Academic Calendar

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Spring 2013

January
12 Saturday Rosh Hodesh Shevat
14–17 Mon.–Thurs. Rabbinical School Minimester
20 Sunday All residence halls open for new students at 9:00 am
21 Monday Martin Luther King, Jr. Day - no classes
22 Tuesday Classes begin
Registration for new students
26 Saturday Tu Bishvat
28 Monday Last day to register for the Spring 2013 semester

Incomplete work from Fall 2012 semester due
31 Thursday Last day to add a class

Last day to receive tuition refund for dropped courses

GS & DS students: last day to drop a class without receiving a "W" (withdrawal) on academic transcripts

Applications for graduate fellowships due
February
10 –11 Sun.–Mon. Rosh Hodesh Adar — classes begin at 8:35 a.m. on 2.11
18 Monday Presidents' Day—no classes
20 Wednesday Foreign language exams — Graduate School
21 Thursday

Ta'anit Esther—3:40 pm classes will begin at 3:50 pm

Classes after 5:20 pm are canceled

24 Sunday Purim
March
4 Monday 2013-2014 Financial Aid applications due

Last day to submit dissertation copies for defense during Spring '13 semester
4–5 Monday–Tuesday Registration for Summer 2013 courses
12 Tuesday Rosh Hodesh Nisan – classes begin at 8:35 am
14 Thursday Last day to drop courses without receiving a grade of "F":
  • LC, RS and CS students - no academic penalty
  • GS and DS students – "W" appears on transcript
(Tuition refunds are not applicable to courses dropped after 1.31.13)

Last day to change from grade to Audit and to change from a grade to Pass/D/Fail for LC students and Audit or Pass/Fail for RS, CS, DS & GS students
18–22 Monday–Friday List College—no classes (Columbia/Barnard Spring Recess)
24 Sun.–April 3 Wed. Pesah recess—no classes
April
8 Monday Yom HaSho'ah commemoration. 3:40 pm classes will begin at 3:50 pm
10–11 Wed.–Thurs. Rosh Hodesh Iyar - classes begin at 8:35 am
11 Thursday Town Hall Program on Sexuality- classes scheduled to end at 12:10 p.m. will end at 12:00 noon
15–19 Mon.–Fri. Registration for Fall 2013
15 Monday Expanded Minchah service -Yom Hazzikaron program – Classes scheduled to begin at 3:40p.m. will begin at 3:50p.m.
16 Tuesday Yom Ha’atzma’ut Program from 11:45a.m.–1:30p.m. . Classes scheduled to end at
12:10 will end at 11:45. Classes scheduled to begin 1:15 or 1:20 will begin at 1:30. Classes scheduled for 11:45 - 1:00 or 12:45 - 2:00 will not meet. Classes scheduled to begin at 3:40 will begin at 3:50.
28 Sunday Lag BaOmer
30 Tuesday Last day to request incomplete grades for Spring 2013 courses
May
2 Thursday Last day of classes.

Last day to complete graduation requirements (including master’s essay)
6 Monday Reading Day
7–10 Tues.–Fri. Final examinations
13 Monday Makeup final examination day
15–16 Wed.–Thurs. Shavuot
19 Sunday Residence Halls close for all non-graduating & non-summer school students by 12 noon
23 Thursday Commencement
27 Monday Residence Halls close for all non-summer school students by 12 noon

 

Summer 2013

May
19 Sunday Summer Session 1 begins
Residence Halls close for all non-graduating & non-summer school students by 12 noon
23 Thursday Commencement
24 Friday Last day to change from grade to Audit and to change from a grade to Pass/D/Fail for Summer Session 1 courses.
26-27 Sun.-Mon. Memorial Day Weekend – no classes
27 Monday Residence Halls close for all non-summer school students by 12 noon
28 Tuesday Summer Session 2 and Summer Session Hebrew begin
29 Wednesday Last day to register for Summer Session 2 and Summer Session Hebrew GS, RS, DS and CS students-Last day to change from grade to Audit and to change from a grade to Pass/Fail for Summer Session 2 courses.
30 Thursday Last day to drop Summer Session 2 and Summer Session Hebrew courses.
June
7 Friday Summer Session 1 ends
13 Thursday Incomplete work from Summer Session 1 due
17 Monday Incomplete work from Spring 2012 semester due
18 Tuesday Last day to request an incomplete grade for Summer Session 2 and Summer Session Hebrew courses
19 Wednesday List College students-Last day to change from grade to Audit and to change from a grade to Pass/D/Fail for Summer Session 2 courses.
27 Thursday Summer Session 2 ends
July
2 Tuesday Summer Session 3 begins
3 Wednesday Last day to register for Summer Session 3 HEB 5201, HEB 5203 & HEB 5220 in the Hebrew Summer Session end. GS, RS, DS and CS students-Last day to change from grade to Audit and to change from a grade to Pass/Fail for Summer Session 3 courses.
4 Thursday Independence Day – no classes
8 Monday Make-up class held for classes originally scheduled to meet on July 4th. Last day to drop Summer Session 3 courses
11 Thursday Incomplete work from Summer Session 2 due. HEB 5001 & HEB 5103 in the Hebrew Summer Session end.
16 Tuesday Tisha B’av
23 Tuesday Last date to request an incomplete grade for Summer Session 3 courses
24 Wednesday List College students-Last day to change from grade to Audit and to change from a grade to Pass/D/Fail for Summer Session 3 courses.
August
1 Thursday Summer Session 3 ends. Incomplete work from Summer Session Hebrew due.

