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 2024

Thursday, April 4

Registration for Fall Semester 2024 begins (use Cardinal Students)

Saturday, June 15

Tuition and fee charges for the Fall 2024 semester will begin to display in Cardinal Pay

Payment plan options open for Fall 2024 semester

Monday, July 1

Deadline to enroll in optional 5 month payment plan for Fall 2024 balances

Friday, July 26

Last day for Summer 2024 graduation candidates to submit diploma application in Cardinal Students

Final date to deposit theses and dissertations for August graduation

Thursday, August 1

Deadline to enroll in optional 4 month payment plan for Fall 2024 balances

Thursday, August 15

Feast of the Assumption (University Holiday - No Classes)

Friday, August 16

Interest assessed on balances from Summer 2024 and prior terms†

Thursday, August 22

New student orientation begins

Saturday, August 24

Degree conferral for students completing degree requirements in Summer 2024 semester (Diplomas will be mailed in early to mid September)

Monday, August 26

Opening of classes

Thursday, August 29

Mass of the Holy Spirit - University Mass, 12:10 p.m.; No classes held between 11:50 a.m. and 2:10 p.m.

Sunday, September 1

Deadline to enroll in optional 3 month payment plan for Fall 2024 balances

Monday, September 2

Labor Day (Holiday; No classes)

Friday, September 6

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)

Wednesday, September 11

Class of 2028 Convocation, 9:30 a.m.

Friday, September 13

Deadline to complete annual waiver of Student Medical Plan

Saturday, September 14

Deadline to withdraw from Fall 2024 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.)

Monday, September 16

Interest assessed on balances from Summer 2024 and prior terms†

Tuesday, September 17

Deadline for academic departments to submit Spring 2024 course schedule

Friday, September 20

Monthly payment plans rebalance to cover the remaining balance due for Fall 2024

Monday, September 23

Late fee assessed on balances from Fall 2024†

Registration/Transcript holds assigned to accounts with unpaid Fall 2024 term balances†

Saturday, September 21

Deadline to withdraw from the university with a 50% tuition refund for the Fall 2024 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.)

Monday, September 30

Monthly payment plans, if overbudget, will rebalance to cover only the remaining balance due for Fall 2024

Monday, October 7 –Friday, October 11

Faculty submit interim grades for undergraduates in Cardinal Students

 Friday, October 11

Midterm

Last day to resolve grades of Incomplete from the Spring 2024 and Summer 2024 semesters

Last day to request Audit option (must have dean’s permission)

Monday, October 14

Columbus Day (Holiday; No classes)

Tuesday, October 15

Administrative Monday: Classes follow a Monday schedule this day; Tuesday classes do not meet

Interest assessed on balances from Fall 2024 and prior terms†

Spring 2025 class schedule released in Cardinal Students

Enrollment appointments assigned for Spring 2025 (schedule here)

Pre-registration advising begins

Monday, October 21

Monthly payment plans rebalance to cover the remaining balance due for Fall 2024

Thursday, October 31

Monthly payment plans, if overbudget, will rebalance to cover only the remaining balance due for Fall 2024

Friday, November 1

All Saints Day

Saturday, November 2

All Souls Liturgy - Memorial Mass for Deceased of the University Community

Tuesday, November 5

Registration for Spring Semester 2025 begins (use Cardinal Students)

Election Day

Friday, November 8

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 2024 semester

Friday, November 15

Last day to request Pass/Fail option (undergraduates only; must have dean's permission)

Interest assessed on balances from Fall 2024 and prior terms†

Tuition and fee charges for the Spring 2025 semester will begin to display in Cardinal Pay

Payment plans options open for Spring 2025 semester

Wednesday, November 27

Thanksgiving Recess begins

Sunday, December 1

Deadline to enroll in optional 5 month payment plan for Spring 2025

Monday, Decemer 2

Classes resume

Friday, December 6

Last day for Fall 2024 graduation candidates to submit diploma application in Cardinal Students

Final date to deposit theses and dissertations for January 2025 graduation

Sunday, December 8

Reading Day

Monday, December 9

Patronal Feast of the Immaculate Conception (Student Holiday and Reading Day; No classes)

Note: This feast day is a STUDENT holiday only this year; this is not a holiday for university staff

Tuesday, December 10 –Saturday, December 14

Final examination period

Friday, December 13

Mid-Year Commencement Exercises

Note: Degrees for fall semester graduates are not officially conferred until Saturday, January 11

Monday, December 16

Interest assessed on balances from Fall 2024 and prior terms†

Summer 2025 class schedule released in Cardinal Students

Tuesday, December 17

All final grades due in Cardinal Students by 3:00 p.m.

