Academic Year Semester 2025-26 DRAFT
Chaminade University publishes multiple years of the academic calendar so our community can plan ahead. Please note, dates are subject to change and will not be final until July 1 of the academic year.
Date | Event |
JULY 2025 | |
|---|---|
Fri, July 4 | 4th of July Holiday (no classes; offices closed) |
Mon, July 7 | Summer Session 2 begins (2025S2) |
Wed, July 16 | Summer Session 3 deadline to WNR (2025S3) |
AUGUST 2025 | |
Fri, Aug 15 | Summer Semester Session 2 and Summer Session 3 ends (2025S2) (2025S3) |
Mon, Aug 18 | New Faculty Orientation |
Tue, Aug 19 | Faculty Institute |
Thu, Aug 21 | Adjunct Institute |
Fri, Aug 22 | New Student Orientation |
Mon, Aug 25 | Fall Semester begins (2025FA) |
Mon, Aug 25- Sept 2 | Add/drop period for Fall Semester (2025FA) |
SEPTEMBER 2025 | |
Mon, Sep 1 | Labor Day Holiday (no classes; offices closed) |
Fri, Sep 26 | Fall Semester deadline to WNR(2025FA) |
OCTOBER | |
Mon, Oct 13 | Indigenous People's Day (no classes; offices closed) |
Mon, Oct 27 | Spring Semester Registration opens (2026SP) |
NOVEMBER | |
Wed, Nov 5 | Fall Semester deadline to Withdraw(W) (2025FA) |
Tue, Nov 11 | Veteran's Day holiday (no classes; offices closed) |
Wed, Nov 26- Fri, Nov 28 | Thanksgiving Day holiday (no classes; offices closed) |
DECEMBER | |
Fri, Dec 5 | Fall Semester last day of instruction (2025FA) |
Mon, Dec 8- Fri, Dec 12 | Fall Semester Finals Week (2025FA) |
Wed, Dec 17 | Fall Semester grades due at 12pm (2025FA) |
Campus offices closed for the Christmas and New Year holidays | |
Housing closes | |
JANUARY | |
Tue, Jan 6 | Faculty Institute |
Mon, Jan 12 | Spring Semester begins (2026SP) |
Mon, Jan 12- Tues, Jan 20 | Add/Drop period for Spring Semester (2026SP) |
Mon, Jan 19 | Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day (no classes; offices closed) |
Fr. Chaminade Day (no classes, offices closed) | |
FEBRUARY | |
Fri, Feb 13 | Spring 2026 deadline to withdraw without record (WNR) (2026SP) |
Mon, Feb 16 | President's Day (no classes; offices closed) |
Fri, Feb 27 | Deadline to submit Graduation Application for May 2027 |
MARCH | |
Mon, Mar 16- Fri, Mar 20 | Spring Break (no classes) |
Wed, Mar 25 | Spring semester deadline to withdraw with record (W) (2026SP) |
Thu, Mar 26 | Prince Kuhio Day (no classes, offices closed) |
Mar 30 | Fall 2026 semester registration opens (2026FA) |
APRIL | |
Fri, Apr 3 | Good Friday (no classes) |
MAY | |
Fri, May 1 | Spring semester last day of instruction (2026SP) |
Mon, May 4- Fri, May 8 | Spring semester Finals Week (2026SP) |
Sat, May 9 | Commencement Ceremony |
Mon, May 11 | Summer semester Session 3 begins (2026S3) |
Wed, May 13 | Spring semester grades due at 12pm (2026SP) |
Mon, May 18 | Summer semester 1 begins (2026S1) |
Mon, May 25 | Memorial Day (no classes; offices closed) |
JUNE | |
Fri, June 26 | Summer semester 1 ends (2026S1) |
Kamehameha Day holiday observed (no day undergraduate classes on campus; offices closed) | |
JULY | |
Sat, July 4 | 4th of July holiday |
Mon, July 6 | Summer semester 2 begins (2026S2) |
Revised 02/04/2025
All degree programs at Chaminade University fall into two calendars for the academic year: semester and accelerated. The semester calendar consists of a Spring and a Fall term, each approximately 16 weeks in length as well as three summer sessions of varying lengths. The four Accelerated sessions begin in January, April, July and October.
Prior to each semester and accelerated session, a schedule of courses is published listing the instructor and time for courses offered. During regular semesters classes meet for 150 minutes each week. During accelerated sessions classes meet for 250 minutes each week. Some course offerings lend themselves to intensive study and may be scheduled within two, three or four week periods. All courses meet for an equivalent of 15 class hours per credit; studio art classes including environmental + interior design studios meet for 30 hours per credit; laboratory sections meet for 45 hours per credit.