2025-2026 Key Academic Dates

July 2025

3-Week 2 Summer Session-last day to drop
July 4th Holiday/No Classes
8-Week Summer Session-last day to drop
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3-Week 3 Summer Session
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6-Week Summer Session-last day to drop
3-Week 3 Summer Session-last day to add
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Fall 25 Enrollment: New First-Years and Transfer Students
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3-Week 3 Summer Session-last day to drop
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Fall 25 Enrollment ONLY for Cornell Tech, Hospitality Management MMH, Real Estate MPS, AEM MPS, Johnson Exchange, Johnson 1+1, M.Eng. First Years, Design Technology Studio
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August 2025

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6 and 8-week final exams
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Summer 25 Term Ends
Fall 25 Add/Drop Begins: Graduate/Professional/CU Tech Students
Fall 25 Add/Drop Begins: Seniors
Fall 25 Add/Drop Begins: Juniors
Fall 25 Add/Drop Begins: Sophomores
Fall 25 Add/Drop Begins: First-Years
Fall 25 Term and Instruction Begins; including 7 week 1 classes
Summer 25 final grade post
Summer 25 degree date

September 2025

Labor Day/Holiday/No Classes
Fall 25 7 week 1 classes add/change credit ends
Fall 25 Enrollment Certifications Available
Last day to add classes/change credits
Summer 25 Graduates: Deadline to update name/address for diploma
Summer 25 Degree Posting Deadline
Fall 25 7 week 1 classes drop ends
Summer 25 Graduates: Degree certifications available

October 2025

Fall 25 7 week 1 classes end
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Fall Break
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Indigenous Peoples' Day
Winter Session enrollment begins
Fall 25 7 week 2 classes begin
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Fall 25 7 week 1 exams
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Last day to drop classes/change grading basis
Fall 25 7 week 2 classes add/change credit ends

November 2025

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Spring 26 Enrollment: Graduate/Professional/Cornell Tech
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Spring 26 Enrollment: Senior UG and Vet Med 4th year
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Fall 25 7 week 2 classes drop ends
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Spring 26 Enrollment: Junior UG and Vet Med 3rd year
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Spring 26 Enrollment: Sophomore UG and Vet Med 2nd year
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Spring 26 Enrollment: First-Year UG and Vet Med 1st year
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Thanksgiving Break
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December 2025

Deadline to apply for internal transfer
Fall 25 7 week 2 classes end
Last day of instruction
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Study days
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Fall 25 Final Exams
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Fall 25 term ends and last day of academic activity
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December Recognition Ceremony
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Fall 25 degree date

January 2026

Winter session instruction begins
Final Fall term grades available in Student Center
Fall 25 Graduates: Deadline for diploma updates
Fall 25 degree posting deadline
Spring 26 Add/Drop Begins - Graduate/Professional Students
Spring 26 Add/Drop Begins - Seniors
Spring 26 Add/Drop Begins - Juniors
Spring 26 Add/Drop Begins - Sophomores
Spring 26 Add/Drop Begins - First-Years
Winter session instruction ends
Winter term ends
Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday/No Classes
Spring 26 term and instruction begins; including 7 week 1 classes
Winter final grade post
SP26 7 week 1 add/change credits ends
Fall 25 Degree Certifications Available
Spring 26 Enrollment Certifications Available

February 2026

Spring 26 last day to add/change credits
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February Break
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Spring 26 7 week 1 drop/grade change ends

March 2026

Spring 26 7 week 1 classes end
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Spring 26 7 week 1 exams
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Spring 26 7 week 2 classes begin
Summer 26 CE/GR online enrollment begins
Spring 26 last day to drop/change grade option
Spring 26 7 week 2 add/credit change ends
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Spring Break
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April 2026

Spring 26 7 week 2 drop/grade change ends

May 2026

Deadline to apply for internal transfer
Last day of instruction
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Study days
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Final exams
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Spring 26 term ends and last day of academic activity
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Commencement Weekend
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Spring 26 degree date
Memorial Day Holiday/No Classes