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.
2021-2022 Academic Calendar
Fall 2021
| DATE | DETAILS |
|---|---|
| Sunday, August 29 | List College orientation begins . |
| Sunday, August 29 | Residence halls open at 8:00 a.m. for new students attending orientations |
| Monday, August 30 | Rabbinical School, H. L. Miller Cantorial School, and Davidson School orientations begin. |
| Tuesday, August 31 | Kekst Graduate School orientation begins. |
| Wednesday, September 1 | Registration for new students |
| Sunday, September 5 | Residence Halls open for all students at 9:00 a.m. |
| Monday, September 6 | Labor Day |
| Monday, September 6 | Erev Rosh Hashanah |
| Tuesday, September 7-Wednesday September 8 | Rosh Hashanah |
| Monday, September 13 | Classes begin. |
| Wednesday, September 15 | Erev Yom Kippur – no classes. |
| Thursday, September 16 | Yom Kippur – no classes. |
| Monday, September 20 | Erev Sukkot – no classes. |
| Tuesday, September 21-Wednesday September 22 | Sukkot – no classes. |
| Thursday, September 23 | Last day to register for the Fall 2021 semester. |
| Thursday, September 23 | Hol HaMo’ed Sukkot—classes start at 9:00 a.m. |
| Monday, September 27 | Hoshanah Rabbah – no classes. |
| Tuesday, September 28 | Shemini Atzeret – no classes. |
| Wednesday, September 29 | Simchat Torah – no classes. |
| Thursday, September 30 | Last day to add a class. |
| Thursday, September 30 | Last day to receive tuition refund for dropped classes. |
| Thursday, September 30 | Last day to change a course to an audit status. |
| Thursday, September 30 | Last day for List College students to uncover a grade for all Summer 2021 P/D/F courses. |
| Tuesday, October 19 | Last day to drop courses without receiving a grade of “W.” |
| Monday, November 1 | Last day to submit dissertation copies for defense during the Fall 2021 semester. |
| Monday, November 15-Thursday, November 18 | Registration for Spring 2022. |
| Monday, November 22 | 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 22 | Last day to change a course grade to a letter grade or to a Pass/D/Fail or Pass/Fail grade. |
| Thursday, November 25-Sunday, November 28 | Thanksgiving recess—no classes. |
| Monday, November 29-Monday, December 6 | Hanukkah |
| Wednesday, December 8 | Last day to request Incomplete grades for Fall 2021 courses. |
| Monday, December 13 | Last day of classes. |
| Tuesday, December 14-Wednesday, December 15 | Reading days |
| Thursday, December 16-Wednesday, December 22 | Final examinations |
| Thursday, December 23 | Make-up final examination day. |
| Friday, December 24 | Residence halls close at noon for any students leaving JTS housing. |
Spring 2022
| DATE | DETAILS |
|---|---|
| Monday, January 10-Thursday, January 13 | Rabbinical School Minimester. |
| Sunday, January 16 | All residence halls open for new students at 9:00 a.m. |
| Monday, January 17 | Martin Luther King, Jr. Day—no classes. |
| Monday, January 17 | Tu Bishvat |
| Tuesday, January 18 | Classes begin. |
| Monday, January 24 | Last day to register for the Spring 2022 semester. |
| Monday, January 24 | Incomplete work from Fall 2021 semester due. |
| Tuesday, February 1 | 2022-2023 List College Financial Aid applications due. |
| Tuesday, February 1 | Last day to add a class. |
| Tuesday, February 1 | Last day to receive tuition refund for dropped classes. |
| Tuesday, February 1 | Last day to change a class to an audit status. |
| Tuesday, February 1 | Last day for List College students to uncover a grade for Fall 2021 P/D/F courses. |
| Monday, February 21 | Presidents’ Day—no classes. |
| Tuesday, February 22 | Last day to drop courses without receiving a grade of “W.” |
| Monday, February 28 | Last day to submit dissertation copies for defense during Spring 2022 semester. |
| Tuesday, March 1 | 2022-2023 Rabbinical and Cantorial Financial Aid applications due. |
| Tuesday, March 1 | 2022-2023 Kekst and Davidson Loan Applications due. |
| Tuesday, March 1-Wednesday, March 2 | Registration for Summer 2022 courses. |
