Printable pdf's of past and future academic calendars can be accessed via the link on the right.
The academic calendar for the Columbus School of Law can be found here.
Fall Semester 2025
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Thursday, April 3 |
Registration for Fall Semester 2025 begins (use Cardinal Students) |
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Sunday, June 15 |
Tuition and fee charges for the Fall 2025 semester will begin to display in Cardinal Pay Payment plan options open for Fall 2025 semester |
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Tuesday, July 1 |
Deadline to enroll in optional 5 month payment plan for Fall 2025 balances |
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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 |
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Friday, August 1 |
Deadline to enroll in optional 4 month payment plan for Fall 2025 balances |
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Friday, August 15 |
Feast of the Assumption (University Holiday - No Classes) |
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Monday, August 18 |
Interest assessed on balances from Summer 2025 and prior terms† |
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Thursday, August 21 |
New student orientation begins |
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Saturday, August 23 |
Degree conferral for students completing degree requirements in Summer 2025 semester (Diplomas will be mailed in early to mid September) |
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Monday, August 25 |
Opening of classes |
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Thursday, August 28 |
Mass of the Holy Spirit - University Mass, 12:10 p.m.; No classes held between 11:50 a.m. and 2:10 p.m. |
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Monday, September 1 |
Deadline to enroll in optional 3 month payment plan for Fall 2025 balances Labor Day (Holiday; No classes) |
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Friday, September 5 |
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)* Deadline for undergraduates to complete annual waiver of Tuition Refund Insurance Plan Due date for fall semester student account balances (charges to accounts after this date are due upon assessment of charge) |
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Wednesday, September 10 |
Class of 2029 Convocation, 9:30 a.m. |
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Friday, September 12 |
Deadline to complete annual waiver of Student Medical Plan |
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Saturday, September 13 |
Deadline to withdraw from Fall 2025 classes with an 80% 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.) |
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Monday, September 15 |
Interest assessed on balances from Summer 2025 and prior terms† |
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Tuesday, September 16 |
Deadline for academic departments to submit Spring 2025 course schedule |
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Saturday, September 20 |
Monthly payment plans rebalance to cover the remaining balance due for Fall 2025 |
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Monday, September 22 |
Late fee assessed on balances from Fall 2025† Registration/Transcript holds assigned to accounts with unpaid Fall 2025 term balances† |
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Saturday, September 20 |
Deadline to withdraw from the university with a 50% tuition refund for the Fall 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.) |
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Tuesday, September 30 |
Monthly payment plans, if overbudget, will rebalance to cover only the remaining balance due for Fall 2025 |
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Monday, October 6 – Friday, October 10 |
Faculty submit interim grades for undergraduates in Cardinal Students |
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Friday, October 10 |
Midterm Last day to resolve grades of Incomplete from the Spring 2025 and Summer 2025 semesters Last day to request Audit option (must have dean’s permission) |
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Monday, October 13 |
Columbus Day/Indigenous Peoples' Day (Holiday; No classes) |
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Tuesday, October 14 |
Spring 2026 class schedule released in Cardinal Students Enrollment appointments assigned for Spring 2026 (schedule here) Pre-registration advising begins |
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Wednesday, October 15 |
Interest assessed on balances from Fall 2025 and prior terms† |
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Tuesday, October 21 |
Monthly payment plans rebalance to cover the remaining balance due for Fall 2025 Administrative Monday: Classes follow a Monday schedule this day; Tuesday classes do not meet |
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Friday, October 31 |
Monthly payment plans, if overbudget, will rebalance to cover only the remaining balance due for Fall 2025 |
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Saturday, November 1 |
All Saints' Day |
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Tuesday, November 4 |
Registration for Spring Semester 2026 begins (use Cardinal Students) Election Day |
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Friday, November 7 |
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 2025 semester |
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Friday, November 14 |
Last day to request Pass/Fail option (undergraduates only; must have dean's permission) |
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Saturday, November 15 |
Tuition and fee charges for the Spring 2026 semester will begin to display in Cardinal Pay Payment plans options open for Spring 2026 semester |
| Monday, November 17 | Interest assessed on balances from Fall 2025 and prior terms† |
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Wednesday, November 26 |
Thanksgiving Recess begins |
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Monday, December 1 |
Classes resume Deadline to enroll in optional 5 month payment plan for Spring 2026 |
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Friday, December 5 |
Last day for Fall 2025 graduation candidates to submit diploma application in Cardinal Students Final date to deposit theses and dissertations for January 2026 graduation |
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Saturday, December 6 |
Last day of classes |
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Monday, December 8 |
Patronal Feast of the Immaculate Conception (Student Holiday and Reading Day; No classes) |
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Tuesday, December 9 –Saturday, December 13 |
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Friday, December 12 |
Mid-Year Commencement Exercises Note: Diplomas will not be awarded at the ceremony, as degrees for fall semester graduates are not officially conferred until Saturday, January 10 |
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Monday, December 15 |
Interest assessed on balances from Fall 2025 and prior terms† |
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Tuesday, December 16 |
All final grades due in Cardinal Students by 3:00 p.m. |
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Thursday, January 1, 2026 |
Deadline to enroll in optional 4 month payment plan for Spring 2026 |
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Saturday, January 10, 2026 |
Degree/certificate conferral for students completing program requirements in Fall 2025 semester |
Spring Semester 2026
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Tuesday, November 4, 2025 |
Registration for Spring Semester 2026 begins (use Cardinal Students) |
