Calendars
2011-2012 and 2012-2013
Please be advised that the start / end dates of a semester are subject to change until the final schedule is posted on LOCUS by the University Registrar. Students should not book airline tickets until the academic calendar has been officially finalized.
2011-2012 Academic Year
FALL SEMESTER 2011
| 2011 | Day | Event |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 30 | TUE | Alitalia group flight departs from Chicago- O'Hare International Airport (ORD) |
| Aug 31 | WED | AZ group flight arrives in Rome at Leonardo da Vinci Aeroporto (FCO) |
| Aug 31 | WED | Official Move-In Day. All students due on campus. |
| Sep 5 | MON | Classes begin for Fall 2011 semester |
| Sep 5 - 11 | MON - SUN | Late and change of registration |
| Sep 9 - 11 | FRI - SUN | Orientation: Educational Excursion (mandatory) |
| Sep 19 | MON | Deadline to convert a class from Credit to Audit |
| Sep 19 | MON | Deadline to elect Pass / No Pass option (one course limit) |
| Oct 14-23 | FRI-SUN | Fall semester break / optional school-sponsored trip to Greece |
| Nov 7 | MON | Opening of undergraduate registration for the Spring 2012 semester |
| Nov 14 | MON | Deadline to withdraw from classes with a grade of "W" on transcript. After this date, the penalty grade of "WF" will be assigned. |
| Nov 24-27 | THU-SUN | Thanksgiving recess |
| Dec 9 | FRI | Study day |
| Dec 10, 12-15 | SAT, MON-THU | Final examinations |
| Dec 16-17 | FRI-SAT | Mandatory departure for all Fall-semester-only students |
SPRING SEMESTER 2012
| 2012 | DAY | EVENT |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 10 | TUE | Lufthansa group flight departs from Chicago-O'Hare International Airport |
| Jan 11 | WED | LH group flight arrives at Rome-Leonrado da Vinci Aeroporto a Fiumicino |
| Jan 11 | WED | Official Move-In Day; all new students due on campus in Rome |
| Jan 16 | MON | Classes begin for Spring 2012 semester |
| Jan 16-22 | MON - SUN | Late and change of registration |
| Jan 20 - 22 | FRI - SUN | Orientation: Educational Excursion (mandatory for all new students). |
| Jan 30 | MON | Deadline to convert a course from Credit to Audit |
| Jan 30 | MON | Deadline to elect Pass / No Pass option (one course limit) |
| Mar 2-11 | FRI - SUN | Spring semester break / optional school-sponsored trip to Greece |
| Mar 26 | MON | Deadline to withdraw from course (s) with grade of "W" on transcript. After this date, the penalty grade of "WF" will be assigned. |
| Apr 6-9 | FRI - MON | Easter recess |
| Apr 16 | MON | (Tentative) Opening of registration for the Fall 2012 semester |
| Apr 20-21 | FRI- SAT | Study days |
| Apr 23-27 | MON - FRI | Final examinations |
| Apr 28 | SAT | Mandatory departure for all students |
SUMMER 2012 PROGRAM
| Calendar | Summer Session I | Day of the Week | Summer Session II |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students due on campus | May 19 | Saturday | June 30 |
| Seaside orientation | May 20 | Sunday | July 1 |
| Classes begin | May 21 | Monday | July 2 |
| Final exams end | June 21 | Thursday | July 26 |
| Departure | June 22 | Friday | July 27 |
Session I is five-weeks in length; Session II is four weeks long. The final exam is typically scheduled for the last class meeting of each course.
Classes in Session I will meet for one hour and forty minutes Monday through Thursday, and will be taught by Rome- and Chicago-based Loyola faculty. On-site classes will meet twice a week for three hours and twenty minutes.
Session II classes will meet for two hours and five minutes Monday through Thursday. On-site classes will meet for four hours and ten minutes twice a week.
2012-2013 Academic Year
FALL SEMESTER 2012
| 2012 | Day | Event |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 28 | TUE | Group flight departs from Chicago-O'Hare International Airport (ORD) |
| Aug 29 | WED | Group flight arrives in Rome at Leonardo da Vinci Aeroporto (FCO) |
| Aug 29 | WED | Official Move-In Day. All students due on campus. |
| Sep 3 | MON | Classses begin for Fall 2012 semester |
| Sep 3 - 9 | MON-SUN | Late and change of registration. |
| Sep 7 - 9 | FRI-SUN | Orientation: Educational Excursion (mandatory) |
| Sep 17 | MON | Deadline to convert a class from Credit to Audit |
| Sep 17 | MON | Deadline to elect Pass / No Pass option (one course limit) |
| Oct 19 - 28 | FRI-SUN | Fall semester break / optional school-sponsored trip to Greece |
| Nov 5 | MON | Opening (tentative) of registration for the Spring 2013 semester |
| Nov 12 | MON | Deadline to withdraw from classes with a grade of "W" on transcript. After this date, the penalty grade of "WF" will be assigned. |
| Nov 22 - 25 | THU-SUN | Thanksgiving recess |
| Dec 7-8 | FRI-SAT | Study days |
| Dec 10-14 | MON-FRI | Final examinations |
| Dec 15 | SAT | Mandatory departure for all Fall-semester-only students |
SPRING SEMESTER 2013
| 2013 | Day | Event |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 8 | TUE | Group flight departs from Chicago-O'Hare International Airport |
| Jan 9 | WED | Group flight arrives at Rome-Leonrado da Vinci Aeroporto a Fiumicino |
| Jan 9 | WED | Official Move-In Day; all new students due on campus in Rome |
| Jan 14 | MON | Classes begin for Spring 2013 semester |
| Jan 14 - 20 | MON-SUN | Late and change of registration |
| Jan 18 - 20 | FRI-SUN | Orientation: Educational Excursion (mandatory for all new students). |
| Jan 28 | MON | Deadline to convert a course from Credit to Audit |
| Jan 28 | MON | Deadline to elect Pass / No Pass option (one course limit) |
| Mar 1 - 10 | FRI-SUN | Spring semester break / optional school-sponsored trip to Greece |
| Mar 25 | MON | Deadline to withdraw from classes with a grade of "W" on transcript. After this date, the penalty grade of "WF" will be assigned. |
| Mar 29 - Apr 1 | FRI-MON | Easter recess. |
| Apr 15 | MON | (Tentative) Opening of registration for the Fall 2013 semester |
| Apr 19 -20 | FRI-SAT | Study days |
| Apr 22 - 26 | MON-FRI | Final examinations |
| Apr 27 | SAT | Mandatory departure for all students |
Loyola University of Chicago reserves the right to cancel, modify or otherwise change the academic calendar, scheduling, credit or content of the courses, the books used, the fees charged, and regulations affecting students, as announced on this website.
