Academic Calendar 2023 - 2024: NYC
FALL 2023 | DATES |
Initial Fall Registration | Monday, March 27 |
Add/Drop Period Begins | Monday, July 31 |
Orientation | Monday, August 21 – Friday, August 25 |
Welcome Week | Monday, August 28 – Saturday, September 2 |
First Day of Classes | Monday, August 28 |
Labor Day Holiday - University Closed | Saturday, September 2 – Monday, September 4 |
Last Day Add/Drop Period (Pell Recalculation Date & waive health ins)* | Monday, September 11 (for full-term courses) |
Withdrawal Period Begins | Tuesday, September 12 (for full-term courses) |
Census | Friday, October 6 |
Initial Spring Registration | Monday, October 23 |
Last Day to Withdraw | Sunday, November 19 (for full-term courses) |
Thanksgiving Holiday - University Closed | Thursday, November 23 – Sunday, November 26 |
Make-Up Days, General | Tuesday, December 12 – Wednesday, December 13 |
Last Day of Full-Term Classes | Sunday, December 17 |
Winter Session | · First Day of Classes: Monday, December 18 · Last Day of Classes: Sunday, January 21 |
Winter Break –University closed, no classes | Saturday, December 23 - Monday, January 1 |
Martin Luther King Holiday–University Closed | Monday, January 15 |
Official Last Day of Term | Sunday, January 21 |
Fall 2023 Degree Conferral Date | Wednesday, January 31 |
Spring 2024 | DATES |
Initial Spring Registration | Monday, October 23 |
First Day of Classes | Monday, January 22 |
Last Day to Add/Drop Period (Pell Recalculation Date)* | Sunday, February 4 (for full-term courses) |
Last Day to Waive Health Insurance | Monday, February 5 |
Withdrawal Period Begins* | Monday, February 5 (for full-term courses) |
President’s Day Holiday – University closed, no classes | Monday, February 19 |
Census | Friday, February 23 |
Spring Break – no classes | Monday, March 11 – Sunday, March 17 |
Initial Fall Registration | Monday, March 25 |
Easter Sunday – University Closed | Sunday, March 31 |
Last Day to Withdraw* | Sunday, April 14 (for full-term courses) |
Make-up Days, General | Tuesday, May 14 – Wednesday, May 15 |
Last Day of Classes | Wednesday, May 15 |
Commencement Activities | Tuesday, May 14 – Friday May 17 |
Commencement, Official Last Day of Term | Friday, May 17 |
Memorial Day Holiday – University Closed | Monday, May 27 |
Spring 2024 Degree Conferral Date | Friday, May 31 |
SUMMER 2024 | DATES |
First Day of Classes | Tuesday, May 28 |
Juneteenth - University closed, no classes | Wednesday, June 19 |
Independence Day – University closed, no classes | Thursday, July 4 |
Last Day of Classes, Official Last Day of Term | Sunday, August 18 |
Summer 2024 Degree Conferral Date | Saturday, 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.