Official Academic Calendar | campus-wide
Reading days will take place Thursday through Sunday, May 4-7, (when no examinations are permitted). Final exams will be Monday through Friday, May 8-12. View the academic calendar. Law students should refer to the Law School Registrar’s academic calendar for alternative information regarding their class schedule.

Official Academic Calendar | campus-wide
Reading days will take place Thursday through Sunday, May 4-7, (when no examinations are permitted). Final exams will be Monday through Friday, May 8-12. View the academic calendar. Law students should refer to the Law School Registrar’s academic calendar for alternative information regarding their class schedule.

Official Academic Calendar | campus-wide
Review Residence Halls openings and closings dates.

Official Academic Calendar | campus-wide
As information for the May 19-21, 2023, Commencement weekend unfolds, pages at the site: commencement.nd.edu, will be updated. Most updates will occur in early March, 2023. Please note that May Class of 2023 information is being updated with information as it becomes available.   Commencement Mass and diploma ceremonies will be held on Saturday, May 20. The University Commencement Ceremony, which all students are invited to attend, and diploma ceremonies will be held on Sunday, May 21. Please review the Schedule of Events page.   Please visit the Live Webcast page for the Live Video streaming schedule. A full listing of all events for the weekend can be found at the Schedule of Events website, in late February. ********************************* The University of Notre Dame will confer 3,200 degrees Saturday and Sunday (May 20 and 21) during Commencement weekend activities, including the 178th University Commencement Ceremony in Notre Dame Stadium on Sunday, during which 2,141 degrees will be conferred on undergraduate students. Nobel Peace Prize recipient Juan Manuel Santos, the president of Colombia from 2010 to 2018, will be the principal speaker and recipient of an honorary degree. Sister Rosemary Connelly, R.S.M., former executive director of Misericordia and lifelong advocate for people with developmental disabilities, will receive the 2023 Laetare (lay-TAH-ray) Medal, the oldest and most prestigious honor given to American Catholics. Kristen Friday, a computer science and engineering major from Pittsburgh, will deliver the valedictory address, and salutatorian Miguel Coste, a neuroscience and behavior major from Tampa, Florida, will offer the invocation.  In addition to Santos, five others will receive honorary degrees at the University Commencement Ceremony: Howard G. Adams, a leading expert on developing individuals through mentoring and strategic career and life planning; adult contemporary and contemporary Christian singer-songwriter Amy Grant; physician James “Doctor Jim” O’Connell, who has delivered health care to Boston’s homeless population for almost four decades; retired executive chairman and former chief executive officer of the PNC Financial Services Group, James E. Rohr; and Marguerite Taylor, a lifelong resident of South Bend’s Northeast Neighborhood, who was instrumental in establishing the University’s Robinson Community Learning Center and has dedicated her life to improving her hometown and building lasting relationships between the city and Notre Dame.  Weather permitting, graduates will process into the stadium at 9 a.m. with the University Commencement Ceremony beginning at 9:30 a.m. All attendees must have a ticket for admission.  On Saturday, 547 students will receive master’s and doctoral degrees at the Graduate School Commencement ceremony, along with 512 master’s degree students at the Mendoza College of Business ceremony and 182 at the Law School ceremony. The Commencement Mass will also be held Saturday, at 5 p.m. in Purcell Pavilion. The Commencement Mass, University Commencement Ceremony and all diploma/hooding ceremonies will be livestreamed. A complete schedule of events is available on the Commencement website, and senior stories and other features are here. Many common items will not be allowed in the stadium during Commencement. Visit the Commencement website for a complete list of prohibited items. In the event of severe weather, ceremonies will be moved indoors to either the Joyce Center or the Compton Family Ice Arena. Should weather conditions necessitate a move indoors, the University will communicate changes online and via ND Alert messages, social media and local news outlets.  

Official Academic Calendar | campus-wide
Offices closed — national holiday. Remembering and honoring the many sacrifices of military service members who have given their lives to fight for our country. Review HR's list of annual paid holidays.

Official Academic Calendar | campus-wide
Full session is six weeks, Monday, June 12, through Friday, July 21. Review the Summer Session info page.

Official Academic Calendar | campus-wide
Offices closed. Most Summer Session classes are off as well.  See HR's list of annual paid holidays.

Official Academic Calendar | campus-wide
Review the Summer Session calendar page.

Official Academic Calendar | campus-wide
Review the Registrar's academic calendar page.

Official Academic Calendar | campus-wide
Review the Registrar's academic calendar page.

Official Academic Calendar | campus-wide
Review the Registrar's academic calendar page.

Official Academic Calendar | campus-wide
Review the Registrar's academic calendar page.

Official Academic Calendar | campus-wide
Move-in beginning at 9 a.m. (Review the important Residential Life dates.) Welcome!  (Link to Welcome Weekend.) 

Official Academic Calendar | campus-wide
Administrative offices are closed for the national holiday, but classes are in session.