College Calendar

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College Calendar

Academics

The 2024-25 and 2025-26 academic school year and calendars are below.

View this past year’s college calendar

Current and Upcoming Semesters

Fall Semester 2024

August 15, 2024: New Faculty Orientation
August 16, 2024: Faculty Professional Development
August 13-16, 2024: New Student Orientation
August 19, 2024: Fall 17-Week Term Classes Start
August 19, 2024: Fall Sub Term 1 Classes Start
August 20, 2024: Fall Sub Term 1 Drop/Add Ends
August 21, 2024: Fall Sub Term 1 Officially Enrolled
August 22-October 4, 2024: Pre-Assessment Testing [NOCTI+ASE]
August 23, 2024: Fall 17-Week Term Drop/Add Ends
August 26, 2024: Fall 17-Week Term Officially Enrolled
September 2, 2024: Holiday-College Closed
September 27, 2024: Fall Sub Term 1 Withdraw Deadline
September 30-October 5, 2024: Homecoming Week
October 4, 2024: Review/Approval of Spring Schedule
October 5, 2024: Homecoming
October 5, 2024: Open House
October 11, 2024: Fall Sub Term 1 Classes End
October 14, 2024: Faculty/Staff Development-No Classes
October 15, 2024: Fall Sub Term 1 Grade Due
October 15, 2024: Fall Sub Term 2 Classes Start
October 16, 2024: Fall Sub Term 2 Drop/Add Ends
October 17, 2024: Fall Sub Term 2 Officially Enrolled
October 18, 2024: Mid-Term Grades Due by Noon
November 12, 2024: Second-Year Registration for Spring 2024
November 13, 2024: First-Year Registration for Spring 2024
November 14, 2024: Pre-Major Registration for Spring 2024
November 18-December 6, 2024: Student Academic Opinion Survey (SAOS)
November 27, 2024: Withdraw Deadline
November 27, 2024: Fall Sub Term 2 Withdraw Deadline
November 28-29, 2024: Fall Break—No Classes
December 2, 2024: Faculty Professional Dev.-No Classes
December 13, 2024: Fall 17-Week Term Classes End
December 13, 2024: Fall Sub Term 2 Classes End
December 16, 2024: Fall 17- Week Term Grade Due
December 16, 2024: Fall Sub Term 2 Grade Due
December 20, 2024: Course Assessments due to PAAIR Office

Spring Semester 2025

January 10, 2025: Spring Orientation
January 13, 2025: Spring 17-Week Term Classes Start
Spring Sub Term 1 Classes Start
January 14, 2025: Spring Sub Term 1 Drop/Add Ends
January 15, 2025: Spring Sub Term 1 Officially Enrolled
January 17, 2025: Spring 17-Week Term Drop/Add Ends
January 20, 2025: Spring 17-Week Term Officially Enrolled
January 20, 2025: Holiday-No Classes
February 13, 2025: Transportation Center Career Fair
February 14, 2025: Review/Approval of Summer Schedule
February 17, 2025: Faculty/Staff Development—No Classes
February 21, 2025: Spring Sub Term 1 Withdraw Deadline
February 26, 2025: Construction-Focused Career Fair
February 27, 2025: Manufacturing-Focused Career Fair
March 7, 2025: Review/Approval of Fall Schedule
March 7, 2025: Spring Sub Term 1 Classes End
March 10-14, 2025: Spring Break-No Classes
March 17, 2025: Spring Sub Term 1 Grades Due
March 17, 2025: Spring Sub Term 2 Classes Start
March 18, 2025: Spring Sub Term 2 Drop/Add Ends
March 19, 2025: Spring Sub Term 2 Officially Enrolled
April 8, 2025: Currently Enrolled Pre-Major/First-Year
Registration for Fall 2025
Currently Enrolled Pre-Major/First-Year Registration for Summer 2025
April 12, 2025: Spring Open House
April 1-May 14, 2025: Post-Assessment Testing [ASE & NOCTI]
April 21, 2025: Faculty/Staff Development—No Classes
April 22, 2025: Sports Banquet
April 25, 2025: Spring 17-Week Term Withdraw Deadline
April 25, 2025: Spring Sub Term 2 Withdraw Deadline
April 28-May 9, 2025: Student Academic Opinion Survey (SAOS)
May 6, 2025: Awards Banquet
May 16, 2025: Spring 17-Week Term Classes End
May 16, 2025: Spring Sub Term 2 Classes End
May 17, 2025: Commencement
May 19, 2025: Spring 17-Week Term Grades Due
May 19. 2025: Spring Sub Term 2 Grades Due
May 23, 2025: Course Assessments due to PAAIR Office

Summer Semester 2025

June 16, 2025: Summer Term Classes/Bridge Program Begins
June 19, 2025: Holiday-College Closed
June 19, 2025: Summer Term Officially Enrolled Census Date
July 4, 2025: Holiday-College Closed
July 18, 2025: Summer Term last day to withdraw
July 25, 2025: Summer Term classes end
July 28, 2025: Summer Term grades due—noon via College Portal

