Upcoming Calendar Dates
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 FALL SEMESTER-2025  | 
 
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 New Faculty Orientation  | 
 August 11-12  | 
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 Faculty and Staff Assembly  | 
 August 13  | 
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 Continued Registration for Fall 2025  | 
 August 14-15  | 
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 Classes Begin  | 
 August 18  | 
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 Last Day to Add a Course or Change a Section  | 
 August 20  | 
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 Labor Day Holiday  | 
 September 1  | 
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 Last Day to Drop a Course without a “W”  | 
 September 5  | 
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 Last Day to Remove an "I"  | 
 September 26  | 
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 Founder's Day Convocation  | 
 October 7  | 
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 Contingency Days  | 
 October 13-14  | 
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 Mid-Semester Grades Due  | 
 October 10  | 
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 Last Day to Drop a Course (Receive a "W")  | 
 October 24  | 
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 Early registration for student-athletes and Exponential Scholars  | 
 October 31  | 
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 Registration for the Spring 2026 semester  | 
 November 3 - 7  | 
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 *Senior Comprehensive Examinations  | 
 November (See Below)  | 
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 Last Day to Officially Withdraw from Xavier  | 
 November 21  | 
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 Thanksgiving Holidays  | 
 November 26-28  | 
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 Late Registration Begins  | 
 December 1  | 
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 Last Class Day Before Final Examinations  | 
 December 1  | 
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 Quiet Days  | 
 December 2-3  | 
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 Final Examinations  | 
 December 4-10  | 
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 Final Grades Due (Noon)  | 
 December 12  | 
| *The date for Senior Comprehensives is determined by each Division/Department; these exams should be administered between November 1 and November 8. Departments must inform their students of the date of their Senior Comprehensive by the third class day of the semester | |
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 SPRING SEMESTER-2026  | 
 
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 Faculty and Staff Assembly  | 
 January 7  | 
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 Continued Registration for Spring 2026  | 
 January 8-9  | 
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 Classes Begin  | 
 January 12  | 
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 Last Day to Add a Course or Change a Section  | 
 January 14  | 
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 Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday  | 
 January 19  | 
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 Last Day to Drop a Course without a “W”  | 
 January 30  | 
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 Mardi Gras Holidays  | 
 February 16-18  | 
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 Last Day to Remove "I"  | 
 February 20  | 
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 Black History Convocation  | 
 February 24  | 
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 Mid-Semester Grades Due  | 
 March 13  | 
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 *Senior Comprehensive Examinations  | 
 March  | 
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 Last Day to Drop a Course (Receive a "W")  | 
 March 27  | 
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 Easter Holidays (Spring Break)  | 
March 30 - April 3 | 
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 Registration for Fall Semester  | 
 April 6-10  | 
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 Last Day to Officially Withdraw from Xavier  | 
 April 17  | 
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 Last Class Day Before Final Examinations  | 
 April 27  | 
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 Senior Grades Due (Noon)  | 
 April 28  | 
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 Quiet Days  | 
 April 28-29  | 
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 Final Examinations  | 
 
 April 30 -May 6  | 
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 ALL Final Grades Due (Noon)  | 
 May 8  | 
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 Baccalaureate  | 
 May 8  | 
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 Commencement  | 
 May 9  | 
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 *The date for Senior Comprehensives is determined by each Division/Department; these exams should be administered between March 9 and March 16. Departments must inform their students of the date of their Senior Comprehensive by the third class day of the semester.  | 
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| SUMMER SESSION-2026 | 
 
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 Session One  | 
 Session Two  | 
 Session Three  | 
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 Five Weeks  | 
 Five Weeks  | 
 Eight Weeks  | 
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 Continued Registration  | 
 May 15  | 
 June 18*  | 
 May 29  | 
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 Classes Begin  | 
 May 18  | 
 June 22  | 
 June 1  | 
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 Last Day to Add or Change a Course or Section  | 
 May 19  | 
 June 23  | 
 June 2  | 
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 Last Day to Drop a Course (Summer I)  | 
 June 12  | 
 
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 Juneteenth Holiday  | 
 June 19  | 
 
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 June 19  | 
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 Independence Day Holiday  | 
 
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 July 3 (4th)  | 
 July 3 (4th)  | 
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 Last Day to Drop a Course (Summers II and III)  | 
 
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 July 17  | 
 July 17  | 
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 Final Examinations  | 
 June 18 & 20*  | 
 July 24-25  | 
 July 24-25  | 
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 Final Grades Due (Noon)  | 
 June 23  | 
 July 28  | 
 July 28  | 
*due to Juneteenth we cannot hold continued registration on June 19th (which would be 8weeks after classes end on a Friday)
*due to Juneteenth we can not hold exams on June 19th
Contact Us
Office of Academic Affairs
504-520-7525