Academic Calendar
Stride University is Semester-based. Each academic year is divided into three semesters of 16 weeks, each described as Fall, Spring, and Summer. Each semester has three (3) Terms (Term A, Term B, Term C). Programs are designed so students may enroll at the beginning of any semester.
Academic Calendar 2025-2026
| Summer 2025 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Registration Period | 04/1/2025 | 04/28/2025 |
| Last day to add/drop classes | 05/08/2025 | |
| Semester Schedule | 05/01/2025 | 08/29/2025 |
| SAP Checkpoint - Term A | 05/12/2025 | 06/13/2025 |
| SAP Checkpoint - Term B | 06/16/2025 | 07/11/2025 |
| SAP Checkpoint - Term C | 07/14/2025 | 08/15/2025 |
Observed Holidays
- Memorial Day: May 26, 2025
- Independence Day: July 4, 2025
- Summer Break: August 25 – August 31, 2025
| Fall 2025 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Registration Period | 08/1/2025 | 08/29/2025 |
| Last day to add/drop classes | 09/9/2025 | |
| Semester Schedule | 09/2/2025 | 12/30/2025 |
| SAP Checkpoint - Term A | 09/15/2025 | 10/17/2025 |
| SAP Checkpoint - Term B | 10/20/2025 | 11/21/2025 |
| SAP Checkpoint - Term C | 11/24/2025 | 12/22/2025 |
Observed Holidays
- Labor Day: September 1, 2025
- Veterans Day: November 11, 2025
- Thanksgiving: November 27 - 28, 2025
- Winter Break: December 23-31, 2025
| Spring 2026 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Registration Period | 12/01/2025 | 12/31/2025 |
| Last day to add/drop classes | 01/12/2026 | |
| Semester Schedule | 01/05/2026 | 04/27/2026 |
| SAP Checkpoint - Term A | 01/19/2026 | 01/23/2026 |
| SAP Checkpoint - Term B | 02/23/2026 | 03/20/2026 |
| SAP Checkpoint - Term C | 03/23/2026 | 04/24/2026 |
Observed Holidays
- Martin Luther King Day: January 19, 2026
- President’s Day: February 16, 2026
- Spring Break: April 30 – May 8, 2026