Master’s & PhD Academic Calendar
Fall Semester
| Event | Fall 2025 | |
| Late Registration Fee Begins | 7/14/2025 | |
| PhD New Student Orientation | 8/15/2025 | |
| Payment/Payment Plan Deadline | 8/15/2025 | |
| Schedule Change Fee Begins | 8/16/2025 | |
| Late Payment Fee Begins | 8/18/2025 | |
| New Student Orientation | 8/21/2025 | |
| Advanced Standing Exam (Littleton Campus) | 8/21/2025 | |
| Classes Begin | 8/25/2025 | |
| Convocation | 8/26/2025 | |
| Add/Drop Deadline and Last Day to Drop a Full-Term Course to Receive a 100% Tuition Refund | 8/29/2025 | |
| Labor Day (No Classes) | 9/1/2025 | |
| Last Day to Drop a Full-Term Course to Receive a 75% Tuition Refund | 9/12/2025 | |
| MDiv Summative Experience Paper Due | 9/19/2025 | |
| Last Day to Drop a Full-Term Course to Receive a 50% Tuition Refund | 9/26/2025 | |
| MA Comprehensive Exams | 9/26/2025 | |
| PhD CES Comprehensive Exams | 9/27/2025-10/5/2025 | |
| Graduation Application Deadline for Fall Graduates | 10/1/2025 | |
| First Draft of ThM Thesis Due | 10/13/2025 | |
| First Draft of MA Thesis Due | 10/13/2025 | |
| Deadline to Drop a Course With “W” Grade or Convert From Credit to Audit | 10/17/2025 | |
| ThM Comprehensive Exams | 11/7/2025 | |
| Deadline to Drop a Course With the Possibility of a “WP” Grade | 11/14/2025 | |
| Thanksgiving Break (No Classes) | 11/25/2025-11/28/2025 | |
| Final Draft of ThM Thesis Due | 11/30/2025 | |
| MDiv Summative Interview Completed | 12/1/2025 | |
| Final Draft of MA Thesis Due | 12/1/2025 | |
| Last Day of Classes | 12/12/2025 |
Intersession Semester
| Event | Intersession 2025 | Intersession 2026 | |
| Late Registration Fee Begins | 11/25/2024 | 11/24/2025 | |
| New Year’s Day (No Classes) | 1/1/2025 | 1/1/2026 | |
| Payment/Payment Plan Deadline | 1/6/2025 | 1/5/2026 | |
| Term dates | 1/6/2025-1/24/2025 | 1/5/2026-1/23/2026 | |
| Late Payment Fee Begins | 1/7/2025 | 1/6/2026 | |
| Schedule Change Fee Begins | 1/7/2025 | 1/6/2026 | |
| Martin Luther King Day (no classes) | 1/20/2025 | 1/19/2026 |
Spring Semester
| Event | Spring 2025 | Spring 2026 | |
| Late Registration Fee Begins | 12/16/2024 | 12/15/2025 | |
| Payment/payment Plan Deadline | 1/17/2025 | 1/16/2026 | |
| Schedule Change Fee Begins | 1/18/2025 | 1/17/2026 | |
| Late Payment Fee Begins | 1/20/2025 | 1/19/2026 | |
| New Student Orientation | 1/23/2025 | 1/22/2026 | |
| Spring Advanced Standing Exams Date (Littleton Campus) | 1/23/2025 | 1/22/2026 | |
| Classes Begin | 1/27/2025 | 1/26/2026 | |
| Add/Drop Deadline and Last Day to Drop a Full-Term Course to Receive a 100% Tuition Refund | 1/31/2025 | 1/30/2026 | |
| Graduation Application Deadline for Spring Graduates | 2/1/2025 | 2/1/2026 | |
| Last Day to Drop a Full-Term Course to Receive a 75% Tuition Refund | 2/14/2025 | 2/13/2026 | |
| MDiv Summative Experience Paper Due | 2/21/2025 | 2/20/2026 | |
| Last Day to Drop a Full-Term Course to Receive a 50% Tuition Refund | 2/28/2025 | 2/27/2026 | |
| MA Comprehensive Exam | 2/28/2025 | 2/27/2026 | |
| First Draft of ThM Thesis Due | 3/10/2025 | 3/9/2026 | |
| First Draft of MA Thesis Due | 3/17/2024 | 3/16/2026 | |
| Deadline to Drop a Course with “W” Grade or Convert From Credit to Audit | 3/21/2025 | 3/20/2026 | |
| Spring Break (no classes) | 3/24/2025-3/28/2025 | 3/23/2026-3/27/2026 | |
| Early Registration for 2025-2026 Academic Year for Continuing Students Opens | 4/7/2025 | 4/6/2026 | |
| ThM Comprehensive Exams | 4/11/2025 | 4/10/2026 | |
| Early Registration for 2025-2026 Academic Year for New Students Opens | 4/14/2025-4/18/2025 | 4/13/2026-4/17/2026 | |
| Deadline to Drop a Course with the Possibility of a “WP” Grade | 4/18/2025 | 4/17/2026 | |
| Good Friday (no classes) | 4/18/2025 | 4/3/2026 | |
| Final Draft of ThM Thesis Due | 5/1/2025 | 5/1/2026 | |
| MDiv Summative Interview Completed | 5/2/2025 | 5/1/2026 | |
| Final Draft of MA Thesis Due | 5/5/2025 | 5/4/2026 | |
| Open Registration for 2025-2026 Academic Year for New Students Opens | 5/14/2025 | 5/14/2026 | |
