Residential Life Year At A Glance
| Summer Session 2025 | June 2 - August 1 |
|---|---|
| $355 Cancellation Penalty Traditional Halls (Fall) | Monday, June 1 |
| Term I | Monday, June 2 - Friday, June 27 |
| Juneteenth Holiday (no classes - offices closed) | Thursday, June 19 |
| $710 Cancellation Penalty Traditional Halls (Fall) | Tuesday, July 1 |
| Independence Day Holiday (no classes - offices closed) | Friday, July 4 |
| Term II | Tuesday, July 7 - Friday, August 1 |
| Roommate Assignment Notifications | Last Week of July |
| Move-In Information Notifications | Throughout August |
| Fall Semester 2025 | September 2 - December 12 |
|---|---|
| All Residence Halls Open (Check your PLU email for move-in times for incoming and continuing students) | Friday, August 29 |
| Lute Welcome: New Student Orientation | Friday, August 29 - Monday, September 1 |
| Labor Day (offices closed) | Monday, September 1 |
| Opening Convocation (10:00am) | Tuesday, September 2 |
| Classes Begin (11:50am) | Tuesday, September 2 |
| Mid-Semester Break (No Classes - Offices Open) | Friday, October 17 |
| J-Term and Spring Housing Request Deadline | Sunday, November 23 (11:59 p.m.) |
| Thanksgiving Break (PLU offices close Wednesday at 5:00pm until Monday at 8:00am) | Wednesday, November 26 at 1:35pm - Sunday, November 30 |
| $355 Cancellation Penalty Traditional Halls (JTerm/Spring) | Monday, December 1 (at midnight) |
| South Hall JTerm/Spring Cancellation Deadline (rates variable) | Monday, December 1 (at midnight) |
| Fall Semester Extended Stay and Winter Break Housing Request Deadline | Friday, December 5 (11:59 p.m.) |
| J-Term and Spring Housing Offers Sent to PLU Emails | By Second Week of December |
| Classes End | Saturday, December 6 |
| Final Examinations | Monday, December 8 - Friday, December 12 |
| Semester Ends | Friday, December 12 |
| Traditional Halls Close (students must depart from campus by 6:00pm). Students not returning for J-term/Spring must move out by 6:00pm | Friday, December 12 |
| Extended Stay Approved (students will be approved to stay on campus until 12:00pm) | Saturday, December 13 |
| January Term 2026 | January 5 - January 30 |
|---|---|
| $710 Cancellation Penalty Traditional Halls (JTerm/Spring) | Thursday, January 1 (at midnight |
| All Residence Halls Open (1:00pm) | Sunday, January 4 |
| Classes Begin | Tuesday, January 5 |
| Martin Luther King Jr. Day (No Classes - Offices Closed) | Monday, January 19 |
| Classes End | Friday, January 30 |
| All J-Term Residents Not Returning For Spring (check out by 6:00pm) | Friday, January 30 |
| Spring Semester 2026 | February 4 - May 22 |
|---|---|
| Residence Halls Open | Tuesday, February 3 (1:00pm) |
| Classes Begin | Wednesday, February 4 |
| Continuing Student Applications for Upper Division Housing Deadline | Thursday, February 12 (11:59 p.m.) |
| President's Day (No Classes, Offices Closed) | Monday, February 16 |
| Continuing Student Applications for Traditional Halls Deadline | Thursday, March 19 (11:59 p.m.) |
| South Hall Fall Cancellation Deadline (Fall 2024) (rates variable) | Friday, May 1 |
| Spring Break (No Classes, PLU Offices Open until Thursday) | Monday, March 23 - Friday, March 27 |
| Good Friday (No Classes, Offices Closed) | Friday, April 3 |
| Extended Stay Housing Requests Deadline | Friday, May 15 |
| Classes End | Saturday, May 16 |
| Final Examinations | Monday, May 18-Friday, May 22 |
| Semester Ends | Friday, May 22 |
| Commencement Ceremonies | Thursday May 21 - Friday May 22 |
| All Residence Hall Close (Students must Checkout and Depart from Residence Halls by 6:00pm) | Friday, May 22 |
| Extended Stay (Students who apply will be approved to stay until 10:00pm) | Saturday, May 23 |
| Memorial Day (offices closed) | Monday, May 25 |
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