Academic Calendar

The Academic Calendar includes the start and end of each semester, holidays and breaks, registration dates, deadlines for course adjustments, and important events, such as Commencement, Finals, and the annual Academic Symposium.

Events Calendar: calendar.cabrini.edu

Dates subject to change

Fall Semester of 2018 – 15-Week Term

August 24 (F)
New Residents Report: New Resident Orientation; Matriculation Ceremony
August 26 (Sun)
Residence Halls open for returning students
August 27 (M)
First Day of Classes (8:15am)
September 3 (M)
Labor Day Holiday (no day or evening classes)
September 5 (W)
Last day to Add/Drop Classes or declare audit for 15-week term courses*
October 8 (M)
Dean's Fall Holiday (no day or evening classes)
October 12 – 14 (Fri – Sun)
Homecoming Weekend/Annual Undergraduate Honors Convocation
October 17 (W)
Semester Midpoint
November 1 (Th)
Last Day for Seniors to apply for May 2019 Graduation
November 5 (M)
Graduate student registration for Spring Semester 2019 begins
November 8 (Th)
Senior priority registration for Spring Semester 2019 begins
November 8 (Th)
Last day to Withdraw from a full term (15 week) course*
November 12 (M)
Junior priority registration for Spring Semester 2019 begins
November 13 (T)
Cabrini Day (no day classes; classes starting at 4:30pm on meet)
November 15 (Th)
Sophomore priority registration for Spring Semester 2019 begins
November 19 (M)
First Year student priority registration for Spring Semester 2019 begins
November 21 (W)
Residence Halls close at 10am
November 21– 25 (W – Sun)
Thanksgiving Recess (no classes)
November 25 (Sun)
Residence Halls open at Noon
November 26 (M)
All Classes (day and evening) resume
December 10 (M)
Classes End; Last Day to Declare Pass/Fail
December 11 – 15 (T–Sat)
Final Examinations
December 16 (Sun)
Residence Halls Close at 10am
December 31 (Sat)
Conferral Date for Fall Graduation Cycle

*Part of Term Classes have varying Add/Drop and Withdrawal dates; please see the Cavalier Express Center for specific dates for your part of term class.

Winter 2018 – 2019 – Accelerated (4 Week) Term

December 17 (M)
Classes Start
December 24 – January 1 (M–T)
Holiday Break (no day or evening classes)
January 2 (W)
Classes Resume
January 11 (F)
Classes End

Part of Term Classes and accelerated terms have unique Add/Drop and Withdrawal dates.

Winterim Classes must be added before the course begins

Winterim Classes must be dropped before the second class meeting, or before the second log-in to online courses

January 2 (W)
Last day to withdraw from a Winterim course

Spring Semester 2019 – 15-Week Term

January 13 (Sun)
Residence Halls Open at Noon
January 14 (M)
All classes begin (8:15am)
January 21 (M)
Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday (no day or evening classes)
January 23 (W)
Last Day to Add or Drop a course or Declare Audit*
February 1 (F)
Last Day of Seniors to apply for August 2019 Graduation
February 24 – March 3 (Sun – Sun)
Semester Break (no day or evening classes)
March 3 (Sun)
Residence Halls open at noon
March 4 (M)
All Classes Resume
March 25 (M)
Graduate student registration for Summer/Fall 2019 begins
March 13 (W)
Semester Midpoint
March 31 (Sun)
Last Day for Seniors to apply for December 2019 Graduation
April 1 (M)
Senior priority registration for summer/fall 2019 begins
April 4 (Th)
Junior priority registration for summer/fall 2019 begins
April 8 (M)
Sophomore priority registration for summer/fall 2019 begins
April 10 (W)
Last day to Withdraw from a full term (15 week) course*
April 11 (Th)
Freshman priority registration for summer/fall 2019 begins
April 17 (W)
Residence Halls close at 10am
April 17 – April 22 (W – M)
Easter Holiday Break (after last class on April 16) (no day or evening classes)
April 22 (M)
Residence Halls Open at noon
April 23 (T)
All Classes resume
April 30 (T)
Arts, Research, & Scholarship Symposium (no day or evening classes)
May 1 (W)
First day for Undergraduates to apply for May 2020 graduation
May 6 (M)
Last Day of Classes & Last Day to Declare Pass/Fail
May 7 – 11 (T–Sat)
Final Examinations
May 12 (Sun)
Residence Halls close at 10am
May 18 (Sat)
Senior Hooding & Award Ceremony; Commencement Mass
May 19 (Sun)
Commencement Exercises; Conferral Date for Spring Graduation Cycle

* Part of Term Classes have varying Add/Drop and Withdrawal dates; please see the Cavalier Express Center for specific dates for your part of term class.

