Academic Calendar

Reference should be made to the current Academic Handbook or to the University Calendar on MyTIU and the TIU website for specific dates and deadlines for registration, thesis submission, comprehensive exams, graduation requests, adding/dropping classes, and special seminars and lectures.

Current year is 2025-26.

As of the 2026-2027 academic year, TEDS will be part of Trinity Western University and will follow the TWU academic calendar.

Fall

Calendar Item Current Year Next Year
TEDS International New Student Orientation August 22, 2025
TEDS - First day of Fall Semester and Quad A Classes August 25, 2025
Convocation August 26, 2025
Labor Day holiday (Offices Closed) September 1, 2025
TEDS - End Fall Quad A October 14, 2025
TEDS - Fall break (no classes) October 15-20, 2025
TEDS - Fall Quad B begins October 20, 2025
Day of Prayer October 27, 2025
TEDS - Thanksgiving recess (no classes) November 22-30, 2025
TEDS - Fall Semester and Quad B Ends December 16, 2025
TEDS - Winter Break December 17, 2025-January 5, 2026

Spring

Calendar Item Current Year Next Year
First Day of Spring Semester and Quad A Classes January 5, 2026
Martin Luther King Day holiday (Offices Closed) January 19, 2026
Spring Quad A ends February 24, 2026
Spring Break (no classes) February 25-March 2, 2026
First Day of Spring Quad B classes March 2, 2026
Day of Prayer March 9, 2026
Easter Break (no classes) March 28-April 5, 2026
Spring Semester and Quad B Classes end April 28, 2026
Commencement May 1, 2026
Memorial Day (Offices Closed) May 25, 2026

Summer

Calendar Item Current Year Next Year
First Day of Summer Quad A Classes May 4, 2026
Memorial Day holiday (Offices Closed) May 25, 2026
Juneteenth Holiday (Offices Closed) June 19, 2026
Summer Quad A ends June 23, 2026
Summer Break (no classes) June 24-29, 2026
First Day of Summer Quad B classes June 29, 2026
Independence Day Holiday (Office Closed) July 4, 2026
Summer Quad B Classes end August 18, 2026