Academic Calendar

14-15 University Faculty/Staff Orientation
18 Select Divinity School Classes Begin (DIVI 6300, 2500, 8101) (undergrads start 8/20)
22 MDiv and MACM Traditional In-Person New Student Orientation (118)
25 Classes Begin. All other master-level classes begin unless otherwise scheduled.
26 First Chapel Service
28 DMin Orientation and Matriculation 10am – 1pm (118)
28-29 DMin Seminars
29 Last Day for late registration & adding courses; matriculation closes at 5:00 pm. Students who drop courses or withdraw from school on or before this date are eligible for a full refund of tuition. Professor’s signature is required for all classes dropped or added after this date. Apply in the Divinity School office by 5:00 pm on this date. No refunds will be issued when withdrawing from school or withdrawing from a course after this date.

September 2025

1 Labor Day Holiday
11-12 DMin Seminars
15 Last day to drop a class without a grade. Charges still apply. Courses dropped after 5:00 pm this date will be recorded as W. Students may withdraw from classes from Tuesday, September 16 - Thursday, October 30 and receive a “W”. Students will be responsible for paying all tuition charges for classes from which they withdraw. Hours of classes from which a student withdraws will be counted as “hours attempted” and will be included in the determination of full-time status and financial aid. However, these hours will not be included in calculations of GPA.
16 Divinity School Commissioning Service, 10:30 am
18 New Student lunch with deans
25-26 DMin Seminars
30 Advisory Council

October 2025

6-10 Reading Days
16-17 DMin Seminars
16-18 Spiritual Formation Retreat
21 CPE Day
23-24 DMin Seminars
27 Spring 2026 schedule available; advisement begins
28 Prevatte Lectures
30 Last day to withdraw from a course. Courses dropped after 5:00 pm on this date will be recorded as F.

November 2025

6-7 DMin Seminars
20-21 DMin Seminiars
27-28 Thanksgiving Holidays
28 Advanced matriculation for Spring 2026 ends

December 2025

2 Tuesday Class Exams
2 Advent Service
4-5 DMin Seminars
8 Monday Exams
11 Thursday Exams
12 Grades Due 3:00 pm