Academic Calendar 2021-2022 Printable PDF Academic Year 2020-2021 Printable PDF Summer Term 2020 June 8 - August 7, 2020 Summer Term August 24 - 28, 2020 International Student Orientation International Student Orientation 2020 August 31 - September 4, 2020 Gateway to Seminary (New Student Orientation) Gateway 2020 Fall Semester 2020 Wednesday, September 9, 2020 First Day of Class - Fall Semester Wednesday, September 9, 2020 Opening Convocation Opening Convocation 2020 October 12 - 16, 2020 Canadian Thanksgiving Reading Break (Residential Students) October 12 - 13, 20-23, 2020 Distance Learning and Online Students Reading Break October 14 - 19, 2020 Distance Learning Fall Semester Intensives The Distance Learning Program November 23 - 27, 2020 U.S. Thanksgiving Break - No Class December 15, 2020 Last Day of the Fall Semester Classes December 16, 2020 Reading Day December 17-21, 2020 Fall Semester Exams December 22, 2020 - January 5, 2021 Christmas Break J-Term 2021 January 6 - 27, 2021 January Term (J-Term) Classes Tuesday, January 26, 2021 New Student Orientation New Student Orientation - Spring 2021 January 6 - 26, 2021 Worship Symposium 2021 Spring Semester 2021 Monday, February 1, 2021 First Day of Class March 1 - 5, 2021 Distance and Residential Reading Week - Spring 2021 March 16 - 19, 2021 Oral Comprehensive Exams Monday, March 29, 2021 Dies Natalis - No Class April 5 - 9, 2021 Spring Break - No Class Tuesday, May 11, 2021 Last Day of Spring Semester Classes May 12 - 14, 2021 Reading Days May 17 - 21, 2021 Course Examinations May 17 - 19, 2021 PhD Dissertation Defenses May Term 2021 May 24 - June 4, 2021 May Term Classes