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Saturday, November 15, 2025 |
Tuition and fee charges for the Spring 2026 semester will begin to display in Cardinal Pay Payment plan options open for Spring 2026 semester |
| Monday, December 1, 2025 | Deadline to enroll in optional 5 month payment plan for Spring 2026 |
| Thursday, January 1 | Deadline to enroll in optional 4 month payment plan for Spring 2026 |
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Saturday, January 10 |
Degree conferral for students completing degree requirements in Fall 2025 semester (Diplomas will be mailed in early to mid to late January) |
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Monday, January 12 |
Opening of classes |
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Thursday, January 15 |
Interest assessed on balances from Fall 2025 and prior terms† |
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Monday, January 19 |
Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr., Day (Holiday; No classes) |
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Friday, January 23 |
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 2026) to waive Tuition Refund Insurance Plan Due date for Spring 2026 balances (charges to accounts after this date are due upon assessment of charge) |
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Wednesday, 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. |
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Saturday, January 31 |
Monthly payment plans, if overbudget, will rebalance to cover only the remaining balance due for Spring 2026 Deadline to withdraw from Spring 2026 classes with an 80% 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.) |
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Sunday, February 1 |
Deadline to enroll in optional 3 month payment plan for Spring 2026 |
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Saturday, February 7 |
Deadline to withdraw from the university with a 50% tuition refund for the Spring 2026 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.) |
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Monday, February 9 |
Late fee assessed on balances from Spring 2026† Registration/Transcript holds assigned to accounts with unpaid Spring 2026 term balances† |
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Tuesday, February 10 |
Administrative Monday: Classes follow a Monday schedule this day; Tuesday classes do not meet |
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Monday, February 16 |
Interest assessed on balances from Spring 2025 and prior terms† |
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Wednedsday, February 18 |
Ash Wednesday Monthly payment plans rebalance to cover the remaining balance due for Spring 2026 |
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Monday, February 23 |
Summer 2026 class schedule released in Cardinal Students |
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Monday, February 23 – Friday, February 27 |
Faculty submit interim grades for undergraduates in Cardinal Students |
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Friday, February 27 |
Midterm Last day to resolve grades of Incomplete from the Fall 2025semester Last day to request Audit option (must have dean’s permission) |
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Saturday, February 28 |
Monthly payment plans, if overbudget, will rebalance to cover only the remaining balance due for Spring 2026 |
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Friday, March 6 |
Last day for Spring 2026 graduation candidates to submit diploma application in Cardinal Students |
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Monday, March 9 |
Spring Recess begins |
| Monday, March 16 |
Classes resume Registration for Summer Sessions 2026 begins (use Cardinal Students) Interest assessed on balances from Spring 2026 and prior terms† |
| Thursday, March 19 |
Fall 2026 class schedule released in Cardinal Students Enrollment appointments assigned for Fall 2026 Pre-registration advising begin |
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Saturday, March 21 |
Monthly payment plans rebalance to cover the remaining balance due for Spring 2026 |
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Tuesday, March 31 |
Monthly payment plans, if overbudget, will rebalance to cover only the remaining balance due for Spring 2026 |
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Wednesday, April 1 |
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 2026 semester |
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Thursday, April 2 |
Easter recess begins Holy Thursday |
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Friday, April 3 |
Good Friday |
| Sunday, April 5 | Easter Sunday |
| Monday, April 6 | Easter Monday |
| Tuesday, April 7 | Classes Resume |
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Wednesday, April 8 |
Last day to request Pass/Fail option (undergraduates only; must have dean’s permission) |
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Thursday, April 9 |
Registration for Fall Semester 2026 begins (use Cardinal Students) |
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Thursday, April 10 |
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| Wednesday, April 15 |
University Research Day; Undergraduate/Graduate classes cancelled, Law classes cancelled through 3:30 p.m. Interest assessed on balances from Spring 2026 and prior terms† Tuition and fee charges for the Summer 2026 semester will begin to display in Cardinal Pay Payment plan option opens for Summer 2026 semester |
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Friday, May 1 |
Final date to deposit theses and dissertations for May 2026 graduation |
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Saturday, May 2 |
Last day of classes |
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Sunday, May 3 – Monday, May 4 |
Reading period** |
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Tuesday, May 5 – Saturday, May 9 |
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Monday, May 11 |
Final grades for graduating students due in Cardinal Students by noon |
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Tuesday, May 12 |
All other final grades due in Cardinal Students by 3:00 p.m. |
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Friday, May 15 |
Interest assessed on balances from Spring 2026 and prior terms† University Honors Convocation |
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Saturday, May 16 |
Degree/certificate conferral for undergraduate and graduate students completing program requirements in Spring 2026 semester |
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Friday, May 22 |
Columbus School of Law Commencement Exercises Degree conferral for law students completing degree requirements in Spring 2026 semester |
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Monday, May 11 – Saturday, August 15 |
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Friday, July 31 |
Last day for Summer 2026 graduation candidates to submit diploma application in Cardinal Students Final date to deposit theses and dissertations for August graduation |
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Saturday, August 29 |
Degree/certificate conferral for students completing program requirements in Summer 2026 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:
- Log into Cardinal Students and select the Manage Classes tile
- Select the menu option for View My Classes
- Select the term for which you wish to view deadlines
- Select the Enrollment Deadlines hyperlink near the bottom of the class listing
- The pertinent academic deadlines will display as follows:
- Drop – Retain Record: Last day to register or add courses for credit; Last day to drop courses without record or tuition charge
- Drop with Penalty: Last day to withdraw with a W grade
**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.