| Mandatory First-Year Registration and Orientation | August 19-21 |
| Registration Payment Deadline for All Students [1] | August 21 |
| Fall Classes Begin | August 24 |
| Last Day to Register, Add Classes or Change to Audit [2] | September 4 |
| Last Day to Receive 100% Tuition Refund | September 4 |
| Labor Day Holiday (no classes; offices closed) | September 7 |
| Last Day to Receive 90% Tuition Refund | September 11 |
| Last Day to Receive 80% Tuition Refund | September 18 |
| Last Day to Receive 70% Tuition Refund | September 25 |
| Last Day to Receive 60% Tuition Refund | October 9 |
| Last Day to Receive 50% Tuition Refund [3] | October 16 |
| Last Day to Withdraw | November 13 |
| Thanksgiving Holiday (no classes; offices closed Th-F) | November 25-27 |
| Friday Classes Meet, Instead of Tuesday Classes [4] | December 1 |
| Last Day of Fall Classes | December 3 |
| Study Period (no classes) | December 4-7 |
| Final Examination Period | December 8-18 |
| Registration Payment Deadline for All Students [1] | January 8 |
| Spring Classes Begin | January 11 |
| Martin Luther King Holiday (no classes; offices closed) | January 18 |
| Last Day to Receive 100% Tuition Refund | January 25 |
| Last Day to Register, Add Classes or Change to Audit [2] | January 25 |
| Last Day to Receive 90% Tuition Refund | February 1 |
| Last Day to Receive 80% Tuition Refund | February 8 |
| Last Day to Receive 70% Tuition Refund | February 15 |
| Last Day to Receive 60% Tuition Refund | March 1 |
| Spring Break | March 8-12 |
| Last Day to Receive 50% Tuition Refund [3] | March 15 |
| Easter Holiday (no classes; offices closed Fri.) | April 2-5 |
| Last Day to Withdraw | April 19 |
| Monday Classes Meet, Instead of Tuesday Classses [4] | April 27 |
| Friday Classes Meet, Instead of Wednesday Classses [4] | April 28 |
| Last Day of Spring Classes | April 28 |
| Study Period (no classes) | April 29-May 2 |
| Final Examination Period | May 3-14 |
| Graduation Mass and Awards Ceremony | May 14 |
| Law School Commencement | May 15 |
| Summer Session 2010 | June 7-July 30 |
[1] There will be a Late Fee for registration payments completed after the deadlines.
[2] No classes can be added after this date; classes dropped after this date appear on the transcript with a "W" notation.
[3] No further refunds after this date.
[4] To make up for classes missed because of holidays.