Undergraduate Programs
May 26, 2013: Sunday, Spring Commencement
May 27, 2013: Monday, Memorial Day Holiday (PLU offices closed)
Summer Session 2013 (June 3 – August 2)
- Term I: Monday, June 3 – Saturday June 29
- Term II: Monday, July 1 – Saturday, July 27
- Independence Day Holiday: Thursday, July 4 (No classes; PLU offices closed)
- Workshop Week: Monday, July 29 – Friday, August 2
- Session Ends: Friday, August 2 (Diploma date for undergraduates)
- Final Grades Due: Friday, August 9 by 5 p.m.
- Labor Day: Monday, September 2 (PLU offices are closed)
Fall Semester 2013 (September 9 – December 20)
- Student Orientation: Thursday, September 5 – Sunday, September 8
- Opening Convocation: Monday, September 9 at 9 a.m.
- Classes Begin: Monday, September 9 at 11:15 a.m.
- Mid-Semester Break: Friday, October 25 (No classes; PLU offices open)
- Thanksgiving Break: Wednesday, November 7 at 1:35 p.m. – Sunday, December 1
(PLU offices closed Thursday-Friday, November 28-29. Classes resume on Monday, December 2) - Classes End: Saturday, December 14 (Saturday classes take final exam this day)
- Commencement: Saturday, December 14 at 10:30 a.m.
- Final Examinations: Monday, December 116 – Friday, December 20
- Semester Ends: Friday, December 20 (after last exam)
- Final Grades Due: Monday, January 6, 2014 by 5 p.m.
January Term 2014 (January 2 – January 30)
- Classes Begin: Thursday, January 2
- Martin Luther King, Jr. Birthday Holiday: Monday, January 20 (No classes; PLU offices closed)
- Classes End: Thursday, January 30
- Final Grades Due: Thursday, February 6 by 5 p.m.
Spring Semester 2014 (February 5 – May 23)
- Classes Begin: Wednesday, February 5
- President’s Day: Monday, February 17 (No classes; PLU offices closed)
- Spring Break Begins: Monday, March 24
- Spring Break Ends: Sunday, March 30
- Easter Break Begins: Friday, April 18 (No classes; PLU offices closed)
- Easter Break Ends: Monday, April 21 at 11:15 a.m. (Classes resume at 11:15 a.m.)
- Classes End: Saturday, May 17 (Saturday classes take final exam this day)
- Final Examinations: Monday, May 19 – Friday, May 23
- Semester Ends: Friday, May 23 (after last exam)
- Commencement: Saturday, May 24
- Final Grades Due: Monday, June 2 by 5 p.m.
Graduate Programs
Students should consult with their program for specific calendar information on meeting dates.
Summer Session 2013 (May 28 – August 16)
- Classes Begin: Tuesday, May 28
- Independence Day: Thursday, July 4 (No classes, PLU offices closed)
- Session Ends: Friday, August 16 (Diploma date for graduate students)
- Final Grades Due: Friday, August 23 by 5 p.m.
Fall Semester 2013 (September 9 – December 20)
- Mid-Semester Break: Friday, October 25 – Sunday, October 27 (No classes; PLU offices open)
- Thanksgiving Break: Wednesday, November 27 – Sunday, December 1
(No classes, PLU offices are closed Thursday-Friday, November 28-29. Classes resume on Monday, December 2) - Final Grades Due: Monday, January 6 by 5 p.m.
January Term 2014 (January 2 – January 30)
- Classes Begin: Thursday, January 2
- Martin Luther King, Jr. Birthday Holiday: Monday, January 20 (No classes; PLU offices closed)
- Classes End: Thursday, January 30
- Final Grades Due: Thursday, February 6 by 5 p.m.
Spring Semester 2014 (February 5 – May 23)
- Classes Begin: Wednesday, February 5
- President’s Day: Monday, February 17 (No classes, PLU offices closed)
- Spring Break: Monday, March 24 – Sunday, March 30 (No classes; PLU offices open)
- Easter Break: Friday, April 18 – Sunday, April 20 (No classes; PLU offices closed Friday, April 18)
- Final Grades Due: Monday, June 2 by 5 p.m.