Academic Calendar 2012-2013
Please note: Courses in the School of Continuing Education (SCE) and the graduate programs may follow different schedules than those listed below. For more information, please refer to the current SCE or Graduate Catalogs, or contact the SCE office at 401-865-2487 or the Office of the Dean of Undergraduate and Graduate Studies at 401-865-2495.
September 2012
August 29-September 3, Wednesday – Monday
New student orientation
Monday, September 3
Holiday: Labor Day
All sophomore, junior and senior residents report
Tuesday, September 4 All undergraduate classes begin
Monday, September 10
Online Adjustment Period ends
Last day to add or drop courses online; CyberFriar registration disabled at midnight
Tuesday, September 11
Administrative Adjustment Period begins
Written permission required from both the course instructor and department chairperson/program director
Monday, September 17 Last day for dropping courses without “WD” grade
and last day for election of Audit option
Tuesday, September 18
Late Adjustment Period begins
Schedule changes only with approval from the Dean of Undergraduate & Graduate Studies and may be subject to $100 late course registration fee. Permission to add courses required from both the course instructor and dept. chairperson/program director
October 2012
Monday, October 8 Holiday: Columbus Day
All classes suspended
Tuesday, October 9 All classes resume
MONDAY CLASS SCHEDULE TO BE FOLLOWED
Friday, October 19
Mid-semester date for undergraduate courses.
Last day for submission of course work to instructor for all “I” and “NM” grades for Spring 2012 and Summer 2012
Friday, October 26
Last day for submission of mid-semester grades
Saturday-Sunday, November 3-4 Freshman Family Weekend
Wednesday, November 7 Last day for election of Pass/Fail Option (option for freshman begins with the second semester).
Wednesday-Sunday, November 21-25
Holiday: Thanksgiving Recess
All classes suspended
Monday, November 26
All classes resume
Friday, November 30
Last day to withdraw with “WD” permission of Dean.
December 2012
Friday, December 7 Last day of classes for Fall Semester.
Saturday, December 8
Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception.
Saturday & Sunday, December 8-9
Reading period for undergraduates
Monday, December 10 Fall Semester examination period for undergraduates
Tuesday, December 11
Reading period for undergraduates
Wednesday-Monday, December 12-17
Fall Semester examination period for undergraduates
Monday, December 17 Last day of Fall Semester for undergraduate courses
January 2013
Monday, January 21
Holiday: Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
Orientation for new freshmen and transfers
All residents report
Tuesday, January 22
All undergraduate classes begin
Monday, January 28 Online adjustment period ends
Last day to add or drop courses online; CyberFriar registration disabled at midnight
Monday, January 28
Feast of St. Thomas Aquinas
Tuesday, January 29 Administrative adjustment period begins
Written permission required from both the course instructor and dept. chairperson/program director
February 2013
Monday, February 4 Last day for dropping courses without “WD” grade and last day for election of Audit option
Tuesday, February 5 Late adjustment period begins
Schedule changes only with the approval from the Dean of Undergraduate & Graduate Studies and
may be subject to $100 late course registration fee. Permission to add courses required from
both the course instructor and dept. chairperson/program director
Wednesday, February 13 Ash Wednesday
Monday, February 18
Holiday: Presidents’ Day
All classes suspended
Tuesday, February 19
All classes resume
MONDAY CLASS SCHEDULE TO BE FOLLOWED FOR ALL COURSES
March 2013
Saturday-Sunday, March 2-10
Spring Recess
All classes suspended
Monday, March 11 All classes resume.
Friday, March 15
Mid-semester date for undergraduate courses.
Last day for submission of course work to instructor for all “I” and “NM” grades for Fall 2012 and Winter 2013.
Friday, March 22
Last day for submission of mid-semester grades
Thursday-Monday, March 28-April 1
Holiday: Easter Recess
All classes suspended
April 2013
Tuesday, April 2 All classes resume.
Wednesday, April 3 MONDAY CLASS SCHEDULE TO BE FOLLOWED FOR ALL COURSES
Monday, April 8 Last day for election of Pass/Fail Option.
Friday, April 26 Last day to withdraw from courses with “WD” grade with permission of Dean.
May 2013
Friday, May 3 Last day of classes for Spring Semester
Saturday-Sunday, May 4-5 Reading period for undergraduates
Monday, May 6
Spring Semester examination period for undergraduates
Tuesday, May 7
Reading period for undergraduates
Wednesday-Monday,
May 8-13 Spring Semester examination period for undergraduates
Monday, May 13 Last day of Spring Semester for undergraduate courses
Friday, May 17 ROTC Commissioning
Saturday, May 18 Academic Awards Ceremony
Commencement Mass
Parents’ Reception
Sunday, May 19
Commencement – Dunkin Donuts Center, 11:00AM
