2019-2020 Undergraduate Academic Catalogue 
    
    Oct 05, 2024  
2019-2020 Undergraduate Academic Catalogue [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Academic Calendar


 

Summer Sessions 2019

May 2019
20 Mail-In Registration ends for first Summer Session
23 Web Registration ends for first Summer Session
24-27 Memorial Day Observed (University Closed)
30 First Summer Session Begins
30 Applications due for September 2019 Graduation
30-31, 6/3 Late Registration for first Summer Session
 
June 2019
4 Course Withdrawal Period begins for first Summer Session
17-18 Summer Orientation Session I (first-year students)
19 Course Withdrawal Period ends for first Summer Session; last day to withdraw from a course with a grade of W
20-21 Summer Orientation Session II (first-year students)
24-25 Summer Orientation Session III (first-year students)
27-28 Summer Orientation Session IV (first-year students)
   
July 2019
1 Last day to obtain a partial refund of Tuition Deposit for cancellation of Fall 2019 registration (full-time students)
4-5 Independence Day Observed (University Closed)
8 Web Registration ends for second Summer Session
11 First Summer Session ends
12 Mail-In Registration ends for second Summer Session
12 WebAdvisor Add/Drop Period begins for Fall 2019 Semester
15 Second Summer Session begins
15-16 Late Registration for second Summer Session
16 Last day for students with approved withdrawals for alternate Summer Session internships to obtain a full tuition refund
17 Course Withdrawal Period begins for second Summer Session
   
August 2019
1 Course Withdrawal Period ends for second Summer Session; last day to withdraw with a grade of W
22 Second Summer Session ends
27 Mail-In Registration ends for Fall 2019 Semester (part-time students)

Fall Semester 2019

August 2019
29 First-year resident students report to residence halls
   
September 2019
8/30-2 Fall Welcome Weekend
1 Upperclass resident students report to residence halls
2 Labor Day (No Classes)
3 Fall Semester begins
3 Applications due for January 2020 Graduation
3-6 Late Registration: In-Person Add/Drop Period
6 Add/Drop Period ends for Fall Semester
6-15 Initium Activities
7 Course Withdrawal Period begins for Fall Semester
15 Mass of the Holy Spirit
20 Applications due for May 2020 Graduation (full-time students)
27-29 Family Weekend
   
October 2019
18 Midsemester Holiday
18 Midterm grades due in Records Office by 3:00 p.m.*
23 WebAdvisor Registration for Spring 2020 Semester (Class of 2020)
30 WebAdvisor Registration for Spring 2020 Semester (Class of 2021)
   
November 2019
1 All Saints Day
6 WebAdvisor Registration for Spring 2020 Semester (Class of 2022)
8 Course Withdrawl Period ends for Fall Semester; last day to withdraw from a course with a grade of W
13-14 WebAdvisor Registration for Spring 2020 Semester (Class of 2023)
18 WebAdvisor Add/Drop Period begins for Spring 2020 Semester
26 Thanksgiving Break begins after last class
27-12/1 Thanksgiving Break (No Classes)
28-12/1 Thanksgiving Break (University Closed)
   
December 2019
2 Classes Resume
8 Feast of the Immaculate Conception
9 Last day of classes for Fall Semester
10 Study Day
11-19 Exams and close of Fall Semester; including Saturday, December 14
23-1/1 Christmas Break (University Closed)

Spring Semester 2020

January 2020
2 University Opens
2 Mail-In Registration ends for Spring Semester (part-time students)
12 Resident students report to residence halls
13 Spring Semester begins
13 Applications due for May 2020 Graduation (part-time students)
13-16 Late Registration: In-Person Add/Drop Period
16 Add/Drop Period ends for Spring Semester
17 Course Withdrawal Period begins for Spring Semester
20 Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday (University Closed)
   
February 2020  
24 Web and Mail-In Registration begin for Summer 2019 Sessions
26 Ash Wednesday
28 Midterm grades due in Records Office by 3:00 p.m.*
   
March 2020
2-8 Spring Break
9 Classes Resume
18 WebAdvisor Registration for Fall 2020 Semester (Class of 2021)
20 Maryland Day Celebration
25 WebAdvisor Registration for Fall 2020 Semester (Class of 2022)
27 Course Withdrawal Period ends for Spring Semester; last day to withdraw from a course with a grade of W
   
April 2020
1 WebAdvisor Registration for Fall 2020 Semester (Class of 2023)
9-13 Easter Break (No Classes)
10-13 Easter Break (Offices Closed)
28 Last day of classes for Spring Semester
29 Study Day
30 Exams and close of Spring Semester (continued in May)
   
May 2020
1-8 Exams and close of Spring Semester; including Saturday, May 2 (continued from April)
15 Academic Honors and Departmental Awards Ceremony: McManus Theatre, 11 a.m.
15 Baccalaureate Mass: Reitz Arena, 1:30 p.m.
16 Commencement: Royal Farms Arena, 11 a.m.

* Midterm grades are available on WebAdvisor once they are processed. Midterm grades are mailed to the student's permanent address only.