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Academic
Calendar

Plan your journey with a detailed calendar, outlining key dates and milestones for your academic success.

Students may enroll and begin their program at Acacia University six times a year:

Exceptions are Mentored Practicum and Portfolio Project for Administration majors and Special Education Internship which are 21 weeks each. 

Term Enrollment opens Classes begin Class end
Spring Session 1 October 2, 2024 January 5, 2025 March 1, 2025
Spring Session 2 December 2,2024 March 2, 2025 April 26, 2025
Summer Session 1 February 3, 2025 May 4, 2025 June 28, 2025
Summer Session 2 March 3, 2025 June 29, 2025 August 23, 2025
Fall Session 1 May 4, 2025 August 31, 2025 October 25, 2025
Fall Session 2 July 4, 2025 October 26, 2025 December 20, 2025
Doctoral Residencies – 2025 Enrollment Open Date/s of residency
One-Day Virtual Residency #1 October 4, 2024 March 22, 2025
One-Day Virtual Residency #2 December 21, 2024 May 3, 2025
One-Day Virtual Residency #3 February 14, 2025 July 19, 2025
International Virtual Leadership Residency March 4, 2025 August 24 / August 30, 2025
Term Enrollment opens Classes begin Class end
Fall Semester June 12, 2023 Aug. 27, 2023 Dec. 16, 2023
Fall Session 1 June 12, 2023 Aug. 27, 2023 Oct. 21, 2023
Fall Session 2 June 12, 2023 Oct. 22, 2023 Dec. 16, 2023
Spring Semester Sept. 1, 2023 Jan. 28, 2024 May 18, 2024
Spring Session 1 Sept. 1, 2023 Jan. 28, 2024 March 23, 2024
Spring Session 2 Sept. 1, 2023 March 24, 2024 May 18, 2024
Summer Jan. 23, 2024 June 2, 2024 July 27, 2024
Internship-Fall (Admin & SpEd majors) June 12, 2023 Aug. 13, 2023 Jan. 6, 2024
Internship -Spring (Admin & SpEd majors) Sept. 1, 2023 Jan. 7, 2024 June 1, 2024
Portfolio Project-Fall (Admin majors) June 12, 2023 Aug. 13, 2023 Jan. 6, 2024
Portfolio Project-Spring (Admin majors) Sept. 1, 2023 Jan. 7, 2024 June 1, 2024
Doctoral Residencies Enrollment opens Date/s of residency
One-Day Virtual Residency #1 June 12, 2023
Sept. 1, 2023
Jan. 23, 2024
Oct. 21, 2023
Jan. 20, 2024
May 4, 2024
One-Day Virtual Residency #2 June 12, 2023
Sept. 1, 2023
Jan. 23, 2024
Oct. 21, 2023
Jan. 20, 2024
May 4, 2024
One-Day Virtual Residency #3 June 12, 2023
Sept. 1, 2023
Jan. 23, 2024
Oct. 21, 2023
Jan. 20, 2024
May 4, 2024
One-Day Virtual Residency #4 June 12, 2023
Sept. 1, 2023
Jan. 23, 2024
Oct. 21, 2023
Jan. 20, 2024
May 4, 2024
International Virtual Leadership Residency TBA TBA

Hours of Operation

General office hours are 8:00 am to 5:00 pm Mountain Standard Time, Monday through Friday. However, students may communicate asynchronously with university personnel via the online course forums, email, and the help desk when the university is closed. Instructors maintain scheduled hours of availability and are available for online discussion at posted times. The help desk is available for technical support. Help desk requests may be submitted at any time and are addressed within 24 hours.
Acacia University is closed on all U.S. federal and state holidays and on weekends. The offices will be closed on the following observed holidays:

New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day
(December 31 and January 1)

President’s Day (the third Monday in February)

Memorial Day
( the last Monday of May)

Independence Day – July 4

Labor Day
(the first Monday of September)

Thanksgiving Day and the following Friday (the fourth Thursday and Friday in November)

Christmas Day and the day prior and after (December 24, 25, and 26)