Current Academic Calendar
Academic Calendar 2024 - 20245: NYC
FALL 2024 | DATES |
Initial Fall Registration | Monday, March 25 |
Add/Drop Period Begins | Monday, July 29 |
Orientation | TBD |
Welcome Week | TBD |
First Day of Classes | Monday, August 26 |
Labor Day Holiday - University Closed | Saturday, August 31 - Monday, September 2 |
Last Day Add/Drop Period (Pell Recalculation Date & waive health ins)* | Monday, September 9 (for full-term courses) |
Withdrawal Period Begins | Tuesday, September 10 (for full-term courses) |
Census | Friday, October 11 |
Initial Spring Registration | Monday, October 21 |
Last Day to Withdraw | Sunday, November 17 (for full-term courses) |
Thanksgiving Holiday - University Closed | Thursday, November 28 – Sunday, December 1 |
Make-Up Days, General | Tuesday, December 10 – Wednesday, December 11 |
Last Day of Full-Term Classes | Sunday, December 15 |
Winter Session | · First Day of Classes: Monday, December 16 · Last Day of Classes: Sunday, January 19 |
Winter Break –University closed, no classes | Wednesday, December 25 - Wednesday, January 1 |
Official Last Day of Term | Sunday, January 19 |
Fall 2024 Degree Conferral Date | Friday, January 31 |
Spring 2025 | DATES |
Initial Spring Registration | Monday, October 21 |
Official First Day of Term, Martin Luther King Holiday - University closed, no classes | Monday, January 20 |
First Day of Classes | Tuesday, January 21 |
Last Day to Add/Drop Period (Pell Recalculation Date)* | Monday, February 3 (for full-term courses) |
Last Day to Waive Health Insurance | Monday, February 3 |
Withdrawal Period Begins* | Tuesday, February 4 (for full-term courses) |
President’s Day Holiday – University closed, no classes | Monday, February 17 |
Census | Friday, February 21 |
Spring Break – no classes | Monday, March 10 – Sunday, March 16 |
Initial Fall Registration | Monday, March 24 |
Last Day to Withdraw* | Monday, April 14 (for full-term courses) |
Make-up Days, General | Tuesday, May 13 – Wednesday, May 14 |
Last Day of Classes | Wednesday, May 14 |
Commencement Activities | TBA |
Commencement, Official Last Day of Term | Friday, May 16 |
Memorial Day Holiday – University Closed | Monday, May 26 |
Spring 2025 Degree Conferral Date | Saturday, May 31 |
SUMMER 2025 | DATES |
First Day of Classes | Tuesday, May 27 |
Juneteenth - University closed, no classes | Thursday, June 19 |
Independence Day – University closed, no classes | Friday, July 4 |
Last Day of Classes, Official Last Day of Term | Sunday, August 17 |
Summer 2025 Degree Conferral Date | Sunday, August 31 |
Religious Observances:
Faculty Guidance: The university has built two make-up days into the fall academic calendar, which can be used if a faculty member cannot hold class because of a religious observance. Faculty may also use Canvas to deliver course content asynchronously if a class cannot meet because of religious observance. Faculty should note any changes to class session dates as part of their syllabi submission process.
Student Guidance: Students may be absent from class for religious observance without being penalized. These absences do not count against the excused absences noted in their syllabi. Students must inform the instructor at the beginning of the course of any anticipated absences due to religious observance. The policy for religious observances can be found in the university’s academic catalog.