Printable pdf's of the academic calendar can be accessed via the link on the right.
Thursday, April 4
Registration for Fall Semester 2024 begins (use Cardinal Students)
Saturday, June 15
Tuition and fee charges for the Fall 2024 semester will begin to display in Cardinal Pay
Payment plan options open for Fall 2024 semester
Monday, July 1
Deadline to enroll in optional 5 month payment plan for Fall 2024 balances
Friday, July 26
Last day for Summer 2024 graduation candidates to submit diploma application in Cardinal Students
Final date to deposit theses and dissertations for August graduation
Thursday, August 1
Deadline to enroll in optional 4 month payment plan for Fall 2024 balances
Thursday, August 15
Feast of the Assumption (University Holiday - No Classes)
Friday, August 16
Interestassessed on balances from Summer 2024 and prior terms†
Thursday, August 22
New student orientation begins
Saturday, August 24
Degree conferral for students completing degree requirements in Summer 2024 semester (Diplomas will be mailed in early to mid September)
Monday, August 26
Opening of classes
Thursday, August 29
Mass of the Holy Spirit - University Mass, 12:10 p.m.; No classes held between 11:50 a.m. and 2:10 p.m.
Sunday, September 1
Deadline to enroll in optional 3 month payment plan for Fall 2024 balances
Monday, September 2
Labor Day (Holiday; No classes)
Friday, September 6
Last day to register or add regular session (i.e., full semester) courses, including comprehensive exams and internships (useCardinal Students)*
Last day to drop a regular session (i.e., full semester) course without record or tuition charge (use Cardinal Students)*
Deadline for undergraduates to complete annual waiver ofTuition Refund Insurance Plan
Due date for fall semester student account balances(charges to accounts after this date are due upon assessment of charge)
Monday, September 9
Deadline to complete annual waiver ofStudent Medical Plan
Wednesday, September 11
Class of 2028 Convocation, 9:30 a.m.
Saturday, September 14
Deadline to withdraw from Fall 2024 classes with an80% tuition refund. Classes should be dropped in Cardinal Students by 11:59pm. (Deadline applies to full-semester classes only; dynamically dated courses will have earlier or later deadlines depending on class dates.)
Monday, September 16
Interestassessed on balances from Summer 2024 and prior terms†
Tuesday, September 17
Deadline for academic departments to submit Spring 2024 course schedule
Friday, September 20
Monthly payment plans rebalance to cover the remaining balance due for Fall 2024
Monday, September 23
Late feeassessed on balances from Fall 2025†
Registration/Transcript holdsassigned to accounts with unpaid Fall 2025 term balances†
Saturday, September 21
Deadline to withdraw from the university with a50% tuition refundfor the Fall 2024 term. Classes should be dropped in Cardinal Students by 11:59pm. (Deadline applies to full-semester classes only; dynamically dated courses will have earlier or later deadlines depending on class dates. Refund only applies if student withdraws from ALL classes.)
