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
2019-20 End of term dates
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- May 22, 2020 – Friday, Spring Semester ends
- May 25, 2020 – Monday, Memorial Day Holiday (PLU closed)
Summer Sessions 2020 (June 1 – July 31)
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- Term I: Monday, June 1 – Friday, June 26
- Term II: Monday, June 29 – Friday, July 24
- Independence Day: Friday, July 3 – Saturday, July 4 (No classes, PLU offices closed)
- Workshop Week: Monday, July 27 – Friday, July 31
- Summer Session Ends: Friday, July 31 (Diploma date for undergraduates)
- Final Grades Due: Friday, August 7 by 5:00 p.m.
- Labor Day: Monday, September 7 (PLU offices closed)
Fall Semester 2020 (September 8 – December 18)
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- Opening Convocation: Tuesday, September 8
- Term Begins: Tuesday, September 8
- Mid-Semester Break: Friday, October 23 (No classes, PLU offices open)
- Veterans Day: Wednesday, November 11 (Observance at Chapel)
- Thanksgiving Break: Wednesday, November 25 at 1:35 p.m. – Sunday, November 29
(PLU offices are closed Thursday and Friday, November 26-27)
Classes resume on Monday, November 30 at 8 a.m. - Classes End: Saturday, December 12 (Saturday classes take final exam this day)
- Final Examinations: Monday, December 14 – Friday, December 18
- Fall Semester Ends: Friday, December 18
- Final Grades Due: Wednesday, December 23 by 5:00 p.m.
January Term 2021 (January 4 – February 12)
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- School of Nursing* Classes Begin: Monday, January 4
- Martin Luther King, Jr. Birthday Holiday: Monday, January 18 (No classes, PLU offices closed)
- All Other University Classes Begin: Tuesday, January 19
- School of Nursing* Classes End: Friday, January 29
- All Other University Classes End: Friday, February 12
- Final Grades Due: Tuesday, February 16 by 5:00 p.m.
*Select clinical and didactic classes only
Spring Semester 2021 (February 17 – May 28)
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- Presidents’ Day: Monday, February 15 (No classes, PLU offices closed)
- Classes Begin: Wednesday, February 17
- Good Friday: Friday, April 2 (No classes, PLU offices closed)
- Classes End: Saturday, May 22 (Saturday classes take final exam this day)
- Final Examinations: Monday, May 24 – Friday, May 28
- Spring Semester Ends: Friday, May 28
- Commencement: Saturday, May 29
- Final Grades Due: Friday, June 4 by 5:00 p.m.
Graduate Programs
Students should consult with their program for specific calendar information on meeting dates.
Summer Session 2020 (May 26 – August 14)
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- Session Begins: Tuesday, May 26
- Independence Day: Friday, July 3 – Saturday July 4 (No classes, PLU offices closed)
- Sessions Ends: Friday, August 14 (Diploma date for graduate students)
- Final Grades Due: Friday, August 21 by 5:00 p.m.
Fall Semester 2020 (September 8 – December 18)
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- Term Begins: Tuesday, September 8
- Mid-Semester Break: Friday, October 23 (No classes, PLU offices open)
- Veterans Day: Wednesday, November 11 (Observance at Chapel)
- Thanksgiving Break: Wednesday, November 25 at 1:35 p.m. – Sunday, November 29
(PLU offices are closed Thursday and Friday, November 26-27) - Fall Semester Ends: Friday, December 18
- Final Grades Due: Wednesday, December 23 by 5:00 p.m.
January Term 2021 (January 4 – February 12)
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- School of Nursing* Classes Begin: Monday, January 4
- Martin Luther King, Jr., Birthday Holiday: Monday, January 18 (No classes, PLU offices closed)
- All Other University Classes Begin: Tuesday, January 19
- School of Nursing* Classes End: Friday, January 29
- All Other University Classes End: Friday, February 12
- Final Grades Due: Tuesday, February 16 by 5:00 p.m.
*Select clinical and didactic classes only
Spring Semester 2021 (February 17 – May 28)
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- Presidents’ Day: Monday, February 15 (No classes, PLU offices closed)
- Classes Begin: Wednesday, February 17
- Good Friday: Friday, April 2 (No classes, PLU offices closed)
- Spring Semester Ends: Friday, May 28
- Final Grades Due: Friday, June 4 by 5:00 p.m.