Academic Calendar and Course Schedules
ACADEMIC CALENDAR 2011-2012
FALL SEMESTER - 2011
AUGUST 2011
August 19 Ph.D. Booklist Examinations
August 27 Orientation, Opening Charge at McGivney Hall 9AM-3PM
August 29 Classes Begin
SEPTEMBER 2011
September 5 Labor Day (Holiday)
September 9 Last day to register or add courses for credit, or to drop
courses without record.
FINAL DAY for 100% refund
September 13 OPENING MASS, 2:30 pm, Crypt Church, National Shrine of
the Immaculate Conception
September 10 Institute Picnic
OCTOBER 2011
October 7 Ph.D./S.T.D. Dissertation Deposit Date
October 10 Columbus Day (Holiday)
October 11 Administrative Thursday (Thursday Classes held)
October 14 MIDTERM
Last day to resolve Incomplete Grade from previous semester.
Last day to change to audit.
FINAL DAY for 50% refund
October 21 S.T.L. Dissertation Deposit Date
NOVEMBER 2011
November 7-11 REGISTRATION FOR RETURNING STUDENTS
November 11 Last day for approved withdrawal from courses
with mark of "W"
November 5, 12 MTS COMPREHENSIVE EXAMINATIONS
November 23-25 Thanksgiving Recess - No Classes
November 28 Classes Resume
DECEMBER 2011
December 8 Patronal Feast of the Immaculate Conception (Holiday)
December 12 Last Day of Classes
December 13-16 Final Examination Period
December 17 Christmas Gathering
Dec. 19-Jan. 6 Christmas Break - No Classes
SPRING SEMESTER - 2012
JANUARY 2012
January 9 Spring Semester Begins
January 10-14 REGISTRATION for NEW STUDENTS
January 9-12 Theology of the Body Class (week 1)
January 16 Martin Luther King, Jr., Holiday
January17-20 Theology of the Body Class (week 2)
January 17 Regular term classes begin
January TBA Ph.D. Qualifying Examinations
January 20 Last day to register or add courses for credit, or drop
courses without record;
FINAL DAY for 100% refund
FEBRUARY 2012
February 20 Ph.D./S.T.D. Dissertation Deposit Date
February 21 Administrative Monday
February 24 MIDTERM
Last day to resolve Incomplete grade from previous semester
Last day to change to audit.
FINAL DAY for 50% refund
MARCH 2012
March 5 S.T.L. Dissertation Deposit Date
March 5-9 Spring Recess
March 12 Classes Resume
March 17, 24 MTS COMPREHENSIVE EXAMINATIONS
Mar 26-30 REGISTRATION for RETURNING STUDENTS for FALL 2012
March 28 Last day for approved withdrawal from courses
with mark of "W"
APRIL 2012
April 5 Holy Thursday (Holiday)
April 6 Good Friday (Holiday)
April 7-8 Holy Saturday & Easter
April 9 Easter Monday (Holiday)
April 10 Classes Resume
April 27 Last day of classes
MAY 2012
Apr 30-
May 4 Final Examination Period
May 7 Graduation Ball
May 8 GRADUATION MASS 2:30 PM

