Princeton Theological Seminary

Academic Calendar

2012–2013

June 22	Friday		Final deadline for summer registration
July 2	Monday		Greek and Hebrew classes begin
July 4	Wednesday		Fourth of July Holiday, offices closed, no classes
July 1	Wednesday		Deadline for Continuing Students Fall Semester registration
July 11	Wednesday		Online Registration opens for entering students
Aug. 15	Wednesday		Deadline for entering students to complete the Admissions process and pay fall tuition
Aug. 24	Friday		Summer Language Program ends
Aug. 24–25	Friday– Saturday		Presbyterian ordination examinations
Aug. 31	Friday	10:00 a.m. 12:00 p.m.	Presbyterian Bible Content Examination

Sept. 3	Monday		Labor Day, offices closed
Sept. 4	Tuesday	8:30 a.m. 4:30 p.m.	Faculty Conference
Sept 4–5	Tuesday–Wednesday		Orientation
Sept. 5	Wednesday	8:00 p.m.	Opening Convocation
Sept. 6	Thursday	8:30 a.m.	Classes begin
Sept. 7	Friday	11:30 a.m.	Opening Communion Worship
Sept. 19	Wednesday,	4:30 p.m	End of Fall Semester Drop/Add Period
Oct. 22–26	Monday–Friday		Reading Week
Oct. 26	Friday		Deadline for January term registration without penalty
Oct. 29	Monday		Classes resume
Nov. 9	Friday	3:00 p.m.	M.Div./M.A. Advising Groups Meet
Nov. 16	Friday		Spring semester registration opens
Nov. 21–23	Wednesday–Friday		Thanksgiving recess, no classes
Nov. 22–23	Thursday–Friday		Thanksgiving recess, offices closed
Nov. 26	Monday	8:30 a.m.	Classes resume
Dec. 10	Monday	11:20 a.m.	Classes end (Wednesday classes meet on Monday)
Dec. 10–14	Monday–Friday		Reading Week
Dec. 11	Tuesday	4:30 p.m.	Deadline for Spring Semester registration without penalty
Dec. 18	Tuesday	4:30 p.m.	Admissions Application Deadline for Ph.D. Degree program
Dec. 15–20	Saturday–Thursday		Final Examinations
Dec. 20	Thursday,	5:30 p.m.	Fall Semester ends. Christmas recess begins.
Dec. 21	Friday,	4:30 p.m.	Offices close for Christmas/New Year's Holidays

January 2013

Jan. 1	Tuesday	Offices closed for New Year's Holiday
Jan. 2	Wednesday	Offices open
Jan. 7	Monday	January term begins
Jan. 18	Monday	Friday January term ends
Jan. 18	Friday	Fall Semester Grades due (master courses)
Jan. 18	Friday	Admissions Application deadline for international applicants for all masters level degree programs
Jan. 25	Friday	Fall Semester Grades due (doctoral seminars)

Jan. 21	Monday		Martin Luther King Holiday, offices closed
Jan. 22	Tuesday	8:30 a.m.	Classes begin
Jan. 22	Tuesday	11:30 a.m.	Opening Communion Worship
Jan. 25–26	Friday–Saturday		Presbyterian ordination examinations
Feb. 1	Friday,	10:00 a.m. 12 p.m.	Presbyterian Bible Content Examination
Feb. 4	Monday,	4:30 p.m.	End of Spring Semester Drop/Add Period
Feb. 8	Monday		January Term Grades Due
Mar. 1	Friday		Admissions Application Deadline for M.Div., M.A., Dual Degree Programs
Mar. 4–8	Monday–Friday		Reading Week
Mar. 11	Monday,	8:30 a.m.	Classes resume
Mar. 29	Good Friday		Offices closed, no classes
Apr. 12	Friday,	3:00 p.m.	M.Div., M.A. Advising Groups Meet
Apr. 15	Monday		Admissions Application Deadline for Th.M Degree program (domestic students only)
Apr. 22	Monday		Classes end
Apr. 23-29	Tuesday–Monday		Reading Week
Apr. 23	Tuesday		Fall Semester Registration Opens
Apr. 30	Tuesday		Final Exams begin
May 6	Monday		5:30 p.m. Final Exams end
May 17	Friday		4:00 p.m. Baccalaureate
May 18	Saturday		4:00 p.m. Commencement
May 20	Monday		Spring Semester Grades Due (master courses)
June 3	Monday		Spring Semester Grades Due (doctoral seminars)