 

Fall 2013

August

25

Sunday

List College orientation begins

Residence Halls open for students attending orientation(s) at 9:00 am

26

Monday

Rabbinical School, Miller Cantorial School and Davidson School orientations begin

27

Tuesday

Graduate School orientation begins

28

Wednesday

Registration for new students

September

1

Sunday.

Residence Halls open for all students at 9:00 am

2

Monday

Labor Day

4

Wednesday

Erev Rosh Hashanah

5-6

Thurs.-Fri.

Rosh Hashanah

9

Monday

Classes begin

13

Friday

Erev Yom Kippur

14

Saturday

Yom Kippur

16

Monday

Last day to register for the Fall 2013 semester

17

Tuesday

Last day to add a class

Last day to receive tuition refund for dropped courses

GS & DS students: last day to drop a class without receiving a "W" (withdrawal) on academic transcripts

18

Wednesday

Erev Sukkot – no classes

19-20

Thurs.-Fri.

Sukkot – no classes on 9.19

21-24

Sat.-Tues

Hol Hamoed Sukkot - classes begin at 8:35 am on 9.23 and 9.24

25

Wednesday

Hoshanah Rabbah - no classes

26

Thursday

Shemini Atzeret – no classes

27

Friday

Simhat Torah

October

4-5

Fri.-Sat.

Rosh Hodesh Heshvan

28

Monday

Last day to submit dissertation copies for defense during the Fall '13 semester

November

3-4

Sun.-Mon

Rosh Hodesh Kislev - classes begin at 8:35 am on 11.4

4-5

Mon.-Tues.

List College Election Day recess. List College classes cancelled

18-22

Mon.-Fri.

Registration for Spring 2014

21

Thursday

Last day to drop courses without receiving a grade of "F":

LC, RS and CS - no academic penalty GS and DS – "W" appears on transcript

(Tuition refunds are not applicable to courses dropped after 9.17.13)

Last day to change from grade to Audit and to change from a grade

to Pass/D/Fail for LC students and Audit or Pass/Fail for RS, CS, DS & GS students

28 - Dec 1

Thurs.-Sun.

Thanksgiving recess - no classes

28 - Dec 5

Thurs.-Thurs.

Hanukkah

December

28 - Dec 5

Dec. 5 Thurs

classes begin at 8:35 am from 12.2.13 through 12.5.13 for both Hanukkah (12.2 through 12.5) and Rosh Hodesh Tevet (12.3 and12.4)

4

Wednesday

Last day to request incomplete grades for Fall 2013 courses - all schools

9

Monday

Last day of classes

10-11

Tues.-Wed.

Reading days

12-18

Thurs.-Wed.

Final examinations

19

Thursday

Make-up final examination day Residence Halls close at 5:00 pm for any students leaving JTS housing

Spring 2014

January
2 Thursday Rosh Hodesh Shevat
13-16 Mon.-Thurs. Rabbinical School Minimester
16 Thursday Tu B'Shevat
19 Sunday

All residence halls open for new students at 9:00 am

20 Monday Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
21 Tuesday Classes begin
Registration for new students
27 Monday Last day to register for the Spring 2014 semester
Incomplete work from Fall 2013 semester due
30 Thursday Last day to add a class
Last day to receive tuition refund for dropped courses
GS & DS students: last day to drop a class without receiving a "W" (withdrawal) on academic transcripts
Applications for graduate fellowships due

31

Fri-Saturday

Rosh Hodesh Adar I
February
17 Monday Presidents' Day - no classes
24 Monday Last day to submit dissertation copies for defense during Spring '14 semester
March
2-3 Sun.-Mon. Rosh Hodesh Adar II – classes begin at 8:35 am on 3.3
3 Monday 2014-2015 Financial Aid applications due
3-4 Monday-Tuesday Registration for Summer 2014 courses
13 Thursday Ta'anit Esther - no (evening) classes after 5:20 pm
15 Saturday Erev Purim
16 Sunday Purim
17-21

Mon-Friday

List College - no classes (Columbia/Barnard Spring Recess)
27

Thursday

JTS Day of Learning - classes canceled
Last day to drop courses without receiving a grade of "F":
LC, RS and CS students - no academic penalty

GS and DS students – "W" appears on transcript
(Tuition refunds are not applicable to courses dropped after 1.30.14)
Last day to change from grade to Audit and to change from a grade to Pass/D/Fail for LC students and Audit or Pass/Fail for RS, CS, DS & GS students

April
1 Tuesday Rosh Hodesh Iyar - classes begin at 8:35 am
7-10 Mon. - Thurs. Registration for Fall 2014
13-23 Sun. - Wed.

Pesah recess - no classes

27 Sunday Yom HaSho'ah
28 Monday

Yom HaSho'ah observed - 3:40 pm classes will begin at 3:50 pm

29 Tuesday Last day to request incomplete grades for Spring 2014 courses
30 - May 1 Wed. - Thurs. Rosh Hodesh Iyar - classes begin at 8:35 am
May
5 Monday

Last day of classes.

Last day to complete graduation requirements (including master's essay)

Yom HaZikaron - 3:40 pm classes will begin at 3:50 pm

6 Tuesday Yom HaAtzma'ut
6-7 Tues. - Weds. Reading days
8-14 Thurs. - Weds. Final examinations
15 Thursday Make-up final examination day
18 Sunday Residence Halls close for all non-graduating & non-summer school students by 12 noon
Lag BaOmer
22 Thursday Commencement
25 Sunday Residence Halls close for all non-summer school students by 12 noon