2025 - 2026 NYC Academic Calendar
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FALL 2025 | DATES |
Initial Fall Registration | Monday, March 24 |
Add/Drop Period Begins | Wednesday, July 30 |
Orientation | Monday, August 18 - Friday, August 22 |
Welcome Week | Monday, August 25 - Friday, August 29 |
First Day of Classes | Wednesday, August 27 |
Labor Day Holiday - University Closed | Saturday, August 30 - Monday, September 1 |
Last Day Add/Drop Period (Pell Recalculation Date & waive health ins)* | Tuesday, September 9 (for full-term courses) |
Withdrawal Period Begins | Wednesday, September 10 (for full-term courses) |
Census | Friday, October 3 |
Initial Spring Registration | Monday, November 3 |
Last Day to Withdraw | Tuesday, November 18 (for full-term courses) |
Thanksgiving Holiday - No Classes | Wednesday, November 26 - Sunday, November 30 |
Make-Up Days, General | Tuesday, December 16 - Wednesday, December 17 |
Last Day of Full-Term Classes | Wednesday, December 17 |
Winter Session | · First Day of Classes: Thursday, December 18 · Last Day of Classes: Sunday, January 18 |
Winter Break –University closed, no classes | Wednesday, December 24 - Thursday, January 1 |
Official Last Day of Term | Sunday, January 18 |
Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday - University Closed | Monday, January 19 |
Fall 2025 Degree Conferral Date | Saturday, January 31 |
Spring 2026 | DATES |
Initial Spring Registration | Monday, November 3 |
First Day of Classes | Wednesday, January 21 |
Last Day Add/Drop Period (Pell Recalculation Date & waive health ins)* | Tuesday, February 3 (for full-term courses) |
Withdrawal Period Begins* | Wednesday, February 4 (for full-term courses) |
President’s Day Holiday – University closed, no classes | Monday, February 16 |
Census | Friday, February 20 |
Spring Break – no classes | Monday, March 16 – Sunday, March 22 |
Initial Fall Registration | Monday, April 13 |
Last Day to Withdraw* | Tuesday, April 14 (for full-term courses) |
Make-up Days, General | Wednesday, May 13 - Thursday, May 14 |
Last Day of Classes | Thursday, May 14 |
Commencement Activities | TBA |
Official Last Day of Term | Friday, May 15 |
Memorial Day Holiday – University Closed | Monday, May 25 |
Spring 2026 Degree Conferral Date | Sunday, May 31 |
SUMMER 2026 | DATES |
First Day of Classes | Tuesday, May 26 |
Juneteenth - University closed, no classes | Friday, June 19 |
Independence Day Observed - University closed, no classes | Friday, July 3 |
Independence Day – University closed, no classes | Saturday, July 4 |
Last Day of Classes, Official Last Day of Term | Sunday, August 16 |
Summer 2026 Degree Conferral Date | Monday, 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.