2013–2014

June 3	Monday		Deadline for summer registration (no late fee)
June 21	Friday		Final deadline for summer registration
July 1	Monday		Greek and Hebrew classes begin
July 4-5	Thursday & Friday		Fourth of July Holiday, offices closed
July 10	Wednesday		Deadline for Continuing Students Fall Semester registration
July 10	Wednesday		Online Registration opens for entering students
August 14	Wednesday		Deadline for entering students to complete the Admissions process and pay fall tuition
Aug. 23	Friday		Summer Language Program ends
Aug. 23–24	Friday–Saturday		Presbyterian ordination examinations
Aug. 30	Friday	10:00 a.m. 12.00 p.m.	Presbyterian Bible Content Examination

Aug. 27-30	Tuesday-Friday		International Student Orientation
Sept. 2	Monday		Labor Day, offices closed
Sept. 3	Tuesday		Faculty Conference
Sept. 3-5	Tuesday-Thursday		Orientation
Sept. 5	Thursday	8:00 p.m.	Opening Convocation
Sept. 6	Friday	8:30 a.m.	Classes Begin
Sept. 6	Friday	11:30 a.m.	Opening Communion Worship
Sept. 20	Friday	4:30 p.m	End of Fall Semester Drop/Add Period
Oct. 21–25	Monday–Friday		Reading Week
Oct. 25	Friday		Deadline for January term registration without penalty
Oct.28	Monday		Classes resume
Nov. 8	Friday	3:00 p.m.	M.Div./M.A. Advising Groups Meet
Nov. 15	Friday		Spring semester registration opens
Nov. 27–29	Wed.–Friday		Thanksgiving recess, no classes
Nov. 28–29	Thursday–Friday		Thanksgiving recess, offices closed
Dec. 2	Monday	8:30 a.m.	Classes resume
Dec. 9	Monday	4:50 p.m.	Classes end
Dec. 10–14	Tuesday–Saturday		Reading Week
Dec. 10	Tuesday	4:30 p.m.	Deadline for Spring Semester registration without penalty
Dec. 16–20	Monday–Friday		Final Examinations
Dec. 20	Friday		Fall Semester ends. Christmas recess begins
Dec. 20	Friday	4:30 p.m.	Offices close for Christmas/New Year's Holiday)

January 2014

Jan. 1	Wednesday	Offices closed for New Year's Holiday
Jan. 2	Thursday	Offices open
Jan. 6	Monday	January term begins
Jan. 17	Friday	January term ends
Jan. 17	Friday	Fall Semester Grades due (master courses)
Jan. 31	Friday	Fall Semester Grades due (doctoral seminars)

Jan. 20	Monday		Martin Luther King Holiday, offices closed
Jan. 24–25	Friday–Saturday		Presbyterian ordination examinations
Jan. 28	Tuesday	8:30 a.m.	Classes begin
Jan. 28	Tuesday	11:30 a.m.	Opening Communion Worship
Feb. 7	Friday	10:00 a.m. 12:00 p.m.	Presbyterian Bible Content Examination
Feb. 7	Friday		January Term Grades Due
Feb. 10	Monday	4:30 p.m.	End of Spring Semester Drop/Add Period
Mar. 10–14	Monday–Friday		Reading Week
March 17	Monday	8:30 a.m.	Classes resume
Apr. 4	Friday	3:00 p.m.	M.Div., M.A. Advising Groups Meet
Apr. 18	Good Friday		Offices closed, no classes
Apr. 28	Monday		Classes end
Apr. 29–May 5	Tuesday–Monday		Reading Week
Apr. 30	Wednesday		Fall Semester Registration Opens
May 6	Tuesday		Final Exams begin
May 12	Monday	5:30 p.m.	Final Exams end
May 24	Saturday	10:00 a.m.	Commencement
May 26	Monday		Memorial Day Holiday