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Access archived academic calendars from for West Lafayette, Indianapolis and Purdue Polytechnic Statewide locations, with records dating back to the 2017–18 academic year.

Academic calendars from 2014 and later may also be found in the archives in the University Catalog. For materials prior to 2014, print editions are available through University Archives in Stewart Center, and historic bulletins from 1869–1995 can be explored through Purdue’s online archives.

2025-26 Academic Calendar

2025

Date	Event
Aug. 25	Fall term classes begin
Sept. 1	Labor Day (university closed)
Sept. 19	Last day to apply to graduate/declare candidacy for winter commencement
Oct. 13-14	Fall break
Nov. 26-29	Thanksgiving break
Dec. 13	Fall term classes end
Dec. 15-20	Fall term final exams
Dec. 20	Fall term ends
Dec. 21	Winter commencement
Dec. 22	Winter term classes begin
Dec. 24-25	Christmas holiday (university closed)
Dec. 26-31	Winter Recess (university closed)

2026

Date	Event
Jan. 1	New Year’s Day (university closed)
Jan. 2	President’s Designated Holiday (university closed)
Jan. 9	Winter term classes/term ends
Jan. 12	Spring term classes begin
Jan. 19	Martin Luther King Jr. Day (university closed)
Feb. 6	Last day to apply to graduate/declare candidacy for spring commencement
March 16-21	Spring break
May 2	Spring term classes end
May 4-9	Spring term final exams
May 9	Spring term ends
May 14-16	Spring commencement
May 18	Summer term classes begin
May 25	Memorial Day (university closed)
June 12	Last day to apply to graduate/declare candidacy for summer commencement*
June 19	Juneteenth (classes in session)
July 3	Fourth of July (university closed)
Aug. 7	Summer term classes/term ends

Additional Archived Academic Calendars

Date	Event
Aug. 19	Fall term classes begin
Sept. 2	Labor Day (university closed)
Sept. 13	Last day to apply to graduate/declare candidacy for winter commencement
Oct. 7-8	Fall break
Nov. 27-30	Thanksgiving break
Dec. 7	Fall term classes end
Dec. 9-14	Fall term final exams
Dec. 14	Fall term ends
Dec. 15	Winter commencement
Dec. 16	Winter term classes begin
Dec. 23	President’s Designated Holiday (university closed)
Dec. 24-25	Christmas holiday (university closed)
Dec. 26-27, 30-31	Winter Recess (university closed)
Jan. 1	New Year’s Day (university closed)
Jan. 3	Winter term classes/term ends
Jan. 13	Spring term classes begin
Jan. 20	Martin Luther King Jr. Day (university closed)
Feb. 7	Last day to apply to graduate/declare candidacy for spring commencement
March 17-22	Spring break
May 3	Spring term classes end
May 5-10	Spring term final exams
May 10	Spring term ends
May 16-18	Spring commencement
May 19	Summer term classes begin
May 26	Memorial Day (university closed)
June 13	Last day to apply to graduate/declare candidacy for summer commencement
June 19	Juneteenth (classes in session)
July 4	Fourth of July (university closed)
Aug. 8	Summer term classes/term ends
Aug. 9	Summer commencement

Date	Event
Aug. 21	Fall term classes begin
Sept. 4	Labor Day (university closed)
Sept. 15	Last day to apply to graduate/declare candidacy for winter commencement
Oct. 9-10	Fall break
Nov. 22-25	Thanksgiving break
Dec. 9	Fall term classes end
Dec. 11-16	Fall term final exams
Dec. 16	Fall term ends
Dec. 17	Winter commencement
Dec. 18	Winter term classes begin
Dec. 22	President’s Designated Holiday (university closed)
Dec. 25-26	Christmas holiday (university closed)
Dec. 27-29	Winter Recess (university closed)
Jan. 1	New Year’s Day (university closed)
Jan. 5	Winter term classes/term ends
Jan. 8	Spring term classes begin
Jan. 15	Martin Luther King Jr. Day (university closed)
Feb. 2	Last day to apply to graduate/declare candidacy for spring commencement
March 11-16	Spring break
May 4	Spring term classes end
April 29-May 4	Spring term final exams
May 4	Spring term ends
May 10-12	Spring commencement
May 13	Summer term classes begin
May 27	Memorial Day (university closed)
June 7	Last day to apply to graduate/declare candidacy for summer commencement
June 19	Juneteenth (classes in session)
July 4	Fourth of July (university closed)
Aug. 2	Summer term classes/term ends
Aug. 3	Summer commencement

