Find the start and end dates of terms. Deadlines for adding and dropping classes, and dates for advising recess and school breaks.
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Move-in day for International Students is Monday, August 26, 2024.
2024 Fall Semester | 2025 Spring Semester | 2025 Summer Semester
2024 Fall Semester
| Events | 16–week semester, 7–week half-semesters | 8–week accelerated term | 4–week intensive |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Faculty Orientation | Aug 20–21 | ||
| Fall Conference for faculty and staff | Monday, August 26 | ||
| Move-in Day for international students | Monday, August 26 | ||
| Move-in Day for first year and transfer students | Thursday, August 29 | ||
| Welcome Week begins | Thursday, August 29 | ||
| Opening Convocation | Thursday, August 29 | Thursday, August 29 | Thursday, August 29 |
| Residence halls and Knollcrest East open for returning students | Friday, August 30 | ||
| Labor Day – no class | Monday, September 2 | Monday, September 2 | |
| Fall Semester begins | Tuesday, September 3 | ||
| Fall 1 Accelerated Term begins | Monday, September 2 | ||
| Fall A Intensive begins | Monday, September 2 | ||
| Add/Drop course deadline | Add: September 9 | Add: September 9 | Add: September 4 |
| Refund policy | Withdraw: Nov 15 | Withdraw: October 4 | Withdraw: September 20 |
| Fall A Intensive ends | Saturday, September 28 | ||
| Fall B Intensive begins | Monday, September 30 | ||
| Add/Drop course deadline | Add: October 2 | ||
| Refund policy | Withdraw: October 18 | ||
| Fall 1st-half-semester courses end | Thursday, October 17 | ||
| Midterm grades due | Thursday, October 17 | ||
| Fall Break – no class | October 18–21 | October 18–21 | |
| Advising days – no class | October 22–23 | October 22–23 | |
| Fall 1 Accelerated Term ends | Saturday, October 26 | ||
| Fall B Intensive ends | Saturday, October 26 | ||
| Fall 2nd-half-semester courses begin | Monday, October 28 | ||
| Fall 2 Accelerated Term begins | Monday, October 28 | ||
| Fall C Intensive begins | Monday, October 28 | ||
| Faculty Assembly | TBD | ||
| Add/Drop course deadline | Add: November 1 | Add: October 29 | |
| Refund policy | Withdraw: December 2 | Withdraw: November 15 | |
| Fall C Intensive ends | Saturday, November 23 | ||
| Fall D Intensive begins | Monday, November 25 | ||
| Add/Drop course deadline | Add: November 27 | ||
| Refund policy | Withdraw: December 13 | ||
| Thanksgiving break – no class | November 27–29 | November 27–29 | |
| Fall semester last day of class | Thursday, December 12 | ||
| Study Day | Friday, December 13 | ||
| Exams | December 14–19 | December 14–19 | |
| Fall 2 Accelerated Term ends | Saturday, December 21 | ||
| Fall D Intensive ends | Saturday, December 21 | ||
| Fall semester grades due | Friday, December 27 | ||
| Christmas Break | December 22–January 4, 2025 (or December 22–January 18, 2025 if not participating in the Winter Intensive) | ||
2025 Spring Semester
| Events | 16–week semester, 7–week half-semesters | 8–week accelerated term | 4–week intensive |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 Spring Semester | |||
| WINTER INTENSIVE | January 6–18 | ||
| Residence halls reopen 12 p.m. | Sunday, January 19 (noon) | ||
| Transfer student orientation | January 16–18 | ||
| Martin Luther King, Jr. Day – no class | Monday, January 20 | Monday, January 20 | |
| Spring Semester begins | Tuesday, January 21 | ||
| Spring 1 Accelerated Term begins | Monday, January 20 | ||
| Spring A Intensive begins | Monday, January 20 | ||
| Add/Drop course deadline | Add: January 27 | Add: January 27 | Add: January 22 |
