
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 2025 ACADEMIC CALENDAR
- Labor Day, University Holiday
- Classes Begin
- Monday, September 1
- Tuesday, September 2
- Labor Day, University Holiday
- Midterms
- Monday, September 1
- Thursday, October 16
- Labor Day, University Holiday
- No Classes
- Monday, September 1
- Monday, November 3
- Labor Day, University Holiday
- Election Day, University Holiday
- Monday, September 1
- Tuesday, November 4
- Labor Day, University Holiday
- Thanksgiving, University Holiday
- Monday, September 1
- Wednesday, November 26 — Friday, November 28
- Labor Day, University Holiday
- Last Day of Classes
- Monday, September 1
- Monday, December 8
- Labor Day, University Holiday
- Study Days
- Monday, September 1
- Tuesday, December 9 — Thursday, December 11
- Labor Day, University Holiday
- Final Exams
- Monday, September 1
- Friday, December 12 — Friday, December 19
- Labor Day, University Holiday
- End of Semester
- Monday, September 1
- Friday, December 19
SPRING 2026 ACADEMIC CALENDAR
- Martin Luther King Jr. Day, University Holiday
- Classes Begin
- Monday, January 19
- Tuesday, January 20
- Martin Luther King Jr. Day, University Holiday
- Midterm
- Monday, January 19
- Monday, March 9
- Martin Luther King Jr. Day, University Holiday
- Spring Break
- Monday, January 19
- Monday, March 16 — Friday, March 20
- Martin Luther King Jr. Day, University Holiday
- Classes Resume
- Monday, January 19
- Monday, March 23
- Martin Luther King Jr. Day, University Holiday
- Reading and Exam Days
- Monday, January 19
- Tuesday, May 5 — Friday, May 7
- Martin Luther King Jr. Day, University Holiday
- Last Day of Classes
- Monday, January 19
- Monday, May 5
- Martin Luther King Jr. Day, University Holiday
- Final Exams
- Monday, January 19
- Friday, May 8 — Friday, May 15
- Martin Luther King Jr. Day, University Holiday
- Semester Ends
- Monday, January 19
- Friday, May 16
- Martin Luther King Jr. Day, University Holiday
- Commencement
- Monday, January 19
- Wednesday, May 20
DEPARTMENT AND PROGRAM SPECIFIC CALENDAR 2025-2026
- Deadline for submitting application for October MPhil Degree conferral
- Deadline for depositing Dissertation for October Degree Conferral
- 4:00 p.m. ET, October 2, 2025
- 4:00 p.m. ET, October 9, 2025
- Deadline for submitting application for October MPhil Degree conferral
- October Degree Conferral
- 4:00 p.m. ET, October 2, 2025
- Wednesday, October 15, 2025
- Deadline for submitting application for October MPhil Degree conferral
- Deadline for distributing Dissertation for Fall 2025 semester
- 4:00 p.m. ET, October 2, 2025
- 4:00 p.m. ET, Thursday, January 15, 2026
- Deadline for submitting application for October MPhil Degree conferral
- Applications Deadline: PhD Program (submitted via GSAS)
- 4:00 p.m. ET, October 2, 2025
- TBA
- Deadline for submitting application for October MPhil Degree conferral
- Deadline for submitting application for February MPhil Degree conferral
- 4:00 p.m. ET, October 2, 2025
- 4:00 p.m. ET, Thursday, January 29, 2026 TBA
- Deadline for submitting application for October MPhil Degree conferral
- 2nd Year PhD Committee Reports Due
- 4:00 p.m. ET, October 2, 2025
- TBA
- Deadline for submitting application for October MPhil Degree conferral
- Deadline for submitting lists for ACEs
- 4:00 p.m. ET, October 2, 2025
- 5:00 p.m. ET, Monday, TBA
- Deadline for submitting application for October MPhil Degree conferral
- Deadline for depositing Dissertation for February Degree Conferral
- 4:00 p.m. ET, October 2, 2025
- 4:00 p.m. ET, February 5, 2026
- Deadline for submitting application for October MPhil Degree conferral
- February Degree Conferral
- 4:00 p.m. ET, October 2, 2025
- February 11, 2026
- 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, October 2, 2025
- TBA
- Deadline for submitting application for October MPhil Degree conferral
- ACE exam period (typically week before Spring Break)
- 4:00 p.m. ET, October 2, 2025
- March 9 — March 13, 2026
- Deadline for submitting application for October MPhil Degree conferral
- Application Deadline: Ella Deloria Undergraduate Summer Research Fellowship
- 4:00 p.m. ET, October 2, 2025
- 4:00 p.m. ET, Friday, March 13, 2026
- Deadline for submitting application for October MPhil Degree conferral
- Applications Deadline: Department Field Research Grant
- 4:00 p.m. ET, October 2, 2025
- TBA
- Deadline for submitting application for October MPhil Degree conferral
- Deadline for depositing Dissertation for May Degree Conferral
- 4:00 p.m. ET, October 2, 2025
- 4:00 p.m. ET, Thursday, April 16, 2026
- Deadline for submitting application for October MPhil Degree conferral
- Deadline for submitting application for May MPhil Degree conferral
- 4:00 p.m. ET, October 2, 2025
- 4:00 p.m. ET, Thursday May 8, 2025
- Deadline for submitting application for October MPhil Degree conferral
- Deadline for distributing Dissertation for Spring 2026 semester
- 4:00 p.m. ET, October 2, 2025
- 4:00 p.m. ET, Thursday, Thursday, May 21, 2026
- Deadline for submitting application for October MPhil Degree conferral
- May Degree Conferral
- 4:00 p.m. ET, October 2, 2025
- May 20, 2026
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 2025-2026
- FY2026 Begins
- Deadline for use of FRAP funds for FY2026
- July 1, 2025
- May 31, 2026
- FY2026 Begins
- Deadline for submitting expenses on Departmental Research Accounts for FY2026
- July 1, 2025
- June 15, 2026
- FY2026 Begins
- FY2026 Ends
- July 1, 2025
- June 30, 2026
- FY2026 Begins
- FY2027 Begins
- July 1, 2025
- July 1, 2026