Academic Calendar
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Notes:
Graduate and professional programs may follow their own calendars; check the website for each School or program.
Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur, the first two days of Passover and Good Friday are religious holidays that affect large numbers of University community members and that fall during the academic year. View the University’s policy regarding these and other holidays.
The University’s Three-Year Academic Calendar is subject to change. In the event that changes are made, the latest, most up-to-date version will be posted to the Almanac’s website.
2025 Summer Term
| Memorial Day observed (no classes) | Monday | May 26 |
| 11-Week Session classes begin | Tuesday | May 27 |
| Session I classes begin | Tuesday | May 27 |
| Juneteenth (no classes) | Thursday | June 19 |
| Session I Classes end | Wednesday | July 2 |
| Session II Classes begin | Thursday | July 3 |
| Independence Day (no classes) | Friday | July 4 |
| Session II & 11-Week Session classes end | Friday | August 8 |
2025 Fall Term
| Move-in Information | More Information | |
| New Student Orientation | Wednesday-Monday | August 20-25 |
| Second Year Orientation | Sunday-Friday | August 24-29 |
| Opening Exercises and Freshman Convocation | Monday | August 25 |
| First day of classes | Tuesday | August 26 |
| Labor Day (no classes) | Monday | September 1 |
| Course Selection Period ends | Tuesday | September 9 |
| Fall term break | Thursday-Sunday | October 9-12 |
| Classes resume | Monday | October 13 |
| Drop Period ends | Monday | October 6 |
| Indigenous People's Day (University open; Classes in session) | Monday | October 13 |
| Grade Type Change Deadline | Friday | October 24 |
| Family Weekend | Friday-Sunday | October 24-26 |
| Homecoming | Saturday | November 8 (Cornell) |
| Advance Registration for Spring Term | Monday - Monday | October 27 - November 10 |
| Last Day to withdraw from a course | Monday | November 3 |
| Thursday/Friday class schedule on Tuesday/Wednesday | Tuesday/Wednesday (Thursday/Friday classes) | November 25-26 |
| Thanksgiving Break | Thursday-Sunday | November 27-30 |
| Classes resume | Monday | December 1 |
| Last day of classes | Monday | December 8 |
| Reading days | Tuesday-Wednesday | December 9-10 |
| Final examinations | Thursday- Thursday | December 11-18 |
| Fall term ends | Thursday | December 18 |
2026 Spring Term
| First day of classes (Monday class schedule on Wednesday) | Wednesday | January 14 (Monday classes) |
| Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Observed (no classes) | Monday | January 19 |
| Course Selection Period ends | Tuesday | January 27 |
| Drop Period ends | Monday | February 23 |
| Spring term break | Saturday-Sunday | March 7-15 |
| Classes resume | Monday | March 16 |
| Grade Type Change Deadline | Monday | March 23 |
| Advance Registration for Fall Term and Summer Sessions | Monday - Monday | March 23 - April 6 |
| Last Day to withdraw from a course | Monday | March 30 |
| Last day of classes | Wednesday | April 29 |
| Reading days | Thursday-Sunday | April 30-May 3 |
| Final examinations | Monday-Tuesday | May 4-12 |
| Spring term ends | Tuesday | May 12 |
| Baccalaureate | Tuesday | May 12 |
| Alumni Day | Saturday | May 16 |
| Commencement | Monday | May 18 |
2026 Summer Term
| Memorial Day observed (no classes) | Monday | May 25 |
| 11-week Session classes begin | Tuesday | May 26 |
| Session I classes begin | Tuesday | May 26 |
| Juneteenth (no classes) | Friday | June 19 |
| Session I Classes end | Wednesday | July 1 |
| Session II Classes begin | Thursday | July 2 |
| Independence Day Observed (no classes) | Friday | July 3 |
| Session II & 11-Week Session classes end | Friday | August 7 |
2026 Fall Term
| Move-In Information | More Information | |
| New Student Orientation | Wednesday-Monday | August 19-24 |
| Second-Year Student Orientation | Sunday-Friday | August 23-28 |
| Opening Exercises and Convocation | Monday | August 24 |
| First day of classes | Tuesday | August 25 |
| Labor Day (no classes) | Monday | September 7 |
| Course Selection Period ends | Tuesday | September 8 |
| Fall Term Break | Thursday-Sunday | October 1-4 |
| Classes Resume | Monday | October 5 |
| Drop Period ends | Monday | October 5 |
| Indigenous People’s Day (University open; Classes in session) | Monday | October 12 |
| Grade Mode Change Deadline | Friday | October 23 |
| Family Weekend | Friday-Sunday | October 23-25 (Yale) |
| Advance Registration for Spring Term | Monday-Monday | October 26-November 9 |
| Last day to withdraw from a course | Monday | November 2 |
| Homecoming | Saturday | November 14 (Harvard) |
| Thur-Fri class schedule on Tue-Wed | Tuesday-Wednesday | November 24-25 |
| Thanksgiving Break | Thursday-Sunday | November 26-29 |
| Classes Resume | Monday | November 30 |
| Last day of classes | December 7 | Monday |
| Reading Days | Tuesday-Wednesday | December 8-9 |
| Final Examinations | Thursday-Thursday | December 10-17 |
| Fall Term ends | Thursday | December 17 |
2027 Spring Term
| First day of classes (Monday class schedule on Wednesday) | Wednesday | January 18 (Monday classes) |
| Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Observed (no classes) | Monday | January 20 |
| Course Selection Period ends | Tuesday | February 2 |
| Drop Period ends | Monday | March 1 |
| Spring term break | Saturday-Sunday | March 6-14 |
| Classes resume | Monday | March 15 |
| Grade Type Change Deadline | Monday | March 29 |
| Advance Registration for Fall Term and Summer Sessions | Monday-Monday | March 29-April 12 |
| Last Day to withdraw from a course | Monday | April 5 |
| Last day of classes | Tuesday | May 4 |
| Reading days | Wednesday-Thursday | May 5-6 |
| Final examinations | Friday-Monday | May 7-17 |
| Spring term ends | Monday | May 17 |
| Baccalaureate | Tuesday | May 18 |
| Alumni Day | Saturday | May 22 |
| Commencement | Monday | May 24 |
2027 Summer Term
| Memorial Day observed (no classes) | Monday | May 31 |
| 11-week Session classes begin | Tuesday | June 1 |
| Session I classes begin | Tuesday | June 1 |
| Juneteenth observed (no classes) | Friday | June 18 |
| Independence Day observed (no classes) | Friday | July 5 |
| Session I Classes end | Thursday | July 8 |
| Session II Classes begin | Friday | July 9 |
| Session II & 11-Week Session classes end | Friday | August 13 |
Updated May 26, 2025