Academic Calendar 2024 - 2025
| Date | Day of the Week | Deadline |
|---|---|---|
| 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.聽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聽Spring聽term for continuing students via web registration begins. |
| December 9 | Monday | Registration for the聽Spring聽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. |
| Date | Day of the Week | Deadline |
|---|---|---|
| December 2 | Monday | Registration for the聽Spring聽term for continuing students via web registration begins. |
| December 9 | Monday | Registration for the聽Spring聽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聽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.聽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. |
| Date | Day of the Week | Deadline |
|---|---|---|
| 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 5 | Thursday | Last day to change points in Summer A and full Summer variable-point courses |
| 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 | Final Grades Due for Summer A courses. |
| 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. |
| July 18 | Friday | Last day to change points in Summer B variable-point courses |
| August 1 | Friday | Final deadline to apply for October 2025 Master's and Advanced Certificate graduation via the Student Portal |
| August 15 | Friday | End of Summer Session B courses. |
| August 22 | Friday | Final Grades Due for Summer B and Full Summer courses. |