Academic Calendar
Below you will find the most recent version of our Academic Calendar for the academic year beginning with Summer 2025 and ending in Spring 2026. 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 2025 | ||
| Greek Aramaic Competency Exams | By registration | May 14 |
| Hebrew and Aramaic Competency Exams | By registration | May 15 |
| MDiv & MAR courses: summer term begins | Residential & Online | June 2 |
| KDMin modules | KDMIN | June 10-19 |
| Hebrew 2 (Residential students only) | Residential | July 7 - August 1 |
| MAC, MATS & CERT courses: June term begins | Online | June 23 |
| KMATS courses: Summer term begins | Online | June 23 |
| Independence Day Holiday | July 4 |
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| DMin Modules | Residential | July 14-25 |
| Greek 1 (Residential Students only) | Residential | August 1-29 |
| Hebrew 3 (Residential students only) | Residential | August 4-29 |
| Online MDiv & MAR courses: Last day to withdraw from a course | Online | August 5 |
| ThM & PhD Modules | Residential | August |
| KMATS courses: Summer term ends | Online | August 29 |
| MAC, MATS & CERT courses: June term ends | Online | August 30 |
| Online MDiv & MAR courses: summer term ends | Online | August 30 |
| Fall Semester 2025 | ||
| Greek Competency Exams | By registration | August 27 |
| Hebrew and Aramaic Competency Exams | By registration | August 28 |
| ThM & PhD Research Language Exams | ThM & PhD | August 28 |
| English Bible Exam | Residential | August 29 |
| Residential Programs: New Student Orientation | Residential | August 29 |
| Labor Day holiday | September 1 |
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| MDiv, MAR, ThM, & PhD: First day of classes | Residential and Online | September 3 |
| Convocation | September 3 |
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| Fall Term Courses: Add/Drop Period | Residential and Online | September 3-12 |
| President's Day of Prayer and Fasting | TBA |
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| MAC, MATS & CERT Courses: September term begins | Online | September 15 |
| Herrell Lecture | TBA |
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| KMATS Courses: Fall term begins | Online | September 29 |
| English Bible Exam | Residential | October 10 |
| Preaching Conference (Residential Courses cancelled on Wednesday) | October 14-15 |
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| Residential MAR Summative Evaluation | Residential | October 16-17 |
| English Bible Exam | Residential | November 7 |
| MDiv, MAR, ThM, PhD, & DMin: Registration for Winter Term and Spring Semester | Residential and online | November 10-21 |
| Fall Term courses: Final date to withdraw from a fall course | Residential and Online | November 13 |
| DMin: Completed projects due | DMIN | November 15 |
| PhD Comprehensive Exams (Written) | PhD | November 11-13 |
| MAC, MATS & CERT Courses: September term ends | Online | November 22 |
| Residential courses: Last day of classes | Residential | November 26 |
| Thanksgiving Holiday | November 27-28 |
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| Residential MDiv & MAR courses: Papers due | Residential | December 3 |
| ThM & PhD Comprehensive Exams (Oral) | ThM & PhD | December 1-3 |
| Reading period | December 1-3 |
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| Residential courses: Fall semester exams | Residential | December 4-12 |
| Online MDiv & MAR courses: Fall semester exams open | Online | December 5 |
| KMATS: Fall term ends | Online | December 5 |
| ThM & PhD courses: Papers due | ThM & PhD | December 12 |
| Online MDIV & MAR courses: Fall term ends | Online | December 13 |
| PhD: Completed dissertations due to advisor for pre-approval | PhD | December 15 |
| Winter Term 2026 | ||
| MAC, MATS & CERT courses: January term begins | Online | January 5 |
| Residential MDiv & MAR courses: First day of month-long courses | Residential | January 5 |
| Residential MDiv & MAR courses: Last day to register for a month-long course | Residential | January 5 |
| Online MDiv & MAR courses: First day of term | Online | January 5 |
| KMATS courses: Winter term begins | Online | January 5 |
| Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday | January 19 |
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| MDiv & MAR courses: Final date to withdraw from a month-long course | Residential and Online | January 23 |
| KDMin Modules | KDMIN | January 12-16, 26-30 |
| Residential MDiv & MAR courses: Last day of month-long classes | Residential | January 29 |
| Greek Competency Exams | By registration | January 28 |
| Reading period | January 29 |
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| Hebrew and Aramaic Competency Exams | By registration | January 29 |
| ThM & PhD Research Language Exams | ThM & PhD | January 29 |
| Residential courses: Winter term exams | Residential | January 30 |
| English Bible Exam | Residential | January 30 |
| PhD: Completed dissertations due | PhD | January 31 |
| Online MDiv & MAR courses: Last day of term | Online | January 31 |
| Spring Semester 2026 | ||
| Residential programs: New Student Orientation | Residential | February 6 |
| Online MDiv & MAR courses: Spring term begins | Online | February 9 |
| Residential Courses: First day of classes | Residential | February 9 |
| Spring Term Courses: Add/Drop Period | Residential and Online | February 9-18 |
| Convocation | February 11 |
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| English Bible Exam | Residential | February 13 |
| President's Day of Prayer and Fasting | TBA |
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| ThM: Completed theses due | ThM | March 1 |
| MAC, MATS & CERT courses: January term ends | Online | March 14 |
| Residential MAR Summative Evaluation | Residential | March 19-20 |
| KMATS courses: Winter term ends | Online | March 13 |
| Gaffin Lecture | TBA |
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| English Bible Exam | Residential | March 20 |
| MAC, MATS & CERT courses: March term begins | Online | March 23 |
| KMATS courses: Spring term begins | Online | March 23 |
| English Bible Exam | Residential | April 17 |
| Spring vacation; classes commence Tuesday, April 7 | March 29-April 5 |
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| Spring Term Courses: Final date to withdraw from a course | Residential and Online | April 21 |
| MDiv, MAR, ThM, PhD, & DMin: Registration for 2025 Summer Term and Fall Semester | Residential and Online | April 20-May 1 |
| PhD Comprehensive Exams (Written) | PhD | April 21-23 |
| DMin & PhD: Approved versions of projects and dissertations due | DMin and PhD | May 1 |
| Residential courses: Last day of classes | Residential | May 8 |
| Residential MDiv & MAR courses: Course papers due | Residential | May 8 |
| ThM & PhD Comprehensive Exams (Oral) | ThM & PhD | May 11-13 |
| Reading period | May 11-13 |
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| Residential Courses: Spring semester exams | Residential | May 14-22 |
| ThM & PhD Research Language Exams | ThM & PhD | May 15 |
| Online MDiv & MAR: Spring exams open | Online | May 15 |
| Greek Competency Exams | By registration | May 21 |
| ThM: Approved versions of theses due | ThM | May 15 |
| Hebrew and Aramaic Competency Exams | By registration | May 22 |
| ThM and PhD: Course papers due | ThM & PhD | May 22 |
| Online MDiv & MAR: Spring term ends | Online | May 23 |
| Ninety-seventh Commencement | May 28 |
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| KMATS courses: Spring term ends | Online | May 29 |
| MAC, MATS & CERT courses: March term ends | Online | May 30 |