Academic Calendar

Traditional Undergraduate Academic Calendar

(Full summer contract classes, Module 1: 8-week online classes, and Module 2: 6-week online classes)

Monday, May 12, 2025 Full-term classes and Module 1 – 8-week online classes begin; full-summer contract classes begin
Friday, May 16, 2025 Last day to register for any Summer 2025 course and last day to drop a course and receive a refund
Wednesday, June 18, 2025 *Last day to withdraw from a Module 1 – 8-week class (by 4 p.m. EDT)
Fri. – Sun., June 20-22, 2025 Asbury Reunion
Thursday, July 3, 2025 Last day of Module 1, 8-week online classes/exams
Monday, July 7, 2025 Module 2, 7-week online classes begin
Tuesday, July 8, 2025 Module 1, 8-week online classes grades due by noon
Wednesday, July 16, 2025 *Last day to withdraw from a full-summer (contract) class (by 4 p.m. EDT)
Wednesday, August 6, 2025 *Last day to withdraw from a Module 2 – 7-week class (by 4 p.m. EDT)
Friday, August 22, 2025 Last day of Module 2, 7-week online classes/exams; Last day of full-summer classes/exams; End of term
Wednesday, August 27, 2025 All full-summer (contract) and Module 2, 7-week online class grades due by noon

*For classes with start and end dates that are not the full semester, the last date to withdraw without a grade of “F” is before the two-thirds point of the class.

Thursday, August 21, 2025 Welcome Weekend begins, and residences open for new and transfer students
Saturday, August 23, 2025 Residences open for returning students at 1 p.m.—first meal for returning students is supper
Monday, August 25, 2025 Classes begin
Wednesday, August 27, 2025 Academic Convocation, 10 a.m.
Friday, August 29, 2025 Last day to register for a Fall 2025 course and last day to drop a course and receive a refund (by 4 p.m. EDT)
Monday, September 1, 2025 Labor Day (no on-campus classes)
Mon.– Wed., Sept. 8-10, 2025 Fall Revival
Thurs.-Sat., Oct. 2-4, 2025 Family Weekend
Wednesday, October 15, 2025 Midterm grades due
Thurs. – Fri., October 16-17, 2025 Fall Break (no on-campus classes; modular online classes continue)
Friday, October 17, 2025 Degree application due date for December 2025 graduation candidacy, including participation eligibility for 2026 Spring Commencement
Monday, October 27, 2025 Registration for Spring 2026 begins
Wednesday, October 29, 2025 *Last day to withdraw from a full-semester course (by 4 p.m. EDT)
Thurs. – Sat., Oct. 30-Nov. 1, 2025 Board of Trustees meetings
Mon.– Fri., November 3-7, 2025 Great Commission Congress
Mon. – Fri., November 24-28, 2025 Thanksgiving Holiday (no on-campus classes; modular online classes continue); Residences close at 10 a.m. on Saturday, 11/22
Sunday, November 30, 2025 Residences open at 1 p.m.
Monday, December 1, 2025 Classes resume at 8 a.m.
Friday, December 5, 2025 Last day of regularly scheduled class sessions
Monday, December 8, 2025 Final Examinations begin
Thursday, December 11, 2025 Final Examinations end; last day of final exams/classes; end of semester
Friday, December 12, 2025 Residences close at 10 a.m.
Tuesday, December 16, 2025 All grades due by noon

*For classes with start and end dates that are not the full semester, the last date to withdraw without a grade of “F” is before the two-thirds point of the class.

Friday, January 9, 2026 Welcome Weekend begins, and residences open for new and transfer students
Saturday, January 10, 2026 Residences open for returning students at 1 p.m.—first returning students’ meal is supper
Monday, January 12, 2026 Classes begin
Friday, January 16, 2026 Last day to register for a Spring 2026 course and last day to drop a course and receive a refund (by 4 p.m. EST)
Monday, January 19, 2026 MLK Day (no on-campus classes)
Mon. – Wed., January 26-28, 2026 Set Apart Week
Friday, February 6, 2026 Degree application due date for May or August 2026 graduation candidacy, including participation eligibility for 2026 Spring Commencement
Monday, March 2, 2026 Registration for Summer 2026 begins
Wednesday, March 4, 2026 Midterm grades due
Thurs. – Sat., March 5-7, 2026 Board of Trustees meetings
Saturday, March 14, 2026 Residences close at 10 a.m. for break
Mon. – Fri., March 16-20, 2026 Spring Break
Sunday, March 22, 2026 Residences open at 1 p.m.
Monday, March 23, 2026 Classes resume at 8 a.m.
Monday, March 23, 2026 Registration for Fall 2026 begins
Wednesday, March 25, 2026 *Last day to withdraw from a full-semester course (by 4 p.m. EDT)
Friday, April 3, 2026 Good Friday (no on-campus classes; modular online classes continue)
Monday, April 6, 2026 Easter Holiday (no-on campus classes; modular online classes continue)
Tuesday, April 7, 2026 Classes resume at 8 a.m.
TBD SEARCH Symposium
Fri. — Sat., April 17-18, 2026 Highbridge Film Festival
Monday, April 20, 2026 Academic Honors Convocation
Friday, April 24, 2026 Last day of scheduled class sessions prior to final exams
Monday, April 27, 2026 Final Examination Week begins
Thursday, April 30, 2026 Final Examinations end; last day of final exams/classes; end of semester
Friday, May 1, 2026 Residences close (for students not graduating) at 10 a.m.
Friday, May 1, 2026 Baccalaureate
Saturday, May 2, 2026 Commencement
Tuesday, May 5, 2026 All grades due by 5 p.m.

*For classes with start and end dates that are not the full semester, the last date to withdraw without a grade of “F” is before the two-thirds point of the class.

(Full summer contract classes, Module 1: 8-week online classes, and Module 2: 6-week online classes)

Monday, May 11, 2026 Full-term classes and Module 1 – 8-week online classes begin; full-summer contract classes begin
Friday, May 15, 2026 Last day to register for any Summer 2026 course and last day to drop a course and receive a refund
Wednesday, June 17, 2026 *Last day to withdraw from a Module 1 – 8-week class (by 4 p.m. EDT)
Fri. – Sun., June 26-28, 2026 Asbury Reunion
Thursday, July 2, 2026 Last day of Module 1, 8-week online classes/exams
Monday, July 6, 2026 Module 2, 7-week online classes begin
Tuesday, July 7, 2026 Module 1, 8-week online classes grades due by noon
Wednesday, July 15, 2026 *Last day to withdraw from a full-summer (contract) class (by 4 p.m. EDT)
Wednesday, August 5, 2026 *Last day to withdraw from a Module 2 – 7-week class (by 4 p.m. EDT)
Friday, August 21, 2026 Last day of Module 2, 7-week online classes/exams; Last day of full-summer classes/exams; End of term
Wednesday, August 26, 2026 All full-summer (contract) and Module 2, 7-week online class grades due by noon

*For classes with start and end dates that are not the full semester, the last date to withdraw without a grade of “F” is before the two-thirds point of the class.

See other academic calendars: Online Programs, Graduate Studies

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