2025-26 Academic Calendar
| St. Tikhon's Orthodox Theological Seminary Academic Calendar 88th Academic Year 2025-2026 |
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| Fall Semester 2025 | ||
| August 25 | Monday | Family Orientation Day |
| August 25 - 29 | Monday - Friday | Orientation Week Beautification Week |
| September 1 | Monday | Labor Day |
| September 2 | Tuesday | Fall semester classes begin |
| September 8 | Monday | Nativity of the Theotokos No classes |
| September 26 | Friday | Last day for drop/add without penalty |
| October 6 - 10 | Monday - Friday | Midterm week |
| October 14 | Tuesday | Annual Founder's Lecture |
| November 15 | Saturday | Nativity Fast begins |
| November 21 | Friday | Entry of the Theotokos No classes |
| November 26 - 30 | Wednesday - Sunday | Thanksgiving break |
| December 6 | Saturday | Feast of St. Nicholas of Myra |
| December 8 - 12 | Monday - Friday | Last week of classes / Final examinations |
| December 13 | Saturday | Feast of St. Herman of Alaska |
| December 16 | Tuesday | End of semester faculty meeting; faculty grades due; incompletes filed with Office of the Registrar |
| Spring Semester 2026 | ||
| January 12 | Monday | Faculty In-Service Day |
| January 13 | Tuesday | Spring semester classes begin |
| January 30 | Friday | Last day for drop/add without penalty |
| February 2 | Monday | Meeting of the Lord in the Temple No classes |
| February 18 - 22 | Wednesday - Sunday | Pre-Lenten break All students return for Forgiveness Vespers on Sunday |
| February 23 - March 1 | Monday - Sunday | First week of Great Lent No classes; all seminarians on campus |
| March 9 - 13 | Monday - Friday | Midterm week |
| March 17 | Tuesday | Annual St. Nicholai Lecture |
| March 18 | Wednesday | Feast of St. Nicholai |
| March 25 | Wednesday | Annunciation No classes |
| April 6 - 12 | Monday - Sunday | Holy Week and Pascha No classes; all seminarians on campus |
| April 13 - 19 | Monday - Sunday | Bright Week and St. Thomas Sunday No classes |
| May 11 - 15 | Monday - Friday | Last week of classes / Final examinations |
| May 18 - 22 | Monday - Friday | Beautification Week; all seminarians on campus |
| May 19 | Tuesday | End of semester faculty meeting; faculty grades due; incompletes filed with Office of the Registrar |
| May 21 | Thursday | Ascension |
| May 22 - 23 | Friday - Saturday | 84th Commencement Festivities |
| May 22 - 25 | Friday - Monday | 121st Memorial Day Pilgrimage |
| Summer 2026 | ||
| June 1 - 30 | Early summer term | |
| August 3 - 31 | Late summer term | |