Students
Academic Calendar
| Fall Term 2026 | September 4 – December 11, 2026 |
| Sacred Assembly (employees only) | September 2 |
| New Student Orientation & (Re) Orientation | September 4 |
| Labor Day Observed – School is Closed | September 7 |
| Fall Term Residency – NEW STUDENTS – Wed. Attendance Required | September 9-12 |
| Fall Term Residency – RETURNING STUDENTS | September 10-12 |
| Convocation | September 12 |
| WEEKLY CLASSES START (low-residency and on-campus) | September 14 |
| Last day to drop a weekly class without a “W” | September 25 |
| Last day to receive a 100% refund for any class | September 25 |
| Last day to receive a 50% refund for any class | October 2 |
| Last day to drop a weekly class with a “W” | October 23 |
| Online registration opens for Winter Term | November 11 |
| Thanksgiving Break – School is closed | November 25-27 |
| Last Day of Classes – Grades Due for Graduates | December 11 |
| Christmas Break | December 14 – January 3 |
| Grades Due for Continuing Students | December 18 |
| Winter Term 2027 | January 11 – April 9, 2027 |
| WEEKLY CLASSES START (low-residency and on-campus) | January 11 |
| Winter Term Residency | January 14-16 |
| Stanley J. Grenz Lecture Series | January 15 |
| Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday – School is closed | January 18 |
| Last day to drop a weekly class without a “W” | January 22 |
| Last day to receive a 100% refund for any class | January 29 |
| Last day to receive a 50% refund for any class | February 5 |
| Last day to drop a weekly class with a “W” | February 19 |
| Online registration opens for Spring Term | March 17 |
| Good Friday Observed – School is Closed | March 26 |
| Last Day of Classes – Grades Due for Graduates | April 9 |
| Grades Due for Continuing Students | April 19 |
| Spring Term 2027 | April 12 – June 25, 2027 |
| Theology Travel Courses | April 12-25 |
| WEEKLY CLASSES START (low-residency and on-campus) | April 26 |
| Last day to drop a weekly class without a “W” | May 7 |
| Last day to receive a 100% refund for any class | May 7 |
| Last day to receive a 50% refund for any class | May 14 |
| Memorial Day Observed – School is closed | May 31 |
| Last day to drop a weekly class with a “W” | June 4 |
| Juneteenth Observed – School is closed | June 18 |
| Grad Friday | Integrative Portfolio Symposium | June 25 |
| Last Day of Classes – Grades Due for Graduates | June 25 |
| Commencement | June 26 |
| Grades Due for Continuing Students | July 5 |