PEPPERDINE CALENDARS

from Parent and Family Guide

by Pepperdine University

PEPPERDINE GRADUATE SCHOOLS

Academic Calendar

FALL 2023

August 15 (6 days) Orientation for all new students*

August 21

September 4

Classes begin

Labor Day holiday

September TBD Step Forward Day

September 20 Founder’s Day

September 29 Faculty Conference; no classes meet

October 6 (3 days) Waves Weekend

October 13 (4 days) Fall Break

October 16

November 20 (5 days)

Wave Classic Golf Tournament

Thanksgiving holiday; no classes meet

December 11 (4 days) Final exams** ***

December 25 (9 days) Winter Break; all offices closed

SPRING 2024

January 4 (4 days) Orientation for all new students

January 8

Classes begin

January 15 Martin Luther King, Jr. Day; all offices closed; no classes meet

February 26 (5 days) Spring Break; no classes meet

April 22 (4 days) Final exams

April 27 Seaver College Commencement Ceremony

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* First-year students will receive their first semester schedules during orientation. The academic advising staff handpicks a schedule that it feels will support your student’s success during their first semester. If there is a problem with the schedule, your student can go to OneStop and request a change.

** The final exam schedule for first semester is posted online at seaver.pepperdine.edu/academics/schedule.

*** While not noted on the Academic Calendar, seaver.pepperdine.edu/academics/calendar/default.htm, the students must generally check out of the residence hall for the Christmas holiday no later than 10 pm on the Thursday night of final exam week (December 11, 2023). If a student has a Thursday-night final, they are allowed to remain in their dorms no later than 9 am Friday morning (December 15, 2023). Returning residents can check back in for the spring term in the afternoon of Thursday, January 6, 2024.

Athletics Calendar

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