Pacific Lutheran University uses a 4-1-4 calendar, which consists of two 15-week semesters bridged by a four-week January Term.
Undergraduate Programs
2014-15 End of Term Dates
- May 22, 2015: Friday, End of Spring Term
- May 25, 2015: Monday, Memorial Day Holiday (PLU closed.)
Summer Session 2015 (June 1-July 31)
- Term I: Monday, June 1 – Saturday, June 27
- Term II: Monday, June 29 – Saturday, July 25
(No classes; PLU offices are closed. Classes resume Monday, July 7.) - Independence Day Holiday: Friday, July 3 – Saturday, July 4
- Workshop Week: Monday, July 27 – Friday, July 31
- Session Ends: Friday, July 31 (Diploma date for undergraduates)
- Final Grades Due: Friday, August 7 by 5 p.m.
Fall Semester 2015 (September 8 – December 18)
- Student Orientation: Friday, September 4 – Monday, September 7
- Labor Day: Monday, September 7 (No classes. PLU offices are closed.)
- Opening Convocation: Tuesday, September 8 at 9:15 a.m.
- Classes Begin: Tuesday, September 8 at 11:50 a.m.
- Mid-Semester Break: Friday, October 23
(No classes; PLU offices are open on Friday. Classes resume Monday, October 26.) - Veterans Day: Wednesday, November 11 (Observance at Chapel)
- Thanksgiving Break: Wednesday, November 25 at 1:35 p.m. – Sunday, November 29
(PLU offices closed Thursday-Friday, November 27-28. Classes resume on Monday, November 30.) - Classes End: Saturday, December 12 (Saturday classes take final exam this day.)
- Final Examinations: Monday, December 14 – Friday, December 18
- Semester Ends: Friday, December 18
- Final Grades Due: Monday, January 4, 2016 by 5 p.m.
January Term 2016 (January 4 – January 29)
- Classes Begin: Monday, January 4
- Martin Luther King, Jr. Birthday Holiday: Monday, January 18 (No classes; PLU offices closed.)
- Classes End: Friday, January 29
- Final Grades Due: Friday, February 5 by 5 p.m.
Spring Semester 2016 (February 8 – May 27)
- Classes Begin: Monday, February 8
- Presidents’ Day: Monday, February 15 (No classes; PLU offices closed.)
- Easter/Spring Break Begins: Friday, March 25 (No classes; PLU offices closed.)
- Easter/Spring Break Ends: Sunday, April 3 (Classes resume, Monday, April 4 at 8 a.m.)
- Classes End: Saturday, May 21 (Saturday classes take final exam this day.)
- Final Examinations: Monday, May 23 – Friday, May 27
- Semester Ends: Friday, May 27 (after last exam)
- Baccalaureate: Friday, May 27 at 3 p.m.
- Commencement: Saturday, May 28
- Final Grades Due: Monday, June 6 by 5 p.m.
Graduate Programs
Students should consult with their program for specific calendar information on meeting dates.
Summer Session 2015 (May 26 – August 14)
- Term Begins: Tuesday, May 26
- Independence Day: Friday, July 3 – Saturday, July 4
(No classes; PLU offices closed. Classes resume Monday, July 7.) - Term Ends: Saturday, August 14 (Diploma date for graduate students)
- Final Grades Due: Friday, August 21 by 5 p.m.
Fall Semester 2015 (September 8 – December 18)
- Labor Day: Monday, September 7 (No classes. PLU offices closed.)
- Classes Begin: Tuesday, September 8
- Mid-Semester Break: Friday, October 23 (No classes; PLU offices are open on Friday.)
- Thanksgiving Break: Wednesday, November 25 at 1:35 p.m. – Sunday, November 29
(No classes; PLU offices closed Thursday-Friday, November 26-27. Classes resume on Monday, November 30.) - Classes End: Saturday, December 12 (Saturday classes take final exam this day.)
- Semester Ends: Friday, December 18
- Final Grades Due: Monday, January 4, 2016 by 5 p.m.
January Term 2016 (January 4 – January 29)
- Term Begins: Monday, January 4
- Martin Luther King, Jr. Birthday Holiday: Monday, January 18 (No classes; PLU offices closed.)
- Term Ends: Friday, January 29
- Final Grades Due: Friday, February 5 by 5 p.m.
Spring Semester 2016 (February 8 – May 27)
- Classes Begin:Monday, February 8
- Presidents’ Day: Monday, February 15 (No classes; PLU offices closed.)
- Easter/Spring Break: Friday, March 25 – Sunday, April 3
(PLU offices are closed Friday, March 25 for Good Friday) - Classes End: Saturday, May 21
- Semester Ends: Friday, May 27
- Baccalaureate: Friday, May 27 at 3 p.m.
- Commencement: Saturday, May 28
- Final Grades Due: Monday, June 6 by 5 p.m.