2025-2026 Academic Calendar
*Online MTS-FT students should refer to the posted calendars on their Student Success Center.
2025 – 2026 Academic Calendar
| August |
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25 |
Monday |
Welcome dinner for new on-campus students |
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27 |
Wednesday |
New student orientation for on-campus students |
| September |
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1 |
Monday |
Labor Day Holiday; (FST offices and library closed) |
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2 |
Tuesday |
Fall 2025 Semester Begins |
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3 |
Wednesday |
USD Classes Begin |
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11 |
Thursday |
USD Mass of the Holy Spirit |
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10 |
Wednesday |
Start of FST Community Liturgies and Meal (Founders Chapel 4:30 PM) |
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12 |
Friday |
Deadline for registered on-campus students to make changes in Fall 2024 enrollment without special permission (no refund given beyond this point) |
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19 |
Friday |
Last day to petition for Fall graduation |
| October |
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3 |
Friday |
Transitus |
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4 |
Saturday |
Feast of St. Francis |
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TBD |
Saturday-Sunday |
FST Student Retreat |
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13-17 |
Monday-Friday |
FST Fall Reading Week (No classes) |
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15 |
Wednesday |
FST Community Liturgy and Meal – Canceled |
| November |
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3-7 |
Monday-Friday |
Spring 2026 Advising Week for on-campus students |
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10-14 |
Monday-Friday |
Spring 2026 registration for continuing on-campus students |
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26 |
Wednesday |
FST Community Liturgy and Meal – Canceled |
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27-28 |
Thursday-Friday |
Thanksgiving Holiday (No classes; FST & USD offices and library
closed) |
| December |
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5 |
Friday |
Filing deadline for MTS thesis |
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10 |
Wednesday |
Last FST Community Liturgy & Christmas Celebration (Founders Chapel 4:30-6PM) |
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19 |
Friday |
Last Day of FST Classes |
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19 |
Friday |
Last day to petition to take an incomplete for Fall |
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Dec. 24-Jan. 1 |
Wednesday-Thursday |
FST Christmas and New Year’s holiday (No classes; FST offices and library closed) |
| January |
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2 |
Friday |
Final grades due for Fall 2025 |
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9 |
Friday |
Deadline to turn in incomplete work from Fall semester |
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19 |
Monday |
Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday (FST offices and library closed) |
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21 |
Wednesday |
New on-campus student orientation |
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26 |
Monday |
FST & USD Classes begin |
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30 |
Friday |
Final grades for Fall incompletes due |
| February |
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4 |
Wednesday |
Start of FST Community Liturgies and Meal (Founders Chapel 4:30-6PM) |
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TBD |
Thursday |
All Faith Service |
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6 |
Friday |
Deadline for registered on-campus students to make changes in Spring 2026 enrollment without special permission (no refund given beyond this point) |
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13 |
Friday |
Last day to petition for May 2026 graduation |
| March |
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TBD |
Saturday-Sunday |
FST Student Retreat |
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Mar. 30-Apr. 6 |
Monday-Monday |
FST / USD Spring and Easter Break. No classes. |
| April |
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1 |
Wednesday |
FST Community Liturgy and Meal – Canceled |
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2 |
Thursday |
Holy Thursday half-day holiday (FST offices closed at noon) |
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3 |
Friday |
Good Friday (FST offices closed) |
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6 |
Monday |
Easter Monday (FST offices closed) |
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7-10 |
Tuesday-Friday |
Advising week for on-campus students |
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13-17 |
Monday-Friday |
Fall 2026 registration for on-campus students |
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27 |
Monday |
Filing deadline for MTS Thesis |
| May |
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11 |
Monday |
Last day of USD classes |
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13 |
Wednesday |
Last FST Community Liturgy and Meal (Founders Chapel (4:30-6PM) |
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14-20 |
Monday-Friday |
USD final examinations |
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15 |
Friday |
Last day of FST classes |
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15 |
Friday |
Last day to petition to take an incomplete |
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22 |
Friday |
Baccalaureate Mass (Immaculate Conception, 5:30pm) |
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23 |
Saturday |
FST Commencement (Mission San Luis Rey, 11:30am) |
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23-24 |
Saturday-Sunday |
USD Commencements |
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25 |
Monday |
Memorial Day (FST offices and library closed) |
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29 |
Friday |
Final Spring grades due |
| June |
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5 |
Friday |
Deadline to turn in incomplete work from Spring 2026 |
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19 |
Friday |
Juneteenth (FST offices closed) |
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26 |
Friday |
Final grades for Spring incompletes due |
| July |
3 |
Friday |
Independence Day – Observed (FST offices closed) |
