Academic Calendar

FALL SEMESTER

Activity 2024 2025 2026
Convocation August 19 August 18 August 24
New Student Orientation August 19–23 August 18–22 August 24–28
First day of classes August 26 August 25 August 31
Labor Day—college closed September 2 September 1 September 7
Rosh Hashanah—classes suspend at 4 pm October 2 September 22 September 11
Rosh Hashanah—college closed October 3, 4 September 23, 24 September 12, 13
Yom Kippur—classes suspend at 4 pm October 11 October 1 September 20
Yom Kippur—college closed October 12 October 2 September 21
Thanksgiving recess—college closed November 28–December 1 November 27–30 November 26–29
Last day of the semester December 20 December 19 December 22

Winter Session

Activity 2025 2026 2027
First day of winter session January 2 January 5 January 4
Martin Luther King Jr. Day—college closed January 20 January 19 January 18
Last day of the session January 17 January 21 January 20

Spring Semester

Activity 2025 2026 2027
Convocation January 23 January 22 January 21
New Student Orientation January 22–23 January 21–22 January 20–21
First day of classes January 27 January 26 January 25
President's Day—college closed February 17 February 16 February 15
Spring recess—no classes April 14–20 March 30–April 5 March 22–28
Last day of the semester May 21 May 20 May 19
Tentative Commencement date May 22 May 21 May 20

Summer Session 1/Summer Session 2

Activity 2025 2026 2027
First day of summer session 1 classes May 27 May 26 May 24
Juneteenth—college closed June 19 June 19 June 18 (observed)
Last day of summer session 1 classes June 30 June 29 June 28
Independence Day—college closed July 4 July 3 (observed) July 5 (observed)
First day of summer session 2 classes July 1 June 30 June 29
Last day of summer session 2 classes July 28 July 27 July 27

Calendars are subject to change.