Spring 2028 Academic Calendar | St. Catherine University

Full Term

Jan. 10–May 4

1st Half Term

Jan. 10–Mar. 1

2nd Half Term

Mar. 13–May 4

Five-Week Terms

Jan.10–Feb. 13
Feb. 14–Mar. 26
Mar. 27–May 4

Full-Term Hybrid

Jan.10–May 4

Full-Term and Half-Term Calendars

Please note: If you drop or withdraw from a course, please see the University's Refund Schedule to determine tuition implications

Event	Full-Term	1st Half	2nd Half
Baccalaureate, Associate & Graduate Programs	Jan.10 -May 4	Jan.10 - Mar. 1	Mar. 13 – May 4
Syllabius preview window begins	Jan. 1	Jan. 1	Mar. 1
Audit registration begins	Jan. 1	Jan. 1	Jan. 1
Associate non-degree student registration begins	Jan. 2	Jan. 2	Jan. 2
First day of classes	Jan. 10	Jan. 10	Mar. 13
Last day to add a course without Instructor's Approval	Jan. 12	Jan. 12	Mar. 15
Online registration closed as of today. All add/drops must be made through the Registrar's Office.	Jan. 14	Jan. 14	Mar. 17
Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday (University closed)	Jan. 17	Jan. 17	N/A
Last day to add or drop a course without a "W" appearing on your transcript. (NOTE: This may have financial implications. See your financial aid counselor. Refer to Refund Schedule for information on tuition refunds.)	Jan.18	Jan. 14	Mar. 17
Registration deadline for maximum financial aid eligibility	Jan. 18	Jan. 18	Jan. 18
Last day to designate audit grading	Jan. 18	Jan. 18	Mar. 17
Summer 2026 registration begins	Mar. 1	Mar. 1	Mar. 1
Full-term midterm grades/First-half term final grades due	Mar. 5	Mar. 5	N/A
Spring Break	Mar. 6-12	Mar. 6-12	N/A
Second-half term classes begin	N/A	N/A	Mar. 15
Last day to designate S/U grading option (undergraduate students only)	Mar. 20	Feb. 6	Apr. 2
Last day to withdraw from a class	Mar. 26	Feb. 12	Apr. 8
Fall 2028 Registration	Apr. 3-6	Apr. 3-6	Apr. 3-6
Easter Break	Apr. 14*-17	N/A	Apr. 14*-17
Last day of classes	Apr. 28	Mar. 1	May 4
Graduation Application form submission deadline for graduating in Fall 2026	May 4	May 4	May 4
Final examination period. (See Final Examination Schedule)	May 1-4	N/A	N/A**
Commencement Ceremonies	May 5-6	May 5-6	May 5-6
Final grades due	May 8	Mar. 5	May 8

Instructors must perform some form of final assessment during the final examination period. This may take the form of an in-class exam, final project, take-home exam, or final paper submitted during the final examination period. See the Final Examination Schedule on the Office of the Registrar website.

*Beings at 6:00 p.m., Thursday, Apr. 13

** Second-half term courses do not have a final examination period. M–Th evening courses meet as regularly scheduled; Friday evening, Saturday, and Sunday courses meet online; and weekday (M–F) morning and afternoon classes meet online and/or during the scheduled final examination time slot for full-term courses (see Final Examination schedule).

Five-Week Term Calendars

Event	1st 5-Wk Term	2nd 5-Wk Term	3rd 5-Wk Term
Baccalaureate, Associate & Graduate Programs	Jan.10– Feb. 13	Feb. 14– Mar. 26	Mar. 27–May 4
First day of classes	Jan. 10	Feb. 14	Mar. 27
Online registration closed as of today. Add/drops must be made through the Registrar's Office.	Jan. 11	Feb. 15	Mar. 28
Last day to designate audit grading	Jan. 13	Feb. 17	Mar. 30
Last day to add or drop a class without a "W" appearing on your transcript	Jan. 13	Feb. 17	Mar. 30
Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday (University closed)	Jan. 17	N/A	N/A
Registration deadline for maximum financial aid eligibility	Jan. 18	Jan. 18	Jan. 18
Last day to designate S/U grading option (undergraduate students only)	Jan. 25	Mar. 5	Apr. 16
Last day to withdraw from a class	Jan. 29	Mar. 12	Apr. 16
Spring Break	N/A	Mar. 6-12	N/A
Easter Break	N/A	Apr. 14*-17	Apr. 14*-17
Third 5-Week Term: Full-term calendar final examination period. Classes meet as regularly scheduled with some exceptions	N/A	N/A	May 1-4**
Last day of classes	Feb. 13	Mar. 26	May 4
Final grades due	Feb. 17	Mar. 30	May 8

*Beings at 6:00 p.m., Thursday, Apr. 13

**No Scheduled Final Examination Period. During the week of May 2-6, 5-week M-Th evening courses meet as regularly scheduled; Friday evening, Saturday, and Sunday courses meet online; and weekday (M-F) morning and afternoon classes meet online and/or during the scheduled final examination time slot for full-term courses (see Final Examination Schedule).

Full-Term Hybrid Calendar

Event	Date(s)
On-campus	Jan. 10-Jan. 16
Off-campus	Jan. 17*-Jan. 23
On-campus	Jan. 24--Jan. 30
Off-campus	Jan. 31 -Feb. 6
On-campus	Feb. 7 -Feb. 13
Off-campus	Feb. 14 -Feb. 20
On-Campus	Feb. 21 -Feb. 27
Off-campus	Feb. 28- Mar. 5
Spring Break	Mar. 6-Mar. 12
On-Campus	Mar. 13- Mar. 19
Off-campus	Mar. 20 -Mar. 26
On-Campus	Mar. 27- Apr 2
Off-Campus	Apr. 3-Apr. 9
On-campus	Apr. 10-Apr. 13
Easter Break	Apr. 14-Apr. 17
Off-campus	Apr. 18-Apr. 23
On-campus	Apr. 24- Apr. 30
Final Exams	May 1-May 4

Full-term hybrid courses meet on campus the weeks noted above. Instruction may take various forms during off-campus weeks, but will always involve substantial interaction between the faculty and students.

*Martin Luther King Holiday (1/17) so classes are not held. Instructors are expected to make up this Monday with online instruction.

**Easter break (Apr. 14-17) begins at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday, Apr. 13. Easter break falls at the end of an off-campus week. Instructors of classes that meet Thursday evening (after 6:00 p.m.), or Friday, Saturday, or Sunday, are expected to follow off-campus protocols this week.

Final Examination Period

Instructors must perform some form of final assessment during the final examination period. This may take the form of an in-class exam, final project, take-home exam, or final paper submitted during the final examination period. See the Final Examination Schedule on the Office of the Registrar's website.