Academic Calendar

ACADEMIC CALENDAR & HOLIDAYS 2025-2026	Dates for Live Classes
Summer 2025 The Hobbit & Fellowship of Ring Courses	TBD
Labor Day (No Classes)	September 1 (Monday)
2025 Fall Semester	September 2 - December 19
1st Day of Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, & Friday sessions for all classes	September 2-5
1st Day of all Monday sessions of all classes (only Monday classes start on Sept. 9)	September 8
All Monday Nov. 24 class sessions will meet.	November 24
Thanksgiving Break Holiday No classes on Tuesday through Friday of Thanksgiving week.	November 25-28
Last day of class for 1st Semester for all sessions of all classes	December 8-12
Great Books Oral Exams, 1st Semester	December 15-19
2026 Spring Semester	Jan 5/12 to May 15
1st Day 2nd Semester of all Monday sessions of all classes (only Monday classes start on Jan. 5)	January 5
1st Day 2nd Semester of all Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday sessions of all classes	January 13-16
Martin Luther King Day (no Monday session classes)	January 19
President's Day (no Monday session classes)	February 16
2026-27 Live Course Schedule and Tuition Finalized	April 1
2026 Early Enrollment ends	April 30
Spring Break (no classes)	Mar 30 - April 3
Last day of class for 2nd Semester for all Tuesday through Friday sessions of all classes	May 4 - 8
Last day of class for 2nd Semester for all Monday sessions of all classes	May 11
Great Books Oral Exams, 2nd Semester	May 12-15
Memorial Day	May 26
2026 Summer The Hobbit & Fellowship of Ring Courses	TBD