Academic Calendar
2025-2026 Academic Year
Fall 2025 | ||
| September 1 | Monday | Labor Day – HIU CLOSED |
| September 2 | Tuesday | Fall semester begins / First day of classes |
| September 4 | Thursday | Convocation |
| September 15 | Monday | Last day to drop a class without academic or financial penalty |
| September 18-20 | Thurs-Sat | Doctor of Ministry program retreat |
| September 22-24 | Mon-Wed | Rosh Hashanah – HIU Closed Tuesday |
| October 1-2 | Wed-Thurs | Yom Kippur – HIU to close 5pm Wednesday evening, remain closed Thursday |
| October 6-13 | Mon-Mon | Sukkot (Classes held) |
| October 13 | Monday | Indigenous Peoples’ Day (federally, Columbus Day) – HIU Closed |
| October 27 | Monday | Last day to withdraw from a course without academic penalty |
| October 27 | Monday | Registration for January Intersession and Spring begins |
| October 27-31 | Mon-Fri | Advising Week (Classes held) |
| November 11 | Tuesday | Veterans’ Day (Classes held) |
| November 15 | Saturday | Graduation application due (December conferrals) |
| November 24-26 | Mon-Wed | Reading Days (No classes) |
| Nov. 27 – Nov. 30 | Thurs-Sun | Thanksgiving Break – HIU CLOSED |
| December 15 | Monday | Last day of weekly classes |
| December 16-17 | Tues-Wed | Exam Days |
| December 17 | Wednesday | Fall semester ends |
| December 24-25 | Wed-Thurs | Christmas – HIU CLOSED |
| Dec. 26 - Jan. 1 | Fri-Thurs | Winter Break – HIU CLOSED |
January Intersession and Spring 2026 | ||
| January 7-16 | Wed-Fri | January Intersession *Class drops without penalty permitted before second class meeting |
| January 19 | Monday | Martin Luther King, Jr.’s birthday observed – HIU CLOSED |
| January 20 | Tuesday | Spring semester begins / First day of classes |
| February 2 | Monday | Last day to drop a class without academic or financial penalty |
| February 17 | Tuesday | Ramadan begins** |
| February 18 | Wednesday | Ash Wednesday (Classes held) |
| March 16 | Monday | Last day to withdraw from a course without academic penalty |
| March 16 | Monday | Graduation applications due (May conferrals) |
| March 16 | Monday | Registration for Summer and Fall begins |
| March 16-20 | Mon-Fri | Advising Week / Reading Days (No classes) |
| March 19-20 | Thurs-Fri | Eid al-Fitr – HIU CLOSED Friday** |
| April 1-9 | Wed-Thurs | Passover (Classes held) |
| April 3 | Friday | Good Friday – HIU CLOSED |
| April 4-5 | Sat-Sun | Easter Saturday and Sunday – HIU CLOSED |
| May 4 | Monday | Last day of weekly classes |
| May 5-6 | Tues-Wed | Exam Days |
| May 6 | Wednesday | Spring semester ends |
| May 14 | Thursday | Graduation |
Summer Session 2026 | ||
| May 18 | Monday | Summer session begins (individual courses may vary) *Class drops without penalty permitted before second class meeting |
| May 22-23 | Fri-Sat | Shavuot (Classes held) |
| May 25 | Monday | Memorial Day – HIU CLOSED |
| May 27 | Wednesday | Eid al-Adha – HIU CLOSED** |
| June TBD | Fri-Sun | Chaplaincy program retreat |
| June 4 | Thursday | Eid al-Ghadir (Classes held)** |
| June 19 | Friday | Juneteenth – HIU CLOSED |
| June 26 | Friday | Summer session ends |
| June 29-July 4 | Mon-Sat | Summer Break – HIU CLOSED Independence Day observed July 4 |
**Because the dates of Islamic holidays change with the phases of the moon, the dates given above should be considered tentative.
Census Dates: October 1 and February 15
Other important dates:
January 7: Fall grades due
May 28: Spring grades due
August 1: Summer grades due
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