Academic Calendar

Academic Calendar 2024 - 2025

Autumn Term 2024
Date Day of the Week Deadline Add to Google Calendar
April 29 Monday Registration for Autumn Term for continuing students via web registration begins.
June 17 Monday Registration for Autumn Term begins for new students.
September 2 Monday Labor Day. College Holiday.
September 3 Tuesday Deadline to meet all program requirements for October 2024 Master's Degree or Advanced Certificate
September 3 Tuesday Classes begin. Autumn Term.
September 5 Thursday Last day to file the application for Doctoral Certification Examination (Ed.D./Ph.D.) for all Autumn term 2024 exams.
September 12 Thursday Last day to file notification of Intention to Defend for the Ed.D. and Ph.D. dissertation during the Autumn term 2024 to the Office of Doctoral Studies.
September 16 Monday Last day to add and drop classes for the Autumn term.
September 20 Friday Autumn semester payment due date for tuition and fees.
September 23 Monday Last day to change points in variable-point courses.
October 3 Thursday Last day to submit all required materials for October 16th award date of the Master of Philosophy degree (Ph.D. students). Deadline time: 4 p.m.
October 10 Thursday Last day to make final deposit and not be required to register for an additional term of Dissertation Advisement for candidates who defended in a prior term and who have not yet made final deposit.
October 10 Thursday Last day to complete the final deposit for the Ed.D. dissertation which has been corrected in accordance with Office of Doctoral Studies' evaluation for October award of degree.
October 10 Thursday Last day to deposit Ph.D. dissertation with the Office of Doctoral Studies and the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences for the October award of degree. Deadline time: 4 p.m.
October 16 Wednesday Award of October degrees and certificates. No ceremony.
October 18 Friday Doctoral Certification Examination (Ed.D./Ph.D.), 9 A.M. to 12 noon and 1:45 to 4:45 P.M.
November 5 Tuesday Election Day. College Holiday.
November 15 Friday Deadline to apply for February 2025 Masters & Advanced Certificate Graduation
November 27 Wednesday No Classes. Offices open.
November 28 Thursday Thanksgiving Holidays.
November 29 Friday Thanksgiving Holidays.
December 2 Monday Registration for the Spring term for continuing students via web registration begins.
December 9 Monday Registration for the Spring term for new students via web registration begins.
December 23 Monday Autumn Term ends.
December 23 Monday Last day to hold the dissertation defense (Ed.D./Ph.D.) to be considered an Autumn 2024 term defense.
December 27 Friday Final grades due for Autumn 2024 graduating students.
January 6 Monday Remaining final grades for Autumn 2024 due.
Spring Term 2025
Date Day of the Week Deadline Add to Google Calendar
December 2 Monday Registration for the Spring term for continuing students via web registration begins.
December 9 Monday Registration for the Spring term for new students via web registration begins.
January 2 Thursday Deadline to meet all program requirements for February 2025 Master's Degree & Advanced Certificate Graduation
January 2 Thursday Beginning of Winter Session classes.
January 7 Tuesday Last day to drop a Winter session course.
January 17 Friday Winter Session classes end.
January 20 Monday Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Observed. College Holiday.
January 21 Tuesday Classes begin. Spring Term.
January 30 Thursday Last day to submit all required materials for February 12th award date of the Master of Philosophy degree (Ph.D. students). Deadline time: 4 p.m.
February 3 Monday Last day to add and drop classes for the Spring term.
February 6 Thursday Last day to make final deposit and not be required to register for an additional term of Dissertation Advisement for candidates who defended in a prior term and who have not yet made final deposit.
February 6 Thursday Last day to complete the final deposit for the Ed.D. dissertation which has been corrected in accordance with Office of Doctoral Studies' evaluation for February award of degree.
February 6 Thursday Last day to deposit Ph.D. dissertation with the Office of Doctoral Studies and the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences for the February award of degree. Deadline time: 4 p.m.
February 7 Friday Spring semester payment due date for tuition and fees.
February 12 Wednesday Award of February degrees and certificates. No ceremony.
February 17 Monday Final deadline to apply for May 2025 graduation via the Student Portal
March 16 Sunday First day of spring holidays.
March 23 Sunday Last day of spring holidays.
April 21 Monday Last day to hold the dissertation defense (Ed.D./Ph.D.) for the May 2025 award of the degree.
April 24 Thursday Last day to complete the final deposit for the Ed.D. dissertation which has been corrected in accordance with Office of Doctoral Studies' evaluation for May award of degree.
April 24 Thursday Last day to deposit Ph.D. dissertation with the Office of Doctoral Studies and the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences for the May award of degree. Deadline time: 4 p.m.
May 8 Thursday Last day to submit all required materials for May 21st award date of the Master of Philosophy degree (Ph.D. students). Deadline time: 4 p.m.
May 12 Monday End of Spring Term.
May 14 Wednesday Final grades due for May 2025 graduating students.
May 19 Monday Remaining final grades for Spring 2025 due.
May 21 Wednesday Conferring of degrees at Columbia University.
Summer Term 2025
Date Day of the Week Deadline Add to Google Calendar
April 28 Monday Continuing Student registration for Summer and Autumn 2025 Terms begin
May 5 Monday New Student registration for Summer and Autumn 2025 Terms begin
May 22 Thursday Session A courses begin.
May 23 Friday Summer A semester payment due date for tuition, fees, and housing charges.
May 28 Wednesday Last day to add and drop Summer Session A and Full Summer courses.
May 26 Monday Memorial Day Observed. College Holiday.
June 19 Thursday Juneteenth Observed. College Holiday.
July 2 Wednesday End of Summer Session A courses.
July 4 Friday Independence Day observed. College Holiday.
July 7 Monday Session B courses begin.
July 11 Friday Summer B semester payment due date for tuition, fees, and housing charges.
July 14 Monday Last day to add and drop Summer Session B courses.
August 15 Friday End of Summer Session B courses.
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