2027–2028 Graduate School Calendar
August
29 — Last day for graduate students to register for course via Cyberfriar
30 — All Fall courses begin
September
6 — Labor Day holiday – Offices closed; Classes suspended
7–13 — Last week for graduate students to register without a late fee
14–20 — Last week for graduate students to drop classes for partial refund, without receiving a “WD” grade
October
1-3 — Rosh Hashanah
8 — Declaration of Intent to graduate deadline for December 2027/Winter 2028 graduate students
10-11 — Yom Kippur
11 — Columbus Day holiday – Offices closed; All classes suspended
12 — All classes resume; Monday class schedule to be followed
20 — Last day to submit coursework to instructor for “I” and “NM” grades for Spring/Summer 2027
November
1 — Solemnity of All Saints
22 — Spring/Winter 2028 registration for graduate students beginning at 9AM
24–28 — Thanksgiving Recess – Offices closed; Classes suspended
29 — All classes resume
December
3 — Last day to withdraw with “WD” with permission
8 — Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception
10 — Last day of Fall classes
13–18 — Fall semester exams
20 — Wintersession courses begin
25 — Christmas Day & Hannukah holidays
January
1 — New Year’s Day holiday; Solemnity of Mary Mother of God
14 — Last day of Wintersession courses
17 — Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday – Offices closed; Last day for graduate students to add course via Cyberfriar
18 — All Spring courses begin
28 — Declaration of Intent to Graduate deadline for May/Summer 2028 Graduate School students
31– (Feb.) 4 — Last week to drop classes for partial refund, without receiving a grade of “WD”
February
21 — President’s Day holiday – Offices closed; Classes suspended
22 — All classes resume; Monday class schedule to be followed
March
1 — Ash Wednesday
4–12 — Spring Recess – All classes suspended
13 — All classes resume
15 — Last day to submit coursework to instructor for “I” and “NM” grades for Fall 2027 and Winter 2028
April
10 — Maymester, Summer I & Summer II registration opens for new and continuing EDU, HIS, THL & MTH Graduate students & continuing MBA, MSBA & MSSA graduate students
11 — Passover
13 — Holy Thursday; Easter Recess – Classes suspended
14 — Good Friday; Easter Recess; Offices closed; Classes suspended
15 — Easter Recess – Classes suspended
16 — Easter
17 — Easter Recess – Classes suspended
18 — All classes resume
19 — Monday class schedule to be followed; Last day to elect Pass/Fail option
19 — Maymester, Summer Session I and II registration opens for new MBA, MSBA and MSSA graduate students
22 — Proposed weather cancellation make-up day
28 — Last day to withdraw with “WD” with permission
May
5 — Last day of classes
8–13 — Spring semester exams
18 — Graduate/SCE Commencement
20 — Commencement Mass; Parents’ Reception
May
22 — Maymester begins
24 — Last day to withdraw from Maymester course; Last day to elect Pass/Fail option for Maymester courses
25 — Ascension Thursday
26 — Maymester ends
29 — Memorial Day holiday – Offices closed
30 — Summer Session I begins
June
5 — Last day to withdraw from three-week Summer I courses
16 — Three-week Summer I courses end
19 — Juneteenth – Offices closed; All classes suspended.
20 — Graduate Theology courses begin
30 — Five-week Summer Session I courses end
July
3 — Five-week Summer Session II courses begin
4 — Independence Day – Office closed; All classes suspended
17 — Last day to withdraw from ten-week Summer I courses
20 — Graduate Theology courses end; Last day to withdraw from five-week Summer II courses
24 — Fall registration opens for all graduate programs
August
4 — Summer Session II ends
8 — Feast of St. Dominic
