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General Guidelines

Registration deadlines are always one month before classes begin.
Drop dates for weekend courses are the Friday before the first weekend.
Drop dates (without penalty) for online courses are one month before course begins.
Last day to withdraw from a weekday or online course is eight weeks after the first day of class.
Last day to withdraw from a weekend course is the Friday before the second weekend meeting.
Weekend and online course grades are due to the Registrar three weeks after the last class.
Weekday course grades are due to the Registrar one week after the last class day.
The last day to remove an incomplete grade is six weeks from the last day of class.
The most current course and workshop dates can be found at this link:
https://www.saintmeinrad.edu/student-resources/course-schedules/

July	1	Application Deadline for Fall Semester
August	15	Summer MA Concluding Exercises due to Academic Dean; final projects/papers due to director
19-20		Orientation for new seminarians
	21-25	“Our Daily Bread” Intensive Spirituality Week for seminarians
	23	Candidacy
	28	Fall Semester weekday courses begin
September	4	Labor Day (no classes)
	5	Graduate Theology program Fall Semester online classes begin
	21	Dolle Lecture
	29	Faculty Study Day; Long Weekend (no classes)
October	4	Marten Homiletics Lecture and Workshop
	14-15	Graduate Theology Program Open House
	18	Graduate Theology Program Open House (online at 6:30 p.m. CT)
30		Spring Semester registration opens
November	1	Solemnity of All Saints (no classes)
15		Fall Semester MA Concluding Exercises due to Academic Dean; final projects/papers due to director
	18-26	Thanksgiving Break
27		Fall Semester weekday classes resume
29		Fall Semester online classes conclude
December	4-5	Final exam days for Fall Semester weekday courses
	5	Last day of class before Christmas break
	8	Fall Semester online classes conclude
30		Registration deadline for all Spring Semester courses
6 - January 6		Christmas Break

January	8	January Interterm begins for seminarians; Graduate Theology Program Spring Semester online classes begin
20-26		Retreat week for seminarians
29		Spring Semester weekday classes begin
February	8	Father Cyprian Davis Lecture
	12	GTP-Summer registration opens
	15	Ministries: Installation of Lectors and Acolytes
	17-18	Graduate Theology Program Open House
	19	President’s Day (no classes)
	21	Graduate Theology Program Open House (online at 6:30 p.m. CT)
March	7	Priesthood Promises
	14	Thomas Lecture
	21	Solemnity of St. Benedict (no classes)
22		Last day of weekday classes before Easter break
23-Apr 1		Easter Break
31		STB Degree Program Application Deadline for II Configuration
April	2	Spring Semester Weekday and online classes resume
	8	Fall Semester registration opens
15		Spring Semester MA Concluding Exercises due to Academic Dean;final projects/papers due to director
	19	Long weekend (no weekday classes); Graduate Theology Program Spring Semester online classes conclude
May	9-10	Final exam days for Spring Semester weekday courses
10		Final day of Spring Semester
	11	Graduation Day
July	1	Application deadline for Fall Semester
August	15	Summer MA Concluding Exercises due to Academic Dean; final projects/papers due to director