Academic Calendar
2025-2026 Academic Calendar
PLTS
Holidays marked in green
| Mon, Aug. 18 - Aug. 29 | General Registration for Fall Semester 2025 (all courses) and January Intersession 2026 (PLTS only) |
| Sat, Aug. 30 - Sep. 12 | Course Drop/Add Period for Fall 2025 and Intersession 2026 |
| Mon, Sep. 1 | Labor Day Holiday |
| Tue, Sep. 2 | Instruction begins for Fall 2025 |
| Thu, Sep. 11 - Sep. 13 | TEEM Fall Conference in Berkeley, CA |
| Wed, Oct. 1 | Priority Deadline to File to Graduate for February, May and August Conferral Dates |
| Fri, Oct. 10 | Deadline for Spring Course Changes to GTU Registrar |
| Mon, Oct. 13 - Oct. 17 | TEIL Fall session, Portland, OR |
| Mon, Oct. 20 - Oct. 24 | Reading Week |
| Mon, Oct. 27 - Oct. 31 | Pre-Registration Advising Week |
| Mon, Nov. 3 - Nov. 14 | General Registration for Intersession 2026 + Spring 2026 (PLTS + GTU) |
| Fri, Nov. 7 | Deadline to withdraw from Fall 2025 courses |
| Thu, Nov. 27 - Nov. 28 | Thanksgiving Holiday: Campus/GTU Library Closed |
| Fri, Dec. 12 | Final Day of Instruction for Fall Semester 2025 |
| Mon, Jan. 5 - Jan. 30 | Intersession 2026 |
| Mon, Jan. 5 | Incomplete Course Work Due for Fall Semester 2025 |
| Mon, Jan. 19 | Martin Luther King Day: Campus/GTU Library Closed |
| Mon, Jan. 19 - Jan. 30 | Late Registration for Spring 2026 |
| Mon, Jan. 26 - Jan. 30 | TEEM Winter Session, PLTS Cohort, Berkeley, CA |
| Fri, Jan. 30 | Final Day of Instruction for Intersession |
| Mon, Feb. 2 | Instruction begins for Spring 2026 |
| Mon, Feb. 2 - Feb. 6 | TEEM Winter Session, Indy Cohort, Lutheran Center, Indianapolis, IN |
| Mon, Feb. 2 - Feb. 13 | Course Drop/Add Period for Spring 2026 |
| Mon, Feb. 9 - Feb. 13 | TEIL Winter session, St. Andrew's, San Diego, CA |
| Mon, Feb. 16 | Presidents’ Day: Campus/GTU Library Closed |
| Fri, Feb. 20 | Incomplete Coursework Due for Intersession 2026 |
| Mon, Mar. 23 - Mar. 27 | Spring Break |
| Mon, Mar. 30 - Apr. 3 | Pre-Registration Advising Week |
| Fri, Apr. 3 | Good Friday: Campus/GTU Library Closed |
| Sun, Apr. 5 | Easter: GTU Closed |
| Mon, Apr. 6 - Apr. 17 | General Registration for Fall 2026 and Intersession 2027 |
| Fri, Apr. 10 | Deadline to withdraw from Spring 2026 courses |
| Fri, May. 22 | Final Day of Instruction for Spring Semester 2026 |
| Sat, May. 23 | Commencement |
| Mon, May. 25 | Memorial Day: Campus/GTU Library Closed |
| Mon, Jun. 1 - Aug. 28 | Summer Session 2026 |
| Mon, Jun. 1 - Jun. 5 | TEEM Summer session, PLTS cohort, Luther Seminary, St. Paul, MN |
| Fri, Jun. 5 | Incomplete Coursework Due for Spring 2026 |
| Mon, Jun. 8 - Jun. 12 | TEIL Summer session, Portland, OR |
| Fri, Jun. 19 | Juneteenth: GTU Library Closed |
| Tue, Jun. 23 - Jun. 27 | TEEM Summer session, Indy Cohort, Lutheran Center, Indianapolis, IN |