Jul 03, 2025  
Xavier University Catalog 2025-2026 
    
Xavier University Catalog 2025-2026

Academic Calendar


Fall Semester 2025

Date

Event

August 18 Full Term Classes begin
August 24 Last day for late registration or changes in registration for full-term classes.
September 1 Labor Day Holiday.  University Closed.
September 12 Deadline to submit Application for Graduation for Fall 2025 graduation.
October 2 & October 3 Fall Break, no classes except evening once-a-week lecture classes. Please check your class syllabus. Offices are open.
November 4 Election Day, classes meet according to their regular schedule
November 18 Final day for withdrawal from full-term classes for Undergraduate students.
November 26 - Nov 30 Thanksgiving Holiday, Classes do not meet.
November 26 - Nov 30 Thanksgiving Holiday: University Closed
December 5 Last day of full-term classes. Final day for withdrawal from full-term classes for Graduate students.
December 6 - 7 Study Weekend.
December 8 - 12 Final Examinations.
December 12 Last day of Fall Semester. Official Fall 2025 graduation date.
December 16 Final grades due.

Spring Semester 2026

Date

Event

January 1 New Year’s Holiday Observed, University closed.
January 12 Full-term classes begin
January 18 Last day for late registration or changes in registration for full-term classes.
January 19 Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday, University closed.
January 23 Deadline to submit Application for Graduation for Spring 2026 graduation.
March 8 - 14 Spring Break. No classes March 8 - 14.
April 2 - 6

Easter Holiday. No Classes April 2 - April 6, with the exception of Monday once-a-week classes which meet after 4 PM on April 6. University closes on 3 PM on April 2 and reopens at 4 PM on April 6.

April 14 Final day for withdrawal from full-term classes for Undergraduate students.
May 1 Last day of full-term classes. Final day for withdrawal from full-term classes for graduate students.
May 2 - 3 Study Weekend
May 4 - 8 Final Examinations
May 8 Last day of Spring Semester. Official Spring 2026 graduation date.
May 12 FInal Grades Due
May 16 Commencement

Summer Semester 2026

Date

Event

May 18 Summer sessions begin.
May 20 Deadline to submit Application for Graduation for Summer 2026 graduation.
May 25 Memorial Day Holiday, University closed  
June 19 Juneteenth Holiday, University closed.
June 30 1st Session final grades due.
July 4 Independence Day, University closed.
August 7 Official Summer 2026 graduation date.
August 11 2nd Session final grades due.

 

When make-up days are needed due to Summer holidays (Memorial Day, Juneteenth, July 4), classes may meet on the Friday following the holiday.

The University reserves the right to change these dates as deemed necessary.