Academic Calendar
The academic year consists of a fall semester (September-December), a January winterim, a spring semester (January-May), and courses throughout the summer. An orientation course is offered online any time a student enters a program.
2018-2019 Academic Calendar
| TERM | DAY | DATE | DETAILS |
| Summer 2018 | | | |
| Term Begins | Monday | May 14 | |
| Memorial Day | Monday | May 28 | Offices Closed |
| Independence Day | Wednesday | July 4 | Offices Closed |
| Term Ends | Friday | August 17 | |
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| Fall 2018 | | | |
| Term Begins | Monday | August 27 | |
| Labor Day | Monday | September 3 | Offices Closed |
| Thanksgiving | Thursday-Sunday | November 21-25 | Offices Closed |
| December Commencement Ceremony | Friday | December 14 | For all Seminary and Graduate School Graduates |
| Term Ends | Friday | December 14 | |
| Christmas/ New Year's Day | Tuesday-Tuesday | December 25 – January 1 | Offices Closed |
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| Winterim 2019 | | | |
| Term Dates | | January 2-11 | |
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| Spring 2019 | | | |
| Term Begins | Monday | January 14 | |
| Martin Luther King, Jr. Day | Monday | January 21 | Offices Closed |
| Good Friday | Friday | April 19 | Offices Closed |
| Term Ends | Friday | May 10 | |
| Spring Commencement Ceremony | Friday | May 10 | For all Seminary and Graduate School Graduates (except Greenbelt) |
| Spring Commencement Ceremony | Saturday | May 11 | For Greenbelt Graduates |
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