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.
Summer 2022
| Date | Details |
| Monday, May 16 | Summer Session 1 begins |
| Wednesday, May 18 | Last day to drop summer session 1 courses |
| Wednesday, May 18 | Last day to change a summer session 1 course to an audit status |
| Wednesday, May 18 | Last day to receive tuition refund for dropped summer session 1 courses |
| Thursday, May 19 | Lag BaOmer |
| Thursday, May 19 | Commencement – no classes |
| Tuesday, May 24 | Last day to change from a letter grade to pass/d/fail for summer session 1 courses |
| Thursday, May 26 | Last day to request Incomplete grades for summer session 1 courses |
| Monday, May 30 | Memorial Day – no classes |
| Tuesday, May 31 | Summer Session 1 ends |
| Wednesday, June 1 | Summer Session 2 begins |
| Thursday, June 2 | Last day to register for summer session 2 courses |
| Monday, June 6 | Shavuot (Day 2) - no classes |
| Tuesday, June 7 | Last day to drop summer session 2 courses |
| Tuesday, June 7 | Last day to change a summer session 2 course to an audit status |
| Tuesday, June 7 | Last day to receive tuition refund for dropped summer session 2 courses |
| Monday, June 13 | Incomplete work from summer session 1 due |
| Thursday, June 16 | Incomplete work from Spring 2022 semester due |
| Monday, June 20 | Last day to change from a letter grade to pass/d/fail or pass/fail for summer session 2 courses |
| Thursday, June 23 | Last day for List College students to uncover a grade for Spring 2022 and Summer Session 1 P/D/F courses |
| Monday, June 27 | Last day to request Incomplete grades for summer session 2 courses |
| Thursday, June 30 | Summer Session 2 ends |
| Monday, July 4 | Independence Day – no classes |
| Tuesday, July 5 | Summer Session 3 begins |
| Wednesday, July 6 | Last day to register for summer session 3 courses |
| Thursday, July 7 | Last day to drop summer session 3 courses |
| Thursday, July 7 | Last day to change a summer session 3 course to an audit status |
| Thursday, July 7 | Last day to receive tuition refund for dropped summer session 3 courses |
| Thursday, July 14 | Incomplete work from summer session 2 due |
| Thursday, July 21 | Last day for List College students to uncover a grade for Summer Session 2 P/D/F courses |
| Monday, July 25 | Last day to change from a letter grade to pass/d/fail or pass/fail for summer session 3 courses |
| Monday, August 1 | Last day to request Incomplete grades for summer session 3 courses |
| Thursday, August 4 | Summer Session 3 ends |
| Thursday, August 18 | Incomplete work from summer session 3 due |
| Thursday, August 25 | Last day for List College students to uncover a grade for Summer Session 3 P/D/F courses |
Fall 2022
| Date | Details |
| Sunday, August 28 | List College orientation begins
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| Sunday, August 28 | Residence halls open at 8:00 a.m. for new students attending orientations |
| Monday, August 29 | Rabbinical School, H. L. Miller Cantorial School, and Davidson School orientations begin. |
| Tuesday, August 30 | Kekst Graduate School orientation begins. |
| Wednesday, August 31 | Registration for new students |
| Sunday, September 4 | Residence Halls open for all students at 9:00 a.m. |
| Monday, September 5 | Labor Day – no classes |
| Tuesday, September 6 | Classes begin |
| Monday, September 12 | Last day to register for the Fall 2022 semester. |
| Tuesday, September 20 | Last day to add a class. |
| Tuesday, September 20 | Last day to receive tuition refund for dropped classes. |
| Tuesday, September 20 | Last day to change a course to an audit status. |
| Monday, September 26-Tuesday, September 27 | Rosh Hashanah – no classes |
| Tuesday, October 4 | Erev Yom Kippur – no classes |
| Wednesday, October 5 | Yom Kippur – no classes |
| Monday, October 10-Tuesday, October 11 | Sukkot – no classes |
| Wednesday, October 12-Thursday, October 13 | Hol HaMo’ed Sukkot – classes start at 9:00 am. |
| Monday, October 17 | Shemini Atzeret – no classes |
