Academic
Calendar
Students may enroll and begin their program at Acacia University five times a year:
- Fall Regular Session (16 weeks) and Session 1 (8 weeks)
- Fall Session 2 (8 weeks)
- Spring Regular Session (16 weeks) and Session 1 (8 weeks)
- Spring Session 2 (8 weeks)
- Summer (8 weeks)
| Term | Enrollment opens | Classes begin | Classes end |
| Fall Semester | June 14, 2022 | Aug. 28, 2022 | Dec. 17, 2022 |
| Fall Session 2 | June 14, 2022 | Aug. 28, 2022 | Oct. 22, 2022 |
| Fall Session 2 | June 14, 2022 | Oct. 23, 2022 | Dec. 17, 2022 |
| Spring Semester | Sept. 1, 2022 | Jan. 29, 2023 | May 20, 2023 |
| Spring Session 1 | Sept. 1, 2022 | Jan. 29, 2023 | March 25, 2023 |
| Spring Session 2 | Sept. 1, 2022 | March 26, 2023 | May 20, 2023 |
| Summer | Jan. 23, 2023 | June 4, 2023 | July 29, 2023 |
| Internship-Fall (Admin & SpEd majors) | June 14, 2022 | Aug. 14, 2022 | Jan. 7, 2023 |
| Internship -Spring (Admin & SpEd majors) | Sept. 1, 2022 | Jan. 8, 2023 | June 3, 2023 |
| Portfolio Project-Fall (Admin majors) | June 14, 2022 | Aug. 14, 2022 | Jan. 7, 2023 |
| Portfolio Project-Spring (Admin majors) | Sept. 1, 2022 | Jan. 8, 2023 | June 3, 2023 |
| Doctoral Residencies | Enrollment opens | Date/s of residency | |
| One-Day Virtual Residency #1 | June 14, 2022 Sept. 1, 2022 Jan. 23, 2023 | Oct. 22, 2022 May 6, 2023 | |
| One-Day Virtual Residency #2 | June 14, 2022 Sept. 1, 2022 Jan. 23, 2023 | Oct. 22, 2022 May 6, 2023 | |
| One-Day Virtual Residency #3 | June 14, 2022 Sept. 1, 2022 Jan. 23, 2023 | Oct. 22, 2022 May 6, 2023 | |
| One-Day Virtual Residency #4 | June 14, 2022 Sept. 1, 2022 Jan. 23, 2023 | Oct. 22, 2022 May 6, 2023 | |
| International Virtual Leadership Residency | Sept. 1, 2022 | Jan. 9-15, 2023 |
Hours of Operation
General office hours are 8:00 am to 5:00 pm Mountain Standard Time, Monday through Friday. However, students may communicate asynchronously with university personnel via the online course forums, the online messaging system, email, and the help desk when the university is closed. Instructors maintain scheduled hours of availability and are available for online discussion at posted times. The help desk is available for technical support. Help desk requests may be submitted at any time and are addressed within 24 hours.
Acacia University is closed on all U.S. federal and state holidays and on weekends. The offices will be closed on the following observed holidays:
- New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day (December 31 and January 1)
- President’s Day (the third Monday in February)
- Memorial Day (the last Monday of May)
- Independence Day – July 4
- Labor Day (the first Monday of September)
- Thanksgiving Day and the following Friday (the fourth Thursday and Friday in November)
- Christmas Day and the day prior and after (December 24, 25, and 26)
