ACADEMIC YEAR 2019–2020

Fall 2019

Monday September 2
Labor Day: Holiday

Tuesday September 3
Fall term begins

Monday September 16
Last day to add a course

Monday September 16
Last day to drop a course without a “W”

Monday October 14
Fall recess: No classes

Tuesday October 15
Legislative day: Classes meet on a Monday schedule

Monday November 4 
Last day to withdraw from a course (with a "W")

Wednesday–Friday 
November 27–29
Thanksgiving recess: Holiday

Friday December 13
Last day of fall classes

Monday–Friday
December 16–20
Fall term final examinations

Saturday–Monday
December 21–January 5
Winter Recess: No classes

January Term 2020

Monday January 6
January term begins

Monday January 20
Martin Luther King Jr. Day: Holiday

Friday January 24
Last day of January term classes

Spring 2020

Monday January 27
Spring term begins

Sunday February 9
Last day to add a course

Sunday February 9
Last day to drop a course without a "W"

Monday February 17
Presidents' Day: Holiday

Monday–Sunday
March 16–22
Spring recess

Friday April 3
Last day to withdraw from a course (with a “W”)

Monday May 11
Last day of spring classes

Tuesday May 12
Reading Day

Wednesday–Tuesday 
May 13–19
Spring term final examinations

Wednesday May 20
Commencement (tenative date)

Summer 2021

Monday May 25
Memorial Day: Holiday

Tuesday–Sunday
May 26–July 5
Summer Session I

Friday July 4
Independence Day: holiday

Monday–Sunday
July 6–August 16
Summer Session II

 

ACADEMIC YEAR 2020-21

Fall 2020

Wednesday September 2
Fall term begins

Monday September 7
Labor Day: Holiday

Wednesday September 9
Legislative Day: Classes meet on a Monday Schedule

Thursday- Friday November 26-27
Thanksgiving Recess: Holiday

Sunday, December 13
Last day of fall classes

Monday December 14
Reading Day

Tuesday-Monday December 15-21
Fall term final examinations

Tuesday-Sunday December 22-January 3
Winter recess: No classes

January Term 2021

Monday January 4
January term begins Monday

January 18
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day: Holiday

Friday January 22
Last day of January term classes

Spring 2021

Monday January 25
Spring term begins

Monday February 15
Presidents' Day: Holiday

Monday-Sunday March 15-21
Spring recess: No classes

Tuesday May 10
Last day of spring classes

Tuesday May 11
Reading Day

Wednesday-Tuesday May 12-18
Spring term final examinations

Wednesday May 19
Commencement (tentative date)

Summer 2021

Monday-Saturday May 24-Jul 3
Summer Session I

Monday May 31
Memorial Day: Holiday

Sunday July 4
Independence Day: Holiday

Tuesday-Sunday July 6-August 15
Summer Session II

Additional Important Dates

For additional dates and the full academic calendar visit nyu.edu/registrar/calendars.

For tuition and fee refund schedules, see nyu.edu/bursar.

For registration and drop/add schedules, consult nyu.edu/registrar and also the LS Advising Center, 726 Broadway, 6th Floor.