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Fall 2024 Academic Calendar Dates

Date Day of Week Event
August 26 Monday Classes Begin, Add/Drop and Late Registration begins.
September 2 Monday Labor Day – University Closed
September 3 Tuesday Add/Drop and Late Registration End
September 11 Wednesday Mass of the Holy Spirit – Noon, classes canceled from noon until 1 p.m.
September 27 Friday Last day to request course withdrawal without professor/dean approval; Deadline for pass-fail and audit requests
October 1 Tuesday Spring 2026 online Application for Degree opens
October 4 Friday Deadline for undergraduate and graduate degree candidates to file online Application for Degree for Fall 2024 in Banner Self Service; Last day for Fall 2024 degree candidates to add a major or minor
October 14-15 Monday-Tuesday Fall Break
October 16 Wednesday Winter 2025 and Spring 2025 registration PINs generated.
October 18 Friday Last day to request course withdrawal with professor/dean approval
November 1 Friday All Saints’ Day Mass – Noon, classes canceled from noon until 1 p.m.
November 4 Monday Presidential Investiture – Classes canceled until 5 p.m. (on South Orange campus only)
November 5 Tuesday Presidential Election Day - University Holiday, Classes in Session
November 12 Tuesday Winter 2025 registration opens at 7:45 a.m.
November 14 – November 22 Thursday – Friday Spring 2025 registration
November 27 Wednesday No Classes
November 28-29 Thursday-Friday Thanksgiving Recess – University Closed, No Classes
November 30 Saturday No Classes
December 8 Sunday Immaculate Conception Mass 
December 9 Monday Last Day of Classes; Last day to submit assignments to resolve Fall 2023 Incomplete grade; Online grading opens for Faculty
December 10 Tuesday Reading Day 
December 11-17 Wednesday-Tuesday  Final Exams 
December 27 Friday Deadline for faculty to enter Fall 2024 grades on-line via Banner Self-Service; Unresolved Fall 2023 Incomplete grades will convert to failing grades (FI)

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Winter Session 2025

January 2, 2025 through January 14, 2025.

Spring 2025 Academic Calendar Dates

Date Day of Week Event
January 15 Wednesday Classes Begin, Add/Drop and Late Registration begins.
January 20 Monday Martin Luther King, Jr. Birthday ­ University Closed
January 23 Thursday Add/Drop and Late Registration End
February 10 Monday Deadline for undergraduate and graduate degree candidates to file online Application for Degree for Spring 2025 in Banner Self Service; Last day for Spring 2025 degree candidates to add a major or minor
March 3-8 Monday-Saturday Spring Break
April 16  Wednesday Classes Follow a Monday Schedule
April 17 – April 18 Thursday-Friday Holy Thursday and Good Friday- University Closed
April 19 Saturday Holy Saturday - Classes Canceled
April 21 Monday Easter Monday- Classes Canceled
May 5 Monday Last Day of Classes
May 6 Tuesday Reading Day
May 7-13 Wednesday-Tuesday Final Examinations
May 19 Monday Commencement

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Summer 2025 Academic Calendar Dates

Sessions/Events Dates
Intersession I May 20 – June 9
Intersession II June 10 – June 27
Classes canceled in observance of Juneteenth.* June 20
Summer I (5 weeks): May 27 – June 27
Summer I (6 weeks): May 27 – July 3
Summer II June 30 – August 1
Summer III August 4 – August 22



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Fall 2025 Academic Calendar Dates:

Date  Day of the Week  Event
August 25 Monday Classes Begin, Add/Drop and Late Registration begins.
September 1 Monday Labor Day – University Closed
    Mass of the Holy Spirit – Noon, classes canceled Noon – 1 p.m.
October 13-14 Monday-Tuesday Fall Break
November 1 Saturday All Saints’ Day Mass – TBA
November 26 Wednesday No Classes
November 27-28 Thursday-Friday Thanksgiving Recess – University Closed, No Classes
November 29 Saturday No Classes
    Immaculate Conception Mass – TBA
December 8 Monday Last Day of Classes
December 9 Tuesday Reading Day
December 10-16 Wednesday-Tuesday Final Exams

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Winter Session 2026:

January 2, 2026 through January 13, 2026.

Spring 2026 Academic Calendar:

Date  Day of the Week  Event
January 14 Wednesday Classes Begin, Add/Drop and Late Registration begins.
January 19 Monday Martin Luther King, Jr. Birthday ­ University Closed
March 2-7 Monday-Saturday Spring Break
April 1 Wednesday  Classes Follow a Monday Schedule
April 2-3 Thursday-Friday Holy Thursday and Good Friday- University Closed
April 4 Saturday Holy Saturday - Classes Canceled
April 6 Monday Easter Monday- Classes Canceled
May 4 Monday Last Day of Classes
May 5 Tuesday Reading Day
May 6-12 Wednesday-Tuesday Final Examinations
May 18 or 19 Monday or Tuesday Commencement (Tentative)

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Summer Sessions 2026:

Assuming Commencement on May 18 or 19 2026.

Sessions Dates
Intersession I May 19 - June 8
Intersession II June 9 – June 26
Juneteenth, Classes Canceled June 19
Summer I (5 weeks): May 26 - June 26
Summer I (6 weeks): May 26 – July 2
Summer II June 29 – July 31
Summer III August 3 – August 21

 

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Please note: Information is current as of the date of publication. The University reserves the right to make any necessary changes.