2024 - 2025 Academic Calendar
Fall 2024 Semester
| August 16 | Student Orientation |
| August 19 | Fall Semester Begins |
| August 21 | Convocation |
| August 30 | Census Date (final enrollment) |
| September 2 | Labor Day Holiday (no classes) |
| September 22-24 | Student Retreat (no classes) |
| November 27-29 | Thanksgiving Holiday (no classes) |
| December 13 | Last Day of Fall Classes and Degree Conferral |
* Great Northern University will celebrate Constitution Day with an event on September 17.
Spring 2025 Semester
| January 10 | New Student Orientation |
| January 13 | Spring Semester Begins |
| January 20 | Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday (no classes) |
| January 24 | Census Date (final enrollment) |
| March 10-14 | Spring Break (no classes) |
| April 19 | Good Friday Holiday (no classes) |
| May 9 | Last Day of Spring Classes |
| May 10 | Commencement and Degree Conferral |
Summer 2025 Term
| May 12 | Summer Term Begins |
| May 26 | Memorial Day Holiday (no classes) |
| July 18 | Last Day of Summer Term and Degree Conferral |