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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
20-21		Orientation for new seminarians
	22-26	“Our Daily Bread” Intensive Spirituality Week for seminarians
	24	Candidacy
	29	Fall Semester weekday and online courses begin
September	5	Labor Day (no classes)
	15	Dolle Lecture
	30	Faculty Study Day; Long Weekend (no classes)
October	5	Marten Homiletics Lecture and Workshop
	15-16	Graduate Theology Program Open House
	19	Graduate Theology Program Open House (online at 6:30 p.m.)
31		STB Degree Program Application Deadline for seminariansSpring Semester registration opens
November	1	Solemnity of All Saints (no classes)
15		Fall Semester MA Concluding Exercises due to Academic Dean; final projects/papers due to director
	19-27	Thanksgiving Break
28		Fall Semester weekday classes resume
29		Fall Semester online classes conclude
December	8	Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception (no classes)
	5-9	Final exam days for Fall Semester weekday courses
	9	Last day of class before Christmas break
30		Registration deadline for all Spring Semester courses
10 - January 7		Christmas Break

January	9	January Interterm begins for seminarians
	20	January Interterm ends
21-27		Retreat week for seminarians
30		Spring Semester weekday classes begin
February	1	Graduate Theology Program Spring Semester online classes begin
	9	Father Cyprian Davis Lecture
	13	GTP-Summer registration opens
	16	Ministries: Installation of Lectors and Acolytes
	20	President’s Day (no classes)
	25-26	Graduate Theology Program Open House
March	2	Deacon Promises
	10	Long Weekend (no classes)
	16	Priesthood Promises
21		Solemnity of St. Benedict (no classes)
23		Thomas Lecture
27-31		Fall Semester registration
31		Last day of weekday classes before Easter break; STB Degree Program Application Deadline for II Year Theologians
April	1-10	Easter Break
	11	Spring Semester Weekday and online classes resume
15		Spring Semester MA Concluding Exercises due to Academic Dean; final projects/papers due to director
	15	Diaconate Ordination
May	3	Graduate Theology Program Spring Semester online classes conclude
11-12		Final exam days for Spring Semester weekday courses
	12	Final day of Spring Semester
	13	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