Academic Calendar
Keep track of important dates and events.
Upcoming dates
Sep 17 U.S. Constitution Day
Oct 26 - 30 Reading Week no classes
Downloadable calendar
2026-27 DSPT Academic Calendar
For tentative dates in later academic years see the GTU Academic Calendar Page.
August
- Solemnity of the Assumption, Administrative Holiday — August 15th
- Late Registration for Fall semester, returning students — August 24th - September 4th
- DSPT faculty advisors available during posted hours — August 31st - September 4th
- Orientation — August 31st - September 1st
- New Student Registration for Fall semester begins — August 31st
September
- Labor Day, Academic and Administrative Holiday — September 7th
- Last day to register for Fall; last day to receive approval for leave of absence without late fee — September 7th
- Instruction begins at DSPT/GTU — September 8th
- Course Add/Drop period, Fall semester — September 8th - 18th
- St. Albert's Seminar 12:30pm — September 9th
- Last day to submit UCB cross registration petition to the GTU Consortial Registrar, Noon — September 11th
- Mass of the Holy Spirit — 5pm at DSPT — September 11th
- U.S. Constitution Day — September 17th
- Last day for registered students to make enrollment changes without fee; Last day for late registration, submission of Statement of Intent to Graduate for Fall degree completion, and approval of requests for leave of absence, withdrawal, program extension, full tuition refund, or part-time status (late fees apply); Last day to successfully defend thesis without paying Fall semester tuition and fees; Last day to submit special reading course (SRC) forms to Registrar — September 18th
- Payment for Fall semester must be received to avoid a late fee — September 25
October
- Deadline to file completed and approved copies of theses for DSPT MA for fall — October 1st
graduation - Deadline for 2nd-year MA students to complete the Foreign Language Proficiency — October 1st
Requirement - Last day to drop Fall units without a "W" Withdrawal on transcript record; Last day to drop Fall units and receive a 50% tuition refund — October 2nd
- St. Albert's Seminar 12:30pm — October 14th
- READING WEEK – no class sessions scheduled — October 26th-30th
November
- Deadline to submit the DSPT Graduation Checklist to the DSPT Registrar for Fall — November 1st
graduation - Registration period for Intersession term and Spring semester (all returning students) — November 9th - 20th
- Last day to change Fall enrollment without special permission (fee applies) — November 9th
- St. Albert's Seminar 12:30pm — November 11th
- Thanksgiving Holiday, Academic and Administrative Holiday — November 26th-27th
December
- Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception, Academic and Administrative Holiday — December 8th
- Capstone Examination for MAPh and MATh Exam Option students, 9:00 am — December 9th
- DSPT end of semester Mass and party — TBD
- DSPT/GTU Fall Semester ends; Last day to submit petition for "Incomplete" for Fall semester courses — December 18th
- Christmas and New Year, Administrative Holiday — December 24th - January 1st
- Last day to submit fall grades — January 4th
- Last day to make up "Incomplete" work for Fall semester — January 4th
- Last day to submit grades for removal of "Incomplete" notation for Fall semester courses — January 29th
January
- Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Academic and Administrative holiday — January 18th
- Late registration period for Spring semester, returning students (late fees apply) — January 18th - 29th
- New student orientation and registration period for Spring semester; DSPT faculty advisors available during posted hours — January 26th - 27th
- Last day to submit grades for removal of "Incomplete" notation for Fall semester courses — January 29th
- DSPT Convocation of the College of Fellows — January 30th - 31st
February
- Course Add/Drop Period, Spring semester — February 1st - 12th
- Deadline for Fall semester DSPT Scholarship/Grant applications — February 1st
- Instruction begins at DSPT/ GTU — February 2nd
- Last day to submit UCB cross registration petition to the GTU Consortial Registrar, Noon — February 5th
- Ash Wednesday; St. Albert's Seminar 12:30pm — February 10th
- Last day for registered students to change enrollment without fee
- Last day for late registration, submission of Statement of Intent to Graduate for
Spring graduation, and approval of requests for leave of absence, withdrawal, — February 12th
program extension, full tuition refund, or part-time status (late fees apply) - Last day to receive approval for leave of absence (Spring 2027) without late fee — February 12th
- Last day to successfully defend thesis without paying Spring semester tuition and — February 12th
fees - Last day to submit special reading course (SRC) forms to the Registrar — February 12th
- Presidents’ Day, Academic and Administrative holiday — February 15th
- Payment for Spring semester must be received to avoid a late fee — February 19th
- Last day to drop Spring units without a “W” Withdrawal on transcript record — February 26th
- Last day to drop Spring semester units and receive a 50% tuition refund — February 26th
March
- St. Albert's Seminar 12:30pm — March 10th
- Aquinas Lecture, 7:30pm — TBD
- Spring Break - no class sessions scheduled — March 22nd - 26th
- Good Friday, Academic and Administrative Holiday — March 26th
- Easter Monday, Academic and Administrative Holiday — March 29th
April
- Deadline to submit the DSPT Graduation Checklist to the DSPT Registrar for — April 1st
Spring graduation - Registration period for Fall semester (all returning students must register) — April 5th-16th
- Last day to change Spring enrollment without special permission (fee applies) — April 12th
- St. Albert's Seminar 12:30pm — April 14th
May
- Deadline to defend theses for DSPT MA for spring graduation — May 1st
- Capstone Examination for MAPh and MATh Students, 9:00 a.m. — May 12th
- DSPT End-of-semester Mass and party — TBD
- GTU Commencement — May 21st
- DSPT/ GTU Spring Semester ends — May 21st
- Deadline to file completed and approved copies of theses for DSPT MA for spring diploma — May 21st
- Last day to submit petition for “Incomplete” for spring semester courses — May 21st
- DSPT Graduation, 1:00 pm — May 22nd
- DSPT Baccalaureate Mass, St. Albert's Priory — May 23rd
- Memorial Day, Administrative Holiday — May 31st
- Last day to submit spring grades — June 11th
- Last day to make up "Incomplete" work for Spring semester — June 11th
- Juneteenth, Academic and Administrative holiday — June 18th
- Last day to submit grades for removal of "Incomplete" notation for Spring semester courses — July 3rd
- Independence Day Observed, Academic and Administrative holiday — July 5th