This is an archived copy of the 2016-17 catalog. To access the most recent version of the catalog, please visit http://catalog.fitnyc.edu/.

Calendar is subject to change.

Fall Semester

Activity 2014 2015 2016
Faculty conferences, registration, and orientationAugust 18-22August 24-28August 22 - 26
First day of classesAugust 25August 31August 29
Labor Day - college closedSeptember 1September 7September 5
Rosh Hashanah - no evening classesSeptember 24--
Rosh Hashanah - college closedSeptember 25-26September 14-15October 3 - 4
Yom Kippur - no evening classesOctober 3September 22October 11
Yom Kippur - college closedOctober 4September 23October 12
Thanksgiving recess - college closedNovember 27-30November 26-29November 24 - 27
Last day of the semesterDecember 20December 22December 20
New Year’s Eve observed - college closedDecember 31December 31December 31

Winter Session

Activity 2015 2016 2017
First day of classesJanuary 5January 4January 3
Martin Luther King Day - college closedJanuary 19January 18January 16
Last day of the sessionJanuary 21January 20January 19

Spring Semester

Activity 2015 2016 2017
Faculty conferences, registration, and orientation January 22-23January 21-22January 26-27
First day of classes January 26January 25January 30
President’s Day - college closed February 16 February 15February 20
Spring recess - no classes March 30-April 5March 21-27April 10-16
Last day of the semester May 18May 17May 22
Commencement May 21May 19May 25
Memorial Day - college closed May 25May 30May 29
Passover - no classes -April 22 -

Summer Session 1/Summer Session 2

Activity 2015 2016 2017
First day of summer session 1 classesMay 26May 23May 30
Last day of summer session 1 day classes June 29June 27July 3
First day of summer session 2 classes June 30June 28July 5
Independence Day - college closed July 4 July 4 July 4
Last day of summer session 1 evening classes June 29June 27July 3
Last day of summer session 2 classes July 20July 26August 1