Monday, September 30
Monthly payment plans, if overbudget, will rebalance to cover only the remaining balance due for Fall 2024
Monday, October 7 –Friday, October 11
Faculty submit interim grades for undergraduates in Cardinal Students
Friday, October 11
Midterm
Last day to resolve grades of Incomplete from the Spring 2024 and Summer 2024 semesters
Last day to request Audit option (must have dean’s permission)
Monday, October 14
Columbus Day (Holiday; No classes)
Tuesday, October 15
Administrative Monday: Classes follow a Monday schedule this day; Tuesday classes do not meet
Interestassessed on balances from Fall 2024 and prior terms†
Spring 2025 class schedule released in Cardinal Students
Enrollment appointments assigned for Spring 2025 (schedule here)
Pre-registration advising begins
Monday, October 21
Monthly payment plans rebalance to cover the remaining balance due for Fall 2024
Thursday, October 31
Monthly payment plans, if overbudget, will rebalance to cover only the remaining balance due for Fall 2024
Friday, November 1
All Saints Day
Saturday, November 2
All Souls Liturgy - Memorial Mass for Deceased of the University Community
Tuesday, November 5
Registration for Spring Semester 2025 begins (use Cardinal Students)
Election Day
Friday, November 8
Last day to withdraw from regular session classes with a “W” grade (use Cardinal Students)*
Last day to request an academic leave for the Fall 2024 semester
Friday, November 15
Last day to request Pass/Fail option (undergraduates only; must have dean's permission)
Interestassessed on balances from Fall 2024 and prior terms†
Tuition and fee charges for the Spring 2025 semester will begin to display in Cardinal Pay
Payment plans options open for Spring 2025 semester
Wednesday, November 27
Thanksgiving Recess begins
Sunday, December 1
Deadline to enroll inoptional 5 month payment planfor Spring 2025
Monday, Decemer 2
Classes resume
Friday, December 6
Last day for Fall 2024 graduation candidates to submit diploma application in Cardinal Students
Final date to deposit theses and dissertations for January 2025 graduation
Sunday, December 8
Reading Day
Monday, December 9
Patronal Feast of the Immaculate Conception (Student Holiday and Reading Day; No classes)
Tuesday, December 10 –Saturday, December 14
Final examination period
Saturday, December 14
Mid-Year Commencement Exercises
Monday, December 16
Interestassessed on balances from Fall 2024 and prior terms†
Summer 2025 class schedule released in Cardinal Students
Tuesday, December 17
All final grades due in Cardinal Students by 3:00 p.m.
Wednesday, January 1, 2025
Deadline to enroll inoptional 4 month payment planfor Spring 2025
Saturday, January 11, 2025
Degree/certificate conferral for students completing program requirements in Fall 2024 semester
Tuesday, November 5, 2024
Registration for Spring Semester 2025 begins (use Cardinal Students)
Friday, November 15, 2024
Tuition and fee charges for the Spring 2025 semester will begin to display in Cardinal Pay
Payment plan options open for Spring 2025 semester
Saturday, January 11
Degree conferral for students completing degree requirements in Fall 2024 semester(Diplomas will be mailed in early to mid to late January)
Monday, January 13
Opening of classes
Wednesday, January 15
Interestassessed on balances from Fall 2024 and prior terms†
Monday, January 20
Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr., Day (Holiday; No classes)
Inauguration Day (Holiday; No classes)
Friday, January 24
Last day to register or add regular session (i.e., full semester) courses, including comprehensive exams and internships (use Cardinal Students)*
Last day to drop a regular session (i.e., full semester) course without record or tuition charge (use Cardinal Students)*
March for Life; No classes between 11:00 a.m. and 3:10 p.m.
Deadline for new undergraduates (admitted Spring 2025) to waiveTuition Refund Insurance Plan
Due date for Spring 2025 balances (charges to accounts after this date are due upon assessment of charge)
Tuesday, January 28
Patronal Feast of St. Thomas Aquinas – University Mass, 12:10 p.m.; No classes held between 11:50 a.m. and 3:00 p.m.
Friday, January 31
Monthly payment plans, if overbudget, will rebalance to cover only the remaining balance due for Spring 2025
Saturday, February 1
Deadline to withdraw from Spring 2025 classes with an80% tuition refund. Classes should be dropped in Cardinal Students by 11:59pm. (Deadline applies to full-semester classes only; dynamically dated courses will have earlier or later deadlines depending on class dates.)
Deadline to enroll inoptional 3 month payment planfor Spring 2025
Saturday, February 8
Deadline to withdraw from the university with a50% tuition refundfor the Spring 2025 term. Classes should be dropped in Cardinal Students by 11:59pm. (Deadline applies to full-semester classes only; dynamically dated courses will have earlier or later deadlines depending on class dates. Refund only applies if student withdraws from ALL classes.)
