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 2025-2026
Fall 2025
August 25 – August 29 | New Student Orientation Week
August 25 | Non-matriculated Registration
September 1 | Labor Day Holiday (Administrative Offices Closed. No Classes.)
September 2 | First Day of Classes
September 11 | Add/Drop Deadline, Incomplete Grade Deadline
September 22 | Convocation @ Seattle University First Hill Campus
September 29 | Fall ’25 Graduation Applications Deadline.
October 20 – 24 | Mid-term Exams
November 11 | Veteran’s Day (Administrative Offices Closed. No Classes)
November 17 | Continuing Student Registration Opens
November 14 | Withdraw Deadline
November 26 – 28 | Thanksgiving Holiday (No classes.)
November 27 – 28 | Thanksgiving Holiday (Administrative Offices closed)
December 2 – December 17 | Course Evaluation Period
December 8 – 12| Final Exams and Evaluations
December 12 | Last Day of Classes
December 17 | Fall Grades Deadline & Grades Posted
December 15 – January 16 | Winter Break
(Administrative offices closed December 25 – January 1, 2026)
Spring 2026
January 9 | Non-matriculated Registration
January 19 | Martin Luther King Day Holiday (Administrative Offices Closed.
January 20 | First Day of Classes
January 28 | Add/Drop Deadline
February 16 | President’s Day (Administrative Offices Closed. No Classes)
March 9 – 13 | Mid-Term Exams
March 16 – 20 | Spring Break (No Classes in Session)
April 10 | Withdraw Deadline
April 13 | Continuing Student Registration Opens
May 4 – May 8 | Final Exams and Evaluations
May 8 | Last day of Classes
May 11 – 13 | Inclement Weather Make-up Period
May 13 | Grades Due and Posted
May 25 | Memorial Day Holiday (Administrative Offices Closed. No Classes.)
