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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 for online, weekday, intensive courses is the Wednesday of the second full week of class.
Last day to withdraw from a weekday or online course is Friday of the tenth week of class.
Last day to withdraw from a weekend course is the Wednesday after the second weekend meeting.
Last day to withdraw from an intensive course is the Wednesday before the in person session.
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
17-18		Orientation for new seminarians
	19-23	“Our Daily Bread” Intensive Spirituality Week for seminarians
	21	Candidacy
	26	Fall Semester weekday courses begin
September	2	Labor Day (no classes)
	12	Deacon Promises
	19	Dolle Lecture
	27	Faculty Study Day; Long Weekend (no classes)
October	2	Marten Homiletics Lecture and Workshop
	12-13	Graduate Theology Program Open House
	16	Graduate Theology Program Open House (online at 6:30 p.m. CT)
	21	Long Weekend (no classes)
	26	Diaconate Ordination
November	1	Solemnity of All Saints (no classes)
4		Spring Semester registration opens
15		Fall Semester MA Concluding Exercises due to Academic Dean; final projects/papers due to director
	23-Dec. 1	Thanksgiving Break
December	2	Fall Semester weekday classes resume
	5-6	Final exam days for Fall Semester weekday courses
	6	Last day of class before Christmas break; Fall Semester online classes conclude; IV Configuration Graduation Day
7-19		III and IV Configuration Capstone Pilgrimage (Rome)
8		Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception (no classes)
30		Registration deadline for all Spring Semester courses
7 - January 5		Christmas Break

January	6-17	January Interterm for seminarians
18-24		Retreat week for seminarians
27		Spring Semester weekday classes begin
February	6	Thomas Lecture
	10	GTP-Summer registration opens
	13	Ministries: Installation of Lectors and Acolytes
	17	President’s Day (no classes)
	22-23	Graduate Theology Program Open House
	25	Graduate Theology Program Open House (online at 6:30 p.m. CT)
March	5	Ash Wednesday (no classes)
	21	Solemnity of St. Benedict (no classes)
	27	Fr. Cyprian Davis Lecture
31		STB Degree Program Application Deadline for II Configuration
April	7	Fall Semester registration opens
	11	Last day of weekday classes before Easter break
12-21		Easter Break
	15	Spring Semester MA Concluding Exercises due to Academic Dean; final projects/papers due to director
	22	Spring Semester Weekday and online classes resume
May	8-9	Final exam days for Spring Semester weekday courses
9		Graduate Theology Program Spring Semester online classes conclude; Final day of Spring Semester
	10	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