SLU Academic Calendar 2025‑2026: Important Dates

The SLU Academic Calendar 2025‑2026 is your central resource for every critical date and deadline from SLU enrollment and registration windows, tuition payment due dates, and course add/drop periods to campus holidays and final exam schedules.

By consulting the Saint Louis University academic calendar, Billikens can lock in SLU term dates, navigate the SLU exam schedule, track SLU registration deadlines, and never miss the last day to withdraw without a “W”, ensuring seamless academic and financial planning at SLU.

Saint Louis University operates on a traditional semester system with flexible summer offerings:

• Fall Semester: A 15‑week term (14 instructional weeks + one finals week), kicking off in late August and concluding just before Thanksgiving and the December recess.
• Spring Semester: Matches Fall with 15 weeks of instruction plus finals, beginning in mid‑January after Martin Luther King Jr. Day and wrapping up in early May with a scheduled Spring Break in March.
• Summer Sessions: Multiple options Session I (approximately 6 weeks), Session II (approximately 6 weeks), and a Full Summer Session (12 weeks), each with its own registration, add/drop, and fee‑payment deadlines for accelerated study, makeup courses, or to lighten your fall/spring load.

Keep the SLU Academic Calendar 2025‑2026 front and center so you can focus on thriving both in the classroom and across Grand Boulevard.

SLU Academic Calendar Fall 2025

1. Fall 2025 Orientation/Welcome Week runs from Friday, August 15, 2025, to Tuesday, August 19, 2025.
2. Convocation/Family Welcome occurs on Saturday, August 16, 2025.
3. Fall 2025 classes begin on Wednesday, August 20, 2025.
4. Labor Day is observed on Monday, September 1, 2025; no classes are held.
5. Official fall census occurs on Tuesday, September 2, 2025.
6. A Wellness Day with no classes is held on Wednesday, September 24, 2025.
7. Mid-Term Conferral takes place on Saturday, October 11, 2025.
8. Fall mid-term exams run from Monday, October 13, 2025, to Friday, October 17, 2025.
9. SLU Fall Break 2025 is on Thursday, October 23, 2025, and Friday, October 24, 2025; no classes are held.
10. Thanksgiving Break 2025 runs from Wednesday, November 26, 2025, to Friday, November 28, 2025; no classes are held.
11. Fall 2025 classes end on Friday, December 5, 2025.
12. Fall final exams run from Monday, December 8, 2025, to Friday, December 12, 2025.
13. Fall/Midyear Commencement and degree conferral occur on Saturday, December 13, 2025.

SLU Academic Calendar Spring 2026

1. Winter 2025-2026 sessions begin on Monday, December 15, 2025, and end on Friday, January 9, 2026.
2. Spring 2026 classes begin on Monday, January 12, 2026.
3. Martin Luther King Jr. Day is observed on Monday, January 19, 2026; no classes are held.
4. The official spring census occurs on Monday, January 26, 2026.
5. A Wellness Day with no classes is held on Wednesday, February 11, 2026.
6. Spring mid-term exams run from Monday, March 2, 2026, to Friday, March 6, 2026.
7. SLU Spring Break 2026 runs from Monday, March 9, 2026, to Friday, March 13, 2026; no classes are held.
8. Spring mid-term degree conferral occurs on Saturday, March 14, 2026.
9. SLU Easter Break runs from Thursday, April 2, 2026, to Monday, April 6, 2026; no classes are held.
10. Spring 2026 classes end on Monday, May 4, 2026.
11. Spring Study Day is held on Tuesday, May 5, 2026.
12. Spring final exams run from Wednesday, May 6, 2026, to Tuesday, May 12, 2026.
13. Graduation events occur from Wednesday, May 13, 2026, to Friday, May 15, 2026.
14. Spring Commencement and degree conferral occur on Saturday, May 16, 2026.

SLU Academic Calendar Summer 2026

1. Summer 2026 sessions begin (three-, four-, six-, eight-, and twelve-week) on Monday, May 18, 2026.
2. Memorial Day is observed on Monday, May 25, 2026; no classes are held.
3. First three-week summer session classes end on Friday, June 5, 2026.
4. First four-week summer session classes end on Friday, June 12, 2026.
5. Summer degree conferral No. 1 occurs on Saturday, June 13, 2026.
6. Second eight-week summer session classes begin on Monday, June 15, 2026.
7. Juneteenth is observed on Friday, June 19, 2026; no classes are held.
8. First six-week summer session classes end on Friday, June 26, 2026.
9. Second six-week summer session classes begin on Monday, June 29, 2026.
10. Independence Day is observed on Friday, July 3, 2026; no classes are held.
11. Summer degree conferral No. 2 occurs on Saturday, July 4, 2026.
12. Second five-week summer session classes begin on Wednesday, July 8, 2026.
13. Second four-week summer session classes begin on Monday, July 13, 2026.
14. The second three-week summer session classes begin on Monday, July 20, 2026.
15. Summer degree conferral No. 3 occurs on Saturday, July 25, 2026.
16. All summer 2026 classes end on Friday, August 7, 2026.
17. Summer degree conferral No. 4 occurs on Saturday, August 15, 2026.
18. Fall 2026 classes begin on Wednesday, August 19, 2026.

For more on the SLU Academic Calendar 2025-2026, visit the Saint Louis University Calendar website.