Academic Calendar
This calendar, which is for the guidance of applicants, students, and faculty, is subject to change without notice and is not intended to be a contract between JTS and any person.
JTS Academic Calendar 2025–2026
| JTS Academic Calendar 2025–2026 | ||
|---|---|---|
| FALL 2025 | ||
| AUGUST | ||
| 24 | Sunday | List College orientation begins Residence halls open for new students attending orientations |
| 25 | Monday | Rabbinical School, H. L. Miller Cantorial School, Kekst Graduate School and Davidson School orientations begin |
| 25–28 | Mon.–Thurs. | Division of Religious Leadership Minimester |
| 27 | Wednesday | Registration for new students |
| 31 | Sunday | Residence Halls open for returning students |
| SEPTEMBER | ||
| 1 | Monday | Labor Day |
| 2 | Tuesday | Classes begin |
| 8 | Monday | Last day to register for the Fall 2025 semester |
| 16 | Tuesday | Last day to add a class Last day to drop a class and receive a tuition refund Last day to change a course to an audit status Last day for List College students to uncover a grade for Spring and Summer 2025 P/D/F courses |
| 22 | Monday | Erev Rosh Hashanah—no classes |
| 23–24 | Tues.–Wed. | Rosh Hashanah – no classes |
| OCTOBER | ||
| 1 | Wednesday | Erev Yom Kippur – no classes |
| 2 | Thursday | Yom Kippur—no classes |
| 6 | Monday | Erev Sukkot—no classes after 1:00 pm; classes meeting before 1:00 pm will be held as scheduled |
| 7–8 | Tues.–Wed. | Sukkot—no classes |
| 9 | Thursday | Hol Hamo’ed Sukkot —Rabbinical and Cantorial classes begin at 10:10 am; all other classes will be held as scheduled |
| 13 | Monday | Hoshanah Rabbah—no classes |
| 14 | Tuesday | Shemini Atzeret—no classes |
| 15 | Wednesday | Simhat Torah—no classes |
| 23 | Thursday | Last day to drop courses without receiving a grade of “W” |
| 27 | Monday | Last day to submit dissertation copies for defense during the Fall 2025 semester |
| NOVEMBER | ||
| 3–4 | Mon.–Tues. | List College Election Day Recess—no List College classes |
| 11 | Tuesday | Last day to drop a course and receive a grade of “W.” Courses dropped after this date will be graded as an “F.” Last day to change a course grade to a letter grade or to a Pass/D/Fail grade for Davidson School. |
| 17–20 | Mon.–Thurs. | Registration for Spring 2026 |
| 27–30 | Thurs.–Sun. | Thanksgiving recess—no classes |
| DECEMBER | ||
| 3 | Wednesday | Last day to request Incomplete grades for Fall 2025 courses |
| 8 | Monday | Last day of classes Last day to change a course grade to a letter grade or to a Pass/D/Fail or Pass/Fail grade for List College, Kekst, Rabbinical and Cantorial Schools. |
| 9–10 | Tues.–Wed. | Reading days |
| 11–17 | Thurs.–Wed. | Final examinations |
| 15–22 | Mon.–Mon. | Hanukkah |
| 18 | Thursday | Make-up final examination day |
| 19 | Friday | List College Residence hall closes at noon. |
| 26 | Friday | Grades are due for Fall 2025 courses |
| SPRING 2026 | ||
| JANUARY | ||
| 12–15 | Mon.–Thurs. | Division of Religious Leadership Minimester |
| 12 | Monday | All remaining “WIP”s for Fall 2025 will turn to an “F” |
| 18 | Sunday | Residence halls open for List College Students |
| 19 | Monday | Martin Luther King, Jr. Day |
| 20 | Tuesday | Classes begin |
| 26 | Monday | Last day to register for the Spring 2026 semester Incomplete work from Fall 2025 semester due |
| FEBRUARY | ||
| 2 | Monday | Tu Bishvat |
| 3 | Tuesday | Last day to add a class Last day to drop a class and receive a tuition refund Last day to change a class to an audit status Last day for List College students to uncover a grade for Fall 2025 P/D/F courses |
| 16 | Monday | Presidents’ Day—no classes |
| 24 | Tuesday | Last day to drop courses without receiving a grade of “W” |
| MARCH | ||
| 2 | Monday | Ta’anit Ester—no (evening) classes after 4:00 p.m. |
| 3 | Tuesday | Purim—no classes |
| 9 | Monday | 2026–2027 Financial Aid and Loan Applications due for ALL schools Last day to submit dissertation copies for defense during Spring 2026 semester |
| 9–10 | Mon.–Tues. | Registration for Summer 2026 courses |
| 16–20 | Mon.–Fri. | List College—no classes (Columbia/Barnard Spring Recess) |
| 30 | Monday | Last day to drop a course and receive a grade of “W.” Courses dropped after this date will be graded as an “F.” Last day to change a course grade to a letter grade or to a Pass/D/Fail grade for Davidson School. |
| 31–April 10 | Tues.–Fri. | Pesah Recess—no classes |
| APRIL | ||
| 13–16 | Mon.–Thurs. | Registration for Fall 2026 |
