Villanova Academic Calendar | Villanova University Important Dates. Villanova academic calendar includes add/drop dates, deadlines, holidays, exam schedules, class schedules and other important dates. Villanova University is on a semester system consisting of 3 terms: Fall, Spring, and Summer. Semester systems are typically around 14-16 weeks long.
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Villanova Academic Calendar | Villanova University Important Dates
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Villanova academic calendar fall 2022
Here are the important dates and deadlines on the Villanova academic calendar for fall 2022. It also includes the important dates for law and graduate students.
- Villanova move-in day Fall 2022 is Friday, August 19 2022, for First-Year students. Returning residential students’ move-in is from Sunday, August 21 – Tuesday, August 23 2023, from 9 am – 5 pm.
- Villanova New Student Orientation is from Saturday, August 20 2022, to Tuesday, August 23 2022.
- Law students’ classes begin on Monday, August 22 2022.
- Villanova Fall 2022 classes start on Wednesday, August 24 2022.
- Tuesday, August 30 2022 is the last day for requesting Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory.
- Tuesday, August 30 2022 is the last day for dropping and/or adding classes.
- Labor day holiday is Monday, September 5 2022.
- Census Date is Friday, September 16 2022 – Official Enrollment Reporting.
- Midterm is Friday, October 7 2022 on the Villanova academic calendar 2022-2023.
- Villanova Fall break 2022 is from Monday, October 10 2022 to Sunday, October 16 2022.
- Classes Resume on Monday, October 17 2022.
- Midterm grades are due by Noon on Wednesday, October 19 2022.
- Wednesday, November 9 2022 is the last day for Authorized Withdrawal without Academic Penalty (WX).
- Thanksgiving break 2022 begins after the last class on Tuesday, November 22 and ends on Sunday, November 27 2022.
- Classes resume on Monday, November 28 2022. Law students’ classes end on the same day.
- Villanova Law students’ exam begins on Thursday, December 1 2022, to Thursday, December 15 2022.
- Final day of Classes for Fall semester is Monday, December 12 2022.
- Reading day is Tuesday, December 13 2022.
- Final Examinations (No exams on Sunday, December 18) is from Wednesday, December 14 2022 to Tuesday, December 20 2022.
- Residence Halls Close at Noon on Wednesday, December 21 2022.
- Fall 2022 final Grades are due by Noon on Tuesday, January 3 2023.
Spring Semester 2023
Here are the important dates and deadlines on the Villanova academic calendar for spring 2023. It also includes the important dates for law and graduate students.
- Registration Advising begins on Friday, October 21 2022.
- Registration begins for the Spring 2023 semester in late October 2022.
- Residents move into residence halls on a selected date and time from Saturday, January 14 – Monday, January 16 2022.
- Martin Luther King Day holiday is Monday, January 16 2022. No Classes.
- Villanova Spring 2023 classes start on Tuesday, January 17 2023. Law students’ classes begin on the same day.
- Monday, January 23 2023 is the last day for requesting Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory.
- Monday, January 23 2023 is the last day for dropping and/or adding classes.
- Wednesday, February 1 2023 is Census Date – Official Enrollment Reporting.
- Midterm is Friday, March 3 2023 on the Villanova academic calendar.
- Villanova Spring break 2023 is from Monday, March 6 2023 to Sunday, March 12 2023.
- Classes Resume on Monday, March 13 2023.
- Midterm grades are due by Noon on Wednesday, March 15 2023.
- Wednesday, April 5 2023 is the last day for Authorized Withdrawal without Academic Penalty (WX).
- Easter break 2023 begins after the last class on Wednesday, April 5 2022, and ends on Monday, April 10 2023.
- Classes resume after Easter break on Tuesday, April 11 2023 according to the Villanova academic calendar.
- Law students’ exam begins on Friday, April 28 and ends on Thursday, May 11 2023.
- Tuesday, May 2 2023 will be deemed a Friday class day and will follow a Friday schedule (UG Day only).
- Wednesday, May 3 2023 will be considered a Monday class day and will follow a Monday schedule (UG Day only).
- Thursday, May 4 2023 is the final day of Spring 2023 classes.
- Reading day is Friday, May 5 2023.
- Villanova Final Examination (No exams on Sunday, May 7 2023) begins on Saturday, May 6 2023 to Friday, May 12 2023.
- Residence Halls Close at Noon on Saturday, May 13 2023.
- Spring 2023 final grades are due by Noon on May 15 2023.
- Villanova Commencement/graduation 2023 Weekend is Friday, May 19 2023 & Saturday, May 20 2023.
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