Wednesday, January 1, 2025

Deadline to enroll in optional 4 month payment plan for Spring 2025

Saturday, January 11, 2025

Degree/certificate conferral for students completing program requirements in Fall 2024 semester

Spring Semester 2025

Tuesday, November 5, 2024

Registration for Spring Semester 2025 begins (use Cardinal Students)

Friday, November 15, 2024

Tuition and fee charges for the Spring 2025 semester will begin to display in Cardinal Pay

Payment plan options open for Spring 2025 semester

Sunday, December 1, 2024 Deadline to enroll in optional 5 month payment plan for Spring 2025
Wednesday, January 1 Deadline to enroll in optional 4 month payment plan for Spring 2025

Saturday, January 11

Degree conferral for students completing degree requirements in Fall 2024 semester (Diplomas will be mailed in early to mid to late January)

Monday, January 13

Opening of classes

Wednesday, January 15

Interest assessed on balances from Fall 2024 and prior terms†

Monday, January 20

Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr., Day (Holiday; No classes)

Inauguration Day (Holiday; No classes)

Friday, January 24

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 2025) to waive Tuition Refund Insurance Plan

Due date for Spring 2025 balances (charges to accounts after this date are due upon assessment of charge)

Tuesday, 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.

Friday, January 31

Monthly payment plans, if overbudget, will rebalance to cover only the remaining balance due for Spring 2025

Saturday, February 1

Deadline to withdraw from Spring 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.)

Deadline to enroll in optional 3 month payment plan for Spring 2025

Saturday, February 8

Deadline to withdraw from the university with a 50% tuition refund for the Spring 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.)

 Monday, February 10

Late fee assessed on balances from Spring 2025†

Registration/Transcript holds assigned to accounts with unpaid Spring 2025 term balances†

Tuesday, February 11

Administrative Monday: Classes follow a Monday schedule this day; Tuesday classes do not meet

Monday, February 17

Interest assessed on balances from Spring 2025 and prior terms†

Tuesday, February 18

Monthly payment plans rebalance to cover the remaining balance due for Spring 2025

Monday, February 24 – Friday, February 28

Faculty submit interim grades for undergraduates in Cardinal Students

Friday, February 28

Midterm

Last day to resolve grades of Incomplete from the Fall 2024 semester

Last day to request Audit option (must have dean’s permission)

Monthly payment plans, if overbudget, will rebalance to cover only the remaining balance due for Spring 2025

Monday, March 3

Fall 2025 class schedule released in Cardinal Students

Pre-registration advising begin

Wednesday, March 5

Ash Wednesday

Friday, March 7

Last day for Spring 2025 graduation candidates to submit diploma application in Cardinal Students

Monday, March 10

Spring Recess begins

Thursday, March 13

Enrollment appointments assigned for Fall 2025

Monday, March 17

Classes resume

Registration for Summer Sessions 2025 begins (use Cardinal Students)

Interest assessed on balances from Spring 2025 and prior terms†

Friday, March 21

Monthly payment plans rebalance to cover the remaining balance due for Spring 2025

Monday, March 31

Monthly payment plans, if overbudget, will rebalance to cover only the remaining balance due for Spring 2025

Wednesday, April 2

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 2025 semester

University Research Day; Undergraduate/Graduate classes cancelled, Law classes cancelled through 3:30 p.m.**

Thursday, April 3

Registration for Fall Semester 2025 begins (use Cardinal Students)

Wednesday, April 9

Last day to request Pass/Fail option (undergraduates only; must have dean’s permission)

Thursday, April 10

Founders Day

Tuesday, April 15

Interest assessed on balances from Spring 2025 and prior terms†

Tuition and fee charges for the Summer 2025 semester will begin to display in Cardinal Pay

Payment plan option opens for Summer 2025 semester

Thursday, April 17

Easter recess begins

Holy Thursday

Friday, April 18

Good Friday

Sunday, April 20

Easter Sunday

Monday, April 21

Easter Monday

Tuesday, April 22

Classes resume

Friday, May 2

Final date to deposit theses and dissertations for May 2025 graduation

Saturday, May 3

Last day of classes

Sunday, May 4 – Monday, May 5

Reading period**

Tuesday, May 6 – Saturday, May 10

Final examination period

Monday, May 12

Final grades for graduating students due in Cardinal Students by noon

Tuesday, May 13

All other final grades due in Cardinal Students by 3:00 p.m.

Thursday, May 15

Interest assessed on balances from Spring 2025 and prior terms†

Friday, May 16

Baccalaureate Mass

University Honors Convocation

Saturday, May 17

Commencement Exercises

Degree/certificate conferral for undergraduate and graduate students completing program requirements in Spring 2025 semester

Friday, May 23

Columbus School of Law Commencement Exercises

Degree conferral for law students completing degree requirements in Spring 2025 semester

Monday, May 12 – Saturday, August 16

Summer Sessions

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

Saturday, August 23

Degree/certificate conferral for students completing program requirements in Summer 2025 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:

  1. Log into Cardinal Students and select the Manage Classes tile
  2. Select the menu option for View My Classes
  3. Select the term for which you wish to view deadlines
  4. Select the Enrollment Deadlines hyperlink near the bottom of the class listing
  5. 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.