| 14 | Tuesday | Yom Hasho’ah |
| 21 | Tuesday | Yom Hazikkaron |
| 22 | Wednesday | Yom Ha’atzma’ut |
| 29 | Wednesday | Last day to request Incomplete grades for Spring 2026 courses |
| MAY | ||
| 4 | Monday | Last day of classes Last day to complete graduation requirements (including master’s degree essay) Last day to change a course grade to a letter grade or to a Pass/D/Fail or Pass/Fail grade for List College, Kekst, Rabbinical and Cantorial Schools. |
| 5 | Tuesday | Lag BaOmer |
| 5–6 | Tues.–Wed. | Reading days |
| 7–13 | Thurs.–Wed. | Final examinations |
| 14 | Thursday | Make-up final examination day |
| 15 | Friday | Grades are due for Graduating Students for Spring 2026 courses |
| 17 | Sunday | Residence Halls close for non-graduating & non-summer session students by 12 noon |
| 18 | Monday | Rabbinical School Yom Iyyun |
| 19 | Tuesday | Commencement |
| 21 | Thursday | Residence Halls close at noon for all students that will not be living in summer housing Erev Shavu’ot |
| 29 | Friday | Grades are due for Continuing Students for Spring 2026 courses |
| JUNE | ||
| 8 | Monday | All remaining “WIP”s for Spring 2026 will turn to an “F” |
| 22 | Monday | Incomplete work from Spring 2026 semester due |
Summer 2026
This calendar, which is for the guidance of applicants, students, and faculty, is subject to change without notice and is not intended to be a contract between JTS and any person.
| JTS Academic Calendar SUMMER 2026 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| MAY | |||
| 17 | Sunday | Summer Session 1 begins | |
| 19 | Tuesday | Commencement – no classes | |
| 20 | Wednesday | Last day to drop summer session 1 courses Last day to change a summer session 1 course to an audit status Last day to receive tuition refund for dropped summer session 1 courses | |
| 22 | Friday | Shavu’ot Day 1—no classes | |
| 24 | Sunday | No classes | |
| 25 | Monday | Memorial Day—no classes | |
| 26 | Tuesday | Summer Session 2 begins Summer Session Hebrew begins | |
| 27 | Wednesday | Last day to register for summer session 2 and Hebrew courses | |
| 28 | Thursday | Last day to drop summer session 2 and Hebrew courses Last day to change a summer session 2 or Hebrew course to an audit status Last day to receive tuition refund for dropped summer session 2 and Hebrew courses | |
| JUNE | |||
| 1 | Monday | Last day to request Incomplete grades for summer session 1 courses | |
| 4 | Thursday | Summer Session 1 ends Last day to change from a letter grade to pass/d/fail for summer session 1 courses | |
| 15 | Monday | Incomplete work from summer session 1 due | |
| 18 | Thursday | Last day to change from a letter grade to pass/d/fail for summer session 2 courses for Davidson School | |
| 22 | Monday | Last day to request Incomplete grades for summer session 2 courses Incomplete work from Spring 2026 semester due | |
| 25 | Thursday | Summer Session 2 ends Last day to change from a letter grade to pass/d/fail or pass/fail for summer session 2 courses for List College, Kekst, Rabbinical, Cantorial & Professional Studies Schools | |
| 29 | Monday | Summer Session 3 begins | |
| 30 | Tuesday | Last day to register for summer session 3 courses | |
| JULY | |||
| 1 | Wednesday | Last day to drop summer session 3 courses Last day to change a summer session 3 course to an audit status Last day to receive tuition refund for dropped summer session 3 courses | |
| 9 | Thursday | Incomplete work from summer session 2 due | |
| 22 | Wednesday | Last day to change from a letter grade to pass/d/fail for summer session Hebrew courses for Davidson School | |
| 23 | Thursday | Tish’ah B’Av—no classes | |
| 27 | Monday | Last day to request Incomplete grades for summer session Hebrew courses | |
| 30 | Thursday | Summer Session Hebrew ends Last day to change from a letter grade to pass/d/fail or pass/fail for summer session Hebrew courses for List College, Kekst, Rabbinical, Cantorial & Professional Studies Schools | |
| AUGUST | |||
| 6 | Thursday | Last day to change from a letter grade to pass/d/fail for summer session 3 courses for Davidson School | |
| 10 | Monday | Last day to request Incomplete grades for summer session 3 courses | |
| 13 | Thursday | Summer Session 3 ends Last day to change from a letter grade to pass/d/fail or pass/fail for summer session 3 courses for List College, Kekst, Rabbinical, Cantorial & Professional Studies Schools Incomplete work from summer session Hebrew due | |
| 27 | Thursday | Incomplete work from summer session 3 due | |
