2024-2025 Academic Calendar

2025-2026 Academic Calendar

Fall 2024

Date
Aug 12	M1 classes begin
Aug 17	S1 classes begin
Aug 18	M1 last day to add/drop
Aug 23	S1 last day to add/drop classes
Aug 26	Traditional classes
Aug 30	Traditional last day to add/drop classes
Sept 2	Traditional labor day; no classes
Oct 5	M1 last day of classes
Oct 7	M2 classes begin
Oct 7 - 8	Traditional extended weekend; no classes
Oct 11	S1 last day of classes
Oct 12	S2 classes begin
Oct 13	M2 last day to add/drop
Oct 18	S2 last day to add/drop classes
Nov 11-18	Registration for Spring 2025 begins
Nov 25 - 30	M2 Thanksgiving break; no classes
Nov 27 - 29	Traditional Thanksgiving break; no classes
Nov 30	S2 Thanksgiving break; no classes
Dec 6	S2 last day of classes
Dec 7	M2 last day of classes
Dec 9	Traditional last day of classes
Dec 10-12	Traditional Final exams
Dec 16	Vespers and Commencement

J-Term 2025

Date	Event
Dec 18	Classes begin
Dec 24 - Jan 1	Christmas break; no classes
Jan 17	Last class

Spring 2025

Date	Event
Jan 4	Writing Popular Fiction residency begins
Jan 6	M3 classes begin
Jan 8	Writing Popular Fiction residency ends
Jan 8	Writing Popular Fiction Commencement
Jan 11	S3 classes begin
Jan 12	M3 last day to add/drop
Jan 17	S3 last day to add/drop classes
Jan 21	Traditional classes begin
Jan 27	Traditional last day to add/drop classes
Mar 1	M3 last day of classes
Mar 3	M4 classes begin
Mar 7	S3 last day of classes
Mar 8	S4 classes begin
Mar 9	M4 last day to add/drop
Mar 10 - 14	Traditional spring break; no classes
Mar 14	S4 last day to add/drop classes
Apr 7 - 14	Registration for Summer and Fall 2025 begins
Apr 17 - 21	Traditional Easter Break; no classes
Apr 19	S4 Easter Break; no classes
Apr 26	M4 last day of classes
May 2	S4 last day of classes
May 12	Traditional last day of classes
May 13-15	Traditional final examinations
May 16	Baccalaureate
May 17	Commencement

M-Term 2025

Date	Event
May 16	Classes begin
June 6	Last day of classes

Summer 2025

Date	Event
Apr 28	M5 classes begin
May 3	S5 classes begin
May 4	M5 last day to drop/add classes
May 9	S5 last day to drop/add classes
May 19	Traditional classes begin (internship and independent study)
June 2	Traditional 8-week & S6 classes begin
June 6	Traditional 8-week & S6 classes last day to add/drop
June 21	M5 last day of classes
June 23	M6 classes begin
June 25	Writing Popular Fiction residency begins
June 27	S5 last day of classes
June 29	Writing Popular Fiction residency ends
June 29	Writing Popular Fiction Commencement
June 29	M6 last day to drop/add classes
July 4	Independence Day; no classes all students
July 25	Traditional 8-week & S6 last day of classes
Aug 8	Traditional last day of classes (internship and independent study)
Aug 15	M6 last day of classes
Aug 15	Summer degree conferral

2025 - 2026 Academic Calendar

Fall 2025

Date
Aug 18	M1 and S1 classes begin
Aug 22	M1 and S1 last day to add/drop
Aug 25	Traditional classes
Aug 29	Traditional last day to add/drop classes
Sept 1	Traditional labor day; no classes
Oct 6 -7	Traditional extended weekend; no classes
Oct 10	M1 and S1 last day of classes
Oct 13	M2 and S2 classes begin
Oct 17	M2 and S2 last day to add/drop classes
Nov 10-14	Registration for Spring 2026 begins
Nov 26 - 30	Thanksgiving break; no classes
Dec 8	Traditional last day of classes
Dec 9 - 11	Traditional Final exams
Dec 10	M2 and S2 last day of classes
Dec 15	Vespers and Commencement

J-Term 2026

Date	Event
Dec 17	Classes begin
Dec 24 - Jan 1	Christmas break; no classes
Jan 16	Last class

Spring 2026

Date	Event
Jan 3	Writing Popular Fiction residency begins
Jan 5	M3 and S3 classes begin
Jan 7	Writing Popular Fiction residency ends
Jan 7	Writing Popular Fiction Commencement
Jan 9	M3 and S3 last day to add/drop
Jan 20	Traditional classes begin
Jan 26	Traditional last day to add/drop classes
Feb 27	M3 and S3 last day of classes
Mar 2	M4 and S4 classes begin
Mar 2 - 6	Traditional spring break; no classes
Mar 6	M4 and S4 last day to add/drop
Apr 2 - 6	Traditional Easter Break; no classes
Apr 13 - 17	Registration for Summer and Fall 2026 begins
Apr 24	M4 and S4 last day of classes
May 11	Traditional last day of classes
May 12-14	Traditional final examinations
May 15	Baccalaureate
May 16	Commencement

M-Term 2026

Date	Event
May 15	Classes begin
May 25	Memorial Day; no classes
June 5	Last day of classes

Summer 2026

Date	Event
Apr 27	M5 and S5 classes begin
May 1	M5 and S5 last day to drop/add classes
May 18	Traditional classes begin (internship and independent study)
June 1	Traditional 8-week classes begin
June 5	Traditional 8-week last day to add/drop
June 19	M5 and S5 last day of classes
June 22	M6 classes begin
June 24	Writing Popular Fiction residency begins
June 26	M6 last day to add/drop
June 28	Writing Popular Fiction residency ends
June 28	Writing Popular Fiction Commencement
July 4	Independence Day; no classes all students
July 24	Traditional 8-week last day of classes
Aug 7	Traditional last day of classes (internship and independent study)
Aug 14	M6 last day of classes
Aug 15	Summer degree conferral

Traditional semester calendar: Followed by traditional on-campus undergraduate programs & some graduate programs, including: Physical Therapy DPT, Physician Assistant M.A., Art Therapy M.A.

M session calendar: Followed by most graduate programs

S session calendar: Followed by most online bachelor's and certificates programs and the Genocide and Holocaust Studies Program

Current students can view a detailed academic calendar by logging into MySHU.