Academic Year 2025-26
Chaminade University publishes multiple years of the academic calendar so our community can plan ahead. Please note, dates are subject to change and will not be final until July 1 of the academic year.
Date | Event |
MAY | |
TBD | Spring Commencement |
Mon, May 5 | Summer Semester Session Full begins |
Mon, May 12 | Summer Semester Session I begins |
JUNE | |
Tue, Jun 11 | Kamehameha Day holiday (no DUG classes on campus; offices closed) |
Spring Graduate term ends | |
Fri, Jun 20 | Summer Semester Session I ends (2025S1) |
Mon, Jun 30 | Summer Semester Session II begins (2025S2) |
JULY | |
4th of July Holiday observed for Semester DUG students (no classes; offices closed) | |
Accelerated UG Summer Session begins | |
AUGUST | |
Fri, Aug 8 | Summer Semester Session II ends (2025S2) |
Fri, Aug 22 | Summer Semester Session Full ends (2025S3) |
Mon, Aug 25 | Fall Semester begins (2025FA) |
SEPTEMBER | |
Labor Day Holiday for DUG students (no classes; offices closed) | |
Accelerated Summer Session ends | |
OCTOBER | |
Accelerated Fall Session begins | |
Discoverer's Day holiday for DUG students (no classes; offices closed) | |
NOVEMBER | |
Tue, Nov 11 | Veteran's Day holiday (no DUG classes on campus; offices closed) |
Thu, Nov 27 | Thanksgiving Day holiday (no evening classes; offices closed) |
Thu, Nov 27- Fri, Nov 28 | Thanksgiving Recess (no DUG classes on campus; offices closed) |
DECEMBER | |
Fri, Dec 5 | Fall Semester ends (2025FA) |
Accelerated Fall session ends | |
TBD | Campus offices close and re-open in January |
JANUARY | |
Mon, Jan 5 | Spring Semester begins (2026SP) |
Accelerated Winter Session begins | |
Fr. Chaminade/Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day for DUG students (no classes; offices closed) | |
FEBRUARY | |
President's Day holiday for DUG students (no classes; offices closed) | |
MARCH | |
Accelerated Spring Session Registration opens | |
Accelerated Winter Session ends | |
Mon, Mar 16- Fri, Mar 20 | Spring Recess (no DUG classes on campus; offices closed) |
Thu, Mar 26 | Prince Kuhio holiday |
APRIL | |
Accelerated Spring Session begins | |
Last Day of instruction for DUG classes on campus | |
MAY | |
Fri, May 1 | Spring Semester ends |
Sat, May 2 | Commencement Ceremony |
Summer Semester Session I begins | |
Baccalaureate Mass | |
Memorial Day Holiday for DUG students (no classes; offices closed) | |
JUNE | |
Kamehameha Day holiday observed (no DUG classes on campus; offices closed) | |
Accelerated Spring Session ends | |
JULY | |
4th of July holiday observed for DUG students (no classes; offices closed) | |
Accelerated Summer Session begins | |
Revised 07/01/21
All degree programs at Chaminade University fall into two calendars for the academic year: semester and accelerated. The semester calendar consists of a Spring and a Fall term, each approximately 16 weeks in length as well as three summer sessions of shorting, varying lengths. The four Accelerated sessions begin in January, April, July and October.
Prior to each semester and accelerated session, a schedule of courses is published listing the instructor and time for courses offered. During regular semesters classes meet for 150 minutes each week. During accelerated sessions classes meet for 250 minutes each week. Some course offerings lend themselves to intensive study and may be scheduled within two, three or four week periods. All courses meet for an equivalent of 15 class hours per credit; studio art classes including environmental + interior design studios meet for 30 hours per credit; laboratory sections meet for 45 hours per credit.
Academic Year 2025-26- DRAFT
Final version of academic calendar will be published July 1, 2025.