| Refund policy | Withdraw: March 4 | Withdraw: February 21 | Withdraw: February 7 |
| Spring A Intensive ends | Saturday, February 15 | ||
| Spring B Intensive begins | Monday, February 17 | ||
| Add/Drop course deadline | Add: February 19 | ||
| Refund policy | Withdraw: March 7 | ||
| Spring 1st-half-semester courses end | Friday, March 7 | ||
| Spring Break | March 10–14 | March 10–14 | |
| Spring 1 Accelerated Term ends | Saturday, March 15 | ||
| Spring B Intensive ends | Wednesday, March 15 | ||
| Spring 2nd-half-semester courses begin | Monday, March 17 | ||
| Spring 2 Accelerated Term begins | Monday, March 17 | ||
| Spring C Intensive begins | Monday, March 17 | ||
| Add/Drop course deadline | Add: March 21 | Add: March 19 | |
| Refund policy | Withdraw: April 17 | Withdraw: April 4 | |
| Advising days – no class | March 26–27 | March 26–27 | |
| Spring C Intensive ends | Saturday, April 12 | ||
| Spring D Intensive begins | Monday, April 14 | ||
| Good Friday & Easter Monday – no class | April 18–21 | ||
| Monday night classes WILL meet | April 18–21 | ||
| Spring semester last day of class | Thursday, May 1 | ||
| Exams | May 3–8 | May 3–8 | |
| Spring 2 Accelerated Term ends | Saturday, May 10 | ||
| Spring D Intensive ends | Saturday, May 10 | ||
| Commencement | Saturday, May 10 | ||
| Spring semester grades due | Thursday, May 15 | ||
2025 Summer Semester
| Events | 16–week semester, 7–week half-semesters | 8–week accelerated term | 4–week intensive |
|---|---|---|---|
| Summer housing begins | Monday, May 12 | ||
| Summer Semester begins | Tuesday, May 13 | ||
| Summer 1 Accelerated Term begins | Monday, May 12 | ||
| Summer A Intensive begins | Monday, May 12 | ||
| Add/Drop course deadline | Add: May 19 | Add: May 16 | Add: May 13 |
| Refund policy | Withdraw: July 25 | Withdraw: June 13 | Withdraw: May 30 |
| Summer A Intensive ends | Saturday, June 7 | ||
| Memorial Day break – no class | Monday, May 26 | Monday, May 26 | |
| Summer B Intensive begins | Monday, June 9 | ||
| Add/Drop course deadline | Add: June 11 | ||
| Refund policy | Withdraw: June 27 | ||
| Juneteenth – no class | Thursday, June 19 | Thursday, June 19 | |
| Summer 1st-half-semester courses end | Friday, June 27 | ||
| Independence Day break – no class | July 2–4 | July 2–4 | |
| Summer 1 Accelerated Term ends | Saturday, July 5 | ||
| Summer B Intensive ends | Saturday, July 5 | ||
| Summer 2nd-half-semester courses begin | Monday, July 7 | ||
| Summer 2 Accelerated Term begins | Monday, July 7 | ||
| Summer C Intensive begins | Monday, July 7 | ||
| Add/Drop course deadline | Add: July 11 | Add: July 9 | |
| Refund policy | Withdraw: August 8 | Withdraw: July 25 | |
| Summer C Intensive ends | Saturday, August 2 | ||
| Summer D Intensive begins | Monday, August 4 | ||
| Add/Drop course deadline | Add: August 6 | ||
| Refund policy | Withdraw: August 22 | ||
| Summer semester last day of class | Thursday, August 21 | ||
| Study Day | Friday, August 22 | ||
| Exams | August 23–28 | August 23–28 | |
| Summer 2 Accelerated Term ends | Saturday, August 30 | ||
| Summer D Intensive ends | Saturday, August 30 | ||
| Summer semester grades due | Seven days from the last day of class. | ||
*Calvin offers both face-to-face and online courses in the 8-week and 4-week format. Some courses meet at assigned times, while others are asynchronous. Break days are not specified for these courses; the professor may vary the intensity of class assignments as best fits the subject matter. Cumulative assignments/exams are part of the class and are typically due/administered on the penultimate or final day of class.
All dates are subject to change as necessary; last updated May 15, 2024.