Academic Calendar

ACADEMIC YEAR 2009-2010

Fall Term

September 2009

7 Monday
University holiday: Labor Day

8 Tuesday
First day of classes

18 Friday
Final dissertations due in the Office of Academic and Student Life for September 2009 degrees

October 2009

2 Friday
Graduation application deadline for January 2010 degrees

5 Monday
Applications for Graduate School of Arts and Science Foreign Language Proficiency Examination due in the Office of Academic and Student Life

November 2009

6 Friday
Graduate School of Arts and Science Foreign Language Proficiency Examination

26 Thursday-28 Saturday
Thanksgiving recess

December 2009

4 Friday
Preliminary dissertations due in the Office of Academic and Student Life for January 2010 degrees

15 Tuesday (classes meet on a Thursday schedule)
Legislative day†

15 Tuesday
Last day of classes

16 Wednesday
Reading day

17 Thursday
Fall semester examination period begins

23 Wednesday
Fall semester examination period ends

24 Thursday
Winter recess begins

†All Thursday classes will meet on Tuesday, December 15. Therefore, Tuesday classes do not meet on this day.

Spring Term

January 2010

Date to be announced
University offices reopen

15 Friday
Final dissertations due in the Office of Academic and Student Life for January 2010 degrees

18 Monday
University holiday: Martin Luther King Day

19 Tuesday
First day of classes

29 Friday
Graduation application deadline for May 2010 degrees

February 2010

5 Friday
Applications for Graduate School of Arts and Science Foreign Language Proficiency Examination due in the Office of Academic and Student Life

15 Monday
University holiday: Presidents’ Day

March 2010

5 Friday
Graduate School of Arts and Science Foreign Language Proficiency Examination

15 Monday
Spring recess begins

19 Friday
Preliminary dissertations due in the Office of Academic and Student Life for May 2010 degrees

20 Saturday
Spring recess ends

May 2010

Date to be announced
Graduate School of Arts and Science Convocation

4 Tuesday (classes meet on a Monday schedule)
Legislative day†

4 Tuesday
Last day of classes

5 Wednesday
Reading day

6 Thursday
Spring semester examination period begins

7 Friday
Final dissertations due in the Office of Academic and Student Life for May 2010 degrees

12 Wednesday
Spring semester examination period ends

13 Thursday
New York University Commencement

†All Monday classes will meet on Tuesday, May 4. Therefore, Tuesday classes do not meet on this day.

Summer Session

May 2010

17 Monday
Summer session I begins

31 Monday
University holiday: Memorial Day

June 2010

11 Friday
Graduation application deadline for September 2010 degrees

25 Friday
Summer session I ends

28 Monday
Summer session II begins

July 2010

5 Monday
University holiday: Independence Day

6 Tuesday
Applications for Graduate School of Arts and Science Foreign Language Proficiency Examination due in the Office of Academic and Student Life

August 2010

6 Friday
Preliminary dissertations due in the Office of Academic and Student Life for September 2010 degrees

6 Friday
Summer session II ends

13 Friday
Graduate School of Arts and Science Foreign Language Proficiency Examination

ACADEMIC YEAR 2010-2011

Fall Term

September 2010

6 Monday
University holiday: Labor Day

7 Tuesday
First day of classes

17 Friday
Final dissertations due in the Office of Academic and Student Life for September 2010 degrees

October 2010

1 Friday
Graduation application deadline for January 2011 degrees

4 Monday
Applications for Graduate School of Arts and Science Foreign Language Proficiency Examination due in the Office of Academic and Student Life

11 Monday
No classes scheduled

November 2010

5 Friday
Graduate School of Arts and Science Foreign Language Proficiency Examination

25 Thursday-27 Saturday
Thanksgiving recess

December 2010

3 Friday
Preliminary dissertations due in the Office of Academic and Student Life for January 2011 degrees

14 Tuesday (classes meet on a Thursday schedule)
Legislative day†

15 Wednesday (classes meet on a Monday schedule)
Legislative day*

15 Wednesday
Last day of classes

16 Thursday
Reading day

17 Friday
Fall semester examination period begins

23 Thursday
Fall semester examination period ends

24 Friday
Winter recess begins

†All Thursday classes will meet on Tuesday, December 14. Therefore, Tuesday classes do not meet on this day.

*All Monday classes will meet on Wednesday, December 15. Therefore, Wednesday classes do not meet on this day.

Spring Term

January 2011

Date to be announced
University offices reopen

14 Friday
Final dissertations due in the Office of Academic and Student Life for January 2011 degrees

17 Monday
University holiday: Martin Luther King Day

18 Tuesday
First day of classes

February 2011

4 Friday
Graduation application deadline for May 2011 degrees

4 Friday
Applications for Graduate School of Arts and Science Foreign Language Proficiency Examination due in the Office of Academic and Student Life

21 Monday
University holiday: Presidents’ Day

March 2011

4 Friday
Graduate School of Arts and Science Foreign Language Proficiency Examination

14 Monday
Spring recess begins

18 Friday
Preliminary dissertations due in the Office of Academic and Student Life for May 2011 degrees

19 Saturday
Spring recess ends

May 2011

Date to be announced
Graduate School of Arts and Science Convocation

3 Tuesday (classes meet on a Monday schedule)
Legislative Day*

3 Tuesday
Last day of Classes

4 Wednesday
Reading day

5 Thursday
Spring semester examination period begins

6 Friday
Final dissertations due in the Office of Academic and Student Life for May 2011 degrees

11 Wednesday
Spring semester examination period ends

12 Thursday
New York University Commencement

* All Monday classes will meet on Tuesday, May 3. Therefore, Tuesday classes do not meet on this day.

Summer Session

May 2011

16 Monday
Summer session I begins

30 Monday
University holiday: Memorial Day

June 2011

10 Friday
Graduation application deadline for September 2011 degrees

24 Friday
Summer session I ends

27 Monday
Summer session II begins

July 2011

4 Monday
University holiday: Independence Day

5 Tuesday
Applications for Graduate School of Arts and Science Foreign Language Proficiency Examination due in the Office of Academic and Student Life

August 2011

5 Friday
Preliminary dissertations due in the Office of Academic and Student Life for September 2011 degrees

5 Friday
Summer session II ends

12 Friday
Graduate School of Arts and Science Foreign Language Proficiency Examination