| FALL SEMESTER 2020 | |
| New Faculty Orientation | August 10-11 |
| Faculty and Staff Assembly | August 12 |
| On-Site Registration | August 13-14 |
| Classes Begin | August 17 |
| Last Day to Add a Course or Change a Section | August 19 |
| Last Day to Drop a Course without a “W” | September 4 |
| Labor Day Holiday | September 7 |
| Last Day to Remove an "I" | September 25 |
| Founder's Day Celebration | October 6 |
| Mid-Semester Grades Due | October 9 |
| Last Day to Drop a Course (Receive a "W") | November 12 |
| Registration for Spring Semester and Summer | November 2-13 |
| Comprehensive Examinations for Seniors | November 7 |
| Last Day to Officially Withdraw from Xavier | November 13 |
| Last Class Day Before Final Examinations | November 23 |
| Quiet Day | November 24 |
| Thanksgiving Holidays | November 25-27 |
| Late Registration Begins | January 14-15 |
| Final Examinations | December 2-9 |
| Final Grades Due (Noon) | December 11 |
| Faculty and Staff Assembly | January 13 |
| Registration | January 14-15 |
| Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday | January 18 |
| Classes Begin | January 19 |
| Last Day to Add a Course or Change a Section | January 21 |
| Last Day to Drop a Course without a “W” | February 5 |
| Lundi Gras and Mardi Gras* | February 15-16* |
| Last Day to Remove "I" | February 26 |
| Mid-Semester Grades Due | March 12 |
| Senior Comprehensive Examinations | March 20 |
| Last Day to Drop a Course | April 1 |
| Easter Holidays | April 2 |
| Early Registration for Fall Semester | April 5-9 |
| Last Day to Officially Withdraw from Xavier | April 16 |
| Last Class Day Before Final Examinations** | April 22** |
| Quiet Day | April 23 |
| Senior Grades Due (Noon) | April 26 |
| Contingency Days | April 26-27 |
| Final Examinations | April 28-May 5 |
| ALL Final Grades Due (Noon) | May 7 |
| Baccalaureate | May 7 |
| Commencement | May 8 |
*Note: If the City of New Orleans celebrates Mardi Gras, Lundi Gras and Mardi Gras, February 15-16, will be holidays. In this case, the last day of classes will be April 26th and Quiet Day will be April 27th.
**Note: If Mardi Gras is not held, then classes will take place on Lundi Gras and Mardi Gras, and classes on Thursday, April 22nd will be Friday classes.
| SUMMER SESSION 2021 | |||
| SESSION ONE | SESSION TWO | SESSION THREE | |
| FIVE WEEKS | FIVE WEEKS | EIGHT WEEKS | |
| On-Site Registration | May 24 | June 25 | June 4 |
| Classes Begin | May 25 | June 28 | June 7 |
| Last Day to Add or Change a Course or Section | May 26 | June 29 | June 8 |
| Independence Day Holiday | July 5 | July 5 | |
| Last Day to Drop a Course | June 18 | July 23 | July 23 |
| Final Examinations | June 25-26 | July 30-July 31 | July 30-31 |
| Final Grades Due (Noon) | June 29 | August 3 | August 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.