Purdue University Online Academic Calendars
Purdue University offers over 200 specialized online academic programs and courses. Each of these follows a specialized calendar so as to offer you the most timely, convenient and flexible education possible. Two main calendars exist here at Purdue: the Standard Academic Calendar, and the Alternative Online Calendar.
The Alternative Online Calendar offers three 16-week terms every year with coursework occurring in two 8-week sessions during each term. Please see the Fall 2023 and Spring 2024 Drop/Add/Refund calendars for important dates for programs running on the alternative online schedule.
Mitchell E. Daniels School of Business |
Master of Business Administration - Executive EMBA (Hybrid) |
Master of Business Administration - Weekend (Hybrid) |
College of Science |
Graduate Certificate in Applied Statistics |
Master of Science in Statistics with a concentration in Applied Statistics |
College of Veterinary Medicine |
Associate of Applied Science in Veterinary Nursing Distance Learning (Distance Learning) |
College of Agriculture |
Graduate Certificate in Spatial Data Science |
2022-2023 Alternative Online Calendar |
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Term |
Classes Begin |
Classes End |
Fall I |
August 22, 2022 |
October 16, 2022 |
Fall II |
October 17, 2022 |
December 11, 2022 |
Spring I |
January 9, 2023 |
March 5, 2023 |
Spring II |
March 6, 2023 |
April 30, 2023 |
Summer I |
May 1, 2023 |
June 25, 2023 |
Summer II |
June 26, 2023 |
August 20, 2023 |
2023-2024 Alternative Online Calendar |
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Term |
Classes Begin |
Classes End |
Fall I |
August 21, 2023 |
October 15, 2023 |
Fall II |
October 16, 2023 |
December 10, 2023 |
Spring I |
January 8, 2024 |
March 3, 2024 |
Spring II |
March 4, 2024 |
April 28, 2024 |
Summer I |
April 29, 2024 |
June 23, 2024 |
Summer II |
June 24, 2024 |
August 18, 2024 |
2024-2025 Alternative Online Calendar |
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Term |
Classes Begin |
Classes End |
Fall I |
August 19, 2024 |
October 13, 2024 |
Fall II |
October 14, 2024 |
December 8, 2024 |
Spring I |
January 13, 2025 |
March 9, 2025 |
Spring II |
March 10, 2025 |
May 4, 2025 |
Summer I |
May 5, 2025 |
June 29, 2025 |
Summer II |
June 30, 2025 |
August 24, 2025 |
2025-2026 Alternative Online Calendar |
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Term |
Classes Begin |
Classes End |
Fall I |
August 25, 2025 |
October 19, 2025 |
Fall II |
October 20, 2025 |
December 14, 2025 |
Spring I |
January 12, 2026 |
March 8, 2026 |
Spring II |
March 9, 2026 |
May 3, 2026 |
Summer I |
May 4, 2026 |
June 28, 2026 |
Summer II |
June 29, 2026 |
August 23, 2026 |
2026-2027 Alternative Online Calendar |
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Term |
Classes Begin |
Classes End |
Fall I |
August 24, 2026 |
October 18, 2026 |
Fall II |
October 19, 2026 |
December 13, 2026 |
Spring I |
January 11, 2027 |
March 7, 2027 |
Spring II |
March 8, 2027 |
May 2, 2027 |
Summer I |
May 3, 2027 |
June 27, 2027 |
Summer II |
June 28, 2027 |
August 22, 2027 |