Purdue Registrar | Projected Academic Calendars and Future Dates

Plan ahead with projected academic calendars for West Lafayette, Indianapolis and Purdue Polytechnic Statewide locations for the 2027–28 through 2036–37 academic years. These calendars provide key dates such as semester start and end dates, breaks and commencement to support long-term planning.

Please note that projected calendars are subject to change and should only be used as a preliminary guide until finalized calendars are published.

2027-28 Academic Calendar

Calendar published: March 17, 2025

2027

Date	Event
Aug. 23	Fall term classes begin
Sept. 6	Labor Day (university closed)
Sept. 17	Last day to apply to graduate/declare candidacy for winter commencement
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. 19	Winter commencement
Dec. 20	Winter term classes begin
Dec. 23-24	Christmas holiday (university closed)
Dec. 30	President’s Designated Holiday (university closed)
Dec. 31	New Year’s Day (university closed)

2028

Date	Event
Jan. 7	Winter term classes/term ends
Jan. 10	Spring term classes begin
Jan. 17	Martin Luther King Jr. Day (university closed)
Feb. 4	Last day to apply to graduate/declare candidacy for spring commencement
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)
June 9	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. 4	Summer term classes/term ends
Aug. 5	Summer commencement

Calendar published: March 17, 2025

2028

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. 25-26	Christmas holiday (university closed)
TBA	President’s Designated Holiday (university closed)

2029

Date	Event
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 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)
June 8	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. 3	Summer term classes/term ends
Aug. 4	Summer commencement

Calendar published: March 17, 2025

2029

Date	Event
Aug. 20	Fall term classes begin
Sept. 3	Labor Day (university closed)
Sept. 14	Last day to apply to graduate/declare candidacy for winter commencement
Oct. 8-9	Fall break
Nov. 22-25	Thanksgiving break
Dec. 8	Fall term classes end
Dec. 10-15	Fall term final exams
Dec. 15	Fall term ends
Dec. 16	Winter commencement
Dec. 17	Winter term classes begin
Dec. 25-26	Christmas holiday (university closed)
Dec. 31	President’s Designated Holiday (university closed)

2030

Date	Event
Jan. 1	New Year’s Day (university closed)
Jan. 4	Winter term classes/term ends
Jan. 7	Spring term classes begin
Jan. 21	Martin Luther King Jr. Day (university closed)
Feb. 1	Last day to apply to graduate/declare candidacy for spring commencement
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)
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

Calendar published: March 17, 2025

2030

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. 24–25	Christmas holiday (university closed)
Dec. 31	President’s Designated Holiday (university closed)

2031

Date	Event
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

Calendar published: March 17, 2025

2031

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. 31	President’s Designated Holiday (university closed)

2032

Date	Event
Jan. 1	New Year’s Day (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 15-20	Spring break
May 1	Spring term classes end
May 3-8	Spring term final exams
May 8	Spring term ends
May 14-16	Spring commencement
May 17	Summer term classes begin
May 31	Memorial Day (university closed)
June 11	Last day to apply to graduate/declare candidacy for summer commencement
June 19	Juneteenth (classes in session)
July 5	Fourth of July (university closed)
Aug. 6	Summer term classes/term ends
Aug. 7	Summer commencement

Calendar published: March 17, 2025

2032

Date	Event
Aug. 23	Fall term classes begin
Sept. 6	Labor Day (university closed)
Sept. 17	Last day to apply to graduate/declare candidacy for winter commencement
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. 19	Winter commencement
Dec. 20	Winter term classes begin
Dec. 23-24	Christmas holiday (university closed)
Dec. 30	President’s Designated Holiday (university closed)
Dec. 31	New Year’s Day (university closed)

2033

Date	Event
Jan. 7	Winter term classes/term ends
Jan. 10	Spring term classes begin
Jan. 17	Martin Luther King Jr. Day (university closed)
Feb. 4	Last day to apply to graduate/declare candidacy for spring commencement
March 14-19	Spring break
April 30	Spring term classes end
May 2-7	Spring term final exams
May 7	Spring term ends
May 13-15	Spring commencement
May 16	Summer term classes begin
May 30	Memorial Day (university closed)
June 10	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.  5	Summer term classes/term ends
Aug. 6	Summer commencement

Calendar published: March 17, 2025

2033

Date	Event
Aug. 22	Fall term classes begin
Sept. 1	Labor Day (university closed)
Sept. 16	Last day to apply to graduate/declare candidacy for winter commencement
Oct. 13-14	Fall break
Nov. 26-29	Thanksgiving break
Dec.10	Fall term classes end
Dec. 12-17	Fall term final exams
Dec. 17	Fall term ends
Dec. 18	Winter commencement
Dec. 19	Winter term classes begin
Dec. 23-24	Christmas holiday (university closed)
Dec. 30	President’s Designated Holiday (university closed)
Dec. 31	New Year’s Day (university closed)

2034

Date	Event
Jan. 6	Winter term classes/term ends
Jan. 9	Spring term classes begin
Jan. 16	Martin Luther King Jr. Day (university closed)
Feb. 3	Last day to apply to graduate/declare candidacy for spring commencement
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)
June 9	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. 4	Summer term classes/term ends
Aug. 5	Summer commencement

Calendar published: March 17, 2025

2034

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. 25-26	Christmas holiday (university closed)

2035

Date	Event
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 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)
June 8	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. 3	Summer term classes/term ends
Aug. 4	Summer commencement

Calendar published: March 17, 2025

2035

Date	Event
Aug. 20	Fall term classes begin
Sept. 3	Labor Day (university closed)
Sept. 14	Last day to apply to graduate/declare candidacy for winter commencement
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
Dec. 17	Winter term classes begin
Dec. 24-25	Christmas holiday (university closed)
Dec. 31	President’s Designated Holiday (university closed)

2036

Date	Event
Jan. 1	New Year’s Day (university closed)
Jan. 4	Winter term classes/term ends
Jan. 14	Spring term classes begin
Jan. 21	Martin Luther King Jr. Day (university closed)
Feb. 8	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

Calendar published: March 18, 2025

2036

Date	Event
Aug. 18	Fall term classes begin
Sept. 1	Labor Day (university closed)
Sept. 12	Last day to apply to graduate/declare candidacy for winter commencement
Oct. 6-7	Fall break
Nov. 26-29	Thanksgiving break
Dec. 6	Fall term classes end
Dec. 8-13	Fall term final exams
Dec. 13	Fall term ends
Dec. 14	Winter commencement
Dec. 15	Winter term classes begin
Dec. 24-25	Christmas holiday (university closed)
Dec. 31	President’s Designated Holiday (university closed)

2037

Date	Event
Jan. 1	New Year’s Day (university closed)
Jan. 2	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 17-22	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)
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
Aug. 8	Summer commencement

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2027-28 Academic Calendar

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2028

2028-29 Academic Calendar

2029-30 Academic Calendar

2030-31 Academic Calendar

2031-32 Academic Calendar

2032-33 Academic Calendar

2033-34 Academic Calendar

2034-35 Academic Calendar

2035-36 Academic Calendar

2036-37 Academic Calendar

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