Academic Calendar

Keep track of important dates and events.

Upcoming dates

November 1st — Deadline to submit the DSPT Graduation Checklist to the DSPT Registrar for Fall graduation

November 9th - 20th — Registration period for Intersession term and Spring semester (all returning students)

November 9th — Last day to change Fall enrollment without special permission (fee applies)

November 11th — St. Albert's Seminar 12:30pm

November 26th-27th — Thanksgiving Holiday, Academic and Administrative Holiday

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

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

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

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

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/GTU Fall Semester ends; Last day to submit petition for "Incomplete" for Fall semester courses — December 18th
DSPT end of semester Mass and party — December 19th
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

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

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

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

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