The Service Desk in Day Hall will be closed starting Wednesday, December 24, 2025. Cornell University will be closed from December 25 through January 4, 2026. We will resume normal Service Desk and phone hours on Monday, January 5, 2026.

Academic Calendar 2026-2027

August 2026

Aug 24
All Day
Fall 26 Term and Instruction Begins; including 7 week 1 classes
Aug 30
DEADLINE 11:59 PM
Fall 26 7 Week 1 Add Ends/Change credit

September 2026

Sep 7
All Day
Labor Day/Holiday/No Classes
Sep 7
DEADLINE 11:59 PM
Fall 26 Add/Change Credits Ends

October 2026

Oct 9
DEADLINE 11:59 PM
End of Fall 7 Week 1
Oct 10 – Oct 13
Oct 10 12:00 AM – Oct 13 11:59 PM
Fall Break
Oct 12
All Day
Indigenous Peoples' Day
Oct 14
All Day
Fall 26 7 Week 2 Begins
Oct 15
All Day
Winter 27 enrollment open
Oct 15 – Oct 22
Oct 15 12:00 AM – Oct 22 11:59 PM
Fall 26 7 Week 1 Final Period

November 2026

Nov 25 – Nov 29
Nov 25 12:00 AM – Nov 29 11:59 PM
Thanksgiving Break

December 2026

Dec 7
DEADLINE 11:59 PM
Last day of instruction
Dec 8 – Dec 10
Dec 8 12:00 AM – Dec 10 11:59 PM
Study days
Dec 11 – Dec 19
Dec 11 12:00 AM – Dec 19 11:59 PM
Fall 26 Final Exams
Dec 19
DEADLINE 11:59 PM
Fall 26 term ends and last day of academic activity
Dec 20
10:00 AM – 2:00 PM
December Recognition Ceremony
Dec 31
DEADLINE 11:59 PM
Fall 26 degree date

January 2027

Jan 4
All Day
Winter session instruction begins
Jan 18
All Day
Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday/No Classes
Jan 23
Begins at 12:00 PM
Winter term ends
Jan 25
All Day
Spring 27 term and instruction begins; including 7 week 1 classes

May 2027

May 10
DEADLINE 11:59 PM
Last day of instruction
May 11 – May 14
May 11 12:00 AM – May 14 11:59 PM
Study days
May 15 – May 22
May 15 12:00 AM – May 22 11:59 PM
Final exams
May 22
DEADLINE 11:59 PM
Spring 27 term ends and last day of academic activity
May 28 – May 30
May 28 12:00 AM – May 30 11:59 PM
Commencement Weekend
May 30
Begins at 12:00 PM
Spring 27 degree date
May 31
All Day
Memorial Day Holiday/No Classes