Graduate School of Ministry Academic Calendar
| Summer Term | 2023 |
| Summer Session begins | June 4 (Su) |
| Close of course registration for Summer Session | June 2 (F) |
| Last day to drop summer course w/o financial penalty | June 2 (F) |
| D.Min. Residency | June 5-16 |
| Break (one week) | July 4-9 |
| Classes resume | July 10 (Su) |
| Graduate registration for Fall begins | July 11 (M) |
| Summer Session ends | Aug 6 (Sa) |
| D.Min. Post Residency Ends | Oct 31 |
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Fall Semester |
2023 |
2024 |
| Fall Application Deadline | Aug 6 (Su) | Aug 4 (Su) |
| Instruction Begins | Aug 20 (Su) | Aug 18 (Su) |
| Close of course registration | Sept 1 (F) | Aug 30 (F) |
| Last day to drop courses without a fee | Sept 2 (Sa) | Aug 31 (Sa) |
| Last day to withdraw any course | Oct 13 (F) | Oct 11 (F) |
| Early scheduling for Spring Semester | Nov 6 (M) | Nov 4 (M) |
| Thanksgiving vacation | Nov 22-24 | Nov 27-29 |
| Last day of instruction | Dec 8 (F) | Dec 6 (F) |
| Final exams | Dec 11-15 | Dec 9-13 |
| Final grades due to the Office of the Registrar | Dec 19 (T) | Dec 17 (T) |
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Spring Semester |
2024 |
2025 |
| Instruction begins | Jan 10 (W) | Jan 8 (W) |
| Martin Luther King Day (classes TBA) | Jan 15 (M) | Jan 20 (M) |
| Close of course registration | Jan 19 (F) | Jan 17 (F) |
| Last day to drop courses without a fee | Jan 12 (F) | Jan 10 (F) |
| President’s Day (classes TBA) | Feb 19 (M) | Feb 17 (M) |
| Last day to drop any course | Feb 9 (F) | Feb 7 (F) |
| Registration for summer courses | Mar 18 (M) | Mar 17 (M) |
| Spring break | Mar 25-29 | Mar 24-28 |
| Classes resume | Apr 1 (M) | Mar 31 (M) |
| Last day of instruction | Apr 26 (F) | Apr 25 (F) |
| Final exams | Apr 29 – May 3 | Apr 28-May 2 |
| Commencement | May 4 (Sa) | May 3 (Sa) |
| Final grades due to the Office of the Registrar | May 8 (W) | May 7 (W) |
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Summer Term |
2024 |
2025 |
| Summer Session begins | May 6 (M) | May 5 (M) |
| Close of course registration for Summer Session | May 10 (F) | May 9 (F) |
| Last day to drop summer course w/o financial penalty | June 7 (F) | June 6 (F) |
| Graduate registration for Fall begins | July 1 (M) | June 30 (M) |
| Summer Session ends | Aug 25 (Su) | Aug 24 (Su) |