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
2025-26 End of term dates
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- May 22, 2025 – Friday, Spring Semester ends
- May 25, 2025 – Monday, Memorial Day Holiday (PLU closed)
Summer Sessions 2026 (June 1 – July 31)
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- Term I: Monday, June 1 – Friday, June 26
- Juneteenth: Friday, June 19 (No classes, PLU offices are closed)
- Independence Day: Friday, July 3 – Saturday, July 4 (No classes, PLU offices closed)
- Term II: Monday, July 6 – Friday, July 31
- Accelerated BSN Full Summer Term: Tuesday, May 26 – Friday, August 28
- Summer Session Diploma Dates: Undergraduate – Friday, July 31; Accelerated BSN – Friday, August 28
- Final Grades Due: Undergraduate – 5 business days after the end of the term; Accelerated BSN – the first day before Fall Semester
Fall Semester 2026 (September 8 – December 18)
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- Labor Day: Monday, September 7 (PLU offices closed)
- Opening Convocation: Tuesday, September 8 at 10:00 a.m.
- Classes Begin: Tuesday, September 8 at 11:50 a.m.
- 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 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 2027 (January 4 – January 29)
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- Classes Begin: Monday, January 4
- Martin Luther King, Jr. Day: Monday, January 18 (No classes, PLU offices closed)
- Classes End: Friday, January 29
- Final Grades Due: Friday, February 5 by 5:00 p.m.
Spring Semester 2027 (February 8 – May 28)
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- Classes Begin: Monday, February 8
- Presidents’ Day: Monday, February 15 (No classes, PLU offices closed)
- Easter Break: Friday, March 26 (No classes, PLU offices closed)
- Spring Break: Monday, March 29 – Friday, April 2 (No classes, PLU offices open)
- Classes End: Saturday, May 22 (Saturday classes take final exam this day)
- Final Examinations: Monday, May 24 – Wednesday, May 26
- Commencement Ceremonies: Thursday, May 27 – Friday, May 28
- Spring Semester Ends: Friday, May 28
- 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 2026 (May 26 – August 21)
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- Session Begins: Tuesday, May 26
- Juneteenth: Friday, June 19 (No classes, PLU offices closed)
- Independence Day: Friday, July 3 – Saturday, July 4 (No classes, PLU offices closed)
- Sessions Ends: Friday, August 21 (Diploma date for graduate students)
- Final Grades Due: Friday, August 28 by 5:00 p.m.
Fall Semester 2026 (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 2027 (January 4 – January 29)
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- Classes Begin: Monday, January 4
- Martin Luther King, Jr. Day: Monday, January 18 (No classes, PLU offices closed)
- Classes End: Friday, January 29
- Final Grades Due: Friday, February 5 by 5:00 p.m.
Spring Semester 2027 (February 8 – May 28)
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- Classes Begin: Monday, February 8
- Presidents’ Day: Monday, February 15 (No classes, PLU offices closed)
- Easter Break: Friday, March 26 (No classes, PLU offices closed)
- Spring Break: Monday, March 29 – Friday, April 2 (No classes, PLU offices open)
- Spring Semester Ends: Friday, May 28
- Final Grades Due: Friday, June 4 by 5:00 p.m.