Academic Calendar
Below you will find the most recent version of our Academic Calendar for the academic year beginning with Summer 2024 and ending in Spring 2025. This calendar contains dates and information for multiple programs and modalities, so please be sure to consult the middle column to verify that the information is relevant to your current program. For any questions please reach out to support@wts.edu.
| Summer Term 2024 | ||
| Hebrew, Greek, and Aramaic Competency Exams | By registration | May 17 |
| MDiv & MAR courses: summer term begins | Residential & Online | May 27 |
| KDMin modules | KDMIN | June 18-27 |
| Hebrew 2 (Residential students only) | Residential | June 24-July 24 |
| MAC, MATS & CERT courses: June term begins | Online | June 17 |
| KMATS courses: Summer term begins | Online | June 24 |
| Independence Day Holiday | ||
| DMin Modules | Residential | July 15-26 |
| Greek 1 (Residential Students only) | Residential | July 31- August 27 |
| Hebrew 3 (Residential students only) | Residential | August 1-27 |
| Online MDiv & MAR courses: Last day to withdraw from a course | Online | July 30 |
| ThM & PhD Modules | Residential | TBD |
| MAC, MATS & CERT courses: June term ends | Online | August 24 |
| KMATS courses: Summer term ends | Online | August 30 |
| Online MDiv & MAR courses: summer term ends | Online | August 31 |
| Fall Semester 2024 | ||
| Greek Competency Exams | By registration | August 28 |
| Hebrew and Aramaic Competency Exams | By registration | August 29 |
| English Bible Exam | Residential | August 30 |
| Residential Programs: New Student Orientation | Residential | August 30 |
| Labor Day holiday | September 2 | |
| MDiv, MAR, ThM, & PhD: First day of classes | Residential and Online | September 4 |
| Convocation | September 4 | |
| Fall Term Courses: Add/Drop Period | Residential and Online | September 4-13 |
| ThM & PhD Research Language Exams | ThM & PhD | September 13 |
| MAC, MATS & CERT Courses: September term begins | Online | September 16 |
| KMATS Courses: Fall term begins | Online | September 30 |
| English Bible Exam | Residential | October 11 |
| Preaching Conference (Residential Courses cancelled on Wednesday) | October 15-16 | |
| Residential MAR Summative Evaluation | Residential | October 17-18 |
| English Bible Exam | Residential | November 8 |
| MDiv, MAR, ThM, PhD, & DMin: Registration for Winter Term and Spring Semester | Residential and online | November 11-22 |
| Fall Term courses: Final date to withdraw from a fall course | Residential and Online | November 14 |
| DMin: Completed projects due | DMIN | November 15 |
| PhD Comprehensive Exams (Written) | PhD | November 19-21 |
| MAC, MATS & CERT Courses: September term ends | Online | November 23 |
| Residential courses: Last day of classes | Residential | November 27 |
| Thanksgiving Holiday | November 28-29 | |
| Residential MDiv & MAR courses: Papers due | Residential | December 4 |
| KMATS: Fall term ends | Online | December 6 |
| ThM & PhD Comprehensive Exams (Oral) | ThM & PhD | December 2-4 |
| Reading period | December 2-4 | |
| Residential courses: Fall semester exams | Residential | December 5-13 |
| Online MDiv & MAR courses: Fall semester exams open | Online | December 6 |
| ThM & PhD courses: Papers due | ThM & PhD | December 13 |
| Online MDIV & MAR courses: Fall term ends | Online | December 14 |
| PhD: Completed dissertations due to advisor for pre-approval | PhD | December 15 |
| Winter Term 2025 | ||
| MAC, MATS & CERT courses: January term begins | Online | January 6 |
| Residential MDiv & MAR courses: First day of month-long courses | Residential | January 6 |
| Residential MDiv & MAR courses: Last day to register for a month-long course | Residential | January 6 |
| Online MDiv & MAR courses: First day of term | Online | January 6 |
| KMATS courses: Winter term begins | Online | January 6 |
| Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday | January 20 | |
| MDiv & MAR courses: Final date to withdraw from a month-long course | Residential and Online | January 24 |
| KDMin Modules | KDMIN | Jan 27- Feb 7 |
| Residential MDiv & MAR courses: Last day of month-long classes | Residential | January 29 |
| Greek Competency Exams | By registration | January 29 |
| Reading period | January 30 | |
| Hebrew and Aramaic Competency Exams | By registration | January 30 |
| PhD: Completed dissertations due | PhD | January 31 |
| Residential courses: Winter term exams | Residential | January 31 |
| English Bible Exam | Residential | January 31 |
| Online MDiv & MAR courses: Last day of term | Online | February 1 |
| Spring Semester 2025 | ||
| Residential programs: New Student Orientation | Residential | January 31 |
| Online MDiv & MAR courses: Spring term begins | Online | February 3 |
| Residential Courses: First day of classes | Residential | February 3 |
| Spring Term Courses: Add/Drop Period | Residential and Online | February 3-12 |
| Convocation | February 5 | |
| English Bible Exam | Residential | February 14 |
| ThM & PhD Research Language Exams | ThM & PhD | February 14 |
| ThM: Completed theses due | ThM | March 1 |
| MAC, MATS & CERT courses: January term ends | Online | March 15 |
| Residential MAR Summative Evaluation | Residential | March 13-14 |
| KMATS courses: Winter term ends | Online | March 14 |
| English Bible Exam | Residential | March 21 |
| MAC, MATS & CERT courses: March term begins | Online | March 24 |
| KMATS courses: Spring term begins | Online | March 24 |
| English Bible Exam | Residential | April 11 |
| Spring vacation; classes commence Monday, April 21 | April 13-20 | |
| Spring Term Courses: Final date to withdraw from a course | Residential and Online | April 15 |
| MDiv, MAR, ThM, PhD, & DMin: Registration for 2025 Summer Term and Fall Semester | Residential and Online | April 22-May 3 |
| PhD Comprehensive Exams (Written) | PhD | April 22- 24 |
| DMin & PhD: Approved versions of projects and dissertations due | DMin and PhD | May 1 |
| Residential courses: Last day of classes | Residential | May 2 |
| Residential MDiv & MAR courses: Course papers due | Residential | May 2 |
| ThM & PhD Comprehensive Exams (Oral) | ThM & PhD | May 5-7 |
| Reading period | May 5-7 | |
| Residential Courses: Spring semester exams | Residential | May 8-16 |
| ThM & PhD Research Language Exams | ThM & PhD | May 9 |
| Online MDiv & MAR: Spring exams open | Online | May 10 |
| Greek Competency Exams | By registration | May 14 |
| ThM: Approved versions of theses due | ThM | May 15 |
| Hebrew and Aramaic Competency Exams | By registration | May 15 |
| ThM and PhD: Course papers due | ThM & PhD | May 17 |
| Online MDiv & MAR: Spring term ends | Online | May 17 |
| Ninety-sixth Commencement | May 29 | |
| KMATS courses: Spring term ends | Online | May 30 |
| MAC, MATS & CERT courses: March term ends | Online | May 31 |