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.
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 Information | | More Information |
| New Student Orientation | Wednesday-Monday | August 21-26 |
| Second Year Orientation | Sunday-Friday | August 25-30 |
| 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 | Tuesday | September 10 |
| Fall term break | Thursday-Sunday | October 3-6 |
| Classes resume | Monday | October 7 |
| Drop Period ends | Monday | October 7 |
| Indigenous People's Day (University open; Classes in session) | Monday | October 14 |
| Grade Type Change Deadline | Friday | October 25 |
| Family Weekend | Friday-Sunday | October 25-27 (Yale) |
| Homecoming | Saturday | November 16 (Harvard) |
| Advance Registration for Spring Term | Monday - Monday | October 28 - November 11 |
| Last Day to withdraw from a course | Monday | November 4 |
| 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
Academic Calendar | Comment | Day of the Week | Date |
| First day of classes (Monday class schedule on Wednesday) | Wednesday | January 15 (Monday classes) |
| Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Observed (no classes) | Monday | January 20 |
| Course Selection Period ends | Tuesday | January 28 |
| Drop Period ends | Monday | February 24 |
| Spring term break | Saturday-Sunday | March 8-16 |
| Classes resume | Monday | March 17 |
| Grade Type Change Deadline | Friday | March 21 |
| Advance Registration for Fall Term and Summer Sessions | Monday - Monday | March 24 - April 7 |
| Last Day to withdraw from a course | Monday | March 31 |
| Last day of classes | Wednesday | April 30 |
| Reading days | Thursday-Sunday | May 1-4 |
| Final examinations | Monday-Tuesday | May 5-13 |
| Spring term ends | Tuesday | May 13 |
| Alumni Day | Saturday | May 17 |
| Baccalaureate | Sunday | May 18 |
| Commencement | Monday | May 19 |
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 |
| 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
Academic Calendar | Comment | Day of the Week | Date |
| 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 | | to be decided |
| Fall term break | Thursday-Sunday | October 9-12 |
| Classes resume | Monday | October 13 |
| Drop Period ends | | to be decided |
| Indigenous People's Day (University open; Classes in session) | Monday | October 13 |
| Grade Type Change Deadline | | to be decided |
| Family Weekend | Friday-Sunday | October 24-26 |
| Homecoming | Saturday | November 8 (Cornell) |
| 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 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
2026 Summer Term
Academic Calendar | Comment | Day of the Week | Date |
| 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 |
Updated May 29, 2024