Academic Calendar
Download 2023-24 Academic & Administrative-Calendar
Download 2024-25 Academic & Administrative-Calendar
Spring Semester 2024
November 6-17 (M-F) | Registration for Spring Semester 2024 |
January 15-Feb 9 (M-F) | Late Registration for Spring Semester 2024 (with late fee); Add/Drop (enrollment change) period (without late fee) |
January 29 (Mon) | Spring Semester 2024 begins at CDSP & GTU |
February 9 (Fri) | Last day for late registration for Spring 2024 (with fee); last day to request a leave of absence for Spring 2024. Last day for enrollment changes (add, drop, etc.) without fee. |
February 16 (Fri) | Last day to submit work for Intersession Incompletes |
February 19 (Mon) | Presidents’ Day: Academic and Administrative Holiday |
March 1 (Fri) | Commencement Information forms due to Registrar for 2024 graduates |
March 1 (Fri) | Priority deadline for financial aid applications for returning students |
March 25-29 (M-F) | CDSP/GTU Spring Recess |
March 29 (Fri) | Good Friday: Academic and Administrative Holiday |
April 1 (Mon) | Easter Monday: CDSP Administrative Holiday (no chapel) |
April 1 (Mon) | Deadline for MTS Thesis Submission to Committee for Spring 2024 graduates. |
| April 4 (Thu) | Entering Student Orientation, Part 1 (online, 4–5 PM PDT) |
April 5 (Fri) | Last day to change Spring enrollment without petition to Dean of Academic Affairs |
April 8-19 (M-F) | Registration for Fall 2024; Registration opens for Summer 2024, continues through May 24 |
May 2 (Thu) | Entering Student Orientation, Part 2 (online, 4–5 PM PDT) |
May 3 (Fri) | Deadline for submission of Graduation Check Sheets to CDSP Registrar for Spring graduation |
May 9 (Thu) | GTU Commencement |
May 10 (Fri) | Deadline for submission of final MTS theses for students graduating in Spring 2024 (to CDSP Registrar) |
May 17 (Fri) | CDSP & GTU Spring Semester ends; Last day to submit Incomplete petitions for Spring 2024 |
May 17 (Fri) | CDSP Baccalaureate, 4:30 pm |
May 18 (Sat) | CDSP Commencement, 10:30 am |
May 20-21 (M-Tu) | CDSP Administrative Holiday |
May 24 (Fri) | Last day to register for Summer 2024 without permission of instructor and without a late fee |
May 27 (Mon) | Memorial Day: Administrative Holiday |
June 7 (Fri) | Last day to submit work for Spring Semester Incompletes |
Summer Intensive 2024
June 1–2 (Sa–Su) | Orientation for Summer Intensive |
| June 2 (Sun) | Welcome dinner for new and returning students |
June 3-14 (M-F) | Summer Intensive classes |
June 3 (Mon) | Last day for hybrid MDiv and CAS students to request a Leave of Absence for Summer 2024. Last day to withdraw from a course with full tuition refund |
June 11 (Tue) | Installation of CDSP President & Dean (no formal classes; other programming required for students) |
June 14 (Fri) | Graduation check sheets due to Registrar for students completing their programs in Summer 2024 |
June 15 (Sat) | Deadline for payment of Summer 2024 tuition and fees |
June 19 (Wed) | Juneteenth: Academic and Administrative Holiday |
June 23-28 (Su-F) | General Convention, Louisville KY |
June 25 (Tue) | CDSP reception at Omni Hotel, Louisville, 6:30 PM-8:30 PM |
July 4 (Thu) | Independence Day: CDSP Administrative Holiday |
| July 19 (Fri) | Last day to submit work for Summer Intensive; last day to submit Incomplete Petitions |
| August 9 (Fri) | Last day to submit work for Summer Intensive Incompletes |
Fall Semester 2024
Aug 19-Sept 13 (M-F) | Late Registration for Fall 2024 (with late fee); Add/Drop (enrollment change) period (without late fee) |
September 2 (Mon) | Labor Day: Academic and Administrative holiday |
