The administrative calendar is organized by tabs, with the following categories: 1) academic calendars (dates that apply to the university as a whole), on a semester basis; 2) Department and program-specific dates, such as deadlines for submission of doctoral committee reports, exam dates, deadlines for department funding applications, and deadlines for application to obtain degrees; and 3) finance-related dates and deadlines, such as final submission of receipts for the fiscal year, and so forth. Questions about the administrative calendar should be directed to the DAAF, Jeanne N. Roche, or to the person in charge of the relevant office (Renee Tenenbaum, for financial matters, and program directors for academic matters).
CALENDARS
FALL 2026 ACADEMIC CALENDAR
- Labor Day, University Holiday
- Classes Begin
- Monday, September 17
- Tuesday, September 8
- Labor Day, University Holiday
- Midterms
- Monday, September 17
- Thursday, October 22
- Labor Day, University Holiday
- No Classes
- Monday, September 17
- Monday, November 2
- Labor Day, University Holiday
- Election Day, University Holiday
- Monday, September 17
- Tuesday, November 3
- Labor Day, University Holiday
- Thanksgiving, University Holiday
- Monday, September 17
- Wednesday, November 25 — Friday, November 27
- Labor Day, University Holiday
- Last Day of Classes
- Monday, September 17
- Monday, December 14
- Labor Day, University Holiday
- Study Days
- Monday, September 17
- Tuesday, December 15 — Thursday, December 16
- Labor Day, University Holiday
- Final Exams
- Monday, September 17
- Friday, December 17 — Friday, December 23
- Labor Day, University Holiday
- End of Semester
- Monday, September 17
- Friday, December 18
SPRING 2027 ACADEMIC CALENDAR
- Martin Luther King Jr. Day, University Holiday
- Classes Begin
- Monday, January 18
- Tuesday, January 19
- Martin Luther King Jr. Day, University Holiday
- Midterm
- Monday, January 18
- Monday, March 8
- Martin Luther King Jr. Day, University Holiday
- Spring Break
- Monday, January 18
- Monday, March 15 — Friday, March 19
- Martin Luther King Jr. Day, University Holiday
- Classes Resume
- Monday, January 18
- Monday, March 22
- Martin Luther King Jr. Day, University Holiday
- Reading and Exam Days
- Monday, January 18
- Tuesday, May 4 — Thursday, May 6
- Martin Luther King Jr. Day, University Holiday
- Last Day of Classes
- Monday, January 18
- Monday, May 3
- Martin Luther King Jr. Day, University Holiday
- Final Exams
- Monday, January 18
- Friday, May 7 — Friday, May 14
- Martin Luther King Jr. Day, University Holiday
- Semester Ends
- Monday, January 18
- Friday, May 14
- Martin Luther King Jr. Day, University Holiday
- Commencement
- Monday, January 18
- TBD
DEPARTMENT AND PROGRAM SPECIFIC CALENDAR 2026-2027
- Deadline for submitting application for October MPhil Degree conferral
- Deadline for depositing Dissertation for October Degree Conferral
- 4:00 p.m. ET, Thursday, October 8, 2026
- 4:00 p.m. ET, Thursday, October 15, 2026
- Deadline for submitting application for October MPhil Degree conferral
- October Degree Conferral
- 4:00 p.m. ET, Thursday, October 8, 2026
- Wednesday, October 21, 2026
- Deadline for submitting application for October MPhil Degree conferral
- Deadline for distributing Dissertation for Fall 2026 semester
- 4:00 p.m. ET, Thursday, October 8, 2026
- TBA
- Deadline for submitting application for October MPhil Degree conferral
- Applications Deadline: PhD Program (submitted via GSAS)
- 4:00 p.m. ET, Thursday, October 8, 2026
- December 5, 2026
- Deadline for submitting application for October MPhil Degree conferral
- Deadline for submitting application for February MPhil Degree conferral
- 4:00 p.m. ET, Thursday, October 8, 2026
- 4:00 p.m. ET, Thursday, January 28, 2027
- Deadline for submitting application for October MPhil Degree conferral
- 2nd Year PhD Committee Reports Due
- 4:00 p.m. ET, Thursday, October 8, 2026
- TBA
- Deadline for submitting application for October MPhil Degree conferral
- Deadline for submitting lists for ACEs
- 4:00 p.m. ET, Thursday, October 8, 2026
- TBA
- Deadline for submitting application for October MPhil Degree conferral
- Deadline for depositing Dissertation for February Degree Conferral
- 4:00 p.m. ET, Thursday, October 8, 2026
- 4:00 p.m. ET, Thursday, February 4, 2027
- Deadline for submitting application for October MPhil Degree conferral
- February Degree Conferral
- 4:00 p.m. ET, Thursday, October 8, 2026
- February 10, 2027
- Deadline for submitting application for October MPhil Degree conferral
- Application Deadline: MA Programs in Sociocultural and Museum Anthropology (submitted via GSAS)
- 4:00 p.m. ET, Thursday, October 8, 2026
- TBA
- Deadline for submitting application for October MPhil Degree conferral
- ACE exam period
- 4:00 p.m. ET, Thursday, October 8, 2026
- March 1 — March 8, 2027
- Deadline for submitting application for October MPhil Degree conferral
- Application Deadline: Ella Deloria Undergraduate Summer Research Fellowship
- 4:00 p.m. ET, Thursday, October 8, 2026
- TBA
- Deadline for submitting application for October MPhil Degree conferral
- Applications Deadline: Department Field Research Grant
- 4:00 p.m. ET, Thursday, October 8, 2026
- TBA
- Deadline for submitting application for October MPhil Degree conferral
- Deadline for depositing Dissertation for May Degree Conferral
- 4:00 p.m. ET, Thursday, October 8, 2026
- 4:00 p.m. ET, Thursday, April 15, 2027
- Deadline for submitting application for October MPhil Degree conferral
- Deadline for submitting application for May MPhil Degree conferral
- 4:00 p.m. ET, Thursday, October 8, 2026
- 4:00 p.m. ET, Thursday, May 6, 2027
- Deadline for submitting application for October MPhil Degree conferral
- Deadline for distributing Dissertation for Spring 2027 semester
- 4:00 p.m. ET, Thursday, October 8, 2026
- 4:00 p.m. ET, Thursday, Thursday, May 21, 2027
- Deadline for submitting application for October MPhil Degree conferral
- May Degree Conferral
- 4:00 p.m. ET, Thursday, October 8, 2026
- May 19, 2027
NB: The final authority on deadlines and due dates within the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences lies with the GSAS. Please check the GSAS webpage for specific times (for example, application deadlines are often at 4:00pm on the stated date).
FINANCIAL CALENDAR 2026-2027
- FY2027 Begins
- Deadline for use of FRAP funds for FY2027
- July 1, 2026
- May 31, 2027
- FY2027 Begins
- Deadline for submitting expenses on Departmental Research Accounts for FY2027
- July 1, 2026
- May 31, 2027
- FY2027 Begins
- FY2027 Ends
- July 1, 2026
- June 30, 2027
- FY2027 Begins
- FY2028 Begins
- July 1, 2026
- July 1, 2027