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The benchmark of an “Education with a Christian Purpose” is Olivet’s commitment to the liberal arts. A comprehensive curriculum of varied academic disciplines provides each student the skills and knowledge to succeed.
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ONU undergraduate students learn quickly how campus life is the best way to experience the “Olivet Difference.” The entire Olivet community brims with positivity and reflects the mission of life with “a Christian purpose.”
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Founded by a group of committed educators, church leaders and business laypersons. Olivet Nazarene University has led the call of an “Education with a Christian Purpose” since 1907. Today, more than 50,000 living alumni worldwide continue that commitment.
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August 23 – JumpStart move-in day
August 25 – Block I courses begin
August 27 – 7:00 a.m., on-campus classes begin
September 14-17 – Fall Revival
September 19 – Final Day to drop Block I courses
October 13-14 – Fall Break (no classes)
October 17-19 – Homecoming
October 19 – Block I courses end
October 20 – Block II courses begin
November 7 – Final day to drop semester-length courses
November 14 – Final day to drop Block II courses
November 26-30 – Thanksgiving Holiday (no classes)
December 1 – Classes resume at 7:30 a.m.
December 10-12 – Final examinations
December 14 – Block II courses end
2026
January 12 – 7:30 a.m., classes begin
January 19 – Martin Luther King Jr. Day (no classes)
February 6 – Final day to drop Block III courses
February 13 – Winter break (no classes)
March 7-15 – Spring Break (no classes)
March 8 – Block III courses end
March 16 – Block IV begins
April 3-6 – Easter break (no classes)
April 6 – Monday only classes meet
April 10 – Final day to drop semester-length courses
April 17 – Final day to drop Block IV courses
May 4-6 – Final examinations
May 8 – Baccalaureate Service
May 9 – Commencement
May 10 – Block IV courses end
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