Date	Event
Aug. 22	Fall term classes begin
Sept. 5	Labor Day (university closed)
Oct. 10-11	Fall break
Nov. 23-26	Thanksgiving break
Dec. 10	Fall term classes end
Dec. 12-17	Fall term final exams
Dec. 17	Fall term ends
Dec. 17-18	Winter commencement
Dec. 19	Winter term classes begin
Dec. 23-26	University holiday (university closed)
Dec. 30	University holiday (university closed)
Jan. 2	University holiday (university closed)
Jan. 6	Winter term classes/term ends
Jan. 9	Spring term classes begin
Jan. 16	Martin Luther King Jr. Day (university closed)
March 13-18	Spring break
April 29	Spring term classes end
May 1-6	Spring term final exams
May 6	Spring term ends
May 12-14	Spring commencement
May 15	Summer term classes begin
May 29	Memorial Day (university closed)
July 4	Fourth of July (university closed)
Aug. 4	Summer term classes/term ends
Aug. 5	Summer commencement

Date	Event
Aug. 23	Fall term classes begin
Sept. 6	Labor Day (university closed)
Oct. 11-12	Fall break
Nov. 24-27	Thanksgiving break
Dec. 11	Fall term classes end
Dec. 13-18	Fall term final exams
Dec. 18	Fall term ends
Dec. 18-19	Winter commencement
Jan. 10	Spring term classes begin
Jan. 17	Martin Luther King Jr. Day (university closed)
March 14-19	Spring break
April 30	Spring term classes end
May 2-7	Spring term final exams
May 7	Spring term ends
May 13-16	Spring commencement
May 16	Summer term classes begin
May 30	Memorial Day (university closed)
July 4	Fourth of July (university closed)
Aug. 3-5	Summer term final exams
Aug. 5	Summer term classes/term ends
Aug. 6	Summer commencement

Date	Event
Aug. 24	Fall term classes begin
Sept. 7	Labor Day (classes in session)
Nov. 4	Reading Day
Nov. 25-28	Thanksgiving break
Dec. 5	Fall term classes end
Dec. 7-12	Fall term final exams
Dec. 12	Fall term ends
Dec. 13	Winter commencement
Jan. 18	Martin Luther King Jr. Day (university closed)
Jan. 19	Spring term classes begin
Feb. 17	Reading Day
March 14-19	Spring break
March 18	Reading Day
April 13	Reading Day
May 1	Spring term classes end
May 3-8	Spring term final exams
May 8	Spring term ends
May 15-16	Spring commencement
May 17	Summer term classes begin
May 31	Memorial Day (university closed)
July 5	Fourth of July (university closed)
Aug. 4-6	Summer term final exams
Aug. 6	Summer term classes/term ends
Aug. 7	Summer commencement

Date	Event
Aug. 19	Fall term classes begin
Sept. 2	Labor Day (university closed)
Oct. 7-8	Fall break
Nov. 27-30	Thanksgiving break
Dec. 7	Fall term classes end
Dec. 9-14	Fall term final exams
Dec. 14	Fall term ends
Dec. 15	Winter commencement
Jan. 13	Spring term classes begin
Jan. 20	Martin Luther King Jr. Day (university closed)
March 16-21	Spring break
May 2	Spring term classes end
May 4-9	Spring term final exams
May 9	Spring term ends
May 15-17	Spring commencement
May 18	Summer term classes begin
May 25	Memorial Day (university closed)
July 3	Fourth of July (university closed)
Aug. 5-7	Summer term final exams
Aug. 7	Summer term classes/term ends
Aug. 8	Summer commencement

Date	Event
Aug. 20	Fall term classes begin
Sept. 3	Labor Day (university closed)
Oct. 8-9	Fall break
Nov. 21-24	Thanksgiving break
Dec. 8	Fall term classes end
Dec. 10-15	Fall term final exams
Dec. 15	Fall term ends
Dec. 16	Winter commencement
Jan. 7	Spring term classes begin
Jan. 21	Martin Luther King Jr. Day (university closed)
March 11-16	Spring break
April 27	Spring term classes end
April 29-May 4	Spring term final exams
May 4	Spring term ends
May 10-12	Spring commencement
May 13	Summer term classes begin
May 27	Memorial Day (university closed)
July 4	Fourth of July (university closed)
July 31-Aug. 2	Summer term final exams
Aug. 2	Summer term classes/term ends
Aug. 3	Summer commencement

Date	Event
Aug. 21	Fall term classes begin
Sept. 4	Labor Day (university closed)
Oct. 9-10	Fall break
Nov. 22-25	Thanksgiving break
Dec. 9	Fall term classes end
Dec. 11-16	Fall term final exams
Dec. 16	Fall term ends
Dec. 17	Winter commencement
Jan. 8	Spring term classes begin
Jan. 15	Martin Luther King Jr. Day (university closed)
March 12-17	Spring break
April 28	Spring term classes end
April 30-May 5	Spring term final exams
May 5	Spring term ends
May 11-13	Spring commencement
May 14	Summer term classes begin
May 28	Memorial Day (university closed)
July 4	Fourth of July (university closed)
Aug. 1-3	Summer term final exams
Aug. 3	Summer term classes/term ends
Aug. 4	Summer commencement

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