Academic Calendar

Important Dates 2026-2027

Fall 2026

September 3 – September 11 | SLU Fall Welcome

September 7 | Labor Day Holiday (Administrative Offices Closed)

September 8 | First Day of Classes

September 16 | Add/Drop Deadline, Census

September 18 | Fall 26 Graduation Application Deadline

September 21 | New Student Convocation (No Classes from 10:30am – 12:30pm)

October 1 | Mass of the Holy Sprirt @ Seattle University First Hill Campus (No Classes from 10:00am – 1:30pm)

October 19 – 24 | Mid-term Exams

November 11 | Veterans Day (No Classes, Administrative Offices Closed)

November 16 | Spring Continuing Student Registration Opens

November 20 | Withdraw Deadline

November 25 – 29 | Thanksgiving Holiday (No classes)

November 26 – 29 | Thanksgiving Holiday (Administrative Offices closed after 1:00pm on November 26)

December 14 | Non-Matriculated Student Registration: Spring 2027

December 18 | Last Day of Fall Classes

December 19 – January 17 | Winter Break

December 23 | Final Grades Due and Posted

(Administrative offices closed December 24 – January 3, 2026)

Spring 2027

January 15 | Spring Orientation

January 16 – 18 | Martin Luther King Day Holiday Weekend (Administrative Offices Closed.)

January 19 | First Day of Classes

January 20 | Spring 2027 Graduation Application Deadline

January 27 | Last Day to Add/Drop

February 15 | President’s Day (No Classes, Administrative Offices Closed)

March 8 – 12 | Mid-Term Exams

March 13 – 21 | Spring Break (No Classes)

March 26 – 29 | Easter Holiday (No Classes, Administrative Offices Closed)

April 8 | Racial Equity Summit (No Classes before 1:30pm)

April 9 | Withdraw Deadline

April 12  | Summer 2027 Registration Begins

April 19 | Fall 2027 Registration Begins

May 7 | Last Day of Classes

May 10 – 12 | Instructional make-up period

May 12 | Final Grades Due and Posted

May 10 | Commencement