Important dates for parents and families
See more details on the academic calendar or find information on music events, athletic events or all events happening on campus.
September 2018
| Details |
Date |
| Tuition, room and board payment due (Pay Now) |
September 1 |
| Fall semester classes begin |
September 4 |
October 2018
| Details |
Date |
| Miscellaneous charges payment due, 1st of each month (Pay Now) |
October 1 |
| Tuition, room and board payment due (Pay Now) |
October 1 |
| Family Weekend |
October 19–20 |
| Academic advising for interim and spring semester |
October 23–24 |
| Registration for interim and spring semester begins |
October 23 |
| Light in the Night (Halloween) at Knollcrest East |
October 31 |
November 2018
| Details |
Date |
| Miscellaneous charges payment due, 1st of each month (Pay Now) |
November 1 |
| Tuition, room and board payment due (Pay Now) |
November 1 |
| Calvin Theatre Company: "Precious Bane" |
November 2,3, 8–10 |
| Thanksgiving break* begins, 8 a.m. |
November 21 |
| Classes resume, 8 a.m. |
November 26 |
*Please contact the provost's office for questions related to holiday breaks.
December 2018
| Details |
Date |
| Miscellaneous charges payment due, 1st of each month (Pay Now) |
December 1 |
| Tuition, room and board payment due (Pay Now) |
December 1 |
| Last day of fall semester; classes end, 5 p.m. |
December 10 |
| Reading Recess |
December 11 |
| Exams begin, 9 a.m. |
December 12 |
| Exams end; Christmas break* begins, 10 p.m. |
December 18 |
| On-campus housing closes, 10 a.m. |
December 19 |
| Fall semester grades posted |
December 27 |
*Please contact the provost's office for questions related to holiday breaks.
January 2019
| Details |
Date |
| Miscellaneous charges payment due, 1st of each month (Pay Now) |
January 1 |
| On-campus housing opens |
January 2 |
| Interim term begins, 8:30 a.m. |
January 3 |
| Tuition, room and board payment due (Pay Now) |
January 5 |
| Interim term ends, 5 p.m. |
January 23 |
| Symposium on Worship |
January 24–26 |
| First day of spring semester; classes begin, 8 a.m. |
January 28 |
| Spring semester ReGathering Convocation, 9:50–10:50 a.m. |
January 28 |
| Calvin Theatre Company: "Spinning into Butter" |
January 31 |
February 2019
| Details |
Date |
| Miscellaneous charges payment due, 1st of each month (Pay Now) |
February 1 |
| Tuition, room and board payment due (Pay Now) |
February 1 |
| Donor-funded named scholarship application deadline (for returning students) |
February 1 |
| Calvin Theatre Company: "Spinning into Butter" |
February 1–2 |
| Cold Knight Club Sem Pond Jump |
February TBD |
| Calvin-Hope Rivalry game |
February 2 |
| Siblings Weekend |
February 22–23 |
| Rangeela |
February 22, 23 |
March 2019
| Details |
Date |
| Miscellaneous charges payment due, 1st of each month (Pay Now) |
March 1 |
| Tuition, room and board payment due (Pay Now) |
March 1 |
| Spring break begins*, 6 p.m. |
March 15 |
| Residence halls close for spring break, 10 a.m. |
March 16 |
| Residence halls re-open, noon |
March 24 |
| Classes resume, 8 a.m. |
March 25 |
*Please contact the provost's office for questions related to holiday breaks.
April 2019
| Details |
Date |
| Miscellaneous charges payment due, 1st of each month (Pay Now) |
April 1 |
| Tuition, room and board payment due (Pay Now) |
April 1 |
| Calvin Theatre Company: "Peter and the Starcatcher" |
April 5, 6, 11–13 |
| Academic advising (no classes scheduled) |
April 9–10 |
| Registration for fall semester begins |
April 9 |
| Good Friday; no classes scheduled |
April 19 |
| Easter Monday; no classes scheduled |
April 22 |
| Calvin Spring Classic 5K Run/Walk |
April 27 |
May 2019
| Details |
Date |
| Miscellaneous charges payment due, 1st of each month (Pay Now) |
May 1 |
| Last day of spring semester; classes end, 10 p.m. |
May 9 |
| Reading Recess (no classes) |
May 10 |
| Exams begin, 6:30 p.m. |
May 10 |
| Exams end, 5 p.m. |
May 16 |
| Residence halls close, 10 a.m. |
May 17 |
| Honors Convocation [note new date!] |
May 17 |
| Commencement, 2 p.m. |
May 18 |
| Spring semester grades posted |
May 24 |
Other Calendars