September 3 (Tue) | Fall Semester 2024 begins at CDSP & GTU |
September 3-5 (Tu-Th) | Faculty & Staff Conference |
September 13 (Fri) | Last day for late registration for Fall 2024 (with fee); last day to request a Leave of Absence for Fall 2024. Last day for enrollment changes (add, drop, etc.) without fee. Last day for MTS thesis defense for Fall 2024 graduation. |
October 4 (Fri) | Deadline for payment of Fall 2024 tuition and fees |
October 21-25 (M-F) | Reading Week |
November 4 (Mon) | Deadline for MTS Thesis Submission to Committee (for Fall completion and May graduation) |
November 4-15 (M-F) | Registration for Intersession 2025 & Spring 2025 (continued registration for Intersession until Dec. 13) |
November 15 (Fri) | Last day to change Fall enrollment without petition to Dean of Academic Affairs |
November 28-29 (Th-F) | Thanksgiving: Academic and Administrative Holiday |
December 6 (Fri) | Deadline for post-defense submission of final MTS Thesis Submission (for Fall completion and May graduation) |
December 13 (Fri) | Fall Semester ends at CDSP & GTU |
December 13 (Fri) | Last day to submit Incomplete petitions for Fall Semester |
December 13 (Fri) | Last day to register for Intersession 2025 without permission of instructor |
| January 3 (Fri) | Last day to submit work for Fall Semester Incompletes |
Intersession 2025
November 4-Dec 13 (M-F) | Registration for Intersession 2025 |
January 3-6 (F-M) | General Ordination Exams |
January 13-17 (M-F) | CDSP Intersession 2025 (NYC) |
January 13 (Mon) | Last day to drop classes for Intersession 2025 with full tuition refund |
January 13 (Mon) | Last day for hybrid MDiv students to request a Leave of Absence for Intersession 2025 |
January 20 (Mon) | Martin Luther King Day: Academic & Administrative Holiday |
January 31 (Fri) | Last day to submit Incomplete petitions for Intersession |
February 21 (Fri) | Last day to submit work for Intersession 2025 Incompletes |
Spring Semester 2025
November 4-15 (M-F) | Registration for Spring Semester 2025 |
January 20-Feb 14 (M-F) | Late Registration for Spring Semester 2025 (with late fee); Add/Drop (enrollment change) period (without late fee) |
February 3 (Mon) | Spring Semester 2025 begins at CDSP & GTU |
February 14 (Fri) | Last day for late registration for Spring 2025 (with fee); last day to request a Leave of Absence for Spring 2025. Last day for enrollment changes (add, drop, etc.) without fee. Last day for MTS thesis defense for Fall completion and May graduation. |
February 17 (Mon) | Presidents’ Day: Academic and Administrative Holiday |
March 7 (Fri) | Commencement Information forms due to Registrar for 2025 graduates |
March 24-28 (M-F) | CDSP/GTU Spring Break |
April 7 (Mon) | Deadline for MTS Thesis Submission to Committee for Spring 2025 graduates. |
April 11 (Fri) | Last day to change Spring enrollment without petition to Dean of Academic Affairs |
April 18 (Fri) | Good Friday: Academic and Administrative Holiday |
April 21 (Mon) | Easter Monday: CDSP Administrative Holiday |
May 2 (Fri) | Deadline for submission of Graduation Check Sheets to CDSP Registrar for Spring graduation |
| May 16 (Fri) | Deadline for submission of final MTS theses for students graduating in Spring 2025 (to CDSP Registrar) |
May 23 (Fri) | CDSP & GTU Spring Semester ends; Last day to submit Incomplete petitions for Spring 2025 |
May 23 (Fri) | CDSP Baccalaureate |
| May 24 (Sat) | CDSP Commencement |
May 26 (Mon) | Memorial Day: Administrative Holiday |
May 27-28 (Tu-W) | CDSP Administrative Holiday |
June 13 (Fri) | Last day to submit work for Spring Semester Incompletes |
