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.
2022 Summer Term
Academic Calendar Comment | Day of the Week | Date |
11-week Session classes begin | Monday | May 23 |
Session I classes begin | Monday | May 23 |
Memorial Day observed (no classes) | Monday | May 30 |
Juneteenth observed (no classes) | Monday | June 20 |
Session I Classes end | Wednesday | June 29 |
Session II Classes begin | Thursday | June 30 |
Independence Day Observed (no classes) | Monday | July 4 |
Session II & 11-Week Session classes end | Friday | August 5 |
2022 Fall Term
Academic Calendar Comment | Day of the Week | Date |
Move-in for First Year Students | Wednesday | August 24 |
New Student Orientation | Wednesday-Monday | August 24-29 |
Opening Exercises and Freshman Convocation | Monday | August 29 |
First day of classes | Tuesday | August 30 |
Labor Day (no classes) | Monday | September 5 |
Course Selection Period ends | Tuesday | September 13 |
Fall term break | Thursday-Sunday | October 6-9 |
Classes resume | Monday | October 10 |
Drop Period ends | Monday | October 10 |
Homecoming | Saturday | October 22 (Yale) |
Grade Type Change Deadline | Friday | October 28 |
Family Weekend | Friday-Sunday | November 11-13 (Harvard) |
Advance Registration for Spring Term | Monday - Sunday | October 31 - November 13 |
Last Day to withdraw from a course | Monday | November 7 |
Thursday/Friday class schedule on Tuesday/Wednesday | Tuesday/Wednesday (Thursday/Friday classes) | November 22-23 |
Thanksgiving Break | Thursday-Sunday | November 24-27 |
Classes resume | Monday | November 28 |
Last day of classes | Monday | December 12 |
Reading days | Tuesday-Wednesday | December 13-14 |
Final examinations | Thursday- Thursday | December 15-22 |
Fall term ends | Thursday | December 22 |
2023 Spring Term
Academic Calendar Comment | Day of the Week | Date |
First day of classes (Monday class schedule on Wednesday) | Wednesday | January 11 (Monday classes) |
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Observed (no classes) | Monday | January 16 |
Course Selection Period ends | Tuesday | January 24 |
Drop Period ends | Monday | February 20 |
Spring term break | Saturday-Sunday | March 4-12 |
Classes resume | Monday | March 13 |
Grade Type Change Deadline | Friday | March 17 |
Advance Registration for Fall Term and Summer Sessions | Monday - Sunday | March 20 - April 2 |
Last Day to withdraw from a course | Monday | March 27 |
Last day of classes | Wednesday | April 26 |
Reading days | Thursday-Sunday | April 27-April 30 |
Final examinations | Monday-Tuesday | May 1-9 |
Spring term ends | Tuesday | May 9 |
Alumni Day | Saturday | May 13 |
Baccalaureate | Sunday | May 14 |
Commencement | Monday | May 15 |
2023 Summer Term
Academic Calendar Comment | Day of the Week | Date |
11-week Session classes begin | Monday | May 22 |
Session I classes begin | Monday | May 22 |
Memorial Day observed (no classes) | Monday | May 29 |
Juneteenth (no classes) | Monday | June 19 |
Session I Classes end | Wednesday | June 28 |
Session II Classes begin | Thursday | June 29 |
Independence Day Observed (no classes) | Tuesday | July 4 |
Session II & 11-Week Session classes end | Friday | August 4 |
2023 Fall Term
Academic Calendar Comment | Day of the Week | Date |
Move-in for First Year Students | Wednesday | August 23 |
New Student Orientation | Wednesday-Monday | August 23-28 |
Opening Exercises and Freshman Convocation | Monday | August 28 |
First day of classes | Tuesday | August 29 |
Labor Day (no classes) | Monday | September 4 |
Course Selection Period ends | | to be decided |
Fall term break | Thursday-Sunday | October 12-15 |
Classes resume | Monday | October 16 |
Drop Period ends | | to be decided |
Grade Type Change Deadline | | to be decided |
Family Weekend | Friday-Sunday | October 27-29 (Brown) |
Advance Registration for Spring Term | | to be decided |
Last Day to withdraw from a course | | to be decided |
Homecoming | Saturday | November 4 (Cornell) |
Thursday/Friday class schedule on Tuesday/Wednesday | Tuesday/Wednesday (Thursday/Friday classes) | November 21-22 |
Thanksgiving Break | Thursday-Sunday | November 23-26 |
Classes resume | Monday | November 27 |
Last day of classes | Monday | December 11 |
Reading days | Tuesday-Wednesday | December 12-13 |
Final examinations | Thursday- Thursday | December 14-21 |
Fall term ends | Thursday | December 21 |
2024 Spring Term
2024 Summer Term
Academic Calendar Comment | Day of the Week | Date |
Memorial Day observed (no classes) | Monday | May 27 |
11-Week Session classes begin | Tuesday | May 28 |
Session I classes begin | Tuesday | May 28 |
Juneteenth (no classes) | Wednesday | June 19 |
Session I Classes end | Wednesday | July 3 |
Independence Day (no classes) | Thursday | July 4 |
Session II Classes begin | Friday | July 5 |
Session II & 11-Week Session classes end | Friday | August 9 |
2024 Fall Term
Academic Calendar Comment | Day of the Week | Date |
Move-in for First Year Students | Wednesday | August 21 |
New Student Orientation | Wednesday-Monday | August 21-26 |
Opening Exercises and Freshman Convocation | Monday | August 26 |
First day of classes | Tuesday | August 27 |
Labor Day (no classes) | Monday | September 2 |
Course Selection Period ends | | to be decided |
Fall term break | Thursday-Sunday | October 3-6 |
Classes resume | Monday | October 7 |
Drop Period ends | | to be decided |
Grade Type Change Deadline | | to be decided |
Family Weekend | Friday-Sunday | October 25-27 (Yale) |
Homecoming | Saturday | November 16 (Harvard) |
Advance Registration for Spring Term | | to be decided |
Last Day to withdraw from a course | | to be decided |
Thursday/Friday class schedule on Tuesday/Wednesday | Tuesday/Wednesday (Thursday/Friday classes) | November 26-27 |
Thanksgiving Break | Thursday-Sunday | November 28-December 1 |
Classes resume | Monday | December 2 |
Last day of classes | Monday | December 9 |
Reading days | Tuesday-Wednesday | December 10-11 |
Final examinations | Thursday- Thursday | December 12-19 |
Fall term ends | Thursday | December 19 |
2025 Spring Term
2025 Summer Term
Academic Calendar Comment | Day of the Week | Date |
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 |
Independence Day (no classes) | Friday | July 4 |
Session II Classes begin | Thursday | July 3 |
Session II & 11-Week Session classes end | Friday | August 8 |
Updated May 24, 2022