Fall 2008 J Term 2009 Spring 2009
| Term I |
Monday, June 2 to Saturday, June 28 |
| Term II |
Monday, June 30 to Saturday, July 26 |
| Independence Day Holiday |
Friday, July 4 No Classes; PLU Offices are closed |
| Term III |
Monday, July 28 to Saturday, August 16 (Includes workshop week which takes July 28 to August 2 of Term III) |
| Labor Day Holiday | Monday, September 1 (No Classes; PLU Offices are closed) |
| Student Orientation |
Thursday, September 4 to Sunday, September 7 |
| Classes begin |
7 a.m., Monday, September 8 |
| Opening Convocation |
Monday, September 8 at 9:00 a.m. (Classes dismiss at 8:30 a.m. and resume at 11:30 a.m.) |
| Mid-Semester Break |
Friday, October 24 No Classes; PLU Offices are open |
| Thanksgiving Break Begins |
1:35 p.m., Wednesday, November 26 PLU Offices are closed Thursday and Friday |
| Thanksgiving Break Ends |
7 a.m., Monday, December 1 |
| Classes End | 5 p.m., Saturday, December 13 |
| Commencement | 10:30 a.m., Saturday, December 13 |
| Final Examinations | Monday, December 15 to Saturday, December 20 |
| Semester Ends | Saturday, December 20 |
| Classes Begin |
Monday, January 5 |
| Martin Luther King Jr. Birthday Holiday |
Monday, January 19 No Classes; PLU Offices are closed |
| Classes End |
5 p.m., Saturday, January 31 |
| Classes Begin |
7 a.m., Thursday, February 5 |
| Presidents' Day Holiday |
Monday, February 16 No Classes; PLU Offices are closed |
| Spring Break Begins |
7 a.m., Monday, March 23 |
| Spring Break Ends |
5 p.m., Saturday, March 28 |
| Easter Recess |
Friday, April 10 No Classes; PLU Offices are closed |
| Classes Resume |
11:15 a.m., Monday, April 13 |
| Classes End |
5 p.m., Saturday, May 16 Saturday classes take final exam this day |
| Final Examinations |
Monday, May 18 to Friday, May 22 |
| Semester Ends |
Friday, May 22 After last exam |
| Commencement |
2:30 p.m., Sunday, May 24 Worship Service at 9:30 a.m. |
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