Concordia University follows two academic calendars: traditional and non-traditional. For a listing of all University events, please visit the Campus Calendar.
Programs that follow the traditional calendar
- All traditional undergraduate programs
- Applied Exercise Science
- Athletic Training
- DPT
- Graduate Art Education
- Graduate Music
- Medical Assistant
- Occupational Therapy
- MSIT
- Pharmacy
- Physician Assistant
2020 - 2021 Traditional Academic Calendar
Semester I (Fall 2020)
- August 17 Monday
- Pharmacy classes begin - Mequon
- August 23 Sunday
- Opening Service - Mequon
- August 24 Monday
- First Day of Traditional Classes
- Opening Service – Ann Arbor
- September 4 Friday
- Last Day to Add a Regular Semester Class
- September 7 Monday
- LABOR DAY – No Class
- October 15 - 16 Thursday-Friday
- Fall Break-No traditional undergrad Classes
- October 30 Friday
- Last Day to Drop a Regular Semester Class
- November 25 Wednesday
- Thanksgiving Vacation begins – no traditional classes meet that start after 4:00 pm local time
- November 26 Thursday
- THANKSGIVING DAY
- November 30 Monday
- Classes Resume
- December 7 - 11 Monday-Friday
- Final Examinations
- Christmas Recess Begins after Last Exam
- December 11 Friday
- Graduate Graduation 6:00pm - Mequon
- December 12 Saturday
- Undergraduate Graduation 1:30 pm - Mequon
- December 13 Sunday
- Graduation 2:00 pm - Ann Arbor
- December 25 Friday
- CHRISTMAS DAY
Winterim 2020
- January 4 Monday
- Classes Resume – Winterim Begins
- January 18 Monday
- Martin Luther King Day – no classes meet
- January 22 Friday
- Winterim Examinations
Semester II (Spring 2021)
- January 11 Monday
- Pharmacy classes begin - Mequon
- January 25 Monday
- Second Semester Begins
- February 5 Friday
- Last Day to Add a Regular Semester Class
- March 9 Tuesday
- No daytime classes
- March 10 Wednesday
- No daytime classes
- April 1 Thursday
- Last Day to Drop a Regular Semester Class
- April 1 Thursday
- Easter break begins – no classes meet that start after 4:00 local time
- April 4 Sunday
- EASTER
- April 5 Monday
- Classes Resume at 4:00 local time
- May 3-7 Monday-Friday
- Final Examinations
- May 8-9 Saturday-Sunday
- Graduation Ceremonies
Summer 2021
- 3 Week Session
May 17 - June 4 (no school May 31)
June 7 - June 25
- 6 Week Session
May 17 - June 25 (no school May 31)
June 14 - July 23 (no school July 5)
2021 - 2022 Traditional Academic Calendar
Fall Semester
- August 16 Mon.
- Pharmacy classes begin - Mequon
- August 29 Sun.
- Opening Service - Mequon
- August 30 Mon.
- First day of traditional classes
- Opening Service - Ann Arbor
- September 6 Mon.
- Labor Day - no classes
- September 13 Mon.
- Last day to add a full semester course
- October 21 - 22 Thurs.-Fri.
- Fall Break - no traditional undergraduate classes
- October 22 Fri.
- Last day to add a self-paced online traditional course
- October 26 Tue.
- Progress report grades due
- November 5 Fri.
- Last day to withdraw from a full semester undergraduate course
- November 24 Wed.
- Thanksgiving recess begins - no traditional undergraduate classes meet after 4:00 pm local time
- November 25 Thurs.
- Thanksgiving Day - no classes
- November 26 Fri.
- University closed - no classes
- November 29 Mon.
- Classes resume
- December 13 - 17 Mon.-Fri.
- Final Examinations
- Christmas recess begins after last exam
- December 18 Sat.
- Commencement Ceremony 1:30 pm - Mequon
- December 19 Sun.
- Commencement Ceremony 2:00 pm - Ann Arbor
- December 25 Sat.
- Christmas Day
Winterim
- January 3 Mon.
- Classes resume - Winterim begins
- January 17 Mon.
- Martin Luther King Day - no classes
- January 21 Fri.
- Winterim Examinations
Spring Semester
- January 10 Mon.
- Pharmacy classes begin - Mequon
- January 24 Mon.
- First day of traditional classes
- February 4 Fri.
- Last day to add a full semester course
- March 7 - 11
- Pharmacy spring recess - Mequon
- March 14 - 18
- Spring recess - Traditional Undergraduates
- March 15 Tue.
- Progress Report grades due
- March 22 Fri.
- Last day to add a self-paced online traditional course
- April 1 Fri.
- Last day to withdraw from a full semester undergraduate course
- April 14 Thurs.
- Easter break begins - no classes meet after 4:00 pm local time
- April 17 Sun.
- Easter
- April 18 Mon.
- Classes resume at 4:00 local time
- May 9 - 13 Mon.-Fri.
- Final Examinations
- May 13 Fri.
- Graduate student Commencement Ceremony 6:00 pm - Mequon
- May 14 Sat.
- Undergrad student Commencement Ceremony 1:30 pm - Mequon
- May 15 Sun.
- Undergrad student Commencement Ceremony 2:00 pm - Ann Arbor
Summer
- May 16-August 19
- Summer courses meet for varying lengths between 3-14 weeks
- May 30 Mon.
- Memorial Day - No classes
- July 4 Mon.
- Fourth of July - No classes
2022 - 2023 Traditional Academic Calendar
Fall Semester
- August 15 Mon.
- Pharmacy classes begin - Mequon
- August 28 Sun.
- Opening service - Mequon
- August 29 Mon.
- First day of traditional classes
- Opening Service - Ann Arbor
- September 5 Mon.
