Academic Calendar: Fall Semester 2023

 

Semester Dates: August 28, 2023 - December 16, 2023

 

Tuesday, April 4

Registration for Fall Semester 2023 begins (use Cardinal Students)

Friday, July 28

Last day for Summer 2023 graduation candidates to submit online diploma application (use Cardinal Students)

Final date to deposit theses and dissertations for August graduation

Thursday, August 24

New student orientation begins

Saturday, August 26

 

Degree conferral for students completing degree requirements in Summer 2023 semester

Monday, August 28

Opening of classes

Thursday, August 31

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 4

Labor Day (Holiday: No classes)

Friday, September 8

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 13

Class of 2027 Convocation, 9:30 a.m.

Monday, October 9

Columbus Day (Holiday: No classes)

Tuesday, October 10

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

Tuesday, October 10 – 

Friday, October 13

Faculty submit interim grades for undergraduates in Cardinal Students

 

Friday, October 13

Midterm

Last day to resolve grades of Incomplete from the Spring 2023 and Summer 2023 semesters

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

Monday, October 16

Spring 2024 class schedule released in Cardinal Students

Enrollment appointments assigned for Spring 2024

Pre-registration advising begins

Wednesday, November 1

All Saints Day

Thursday, November 2

Registration for Spring Semester 2024 begins (use Cardinal Students)

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

Friday, November 10

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 17

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

Wednesday, November 22

Thanksgiving recess begins

Monday, November 27

Classes resume

Friday, December 8

Patronal Feast of the Immaculate Conception (Holiday and Reading Day: No classes)

Last day for Fall 2023 graduation candidates to submit online diploma application (use Cardinal Students)

Final date to deposit theses and dissertations for January 2024 graduation

Sunday, December 10

Reading Day

Monday, December 11

Last day of classes

Tuesday, December 12 –

Saturday, December 16

Final Examination Period

Friday, December 15

Summer 2024 class schedule released in Cardinal Students

Tuesday, December 19

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

Saturday, January 6, 2024

Degree conferral for students completing degree requirements in Fall 2023 semester

*Courses offered in dynamically dated sessions (those which 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