| Monday, March 14-Friday, March 18 | List College—no classes (Columbia/Barnard Spring Recess). |
| Wednesday, March 16 | Ta’anit Ester–no (evening) classes after 4:00 p.m. |
| Thursday, March 17 | Purim – no classes. |
| Thursday, March 24 | Last day to drop a course and receive a grade of “W.” Courses dropped after this date will be graded as an “F.” |
| Thursday, March 24 | Last day to change a course grade to a letter grade or to a Pass/D/Fail or Pass/Fail grade. |
| Monday, April 11-Wednesday, April 13 | Registration for Fall 2022. |
| Thursday, April 14-Sunday, April 24 | Pesah Recess – no classes. |
| Wednesday, April 27 | Last day to request incomplete grades for Spring 2022 courses |
| Thursday, April 28 | Yom Hasho’ah |
| Monday, May 2 | Last day of classes. |
| Monday, May 2 | Last day to complete graduation requirements (including master’s degree essay). |
| Tuesday, May 3-Wednesday, May 4 | Reading days. |
| Wednesday, May 4 | Yom Hazikkaron |
| Thursday, May 5 | Yom Ha’atzma’ut |
| Thursday, May 5-Wednesday, May 11 | Final examinations. |
| Thursday, May 12 | Make-up final examination day. |
| Sunday, May 15 | Residence Halls close for non-graduating & non-summer session students by 12 noon |
| Thursday, May 19 | Commencement |
| Thursday, May 19 | Lag BaOmer |
| Friday, May 20 | Residence Halls close at noon for all students that will not be living in summer housing |
Fall 2020
| DATE | DETAILS |
|---|---|
| Sunday, August 30 | List College orientation begins . |
| Monday, August 31 | Rabbinical School, H. L. Miller Cantorial School, and Davidson School orientations begin. |
| Tuesday, September 1 | Kekst Graduate School orientation begins. |
| Wednesday, September 2 | Registration for new students. |
| Tuesday, September 8 | Classes begin. |
| Monday, September 14 | Last day to register for the Fall 2020 semester. |
| Tuesday, September 15 | Hospice and Prison CPE begin. |
| Tuesday, September 22 | Last day to add a class. |
| Tuesday, September 22 | Last day to receive tuition refund for dropped classes. |
| Tuesday, September 22 | Last day to change a course to an audit status. |
| Tuesday, September 22 | Last day for List College students to uncover a grade for all Summer 2020 P/D/F courses. |
| Monday, September 28 | Yom Kippur—no classes. |
| Monday, October 5-Thursday, October 8 | Hol HaMo’ed Sukkot—classes start at 9:00 a.m. |
| Tuesday, October 13 | Last day to drop courses without receiving a grade of “W.” |
| Monday, October 19 | Clergy CPE begins. |
| Monday, October 26 | Last day to submit dissertation copies for defense during the Fall 2020 semester. |
| Monday, November 2-Tuesday, November 3 | List College Election Day recess–no List College classes. |
| Monday, November 16 | 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 16 | Last day to change a course grade to a letter grade or to a Pass/D/Fail or Pass/Fail grade. |
| Monday, November 16-Thursday, November 19 | Registration for Spring 2021. |
| Wednesday, November 25-Sunday, November 29 | Thanksgiving recess—no classes. |
| Wednesday, December 9 | Last day to request Incomplete grades for Fall 2020 courses. |
| Friday, December 11-Friday, December 18 | Hanukkah |
| Monday, December 14 | Last day of classes. |
| Tuesday, December 15-Wednesday, December 16 | Reading days |
| Thursday, December 17-Wednesday, December 23 | Final examinations |
| Thursday, December 24 | Make-up final examination day. |
Spring 2021
| DATE | DETAILS |
|---|---|
| Monday, January 11 | Classes begin. |
| Monday, January 18 | Martin Luther King, Jr. Day—no classes. |
| Tuesday, January 19 | Last day to register for the Spring 2021 semester. |
| Tuesday, January 19 | Incomplete work from Fall 2020 semester due. |
| Tuesday, January 26 | Last day to add a class. |
| Tuesday, January 26 | Last day to receive tuition refund for dropped classes. |
| Tuesday, January 26 | Last day to change a class to an audit status. |
| Tuesday, January 26 | Last day for List College students to uncover a grade for Fall 2020 P/D/F courses. |
| Thursday, January 28 | Tu Bishvat |
