2012 - 2013
Undergraduate Catalogue
Academic Calendar
SUMMER SESSIONS 2012
May 2012
4Web Registration ends for Summer Sessions
11Mail-In Registration ends for first Summer Session
25-28Memorial Day Observed (University Closed)
30First Summer Session begins
30Applications due for September 2012 Graduation
30-31Late Registration for first Summer Session
June 2012
1Course Withdrawal Period begins for first Summer Session
18-19Summer Orientation Session I (first-year students)
19Course Withdrawal Period ends for first Summer Session; last day to withdraw from a course with a grade of W
21-22Summer Orientation Session II (first-year students)
25-26Summer Orientation Session III (first-year students)
28-29Summer Orientation Session IV (first-year students)
July 2012
1Last day to obtain a partial refund of Tuition Deposit for cancellation of Fall 2012 registration (full-time students)
4-6Independence Day Observed (University Closed)
9-10Summer Orientation Session V (first-year students)
10Mail-In Registration ends for second Summer Session
11WebAdvisor Add/Drop Period begins for Fall 2012 Semester
12First Summer Session ends
16Second Summer Session begins
16-17Late Registration for second Summer Session
18Course Withdrawal Period begins for second Summer Session
August 2012
2Course Withdrawal Period ends for second Summer Session; last day to withdraw from a course with a grade of W
17Mail-In Registration ends for Fall 2012 Semester (part-time students)
23Second Summer Session ends
FALL SEMESTER 2012
August 2012
31First-year resident students report to residence halls
31-9/2Fall Orientation
September 2012
2Upperclass resident students report to residence halls
3Faculty advisors meet with first-year students
3Labor Day (No Classes)
4Fall Semester begins
4Applications due for January 2013 Graduation
4-7Late Registration: In-Person Add/Drop Period
7WebAdvisor Add/Drop Period ends for Fall Semester
7-16Initium Activities
8Course Withdrawal Period begins for Fall Semester
9Mass of the Holy Spirit
21Applications due for May 2013 Graduation (full-time students)
28-30Family Weekend
October 2012
19Midsemester Holiday
19Midterm grades due in Records Office by 3:00 p.m.*
24WebAdvisor Registration for Spring 2013 Semester (Class of 2013)
31WebAdvisor Registration for Spring 2013 Semester (Class of 2014)
November 2012
1All Saints Day
7WebAdvisor Registration for Spring 2013 Semester (Class of 2015)
9Course Withdrawal Period ends for Fall Semester; last day to withdraw from a course with a grade of W
14-15WebAdvisor Registration for Spring 2013 Semester (Class of 2016)
16WebAdvisor Add/Drop Period begins for Spring 2013 Semester
20Thanksgiving Holiday begins after last class
21-25Thanksgiving Break (No Classes)
22-25Thanksgiving Break (University Closed)
26Classes Resume
December 2012
8Feast of the Immaculate Conception
10Last day of classes for Fall Semester
11Study Day
12-20Exams and close of Fall Semester; exams are scheduled on Saturday, December 15
24-1/1Christmas Break (University Closed)
SPRING SEMESTER 2013
January 2013
2University Opens
2Mail-In Registration ends for Spring Semester (part-time students)
13Resident students report to residence halls
14Spring Semester begins
14Applications due for May 2013 Graduation (part-time students)
14-17Late Registration: In-Person Add/Drop Period
17WebAdvisor Add/Drop Period ends for Spring Semester
18Course Withdrawal Period begins for Spring Semester
21Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday (University Closed)
February 2013
13Ash Wednesday
March 2013
1Midterm grades due in Records Office by 3:00 p.m.
4-10Spring Break
11Classes Resume
11Web and Mail-In Registration begin for Summer 2013 Sessions
13WebAdvisor Registration for Fall 2013 Semester (Class of 2014)
20WebAdvisor Registration for Fall 2013 Semester (Class of 2015)
22Maryland Day Celebration
28-4/1Easter Break (No Classes)
29-4/1Easter Break (Offices Closed)
April 2013
2Classes Resume
3WebAdvisor Registration for Fall 2013 Semester (Class of 2016)
5Course Withdrawal Period ends for Spring Semester; last day to withdraw from a course with a grade of W
29Last day of classes for Spring Semester
30Study Day
May 2013
1-9Exams and close of Spring Semester; exams are scheduled on Saturday, May 4
17Academic Honors and Departmental Awards Ceremony: McManus Theatre, 11 a.m.
17Baccalaureate Mass: Reitz Arena, 1:30 p.m.
18Commencement: 1st Mariner 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.