Academic Calendar

PENTECOSTAL THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY

2024-2025 ACADEMIC CALENDAR

FALL 2024

August

2 (F) Students' Access to Fall 2024 REGISTRATION via Populi ENDS

5-7 (M-W) Faculty Retreat

12 (M) Session 1 PTS & CLS Certificate Classes Begin

18(Su) Drop/Add Deadline for Session 1 Certificate Courses

26 (M) Masters, Th.M., D. Min & Ph.D. Fall Classes Begin 

28 (W) First Chapel Service of 24 - 25 Academic Year

September

2 (M) Labor Day Holiday (PTS Offices Closed)

8 (Su) Drop/Add Deadline for Masters, Th.M., D. Min or Ph.D. Course for Fall 2024

17 (Tu) Constitution Day

26-27 (Th-F) PTS Board of Trustees Meeting

30 (M) Admissions Application Deadline for Spring Enrollment (Internationals)

October

1 (Tu) DEADLINE to Apply for Winter 2024 (December) Graduation (Late Fee Applied After This Date)

4 (F) Session 1  Certificate Classes End

7-11 (M-F) Fall Break  (PTS Offices Closed, Mon. Oct. 7)

14 (M) Session 2 Certificate Classes Begin 

15 (Tu) Final Deadline (includes a Late Fee) to apply for Winter 2024 (December) Graduation

20 (Su) Drop/Add  Deadline for Session 2 Certificate Courses

23 (W) Heritage Chapel (11:00 AM)

November

6 (W) Chaplains Celebration Chapel

18 (M) Advising/Registration for January (J-Term) & Spring 2025 Begins 

23-26 (Sa-Tu) American Academy of Religion/Society for Biblical Literature Annual Meeting

22 (F) Last Day of Fall Classes for Masters, Th.M., D. Min & Ph. D. Students

25-29(M-F) Reading Week for Masters, Th.M., D. Min & Ph.D. Students 

27(W) PTS Offices Close at Noon for Thanksgiving 

28-29 (Th-F) Thanksgiving Holiday (PTS Offices Closed)

December

2-6 (M-F) Final Exams for Masters, Th.M., D. Min & Ph.D. Students

6 (F) Session 2 Certificate Classes End

6(F) Christmas Cheer Celebration @ PTS (Knight Hall)

13 (F) PTS Offices close at noon for Christmas break

16 (M)-Jan 1 (W) Christmas & New Years Holiday Break (PTS Offices Closed)

SPRING 2025

January 

6 (M) J-Term Classes Begin 

13 (M) Session 1 Certificate Classes Begin 

17 (F) J-Term Classes End

19 (Su) Drop/Add Deadline for Session 1 Certificate Courses

20 (M) Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday (PTS Offices Closed)

23-24 (Th-F) PTS Board of Trustees Meeting

27 (M) Spring  semester starts for Masters, Th.M., D. Min, & PhD. Students

February

5 (W) African Descent Ministries Celebration

9 (Su)  Drop/Add Deadline for Masters, Th.M., D. Min, & PhD. Students

17 (M) PhD Admission  Deadline

March 

1 (Sa) Deadline to apply for Spring 2024 (May) Graduation

7 (F) Session 1 Certificate Classes End

10-14 (M-F) Spring Break  (PTS Offices Closed, Mon. March 10)

13-15 (Th-Sa) SPS Annual Meeting - Kirkland, WA

17 (M) Session 2 Certificate Classes Begin

23 (Su) Drop/Add Deadline for Session 2 Certificate Courses

30 (Sa) Admissions Application Deadline for Fall Enrollment (Internationals)

April

1  (Tu)  Deadline to Apply for Summer 2025 (August) Graduation (Late Fee Applied After This Date)

14 (M) Advising/Registration for Summer & Fall 2025 Begins

15 (Tu) Final Deadline (includes a Late Fee) to apply for Summer 2024 (August) Graduation

17 (Th) PTS Offices Close at Noon For Easter Observance

18-21 (F-M) Easter Holiday (PTS Offices Closed)

25 (F) Last Day of Spring 2025 classes for Masters, Th.M., D. Min, & PhD. Students

28 (M) Student Government Association Elections

May

1-3 (W-F) Reading Week for Masters, Th.M., and D. Min Students

3 (F) Session 2 Certificate Classes End

6-10 (M-F) Final Exams for Masters, Th.M., and D. Min Students

22-23 (Th-F) PTS Board of Trustees Meeting

23 (F) Graduation Rehearsal: 2024-2025 Graduates  (Required for Graduation Participation)

24 (Sa) Commencement Services: 2024-2025 Graduates (10 AM)

26 (M) Memorial Day Holiday (PTS Offices Closed)

SUMMER TERM 2025

June

2 (M) Summer Session Begins for All Programs

8 (Su) Drop/Add Deadline for All Summer Courses

July 

4 (F) July 4th Holiday Observed (PTS Offices Closed & Classes Meet as Scheduled)

25 (F) Summer Courses End for Certificate, Masters, Th.M., and D. Min Students

31-4 (M-F) Summer Final Exams for Masters, Th.M., and D. Min Students

FALL 2025

August

4-6 (M-W) Faculty Retreat

11 (M) Session 1 Certificate Classes Begin

17 (Su) Drop/Add Deadline for Session 1 Certificate Courses

25 (M) Fall semester starts for Masters, Th.M., D. Min, & PhD. Students

September

1 (M) Labor Day (PTS Offices Closed & Classes Meet as Scheduled)

25-26 (Th-F) PTS Board of Trustees Meeting