2018-19 Academic Calendar

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

2017-18 End of Term Dates

• • May 25, 2018 – Friday, Spring Semester ends
  • May 28, 2018 – Monday, Memorial Day Holiday
    (PLU closed.)

Summer Sessions 2018 (June 4 – August 3)

• • Term I: Monday, June 4 – Friday, June 29
  • Term II: Monday, July 2 – Friday, July 27
  • Independence Day: Wednesday, July 4
    (No classes; PLU offices closed.)
  • Workshop Week: Monday, July 30 – Friday, August 3
  • Summer Session Ends: Friday, August 3
    (Diploma date for undergraduates)
  • Final Grades Due: Friday, August 10

Fall Semester 2018 (September 4 – December 14)

• • Labor Day: Monday, September 3
    (No classes; PLU offices closed.)
  • Opening Convocation: Tuesday, September 4 at 10 a.m.
  • Classes Begin: Tuesday, September 4 at 11:50 a.m.
  • Mid-Semester Break: Friday, October 19
    (No classes; PLU offices open.)
  • Veterans Day Observed: Friday, November 9th
    (Observance events throughout the day, classes meet as usual, PLU offices are open)
  • Thanksgiving Break: Wednesday, November 21 at 1:35 p.m. – Sunday, November 25
    (PLU offices are closed Thursday and Friday, November 22-23.
    Classes resume on Monday, November 26 at 8 a.m.)
  • Classes End: Saturday, December 8
    (Saturday classes take final exam this day.)
  • Final Examinations: Monday, December 10 – Friday, December 14
  • Fall Semester Ends: Friday, December 14
  • Final Grades Due: Friday, December 21

January Term 2019 (January 2 – January 30)

• • Classes Begin: Wednesday, January 2
  • Martin Luther King, Jr. Birthday Holiday: Monday, January 21
    (No classes; PLU offices closed.)
  • Classes End: Wednesday, January 30
  • Final Grades Due: Tuesday, February 5

Spring Semester 2019 (February 6 – May 24)

• • Classes Begin: Wednesday, February 6
  • Presidents’ Day: Monday, February 18
    (No classes; PLU offices closed.) 
  • Spring Break: Monday, March 25 – Friday, March 29
    (No classes, PLU offices open)
  • Easter Break: Friday, April 19
    (No classes, PLU offices closed. Classes resume Monday, April 22 at 8 a.m.)
  • Classes End: Saturday, May 18
    (Saturday classes take final exam this day.)
  • Final Examinations: Monday, May 20 – Friday, May 24
  • Spring Semester Ends: Friday, May 24
  • Commencement: Saturday, May 25
  • Final Grades Due: Friday, May 31

Graduate Programs

Students should consult with their program for specific calendar information on meeting dates.

Summer Session 2018 (May 29 – August 17)

• • Session Begins: Tuesday, May 29
  • Independence Day: Wednesday, July 4
    (No classes, PLU offices closed)
  • Sessions Ends: Friday, August 17
    (Diploma date for graduate students)
  • Final Grades Due: Friday, August 24

Fall Semester 2018 (September 4 – December 14)

• • Classes Begin: Tuesday, September 4
  • Mid-Semester Break: Friday, October 19
    (No classes, PLU offices open)
  • Veterans Day Observed: Friday, November 9th
    (Observance events throughout the day, classes meet as usual, PLU offices are open)
  • Thanksgiving Break: Wednesday, November 21 at 1:35 p.m. – Sunday, November 25
    (PLU offices are closed Thursday and Friday, November 22-23)
  • Fall Semester Ends: Friday, December 14
  • Final Grades Due: Friday, December 21

January Term 2019 (January 2 – January 30)

• • Classes Begin: Wednesday, January 2
  • Martin Luther King, Jr., Birthday Holiday: Monday, January 21
    (No classes, PLU offices closed)
  • Classes End: Wednesday, January 30
  • Final Grades Due: Tuesday, February 5

Spring Semester 2019 (February 6 – May 24)

• • Classes Begin: Wednesday, February 6
  • Presidents’ Day: Monday, February 18
    (No classes, PLU offices closed)
  • Spring Break: Monday, March 25 – Friday, March 29
    (No classes)
  • Easter Break: Friday, April 19
    (No classes, PLU offices closed)
  • Spring Semester Ends: Friday, May 24
  • Final Grades Due: Friday, May 31