Important Dates
Academic Calendar
Find important dates, deadlines, and holidays below. Current students, staff, and faculty can also access the official calendar on Compass.
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