Fall Semester 2025

August 12-14, 2025: New Student Orientation
August 14-15, 2025: Faculty Professional Development
August 18, 2025: Fall 17-Week Term Classes Start
Fall Sub Term 1 Classes Start
August 19, 2025: Fall Sub Term 1 Drop/Add Ends
August 21-Oct. 3, 2025: Pre-Assessment Testing [NOCTI & ASE]
August 22, 2025: Fall 17-Week Drop/Add Ends
September 1, 2025: Holiday-College Closed
September 26, 2025: Fall Sub Term 1 Withdraw Deadline
Sept 29 – October 4, 2025: Homecoming Week
October 3, 2025: Review/Approval of Spring Schedule
October 10, 2025: Spring Sub Term 1 Classes End
October 13, 2025: Faculty/Staff Development-No Classes
October 14, 2025: Fall Sub Term 2 Classes Start
October 14-18, 2025: Homecoming week
October 15, 2025: Fall Sub Term 2 Drop/Add Ends
October 18, 2025: Fall Open House
November 11, 2025: Sophomore Registration for Spring 2026
November 12, 2025: Freshman Registration for Spring 2026
November 13, 2025: Pre-Major Registration for Spring 2026
November 17 – Dec 5, 2025: Student Academic Opinion Survey (SAOS)
November 26, 2025: Fall 17-Week Withdraw Deadline
Fall Sub Term 2 Withdraw Deadline
November 27- Dec 1, 2025: Fall Break—No Classes
December 12, 2025: Fall 17-Week Term Classes End
Fall Sub Term 2 Classes End
December 19, 2025: Course Assessments due to PAAIR Office

Spring Semester 2026

January 9, 2026: Spring Orientation
January 12, 2026: Spring 17-Week Term Classes Start
January 12, 2026: Spring Sub Term 1 Classes Start
January 13, 2026: Spring Sub Term 1 Drop/Add Ends
January 14, 2026: Spring Sub Term 1 Officially Enrolled
January 16, 2026: Spring 17-Week Term Drop/Add Ends
January 19, 2026: Holiday-No Classes
January 19, 2026: Spring 17-Week Term Officially Enrolled
February 12, 2026: Transportation Center Career Fair
February 13, 2026: Review/Approval of Summer Schedule
February 16, 2026: Faculty/Staff Development—No Classes
February 20, 2026: Spring Sub Term 1 Withdraw Deadline
February 25, 2026: Construction-Focused Career Fair
February 26, 2026: Manufacturing-Focused Career Fair
March 6, 2026: Review/Approval of Fall Schedule
March 6, 2026: Spring Sub Term 1 Classes End
March 9-13, 2026: Spring Break-No Classes
March 16-May 13, 2026: Post-Assessment Testing [ASE & NOCTI]
March 16, 2026: Spring Sub Term 1 Grades Due
March 16, 2026: Spring Sub Term 2 Classes Start
March 17, 2026: Spring Sub Term 2 Drop/Add Ends
March 18, 2026: Spring Sub Term 2 Officially Enrolled
April 6, 2026: Faculty/Staff Development—No Classes
April 7, 2026: Currently Enrolled Pre-Major/Freshman
Registration for Fall 2026
April 7, 2026: Currently Enrolled Pre-Major/Freshman
Registration for Summer 2026
April 11, 2026: Spring Open House
April 21, 2026: Sports Banquet
April 23, 2026: Awards Banquet
April 24, 2026: Spring 17-Week Term Withdraw Deadline
April 24, 2026: Spring Sub Term 2 Withdraw Deadline
April 27 – May 8, 2026: Student Academic Opinion Survey (SAOS)
May 15, 2026: Spring 17-Week Term Classes End
May 15, 2026: Spring Sub Term 2 Classes End
May 16, 2026: Commencement
May 18, 2026: Spring 17-Week Term Grades Due
May 18. 2026: Spring Sub Term 2 Grades Due
May 22, 2026: Course Assessments due to PAAIR Office

Recent/Past Semesters

Summer Semester 2024

June 17, 2024: Summer Term Classes/Bridge Program Begins
June 19, 2024: Holiday-College Closed
June 20, 2024: Summer Term Officially Enrolled Census Date
July 4, 2024: Holiday-College Closed
July 19, 2024: Summer Term last day to withdraw
July 26, 2024: Summer Term classes end
July 29, 2024: Summer Term grades due—noon via College Portal

Contact the Admissions Office

Admissions

717-299-7701

admissions@stevenscollege.edu

Hartzell Building, Room 110 750 E King St, Lancaster PA

Financial Aid

717-391-3510

financialaid@stevenscollege.edu

Hartzell Building, Room 105 750 E King St, Lancaster PA