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Dec 04, 2025
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University Catalog 2025-2026
University Academic Calendar
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The University Academic Calendar is subject to change. The current version is always available on Xavier’s website: https://www.xula.edu/academics/academiccalendar/index.html.
Fall Semester-2025
| New Faculty Orientation |
August 11-12 |
| Faculty and Staff Assembly |
August 13 |
| Continued Registration for Fall 2025 |
August 14-15 |
| Classes Begin |
August 18 |
| Last Day to Add a Course or Change a Section |
August 20 |
| Labor Day Holiday |
September 1 |
| Last Day to Drop a Course Without a “W” |
September 5 |
| Last Day to Remove an “I” |
September 26 |
| Founder’s Day Convocation |
October 7 |
| Contingency Days |
October 13-14 |
| Mid-Semester Grades Due |
October 10 |
| Last Day to Drop a Course (Receive a “W”) |
October 24 |
| Registration for Spring Semester and Summer |
October 27-31 |
| *Seniors Comprehensive Examinations |
November% |
| Last Day to Officially Withdraw from Xavier |
November 21 |
| Thanksgiving Holidays |
November 26-28 |
| Late Registration Begins |
December 1 |
| Last Class Day Before Final Examinations |
December 1 |
| Quiet Days |
December 2-3 |
| Final Examinations |
December 4-10 |
| Final Grades Due (Noon) |
December 12 |
%The date for Senior Comprehensives is determined by each Division/Department; these exams should be administered between November 1 and November 8. Departments must inform their students of the date of their Senior Comprehensive by the third class day of the semester.
Spring Semester-2026
| Faculty and Staff Assembly |
January 7 |
| Continued Registration for Spring 2026 |
January 8-9 |
| Classes Begin |
January 12 |
| Last Day to Add a Course or Change a Section |
January 14 |
| Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday |
January 19 |
| Last Day to Drop a Course Without a “W” |
January 30 |
| Mardi Gras Holidays |
February 16-18 |
| Last Day to Remove “I” |
February 20 |
| Black History Convocation |
February 24 |
| Mid-Semester Grades Due |
March 13 |
| Senior Comprehensive Examinations |
March + |
| Last Day to Drop a Course (Receive a “W”) |
March 27 |
| Easter Holidays (Spring Break) |
March 30-April 3 |
| Registration for Fall Semester |
April 6-10 |
| Last Day to Officially Withdraw from Xavier |
April 17 |
| Last Class Day Before Final Examinations |
April 27 |
| Senior Grades Due (Noon) |
April 28 |
| Quiet Days |
April 28-29 |
| Final Examinations |
April 30-May 6 |
| ALL Final Grades Due (Noon) |
May 8 |
| Baccalaureate |
May 8 |
| Commencement |
May 9 |
+The date for Senior Comprehensives is determined by each Division/Department; these exams should be administered between March 9 and March 16. Departments must inform their students of the date of their Senior Comprehensive by the third class day of the semester.
Summer Session-2026
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Session One
Five Weeks |
Session Two
Five Weeks |
Session Three
Eight Weeks |
| Continued Registration |
May 15 |
June 18* |
May 29 |
| Classes Begin |
May 18 |
June 22 |
June 1 |
| Last Day to Add or Change a Course or Section |
May 19 |
June 23 |
June 2 |
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Last Day to Drop a Course
(Summer I)
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June 12 |
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| Juneteenth Holiday |
June 19 |
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June 19 |
| Independence Day Holiday |
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July 3 (4th) |
July 3 (4th) |
Last Day to Drop a Course
(Summer II and III) |
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July 17 |
July 17 |
| Final Examinations |
June 18 & 20^ |
July 24-25 |
July 24-25 |
| Final Grades Due (Noon) |
June 23 |
July 28 |
July 28 |
*Due to Juneteenth we cannot hold continued registration on June 19th (which would be 8 weeks after classes end on a Friday).
^Due to Juneteenth we cannot hold exams on June 19th.
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