Academic Calendar 2019-2020
Fall Semester 2019 15-Week Term
- August 23 (Fri)
Residence Halls Open for new students, New Undergraduate Student Orientation, Matriculation Ceremony - August 25 (Sun)
Residence halls open for returning students - August 26 (M)
Fall classes begin (8:15am) - September 2 (M)
Labor Day holiday (no day or evening classes) - September 4 (W)
Last Day to Add or Drop a course or Declare Audit for 15-week courses* - October 14 (M)
Dean's Fall Holiday (no day or evening classes) - October 16 (W)
Semester midpoint - October 28 (M)
Graduate Student Registration for winterim/spring 2020 semester begins - November 1 (F)
Last day for students to apply for May 2020 graduation - November 5 (T)
Senior student registration for winterim/spring 2020 semester begins - November 6 (W)
Last day to withdraw from 15-week courses - November 8 (F)
Junior student registration for winterim/for winterim/spring 2020 semester begins - November 12 (T)
Cabrini Day (No day classes; classes starting at 4:30pm or later meet) - November 14 (Th)
Sophomore student registration for winterim/for winterim/spring 2020 semester begins - November 19 (T)
First-year student registration for winterim/spring 2020 semester begins - November 27-December 1 (W-Sun)
Thanksgiving recess (No day or evening classes), Residence halls close 10am November 27 and reopen at noon on December 1 - December 9 (M)
Fall classes end; Last day to declare pass/fail - December 10-14 (T-S)
Final exam period - December 15 (Sun)
Residence Halls close (10am)
Fall Semester 2019 Graduate Part Term I (Two 8-Week Terms)
August 26 – October 18
Part of Term – Fall I*
- August 26 (M)
Fall Part Term I classes begin - September 2 (M)
Labor Day holiday (no day or evening classes) - October 2 (W)
Last day to withdraw from Fall Part Term I classes - October 14(M)
Dean's Fall Holiday (no day or evening classes) - October 18 (F)
Fall Part Term I classes end
October 21– December 14
Part of term – Fall II*
- October 21 (M)
Fall Part Term II classes begin - October 28 (M)
Graduate student registration for winterim/spring 2020 begins - November 1 (F)
Last day for students to apply for May 2020 graduation - November 12 (T)
Cabrini Day (No day classes; Classes starting at 4:30pm or later meet) - November 25 (M)
Last day to withdraw from Fall Part Term II classes November 27-December 1 (W-Sun) - November 27-December 1 (W-Sun)
Thanksgiving recess (No day or evening classes) - December 13 (F)
Fall Part Term II classes end - December 14 (Sat)
End of fall 2019 term
Winterim 2019-2020
- December 16 (M)
Winterim Classes Begin - December 22-January 1 (F-W)
Winter Holiday (no day or evening classes) - December 31 (T)
Conferral date for December graduation cycle - January 10 (F)
Winterim Classes End
Spring 2020 - Full (15-week) Term
- January 12 (Sun)
Residence halls open (noon) - January 13 (M)
Spring classes begin - January 20 (M)
Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday (no day or evening classes) - January 22 (W)
Last day to add/drop or declare an audit for 15-week courses - February 1 (Sat)
Last day for students to apply for August 2020 graduation - February 22-March 1 (Sat-Sun)
Semester break (no day or evening classes). Residence halls close 10am on Feb. 22 and reopen at noon on March 1. - March 11 (W)
Semester Midpoint - March 19 (Th)
Graduate student registration for summer/fall 2020 semester begins - March 24 (T)
Senior student registration for summer/fall 2020 semester begins - March 27 (F)
Junior student registration for summer/fall 2020 semester begins - March 31 (T)
Sophomore student registration for summer/fall 2020 semester begins - April 3 (F)
First-year student registration for summer/fall 2020 semester begins - April 6 (M)
Last day to withdraw from 15-week courses - April 8-April 13 (W-M)
Easter holiday break (no day or evening classes) Residence halls close 10am on April 8 and reopen at noon on April 13 - April 28 (T)
Arts, Research, and Scholarship Symposium (no day or evening classes) - May 4 (M)
Spring classes end. Last day to declare pass/fail - May 5-9 (T-Sat)
Final exam period - May 10 (Sun)
Residence halls close at 10am - May 16 (Sat)
Senior Hooding & Awards Ceremony and Commencement Mass - May 17 (Sun)
Commencement exercises. Conferral date for spring graduation cycle
Spring Semester 2020 Graduate Program (Two 8-Week Terms)
January 13 – March 13
Part of Term – Spring I*
- January 13 (M)
Spring part term I classes begin - January 20 (M)
Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday (no day or evening classes) - February 1 (Sat)
Last day for students to apply for August 2020 graduation - February 19 (W)
Last day to withdraw from a spring part term I classes - February 22–March 1 (Sat–Sun)
Semester Break (no day or evening classes) - March 13 (F)
Spring part term I classes end
March 16 – May 17
Part of term – spring II*
- March 16 (M)
Spring part term II classes begin - March 19 (Th)
Graduate student registration for summer/fall 2020 semester begins - March 31 (M)
Last day for students to apply for December 2020 graduation - April 8–April 13 (W–M)
Easter Holiday Break (no day or evening classes) - April 22 (W)
Last day to withdraw from a spring II part of term course - April 28 (T)
Arts, Research, & Scholarship Symposium (no day or evening classes) - May 8 (F)
Spring part term II classes end - May 16 (Sat)
Commencement Mass - May 17 (Sun)
Commencement Exercises; Conferral Date for Spring Graduation Cycle
Summer 2020 (Two 8-Week Terms or 12- Week Course)
Monday, May 18 - Friday, June 26
Part of Term – Summer I*
- May 18 (M)
Summer I and Summer 12-Week classes begin - May 25 (M)
Memorial Day Holiday (No day or evening classes) - June 10 (W)
Last day to withdraw from summer I courses - June 19 (F)
Last day to declare pass/fail for Summer I courses - June 26 (F)
Summer I classes end
Monday, June 29 - Friday, August 7
Part of Term – Summer II*
- June 29 (M)
Summer II classes begin - July 6 (M)
Independence Day Holiday (No day or evening classes) - July 9 (Th)
Last day to withdraw from summer 12-week courses - July 22 (W)
Last day to withdraw from summer II courses - July 31 (F)
Last day to declare pass/fail for summer II and 12-week courses - August 7 (F)
Summer II and 12-week classes end - August 14 (F)
Conferral date for August graduation cycle
* Part of Term Classes and condensed terms have varying Add/Drop and Withdrawal dates.
Classes must be added before the course begins
Classes must be dropped before the second class meeting, or before the second log-in to online courses