Academic Calendar

PENTECOSTAL THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY

2026-2027 ACADEMIC CALENDAR

FALL 2026

August

3-5 (M-W) Faculty Retreat

10 (M) Fall Cert Session 1 starts

10-14 (M-F) Doctoral Residence Week

15 (S) Summer Graduation

24 (M) Fall Main Term

September

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

6 (Su) Drop/Add Deadline for Fall 2026 Main Term

15 - 16 (T-W) Hispanic Heritage Celebration - CLS Latino Summit

17 (Th) Constitution Day

24-25 (Th-F) PTS Board of Trustees Meeting

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

October

1 (Th) DEADLINE to Apply for Winter 2026 (December) Graduation (Late Fee Applied After This Date)

2 (F) Session 1 Certificate Classes End

5-9 (M-F) Fall Break (PTS Offices Closed, Mon. Oct. 5)

12 (M) Session 2 Certificate Classes Begin 

15 (W) Final Deadline (includes a Late Fee) to apply for Winter 2026 (December) Graduation

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

November

5 (W) Chaplains Celebration Chapel

17 (M) Advising/Registration for Spring 2026 Begins 

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

20 (F) Last Day of Fall Main Term Classes

23-27 (M-F) Reading Week for Master's, Th.M., D. Min & Ph.D. Students 

25 (W) PTS Offices Close at Noon for Thanksgiving 

26-27 (Th-F) Thanksgiving Holiday (PTS Offices Closed)

30-12/4 (M-F) Final Exams for Fall Main Term Students

December

4 (F) Session 2 Certificate Classes End

4 (F) PTS Christmas Celebration @ PTS (Knight Hall)

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

19 (Sa) Fall Graduation 

21 (M)-Jan 1 (F) Christmas & New Year’s Holiday Break (PTS Offices Closed)

SPRING 2027

January 

4 (M) PTS Return from Holiday Break Offices Open 

11 (M) Session 1 Certificate Classes Begin 

11 – 15 (M-F) Doctoral Residence Week

15 (F) PTS Offices Close at Noon for MLK Holiday

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

18 (M) Spring semester starts for Main Term Students

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

28-29 (Th-F) PTS Board of Trustees Meeting

February

5 (W) African Descent Ministries Celebration

8 (Su) Drop/Add Deadline for Main Term Students

15 (M) PhD Admission Application Deadline

15 (M) President's Day 

March 

1 (M) Deadline to apply for Spring 2025 (May) Graduation

1-5 (M-F) Spring Break (PTS Offices Closed Monday 2/15)

5 (F) Session 1 Certificate Classes End

15 (M) Session 2 Certificate Classes Begin

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

25-29 (Th-M) Easter Observance - PTS Offices Closed From Noon Thursday through Monday

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

April

2 (Th) PTS Offices Close at Noon for Easter Observance

3 – 6 (F-M) Easter Holiday (PTS Offices Closed)

13 (M) Advising/Registration for Summer & Fall 2026 Begins

16 (F) Last Day of Spring 2026 Main Term

19 (M) Student Government Association Elections

19–23 (M-F) Reading Week for Main Term Students

23 (F)  Session 2 Certificate Classes End

26-30 (M-F) Spring Term Finals Week

May

20 – 21 (Th-F) PTS Board of Trustees Meeting

21 (F) Graduation Rehearsal: 2026-2027 Graduates (Required for Graduation Participation)

22 (Sa) Commencement Services: 2026-2027 Graduates (10 AM)

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

SUMMER TERM 2027

June

1 (M) Summer Session Begins for All Programs

1 (W) Deadline to Apply for Summer 2027 (August) Graduation (Late Fee Applied After This Date)

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

15 (W) Deadline for Late Application for Summer 2027 (August) Graduation 

July 

2 (Th) PTS Offices Close at noon for Independence Day Observance

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

23 (F) Summer Courses End for All Students

26-30 (M-F) Summer Final Exams for Master's, Th.M., and D. Min Students

FALL 2027

August

2-4 (M-W) Faculty Retreat

25 (W) First Chapel of Fall 2026 Semester