| Last Day of Classes | 5/16/2025 | 5/15/2026 | |
| Commencement | 5/16/2025 | 5/15/26 |
Summer Semester (General)
| Event | Summer 2025 | Summer 2026 | |
| Late Registration Fee Begins (Summer Full Term and Summer Term I) | 4/7/2025 | 4/6/2026 | |
| Graduation Application Deadline for Summer Graduates | 5/1/2025 | 5/1/2026 | |
| Summer Payment/Payment Plan Deadline for all Summer Sessions | 5/9/2025 | 5/8/2026 | |
| Schedule Change Fee Begins | 5/10/2025 | 5/9/2026 | |
| Late Payment Fee Begins | 5/12/2025 | 5/11/2026 | |
| Late Registration Fee Begins (Summer Term II) | 5/26/2025 | 5/25/2026 | |
| Memorial Day (No Classes) | 5/26/2025 | 5/25/2026 | |
| PhD Residency | 6/1/2025-6/6/2025 | 5/31/2026-6/5/2026 | |
| Juneteenth (No Classes) | 6/19/2025 | 6/19/2026 | |
| Advanced Standing Exam (Littleton Campus) | 6/26/2025 | 6/25/2026 | |
| Independence Day (No Classes) | 7/4/2025 | 7/4/2026 |
Summer Full Term
| Event | Summer 2025 | Summer 2026 | |
| Term Dates | 5/19/2025-8/22/2025 | 5/18/2026-8/21/2026 | |
| Classes Begin | 5/19/2025 | 5/18/2026 | |
| Add/Drop Deadline | 5/23/2025 | 5/22/2026 | |
| Last Day to Drop a Full-term Course to Receive a 100% Tuition Refund | 5/23/2025 | 5/22/2026 | |
| Last Day to Drop a Full-term Course to Receive a 75% Tuition Refund | 5/30/2025 | 5/29/2026 | |
| Last Day to Drop a Full-term Course to Receive a 50% Tuition Refund | 6/6/2025 | 6/5/2026 | |
| Deadline to Drop a Course with “W” Grade or Convert from Credit to Audit | 6/13/2025 | 6/12/2026 | |
| Deadline to Drop a Course with the Possibility of a “WP” Grade | 6/27/2025 | 6/26/2026 |
Summer Term I
| Event | Summer 2025 | Summer 2026 | |
| Term Dates | 5/19/2025- 6/27/2025 | 5/18/2026-6/26/2026 | |
| Add/Drop Deadline | 5/18/2025 | 5/17/2026 | |
| Deadline to Drop a Full-term Course to Receive a 100% Tuition Refund | 5/18/2025 | 5/17/2026 | |
| Deadline to Drop a Course with “W” Grade or Convert from Credit to Audit | 5/20/2025 | 5/19/2026 | |
| Deadline to Drop a Full-term Course to Receive a 75% Tuition Refund | 5/20/2025 | 5/19/2026 | |
| Deadline to Drop a Course with the Possibility of a “WP” Grade | 5/22/2025 | 5/21/2026 | |
| Deadline to Drop a Full-term Course to Receive a 50% Tuition Refund | 5/22/2025 | 5/21/2026 |
Summer Term II
| Event | Summer 2025 | Summer 2026 | |
| Term Dates | 7/7/2025- 8/15/2025 | 7/6/2026-8/14/2026 | |
| Add/Drop Deadline | 7/6/2025 | 7/5/2026 | |
| Deadline to Drop a Full-term Course to Receive a 100% Tuition Refund | 7/6/2025 | 7/5/2026 | |
| Deadline to Drop a Course with “W” Grade or Convert from Credit to Audit | 7/8/2025 | 7/7/2026 | |
| Deadline to Drop a Full-term Course to Receive a 75% Tuition Refund | 7/8/2025 | 7/7/2026 | |
| Deadline to Drop a Course with the Possibility of a “WP” Grade | 7/10/2025 | 7/9/2026 | |
| Deadline to Drop a Full-term Course to Receive a 50% Tuition Refund | 7/10/2025 | 7/9/2026 |
Doctor of Ministry Academic Calendar
| Event | 2025-2026 | 2026-2027 |
| DMin SU Semester Ends | 9/5/2025 | 9/4/2026 |
| DMin Summative Presentations Completed (WI Grads) | 10/31/2025 | 10/31/2026 |
| DMin WI Semester Begins | 11/3/2025 | 11/2/2026 |
| DMin Final Thesis Due (WI Grads) | 11/25/2025 | 11/25/2026 |
| DMin SU Syllabi Due to DMin Office | 12/1/2025 | 12/1/2026 |
| DMin WI Seminars Begin | 1/12/2026 | 1/11/2027 |
| DMin WI Semester Ends | 3/6/2026 | 3/5/2026 |
| DMin Summative Presentations Completed (SP Grads) | 3/31/2026 | 3/31/2027 |
| DMin Final Thesis Due (SP Grads) | 4/25/2026 | 4/25/2027 |
| DMin SU Semester Begins | 5/4/2026 | 5/3/2027 |
| DMin Grads Reception | 5/14/2025 | TBD |
| DMin WI Syllabi Due to DMin Office | 6/1/2026 | 6/1/2026 |
| DMin SU Seminars Begin | 7/13/2026 | TBD |
For a more complete list of academic calendar year dates and deadlines, please refer to the most recent academic catalog.
*Dates marked with an asterisk are estimations. Further information on these dates or deadlines can be found in that year’s academic catalog calendar.