Monday, February 10
Late feeassessed on balances from Spring 2025†
Registration/Transcript holdsassigned to accounts with unpaid Spring 2025 term balances†
Tuesday, February 11
Administrative Monday: Classes follow a Monday schedule this day; Tuesday classes do not meet
Monday, February 17
Interestassessed on balances from Spring 2025 and prior terms†
Tuesday, February 18
Monthly payment plans rebalance to cover the remaining balance due for Spring 2025
Monday, February 24 – Friday, February 28
Faculty submit interim grades for undergraduatesin Cardinal Students
Friday, February 28
Midterm
Last day to resolve grades of Incomplete from the Fall 2024 semester
Last day to request Audit option (must have dean’s permission)
Monthly payment plans, if overbudget, will rebalance to cover only the remaining balance due for Spring 2025
Monday, March 3
Fall 2025 class schedule released in Cardinal Students
Pre-registration advising begin
Wednesday, March 5
Ash Wednesday
Friday, March 7
Last day for Spring 2025 graduation candidates to submit diploma application in Cardinal Students
Monday, March 10
Spring Recess begins
Enrollment appointments assigned for Fall 2025
Classes resume
Registration for Summer Sessions 2025 begins (use Cardinal Students)
Interestassessed on balances from Spring 2025 and prior terms†
Friday, March 21
Monthly payment plans rebalance to cover the remaining balance due for Spring 2025
Monday, March 31
Monthly payment plans, if overbudget, will rebalance to cover only the remaining balance due for Spring 2025
Wednesday, April 2
Last day to withdraw from regular session classes with a “W” grade (use Cardinal Students)*
Last day to request an academic leave for the Spring 2025 semester
University Research Day; Undergraduate/Graduate classes cancelled, Law classes cancelled through 3:30 p.m.**
Thursday, April 3
Registration for Fall Semester 2025 begins (use Cardinal Students)
Wednesday, April 9
Last day to request Pass/Fail option (undergraduates only; must have dean’s permission)
Thursday, April 10
Founders Day
Interestassessed on balances from Spring 2025 and prior terms†
Tuition and fee charges for the Summer 2025 semester will begin to display in Cardinal Pay
Payment plan option opens for Summer 2025 semester
Easter recess begins
Holy Thursday
Friday, April 18
Good Friday
Sunday, April 20
Easter Sunday
Monday, April 21
Easter Monday
Tuesday, April 22
Classes resume
Friday, May 2
Final date to deposit theses and dissertations for May 2025 graduation
Saturday, May 3
Last day of classes
Sunday, May 4 – Monday, May 5
Reading period**
Tuesday, May 6 – Saturday, May 10
Final examination period
Monday, May 12
Final grades for graduating students due in Cardinal Students by noon
Tuesday, May 13
All other final grades due in Cardinal Students by 3:00 p.m.
Thursday, May 15
Interestassessed on balances from Spring 2025 and prior terms†
Friday, May 16
Baccalaureate Mass
University Honors Convocation
Saturday, May 17
Commencement Exercises
Degree/certificate conferral for undergraduate and graduate students completing program requirements in Spring 2025 semester
Friday, May 23
Columbus School of Law Commencement Exercises
Degree conferral for law students completing degree requirements in Spring 2025 semester
Monday, May 12 – Saturday, August 16
Summer Sessions
Friday, July 25
Last day for Summer 2025 graduation candidates to submit diploma application in Cardinal Students
Final date to deposit theses and dissertations for August graduation
Saturday, August 23
Degree/certificate conferral for students completing program requirements in Summer 2025 semester
*Courses offered in dynamically dated sessions (those which do not extend the full length of the semester) may have earlier or later deadlines. These deadlines may be viewed in Cardinal Students by following these instructions:
**May be used as a make-up class date, if needed.
†Interest, late fees, and registration/transcript holds will apply to the outstanding balance less pending financial aid (aid that has been approved/accepted but has not yet disbursed) and budgeted payment plan payments. Students using financial aid and/or the payment plan are responsible for ensuring pending payments are sufficient to cover their balance due.
