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Academic Calendar

Academic Calendar

Current and upcoming term dates are noted below. The full calendar with all academic deadlines and multiyear calendars are available on Registration Hub.

  • Fall 2026: September 9-December 14
    • Last day to register: September 4, 2026
  • January 2027: January 4-February 1
    • Last day to register: January 4, 2027
  • Spring 2027: January 25-May 3
    • Last day to register: January 22, 2027

Fall 2026 Calendar
(September 9-December 14)

F Aug 21 Deadline for Student Reactivation requests for Fall term
T Aug 25 Last day to apply for January 2027 graduation
F Aug 28 Directed Study registration deadline
F Aug 28 Deadline for Cross-Registration (BTI, CTC, Gordon College) requests
F Sep 4 Last day to ADD Fall courses
M Sep 7 Labor Day, HOLIDAY
W Sep 9 Fall term begins
T Sep 15 Last day to DROP Fall courses (100% tuition refund/100% audit fee refund)
T Sep 15 Deadline for Elevation Petitions and THM Writing Course Designations
F Sep 18 Health Insurance Waiver/Enrollment Deadline (BOS/HAM students)
F Sep 25 Last day for 80% tuition refund when withdrawing from Fall courses
F Sep 25 Last day to submit pass/fail petitions for Fall courses
F Oct 2 Pay in Full deadline
F Oct 2 October graduation date (for students who walked in May ceremony but finished in summer; no ceremony)
Th Oct 8 Immunization Compliance Deadline (BOS/HAM students)
F Oct 9 Last day for 50% tuition refund when withdrawing from Fall courses
M Oct 12 Columbus Day/Indigenous Peoples Day, HOLIDAY
M-F Oct 12-16 Reading Week for courses that meet weekly (including asynchronous)
W Oct 28 Registration for January and Spring terms opens
M-F Nov 9-13 Reading Week for courses that meet weekly (including asynchronous)
T Nov 11 Veterans Day – HOLIDAY
Th-F Nov 26-27 Thanksgiving Break – HOLIDAY
F Dec 4 Written work due for January graduates & cert completions by 11:59 pm (including Mentored Ministry)
F Dec 4 Last day to withdraw from Fall courses (including Mentored Ministry) – no refund
F Dec 4 Final Payment Plan deadline (100% due)
F-S Dec 11-12 Makeup Weekend for Fall weekend classes
Su Dec 13 Grades for January graduates & cert completions due
M Dec 14 Fall term ends; all written work and exams due by 11:59 pm (including Mentored Ministry)
M Dec 14 Extension requests for Fall term coursework due by 11:59pm (including Mentored Ministry)
M Jan 4 Fall term grades due

January 2027 Academic Calendar
(January 4-February 1)

F Dec 11 Deadline for Student Reactivation requests for January term
M Dec 14 Directed Study registration deadline
M Dec 14 Deadline for Cross-Registration (CTC, Gordon College) requests
M Jan 4 Last day to ADD January courses
M Jan 4 January term begins
W Jan 6 Last day to DROP January courses (100% tuition refund/100% audit fee refund)
W Jan 6 Deadline for Elevation Petitions and THM Writing Course Designations
F Jan 8 Last day for 80% tuition refund when withdrawing from January courses
F Jan 8 Last day to submit January term pass/fail petitions
F Jan 8 January graduation (no ceremony; students walk in May)
T Jan 12 Last day for 50% tuition refund when withdrawing from January courses
T Jan 12 Last day to apply for May and October 2027 graduation
M Jan 18 Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, HOLIDAY
F Jan 22 January class meetings end
F Jan 22 Last day to withdraw from January courses – no refund
M Feb 1 January term ends; all written work and exams due by 11:59 pm
M Feb 1 Extension requests for January term coursework due by 11:59pm
M Feb 22 January term grades due

Spring 2027 Academic Calendar
(January 25-May 3)

F Jan 8 Deadline for Student Reactivation requests for Spring term
T Jan 12 Last day to apply for May and October 2027 graduation
F Jan 15 Directed Study registration deadline
F Jan 15 Deadline for Cross-Registration (BTI, CTC, Gordon College) requests
F Jan 22 Last day to ADD Spring courses
M Jan 25 Spring term begins
F Jan 29 Health Insurance Waiver/Enrollment Deadline (BOS/HAM students)
F Jan 29 Last day to DROP Spring courses (100% tuition refund/100% audit fee refund)
F Jan 29 Deadline for Elevation Petitions and THM Writing Course Designations
F Feb 12 Last day for 80% tuition refund when withdrawing from Spring courses
F Feb 12 Last day to submit pass/fail petitions for Spring courses
M Feb 15 President’s Day, HOLIDAY
M-F Feb 15-19 Reading Week for courses that meet weekly (including asynchronous)
F Feb 19 Pay in Full deadline
T Feb 23 Immunization Compliance Deadline (BOS/HAM students)
F Feb 26 Last day for 50% tuition refund when withdrawing from Spring courses
F Feb 26 Last day to revoke application for May or October graduation without being charged graduation postponement fee
W Mar 10 Registration for Summer term opens
M-F Mar 22-26 Reading Week for courses that meet weekly (including asynchronous)
F Mar 26 Good Friday, HOLIDAY
F Apr 23 Written work due for May and October graduates (& May cert completions) by 11:59 pm
F Apr 23 Last day to withdraw from Spring courses (including Mentored Ministry)- no refund
Th Apr 29 Grades for May & October graduates (& May cert completions) due
F Apr 30 Final Payment Plan deadline (100% due)
F-S Apr 30-May 1 Makeup Weekend for Spring weekend classes
M May 3 Spring term ends; all written work and exams due by 11:59 pm (including Mentored Ministry)
M May 3 Extension requests for Spring term coursework due by 11:59pm (including Mentored Ministry)
F May 7 Baccalaureate, 7:30 pm (Massachusetts)
S May 8 Commencement, 10:00 am (Massachusetts)
S May 15 Commencement, 10:00 am (Charlotte)
M May 24 Spring term grades due

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