- Labor Day - No classes
- September 9 Fri.
- Last day to add a full semester course
- October 20 - 21 Thurs.-Fri.
- Fall Break - No traditional undergraduate classes
- October 21 Fri.
- Last day to add a self-paced online traditional course
- November 4 Fri.
- Last day to withdraw from a full semester undergraduate course
- November 23 Wed.
- Thanksgiving Vacation begins - no traditional undergraduate classes meet after 4:00 pm local time
- November 24 Thurs.
- Thanksgiving Day - no classes
- November 25 Fri.
- University closed - no classes
- November 28 Mon.
- Classes resume
- December 12-16 Mon.-Fri.
- Final Examinations
- Christmas Recess begins after last exam
- December 17 Sat.
- Commencement Ceremony 1:30 pm - Mequon
- December 18 Sun.
- Commencement Ceremony 2:00 pm - Ann Arbor
- December 25 Sun.
- Christmas Day
Winterim
- January 9 Mon.
- Classes resume - Winterim begins
- January 16 Mon.
- Martin Luther King Day- No class
- January 27 Fri.
- Winterim Examinations
Spring Semester
- January 17 Tues.
- Pharmacy classes begin - Mequon
- No school Mon. Jan.16 due to MLK
- January 30 Mon.
- First day of traditional classes
- February 10 Fri.
- Last day to add a full semester course
- March 20-24
- Spring recess - Traditional Undergraduates
- March 24 Fri.
- Last day to add a self-paced online traditional course
- April 6 Thurs.
- Last day to withdraw from a full semester undergraduate course
- April 6 Thurs.
- Easter break begins - no classes meet after 4:00 pm local time
- April 8 Sun.
- Easter
- April 10 Mon.
- Classes resume at 4:00 local time
- May 15-19 Mon.-Fri.
- Final Examinations
- May 19 Fri.
- Graduate student Commencement Ceremony 6:00 pm - Mequon
- May 20 Sat.
- Undergrad student Commencement Ceremony 1:30 pm - Mequon
- May 21 Sun.
- Undergrad student Commencement Ceremony 2:00 pm - Ann Arbor
Summer
- May 22-August 25
- Summer courses meet for varying lengths between 3-14 weeks
- May 29 Mon.
- Memorial Day - No classes
- July 4 Tues.
- Fourth Of July - No classes
Programs that follow a non-traditional calendar
- All adult accelerated programs
- BSN completion program
- Counseling
- Graduate education programs
- Graduate nursing programs
- MBA
- RN-BSN-MSN
- SPA
2020 - 2021 Non-Traditional Academic Calendar
Fall 2020 - Six Week
- A mini term July 6th – August 16th
- B mini term August 17th – September 27th
- D mini term September 28th – November 8th
- E mini term November 9th – December 20th
- December 21 – December 31 all centers on break – no classes offered
Fall 2020 - Eight Week
- F mini term July 6th – August 30th
- G mini term August 31st – October 25th
- H mini term October 26th – December 20th
- December 21 – December 31 all centers on break – no classes offered
Spring 2021 - Six Week
- January 1 – January 3 – no classes offered
- A mini term January 4th – February 14th
- B mini term February 15th – March 28th
- D mini term March 29th – May 9th
- E mini term May 10th – June 20th
- June 21 – June 30 – no classes offered
Spring 2021 - Eight Week
- January 1 – January 3 – no classes offered
- F mini term January 4th – February 28th
- G mini term March 1st – April 25th
- H mini term April 26th – June 20th
- June 21 – June 30 – no classes offered
2021 - 2022 Non-Traditional Academic Calendar
Fall 2021 - Six Week
- A mini term July 5th – August 15th
- B mini term August 16th – September 26th
- D mini term September 27th – November 7th
- E mini term November 8th – December 19th
- December 20 – December 31 all centers on break – no classes offered
Fall 2021 - Eight Week
- F mini term July 5th – August 29th
- G mini term August 30th – October 24th
- H mini term October 25th – December 19th
- December 20 – December 31 all centers on break – no classes offered
Spring 2022 - Six Week
- A mini term January 10th – February 20th
- January 1 – January 9 all centers on break – no classes offered, classes begin January 10
- B mini term February 21st – April 3rd
- D mini term April 4th – May 15th
- E mini term May 16th – June 26th
- June 27 – June 30 all centers on break – no classes offered
Spring 2022 - Eight Week
- F mini term January 10th – March 6th
- January 1 – January 9 all centers on break – no classes offered, classes begin January 10
- G mini term March 7th – May 1st
- H mini term May 2nd – June 26th
- June 27 – June 30 all centers on break – no classes offered
2022 - 2023 Non-Traditional Academic Calendar
Fall 2022 - Six Week
- A mini term July 4th – August 14th
- B mini term August 15th – September 25th
- D mini term September 26th – November 6th
- E mini term November 7th – December 18th
- December 19 – December 31 all centers on break – no classes offered
Fall 2022 - Eight Week
- F mini term July 4th – August 28th
- G mini term August 29th – October 23rd
- H mini term October 24th – December 18th
- December 19 – December 31 all centers on break – no classes offered
Spring 2023 - Six Week
- A mini term January 9th – February 19th
- January 1 – January 8 all centers on break – no classes offered
- B mini term February 20th – April 2nd
- D mini term April 3rd – May 14th
- E mini term May 15th – June 25th
- June 27 – June 30 all centers on break – no classes offered
Spring 2023 - Eight Week
- F mini term January 9th – March 5th
- January 1 – January 9 all centers on break – no classes offered
- G mini term March 6th – April 30th
- H mini term May 1st – June 25th
- June 27 – June 30 all centers on break – no classes offered