Fall

Fall 2024

August 26: First day of Fall Term

September 2: Labor Day, US Holiday, offices closed

September 9: Drop/Add period ends

October 15: Fall 2025 Degree Program Applications Open

November 15: Spring and Summer Course Registration Opens

November 22: Lhabab Duchen, Tibetan Buddhist holiday

November 25-29: Fall Break

December 13: Last day of Fall Term

December 23-January 3: Winter Break, Holidays, offices closed

December 25: Ganden Ngamchoe, Lama Tsongkhapa Commemorated, Tibetan Buddhist Holiday

January 6-17: Winter Break; no classes, offices open

Spring

Spring 2025

January 6-17: Winter Break; no classes, office open

January 20: Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, US Holiday, offices closed

January 21: First day of Spring Term

February 4: Last day to register/drop/add Spring term courses

February 15: Priority Application Deadline for Fall 2025

February 28: Losar, Tibetan New Year

March 14: Monlam Chotrul Duchen, Day of Miracles, Tibetan Buddhist Holiday

March 15: Priority Application Decisions

March 24-April 4: Spring Break

April 1: Recommended International Student Application Deadline for Fall 2025

April 15: Fall Registration Opens for Current Students

April 17: Fall Registration Opens for All

May 16: Last day of Spring Term

May 17 or 24 (TBD): Commencement Ceremony

May 26: Memorial Day, US Holiday, offices closed

Summer

Summer 2025

June 16 (tentative): First day of Summer Term

June 14: Last Day to Submit Degree Program Application for Fall 2025

June 14: Last Day to Submit Scholarship Applications for Fall 2025

June 19: Juneteenth, US Holiday, offices closed

July 4: Independence Day, US Holiday, offices closed

July 6: His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s 90th Birthday

July 28: Chokhor Duchen (First Turning of the Wheel Buddhist Holiday)

August 8 (tentative): Last day of Summer Term

Fall 2025

August 25: First day of Fall Term

September 1: Labor Day, US Holiday, offices closed

September 8: Drop/Add period ends

October 15: Fall 2026 Degree Program Applications Open

November 11: Lhabab Duchen, Tibetan Buddhist holiday

November 15: Spring and Summer Course Registration Opens

November 24-28: Fall Break

December 12: Last day of Fall Term

December 22-January 2: Winter Break, Holidays, offices closed

TBD: Ganden Ngamchoe, Lama Tsongkhapa Commemorated, Tibetan Buddhist Holiday

January 5-16: Winter Break; no classes, offices open

Spring 2026

January 5-16: Winter Break; no classes, office open

January 19: Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, US Holiday, offices closed

January 20: First day of Spring Term

February 3: Last day to register/drop/add Spring term courses

February 15: Priority Application Deadline for Fall 2026

TBD: Losar, Tibetan New Year

TBD: Monlam Chotrul Duchen, Day of Miracles, Tibetan Buddhist Holiday

March 15: Priority Application Decisions

March 20-24 (tentative): Spring Break

April 1: Recommended International Student Application Deadline for Fall 2025

April 15: Fall Registration Opens for Current Students

April 17: Fall Registration Opens for All

May 8 (tentative): Last day of Spring Term

TBD: Commencement Ceremony

May 25: Memorial Day, US Holiday, offices closed

Summer 2026

TBD: First day of Summer Term

June 15: Last Day to Submit Degree Program Application for Fall 2025

June 15: Last Day to Submit Scholarship Applications for Fall 2025

June 19: Juneteenth, US Holiday, offices closed

July 3: Independence Day, US Holiday, offices closed

July 6: His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s 91th Birthday

TBD: Chokhor Duchen (First Turning of the Wheel Buddhist Holiday)

TBD:  Last day of Summer Term