Summer Sessions 2019
One 12-Week Term; Two 6-Week Terms

May 20 (M)
First Day of Summer I and 12-week session
May 27 (M)
Memorial Day Holiday (no day or evening classes)
June 12 (W)
Last day to withdraw from a Summer I course*
June 28 (F)
Last day of Summer I
July 1 (M)
First day of Summer II
July 4 (W)
Independence Day holiday (no day or evening classes)
July 11 (Th)
Last day to withdraw from a summer 12-week course*
July 24 (W)
Last day to withdraw from a summer II course*
August 9 (F)
Last day of summer II and summer 12-week session
August 16 (F)
Conferral Date for summer 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

Fall Semester of 2018 Graduate Programs Two 8-Week Terms

August 27 – October 19
Part of Term – Fall 1*
August 27 (M)
First day of classes (8:15am)
September 3 (M)
Labor Day Holiday (no day or evening classes)
October 3 (W)
Last day to Withdraw from a Fall 1 part of term course
October 8 (M)
Dean’s Fall Holiday (no day or evening classes)
October 12 – 14 (Fri – Sun)
Homecoming Weekend/Annual Undergraduate Honors Convocation
October 17 (W)
Semester Midpoint
October 22 – December 14
Part of Term – Fall 2 *
November 5 (M)
Graduate student registration for Spring Semester 2019 begins
November 8 (Th)
Senior priority registration for Spring Semester 2019 begins
Novmeber 12 (M)
Junior priority registration for Spring Semester 2019 begins
November 13 (T)
Cabrini Day (no day classes; classes starting at 4:30 PM or later meet)
November 15 (Th)
Sophomore priority registration for Spring Semester 2019 begins
Novmeber 19 (M)
First Year student priority registration for Spring Semester 2019 begins
November 21– 25 (W – Sun)
Thanksgiving Recess (no classes)
Novmeber 26 (M)
All Classes (day and evening) resume
Novmeber 28 (W)
Last day to Withdraw from a Fall 2 part of term course
December 10 (M)
Classes end
December 11–15 (T–Sat)
Final Examinations
December 31 (Sat)
Conferral Date for Fall Graduation Cycle

* Part of Term Classes have varying Add/Drop and Withdrawal dates.
All part of term classes must be added before the first class meeting
All part of term classes must be dropped before the second class meeting, or before the second log-in to online courses

Spring Semester 2019 Graduate Programs Two 8-Week Term

January 14 – March 15
Part of Term – Spring 1*
Janurary 14 (M)
All Classes begin (8:15am)
January 21 (M)
Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday (no day or evening classes)
February 20 (W)
Last day to withdraw from a spring 1 part of term course
February 24–March 3 (Sun–Sun)
Semester Break (no day or evening classes)
March 4 (M)
All classes resume
March 25 (M)
Graduate student registration for Summer/Fall 2019 begins
March 13 (W)
Semester midpoint
March 18 – May 10
Part of term – spring 2*
April 1 (M)
Senior priority registration for Summer/Fall 2019 begins
April 4 (Th)
Junior priority registration for summer/fall 2019 begins
April 8 (M)
Sophomore priority registration for summer/fall 2019 begins
April 11 (Th)
Freshman priority registration for summer/fall 2019 begins
April 17–April 22 (W–M)
Easter Holiday Break (after last class on April 16) (no day or evening classes)
April 23 (T)
All classes resume
April 24 (W)
Last day to withdraw from a spring 2 part of term course
April 30 (T)
Arts, Research, & Scholarship Symposium (no day or evening classes)
May 7–11 (T–Sat)
Final Examinations
May 18 (Sat)
Commencement Mass
May 19 (Sun)
Commencement Exercises; Conferral Date for Spring Graduation Cycle