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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 (without penalty) for online courses are one month before course begins.
Last day to withdraw from a weekday or online course is eight weeks after the first day of class.
Last day to withdraw from a weekend course is the Friday before the second weekend meeting.
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
21-22		Orientation for new seminarians
	23-27	“Our Daily Bread” Intensive Spirituality Week for seminarians
	30	Fall Semester courses begin
September	6	No classes, Labor Day
	24	Faculty Study Day; Long Weekend (no classes);
October	9-10	Graduate Theology Program Open House
	13	Graduate Theology Program Open House (online at 6:30 p.m.)
	15	Long Weekend (no classes)
25		STB Degree Program Application Deadline for seminarians
November	1	All Saints Day (no classes); Spring Semester registration opens
11		Candidacy Mass
15		Fall Semester MA Concluding Exercises due to Academic Dean; final projects/papers due to director
	20-28	Thanksgiving Break
December	9-10	Final exam days for Fall Semester weekday courses
	10	Last day of class before Christmas break
30		Registration deadline for all Spring Semester courses
11 - January 9		Christmas Break

January	10	January Interterm begins for seminarians
	21	January Interterm ends
22-28		Retreat week for seminarians
29-30		Graduate Theology Program -Spring weekend courses (1st meeting)
31		Spring Semester weekday and online classes begin; Bishop’s Opening Mass and Dinner
February	10	Father Cyprian Davis Lecture
	14	GTP Summer registration opens
	17	Ministries: Installation of Lectors and Acolytes
	24	Deacon Promises
	26-27	Graduate Theology Program Spring weekend Courses (2nd meeting) and Open House
March	4	Long Weekend (no classes)
	10	Priesthood Promises
	21	Solemnity of St. Benedict (no classes)
22 - 23		Science for Seminaries Lecture and Presentations
26 - 27		Graduate Theology Program -Spring weekend courses (final meeting)
April	4	Fall Semester registration opens
	8	Last day of weekday classes before Easter break
9 - 18		Easter Break
	15	Spring Semester MA Concluding Exercises due to Academic Dean; final projects/papers due to director
	19	Weekday and online classes resume
	23	Diaconate Ordination
May	6	Spring Semester online classes conclude
12 - 13		Final exam days for Spring Semester weekday courses
	13	Last day of class
	14	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