2023-24 Academic Calendar

Pacific Lutheran University uses a 4-1-4 calendar, which consists of two 15-week semesters bridged by a four-week January Term.

Undergraduate Programs

2022-23 End of term dates

    • May 26, 2023 – Friday, Spring Semester ends
    • May 29, 2023 – Monday, Memorial Day Holiday   (PLU closed)

Summer Sessions 2023 (June 5 – August 4)

    • Term I: Monday, June 5 – Friday, June 30
    • Juneteenth: Monday, June 19 (No classes, PLU offices are closed)
    • Independence Day: Tuesday, July 4  (No classes, PLU offices closed)
    • Term II: Monday, July 10 – Friday, August 4
    • Accelerated BSN Full Summer Term: Tuesday, May 30 – Friday, September 1
    • Summer Session Diploma Dates: Undergraduate – Friday, August 4; Accelerated BSN – Friday, September 1
    • Final Grades Due: Undergraduate – 5 business days after the end of the term; Accelerated BSN – the first day before Fall Semester

Fall Semester 2023 (September 5 – December 15)

    • Labor Day: Monday, September 4   (PLU offices closed)
    • Opening Convocation: Tuesday, September 5 at 10:00 a.m.
    • Classes Begin: Tuesday, September 5 at 11:50 a.m.
    • Mid-Semester Break: Friday, October 20   (No classes, PLU offices open)
    • Veterans Day: Saturday, November 11   (Observance at Chapel Friday, November 10)
    • Thanksgiving Break: Wednesday, November 22 at 1:35 p.m. – Sunday, November 26
      (PLU offices closed Thursday and Friday, November 23-24)
      Classes resume on Monday, November 27 at 8 a.m.
    • Classes End: Saturday, December 9   (Saturday classes take final exam this day)
    • Final Examinations: Monday, December 11 – Friday, December 15
    • Fall Semester Ends: Friday, December 15
    • Final Grades Due: Wednesday, December 22 by 5:00 p.m.

January Term 2024 (January 2 – January 30)

    • Classes Begin: Tuesday, January 2
    • Martin Luther King, Jr. Day: Monday, January 15   (No classes, PLU offices closed)
    • Classes End: Tuesday, January 30
    • Final Grades Due: Tuesday, February 6 by 5:00 p.m.

Spring Semester 2024 (February 7 – May 24)

    • Classes Begin: Wednesday, February 7
    • Presidents’ Day: Monday, February 19   (No classes, PLU offices closed) 
    • Spring Break: Monday, March 25 – Friday, March 29 (No classes, PLU offices open)
    • Good Friday: Friday, March 29   (No classes, PLU offices closed)
    • Classes End: Saturday, May 18   (Saturday classes take final exam this day)
    • Final Examinations: Monday, May 20 – Friday, May 24
    • Spring Semester Ends: Friday, May 24
    • Commencement: Saturday, May 25
    • Final Grades Due: Friday, May 31 by 5:00 p.m.

Graduate Programs

Students should consult with their program for specific calendar information on meeting dates.

Summer Session 2023 (May 30 – August 18)

    • Session Begins: Tuesday, May 30
    • Juneteenth: Monday, June 19 (No classes, PLU offices closed)
    • Independence Day: Tuesday, July 4  (No classes, PLU offices closed)
    • Sessions Ends: Friday, August 18   (Diploma date for graduate students)
    • Final Grades Due: Friday, August 25 by 5:00 p.m.

Fall Semester 2023 (September 5 – December 15)

    • Term Begins: Tuesday, September 5
    • Mid-Semester Break: Friday, October 20   (No classes, PLU offices open)
    • Veterans Day: Saturday, November 11   (Observance at Chapel, Friday, November 10)
    • Thanksgiving Break: Wednesday, November 22 at 1:35 p.m. – Sunday, November 26
      (PLU offices are closed Thursday and Friday, November 23-24)
    • Fall Semester Ends: Friday, December 15
    • Final Grades Due: Wednesday, December 22 by 5:00 p.m.

January Term 2024 (January 4 – February 12)

    • Classes Begin: Tuesday, January 2
    • Martin Luther King, Jr. Day: Monday, January 15   (No classes, PLU offices closed)
    • Classes End:  Tuesday, January 30
    • Final Grades Due: Tuesday, February 6 by 5:00 p.m.

Spring Semester 2024 (February 7 – May 24)

    • Classes Begin: Wednesday, February 7
    • Presidents’ Day: Monday, February 19   (No classes, PLU offices closed)
    • Spring Break: Monday, March 25 – Friday, March 29   (No classes, PLU offices open)
    • Good Friday: Friday, March 29   (No classes, PLU offices closed)
    • Spring Semester Ends: Friday, May 24
    • Final Grades Due: Friday, May 31 by 5:00 p.m.