| Tuesday, October 18 | Simchat Torah – no classes |
| Thursday, October 20 | Last day to drop courses without receiving a grade of “W.” |
| Thursday, October 27 | Last day to submit dissertation copies for defense during the Fall 2021 semester. |
| Monday, November 14 | Last day to drop a course and receive a grade of “W”. Courses dropped after this date will be graded as an “F.” |
| Monday, November 14 | Last day to change a course grade to a letter grade or to a Pass/D/Fail or Pass/Fail grade. |
| Monday, November 14-Thursday, November 17 | Registration for spring 2023 |
| Thursday, November 24-Sunday, November 27 | Thanksgiving recess—no classes |
| Wednesday, December 7 | Last day to request Incomplete grades for Fall 2021 courses. |
| Monday, December 12 | Last day of classes |
| Tuesday, December 13-Wednesday, December 14 | Reading days |
| Thursday, December 15-Wednesday, December 21 | Final examinations |
| Monday, December 19-Monday, December 26 | Hanukkah |
| Thursday, December 22 | Make-up final examination day. |
| Friday, December 23 | Residence halls close at noon for any students leaving JTS housing. |
| Date | Details |
| Monday, January 9-Thursday, January 12 | Rabbinical School Minimester. |
| Thursday, January 12 | Last day for List College students to uncover a grade for Fall 2022 P/D/F courses |
| Sunday, January 15 | All residence halls open for new students at 9:00 a.m. |
| Monday, January 16 | Martin Luther King, Jr. Day—no classes. |
| Tuesday, January 17 | Classes begin. |
| Monday, January 23 | Last day to register for the spring 2023 semester. |
| Monday, January 23 | Incomplete work from fall 2022 semester due. |
| Tuesday, January 31 | Last day to add a class. |
| Tuesday, January 31 | Last day to receive tuition refund for dropped classes. |
| Tuesday, January 31 | Last day to change a class to an audit status. |
| Wednesday, February 1 | 2023-2024 List College Financial Aid applications due. |
| Monday, February 6 | Tu Bishvat |
| Monday, February 20 | Presidents’ Day—no classes. |
| Tuesday, February 21 | Last day to drop courses without receiving a grade of “W.” |
| Wednesday, March 1 | 2023-2024 Rabbinical and Cantorial Financial Aid applications due. |
| Wednesday, March 1 | 2023-2024 Kekst and Davidson Loan Applications due. |
| Wednesday, March 1 | Last day to submit dissertation copies for defense during spring 2023 semester |
| Wednesday, March 1-Thursday, March 2 | Registration for summer 2023 courses. |
| Monday, March 6 | Ta’anit Ester – no (evening) classes after 4:00 p.m. |
| Tuesday, March 7 | Purim – no classes. |
| Monday, March 13-Friday, March 17 | List College - no classes (Columbia/Barnard Spring Recess) |
| Monday, March 27 | Last day to drop a course and receive a grade of “W.” Courses dropped after this date will be graded as an “F.” |
| Monday, March 27 | Last day to change a course grade to a letter grade or to a Pass/D/Fail or Pass/Fail grade. |
| Tuesday, April 4-Friday, April 14 | Pesah Recess – no classes. |
| Monday, April 17-Thursday, April 20 | Registration for fall 2023 |
| Tuesday, April 18 | Yom Hasho’ah |
| Tuesday, April 25 | Yom Hazikkaron |
| Wednesday, April 26 | Yom Ha’atzma’ut |
| Wednesday, April 26 | Last day to request incomplete grades for spring 2023 courses |
| Monday, May 1 | Last day of classes |
| Monday, May 1 | Last day to complete graduation requirements (including master’s degree essay). |
| Tuesday, May 2-Wednesday, May 3 | Reading days. |
| Thursday, May 4-Wednesday, May 10 | Final examinations. |
| Tuesday, May 9 | Lag BaOmer |
| Thursday, May 11 | Make-up final examination day. |
| Sunday, May 14 | Residence Halls close for non-graduating & non-summer session students by 12 noon |
| Thursday, May 18 | Commencement |
| Friday, May 19 | Residence Halls close at noon for all students that will not be living in summer housing |
| Thursday, June 1 | Last day for List College students to uncover a grade for Spring 2023 P/D/F courses |
