weather cancellation make-up day
27 — Last day to withdraw with “WD” with permission
May
4 — Last day of classes
5 — Reading Day
6 — Reading Day
7–12 — Spring semester exams
17 — Graduate/SCE Commencement
19 — Commencement Mass; Family Reception
May
20 — Last day for graduate students to register for Maymester courses via Cyberfriar
21 — Maymester begins
23 — Last day to withdraw from Maymester course; Last day to elect Pass/Fail option for Maymester courses
25 — Maymester ends
28 — Memorial Day holiday – Offices closed; Last day for graduate students to register for Summer I courses via Cyberfriar
29 — Summer Session I begins
June
4 — Last day to withdraw from three-week Summer I courses; Last day to elect Pass/Fail option for three-week Summer I courses
15 — Three-week Summer I courses end
17 — Last day for graduate students to register for Graduate Theology courses via Cyberfriar
18 — Graduate Theology courses begin
19 — Juneteenth – Offices closed, classes suspended
29 — Summer Session I ends
July
1 — Last day for graduate students to register for Summer II courses via Cyberfriar
2 — Summer Session II begins
4 — Independence Day – Offices closed, classes suspended
16 — Last day to withdraw from ten-week Summer I courses; Last day to elect Pass/Fail option for ten-week Summer I courses
20 — Graduate Theology courses end; Last day to withdraw from five-week Summer II courses
23 — Fall registration opens for all graduate programs
August
3 — Summer Session II ends
8 — Feast of St. Dominic
