Seton Hill University Academic Calendar

2024 - 2025 Academic Calendar

2025 - 2026 Academic Calendar

Fall 2024

Date  
Aug 12 M1 classes begin
Aug 17 S1 classes begin
Aug 18 M1 last day to add/drop
Aug 23  S1 last day to add/drop classes
Aug 26 Traditional classes
Aug 30 Traditional last day to add/drop classes
Sept 2 Traditional labor day; no classes
Oct 5 M1 last day of classes
Oct 7 M2 classes begin
Oct 7 - 8  Traditional extended weekend; no classes
Oct 11 S1 last day of classes
Oct 12 S2 classes begin
Oct 13 M2 last day to add/drop
Oct 18 S2 last day to add/drop classes
Nov 11-18 Registration for Spring 2025 begins
Nov 25 - 30 M2 Thanksgiving break; no classes
Nov 27 - 29 Traditional Thanksgiving break; no classes
Nov 30 S2 Thanksgiving break; no classes
Dec 6 S2 last day of classes
Dec 7 M2 last day of classes
Dec 9 Traditional last day of classes
Dec 10-12 Traditional Final exams 
Dec 16 Vespers and Commencement

J-Term 2025

Date Event
Dec 18 Classes begin
Dec 24 - Jan 1 Christmas break; no classes
Jan 17 Last class

Spring 2025

Date Event
Jan 4 Writing Popular Fiction residency begins
Jan 6 M3 classes begin
Jan 8 Writing Popular Fiction residency ends
Jan 8 Writing Popular Fiction Commencement
Jan 11 S3 classes begin
Jan 12 M3 last day to add/drop
Jan 17 S3 last day to add/drop classes
Jan 21 Traditional classes begin
Jan 27 Traditional last day to add/drop classes
Mar 1 M3 last day of classes
Mar 3 M4 classes begin
Mar 7 S3 last day of classes
Mar 8 S4 classes begin
Mar 9 M4 last day to add/drop
Mar 10 - 14 Traditional spring break; no classes
Mar 14 S4 last day to add/drop classes
Apr 7 - 14 Registration for Summer and Fall 2025 begins 
Apr 17 - 21 Traditional Easter Break; no classes
Apr 19 S4 Easter Break; no classes
Apr 26 M4 last day of classes
May 2 S4 last day of classes
May 12 Traditional last day of classes
May 13-15 Traditional final examinations
May 16 Baccalaureate
May 17 Commencement

M-Term 2025

Date Event
May 16 Classes begin
June 6 Last day of classes

Summer 2025

Date Event
Apr 28 M5 classes begin
May 3 S5 classes begin
May 4 M5 last day to drop/add classes
May 9 S5 last day to drop/add classes
May 19 Traditional classes begin (internship and independent study)
June 2 Traditional 8-week & S6 classes begin
June 6 Traditional 8-week & S6 classes last day to add/drop
June 21 M5 last day of classes
June 23 M6 classes begin
June 25 Writing Popular Fiction residency begins
June 27 S5 last day of classes
June 29 Writing Popular Fiction residency ends
June 29 Writing Popular Fiction Commencement
June 29 M6 last day to drop/add classes
July 4 Independence Day; no classes all students
July 25 Traditional 8-week & S6 last day of classes
Aug 8 Traditional last day of classes (internship and independent study)
Aug 15 M6 last day of classes
Aug 15 Summer degree conferral

Fall 2025

Date  
Aug 18 M1 and S1 classes begin
Aug 22 M1 and S1 last day to add/drop 
Aug 25 Traditional classes
Aug 29 Traditional last day to add/drop classes
Sept 1 Traditional labor day; no classes
Oct 6 -7  Traditional extended weekend; no classes
Oct 10 M1 and S1 last day of classes
Oct 13 M2 and S2 classes begin
Oct 11 S1 last day of classes
Oct 12 S2 classes begin
Oct 17 M2 and S2 last day to add/drop classes
Nov 10-14 Registration for Spring 2026 begins
Nov 25 - 30 M2 Thanksgiving break; no classes
Nov 26 - 30 Thanksgiving break; no classes
Dec 8 Traditional last day of classes
Dec 9 - 11 Traditional Final exams 
Dec 10 M2 and S2 last day of classes
Dec 15 Vespers and Commencement

J-Term 2026

Date Event
Dec 17 Classes begin
Dec 24 - Jan 1 Christmas break; no classes
Jan 16 Last class

Spring 2026

Date Event
Jan 3 Writing Popular Fiction residency begins
Jan 5 M3 and S3 classes begin
Jan 7 Writing Popular Fiction residency ends
Jan 7 Writing Popular Fiction Commencement
Jan 9 M3 and S3 last day to add/drop
Jan 20 Traditional classes begin
Jan 26 Traditional last day to add/drop classes
Feb 27 M3 and S3 last day of classes
Mar 2 M4 and S4 classes begin
Mar 2 - 6 Traditional spring break; no classes
Mar 6 M4 and S4 last day to add/drop
Apr 2 - 6 Traditional Easter Break; no classes
Apr 13 - 17 Registration for Summer and Fall 2026 begins 
Apr 24 M4 and S4 last day of classes
May 11 Traditional last day of classes
May 12-14 Traditional final examinations
May 15 Baccalaureate
May 16 Commencement

M-Term 2026

Date Event
May 15 Classes begin
May 25 Memorial Day; no classes
June 5 Last day of classes

Summer 2026

Date Event
Apr 27 M5 and S5 classes begin
May 1  M5 and S5 last day to drop/add classes
May 18 Traditional classes begin (internship and independent study)
June 1 Traditional 8-week classes begin
June 5 Traditional 8-week last day to add/drop
June 19 M5 and S5 last day of classes
June 22 M6 classes begin
June 24 Writing Popular Fiction residency begins
June 26 M6 last day to add/drop
June 28 Writing Popular Fiction residency ends
June 28 Writing Popular Fiction Commencement
July 4 Independence Day; no classes all students
July 24 Traditional 8-week last day of classes
Aug 8 Traditional last day of classes (internship and independent study)
Aug 14 M6 last day of classes
Aug 15 Summer degree conferral

Traditional semester calendar: Followed by traditional on-campus undergraduate programs & some graduate programs, including: Physical Therapy DPT, Physician Assistant M.A., Art Therapy M.A.

M session calendar: Followed by most graduate programs

S session calendar: Followed by most online bachelor's and certificates programs and the Genocide and Holocaust Studies Program

Current students can view a detailed academic calendar by logging into MySHU.

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