Academic Calendar

Upcoming Calendar Dates



SPRING SEMESTER 2020
Faculty and Staff AssemblyJanuary 6
RegistrationJanuary 7-8
Classes BeginJanuary 9
Last day to Add a Course or Change a SectionJanuary 15
Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday January 20
Last Day to Drop a Course without a "W"January 31
Black History Month ConvocationFebruary 11
Last Day to Remove "I"February 21
Mardi Gras Holidays (Spring Break)February 24-28
Mid- Semester Evaluations DueMarch 13
Senior Comprehensive ExaminationsMarch 14
Last Day to Petition a "W" in a Course (Drop a Course)April 3
Early Registration for Fall SemesterApril 6-14
Easter HolidaysApril 9-10
Last Day to Officially Withdraw from XavierApril 17
Last Class Day Before Final ExaminationsApril 29
Late Registration for Fall 2020 Semester BeginsApril 29
Quiet DayApril 30
Final ExaminationsMay 1-May 8
Final Grades for Counseling and Pharmacy Graduates DueMay 8
ALL Final Grades Due (Noon)May 12
BaccalaureateMay 22
CommencementMay 23


SUMMER SESSION 2020



Session OneSession TwoSession Three

Five WeeksFive WeeksEight Weeks
RegistrationMay 25June 26June 5
Classes BeginMay 26June 29June 8
Last Day to Add or Change a Course or SectionMay 27July 2June 9
Independence Day Holiday
July 3July 3
Last Day to Drop a CourseJune 19July 24July 24
Final ExaminationsJune 26-27July 31- August 1July 31 - August 1
Final Grades Due (Noon)June 30August 4August 4


FALL SEMESTER 2020
New Faculty OrientationAugust 10-11
Faculty and Staff AssemblyAugust 12
On-Site Registration August 13-14
Classes BeginAugust 17
Last Day to Add a Course or Change a SectionAugust 19
Last Day to Drop a Course without a “W”September 4
Labor Day HolidaySeptember 7
Last Day to Remove an "I"September 25
Founder's Day CelebrationOctober 6
Mid-Semester Evaluations DueOctober 9
Contingency DaysOctober 12-13
Last Day to Petition a "W" in a Course (Drop a Course)October 30
Registration for Spring Semester and SummerNovember 2-6
Comprehensive Examinations for SeniorsNovember 7
Last Day to Officially Withdraw from XavierNovember 20
Thanksgiving HolidaysNovember 25-27
Late Registration BeginsNovember 30
Last Class Day Before Final ExaminationsNovember 30
Quiet Day December 1
Final Examinations December 2-9
Final Grades Due (Noon)December 11


SPRING SEMESTER 2021
Faculty and Staff AssemblyJanuary 6
On-Site Registration January 7-8
Classes BeginJanuary 11
Last Day to Add a Course or Change a SectionJanuary 13
Martin Luther King, Jr. HolidayJanuary 18
Last Day to Drop a Course without a “W”January 29
Last Day to Remove "I"February 19
Mardi Gras Holidays February 15-17
Mid-Semester Evaluations DueMarch 12
Senior Comprehensive ExaminationsMarch 13
Last Day to Petition a "W" in a Course (Drop a Course)March 26
Easter Holidays (Spring Break)March 29 -April 2
Early Registration for Fall Semester April 5-9
Last Day to Officially Withdraw from XavierApril 15
Last Class Day Before Final ExaminationsApril 26
Quiet Day/Senior Grades Due (Noon)April 27
Final ExaminationsApril 28-May 5
ALL Final Grades Due (Noon)May 7
BaccalaureateMay 7
Commencement May 8


SUMMER SESSION 2021



SESSION ONESESSION TWOSESSION THREE

FIVE WEEKSFIVE WEEKSEIGHT WEEKS
On-Site RegistrationMay 24June 25June 4
Classes BeginMay 25June 28June 7
Last Day to Add or Change a Course or SectionMay 26June 29June 8
Independence Day Holiday
July 5July 5
Last Day to Drop a CourseJune 18July 23July 23
Final ExaminationsJune 25-26July 31-August 1July 30-31
Final Grades Due (Noon)June 29August 3August 3




[1] Each academic department has the discretion to designate January 25 as a Monday class period for classes that only meet once a week on a Monday.


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