2026-27 Academic Calendar
| St. Tikhon's Orthodox Theological Seminary Academic Calendar 89th Academic Year 2026-2027 |
||
| Fall Semester 2026 | ||
| August 31 | Monday | Family Orientation Day |
| August 31 - September 4 | Monday - Friday | Orientation Week Beautification Week |
| September 7 | Monday | Labor Day |
| September 8 | Tuesday | Nativity of the Theotokos No classes |
| September 9 | Wednesday | Fall semester classes begin |
| September 14 | Monday | Elevation of the Cross No classes |
| October 2 | Friday | Last day for drop/add without penalty |
| October 19 - 23 | Monday - Friday | Midterm week |
| October 13 | Tuesday | Annual Founder's Lecture |
| TBD | Saturday | Fall Festival |
| November 15 | Sunday | Nativity Fast begins |
| November 21 | Saturday | Entry of the Theotokos |
| November 25 - 29 | Wednesday - Sunday | Thanksgiving break |
| December 6 | Sunday | Feast of St. Nicholas of Myra |
| December 13 | Sunday | Feast of St. Herman of Alaska |
| December 14 - 18 | Monday - Friday | Last week of classes / Final examinations |
| December 22 | Tuesday | End of semester faculty meeting; faculty grades due; incompletes filed with Office of the Registrar |
| Spring Semester 2027 | ||
| January 18 | Monday | Spring semester classes begin |
| February 2 | Monday | Meeting of the Lord in the Temple No classes |
| February 12 | Friday | Last day for drop/add without penalty |
| February 15 | Monday | President's Day No classes |
| March 1 - 5 | Monday - Friday | Midterm week |
| March 10 - 14 | Wednesday - Sunday | Pre-Lenten break All students return for Forgiveness Vespers on Sunday |
| March 15 - 21 | Monday - Sunday | First week of Great Lent No classes; all seminarians on campus |
| March 18 | Thursday | Feast of St. Nicholai |
| March 23 (subject to change) | Tuesday | Annual St. Nicholai Lecture |
| March 25 | Thursday | Annunciation No classes |
| April 26 - May 2 | Monday - Sunday | Holy Week and Pascha No classes; all seminarians on campus |
| May 3 - 9 | Monday - Sunday | Bright Week and St. Thomas Sunday No classes |
| May 17 - 21 | Monday - Friday | Last week of classes / Final examinations |
| May 24 - 28 | Monday - Friday | Beautification Week; all seminarians on campus |
| May 25 | Tuesday | End of semester faculty meeting; faculty grades due; incompletes filed with Office of the Registrar |
| May 28 - 29 | Friday - Saturday | 85th Commencement Festivities |
| May 28 - 31 | Friday - Monday | 123rd Memorial Day Pilgrimage |
| Summer 2027 | ||
| June 1 - 30 | Early summer term | |
| August 3 - 31 | Late summer term | |