| Monday, February 1 | 2021-2022 List College Financial Aid applications due. |
| Tuesday, February 2 | No classes (all schools) |
| Monday, February 15 | Presidents’ Day—no classes. |
| Tuesday, February 16 | Last day to drop courses without receiving a grade of “W.” |
| Monday, February 22 | Last day to submit dissertation copies for defense during Spring 2021 semester. |
| Thursday, February 25 | Ta’anit Ester–no (evening) classes after 4:00 p.m. |
| Monday, March 1 | 2021-2022 Rabbinical and Cantorial Financial Aid applications due. |
| Monday, March 1 | 2021-2022 Kekst and Davidson Loan Applications due. |
| Monday, March 1-Friday, March 5 | List College—no classes (Columbia/Barnard Spring Recess). |
| Wednesday, March 3 | No classes (all schools) |
| Monday, March 8-Tuesday, March 9 | Registration for Summer 2021 courses. |
| Thursday, March 18 | No classes (all schools) |
| Monday, March 22 | 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 22 | Last day to change a course grade to a letter grade or to a Pass/D/Fail or Pass/Fail grade. |
| Friday, March 26-Monday, April 5 | Pesah Recess – no classes |
| Wednesday, April 7-Tuesday, April 13 | Registration for Fall 2021 |
| Thursday, April 8 | Yom Hasho’ah |
| Monday, April 12 | Last day to request incomplete grades for Spring 2021 courses |
| Wednesday, April 14 | Yom Hazikkaron |
| Thursday, April 15 | Yom Ha’atzma’ut |
| Monday, April 19 | Last day of classes. |
| Monday, April 19 | Last day to complete graduation requirements (including master’s degree essay). |
| Tuesday, April 20-Thursday, April 22 | Final examinations |
| Friday, April 23 | Make-up final examination day. |
| Week of April 27 (exact date TBD) | Commencement |
| Tuesday, May 4 | Hospice and Prison CPE end. |
Summer 2021
| Date | Details |
|---|---|
| Friday, April 30 | Summer Session 1 begins. |
| Friday, April 30 | Lag BaOmer |
| Monday, May 3 | Last day to drop Summer Session 1 courses. |
| Monday, May 3 | Last day to change a Summer Session 1 course to an audit status. |
| Monday, May 3 | Last day to receive tuition refund for dropped Summer Session 1 courses. |
| Monday, May 10 | Last day to change from a letter grade to pass/d/fail for Summer Session 1 courses. |
| Wednesday, May 12 | Last day to request Incomplete grades for Summer Session1 courses. |
| Friday, May 14 | Summer Session 1 ends |
| Monday, May 24 | Incomplete work from Summer Session 1 due. |
| Thursday, May 27 | Incomplete work from Spring 2021 semester due. |
| Monday, May 31 | Memorial Day—no classes. |
| Tuesday, June 1 | Summer Session 2 begins. |
| Tuesday, June 1 | Last day for List College students to uncover a grade for Spring 2021 P/D/F courses. |
| Wednesday, June 2 | Last day to register for summer session 2 courses. |
| Thursday, June 3 | Last day to drop Summer Session 2 courses. |
| Thursday, June 3 | Last day to change a Summer Session 2 course to an audit status. |
| Thursday, June 3 | Last day to receive tuition refund for dropped Summer Session 2 courses. |
| Monday, June 21 | Last day to change from a letter grade to pass/d/fail or pass/fail for Summer Session 2 courses. |
| Monday, June 28 | Last day to request Incomplete grades for Summer Session 2 courses. |
| Thursday, July 1 | Summer Session 2 ends. |
| Monday, July 5 | Independence Day Observed – no classes. |
| Tuesday, July 6 | Summer Session 3 begins. |
| Wednesday, July 7 | Last day to register for Summer Session 3 courses. |
| Thursday, July 8 | Last day to drop Summer Session 3 courses. |
| Thursday, July 8 | Last day to change a Summer Session 3 course to an audit status. |
| Thursday, July 8 | Last day to receive tuition refund for dropped Summer Session 3 courses. |
| Thursday, July 15 | Incomplete work from Summer Session 2 due. |
| Monday, July 26 | Last day to change form a letter grade to P/D/F or P/F for Summer Session 3 courses. |
| Monday, August 2 | Last day to request Incomplete grades for Summer Session 3 courses. |
| Thursday, August 5 | Summer Session 3 ends. |
| Thursday, August 19 | Incomplete work for Summer Session 3 due. |
