The Jewish Theological Seminary
Academics
Academic Calendar
Spring 2013 Summer 2013 Fall 2013 Spring 2014
Spring 2013
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January |
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12 |
Saturday |
Rosh Hodesh Shevat |
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14–17 |
Monday–Thursday |
Rabbinical School Minimester |
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20 |
Sunday |
All residence halls open for new students at 9:00 a.m. |
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21 |
Monday |
Martin Luther King Jr. Day—no classes |
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22 |
Tuesday |
Classes begin
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26 |
Saturday |
Tu Bishvat |
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28 |
Monday |
Last day to register for the Spring 2013 semester |
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31 |
Thursday |
Last day to add a class |
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February |
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10–11 |
Sunday–Monday |
Rosh Hodesh Adar—classes begin at 8:35 a.m. on February 11 |
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18 |
Monday |
Presidents Day—no classes |
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20 |
Wednesday |
Foreign language exams—The Graduate School |
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21 |
Thursday |
Ta'anit Esther—3:40 p.m. classes will begin at 3:50 p.m. Classes after 5:20 p.m. are canceled |
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24 |
Sunday |
Purim |
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March |
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4 |
Monday |
2013–2014 Financial Aid applications due |
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4–5 |
Monday–Tuesday |
Registration for Summer 2013 courses |
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12 |
Tuesday |
Rosh Hodesh Nisan—classes begin at 8:35 a.m. |
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14 |
Thursday |
Last day to drop courses without receiving a grade of "F":
(Tuition refunds are not applicable to courses dropped after January 31, 2013.) |
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18–22 |
Monday–Friday |
List College—no classes (Columbia/Barnard spring recess) |
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24–April 3 |
Sunday–Wednesday |
Pesah recess—no classes |
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April |
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8 |
Monday |
Yom Hasho'ah commemoration. 3:40 p.m. classes will begin at 3:50 p.m. |
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10–11 |
Wednesday–Thursday |
Rosh Hodesh Iyyar—classes begin at 8:35 a.m. |
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11 |
Thursday |
Town Hall Program on Sexuality—classes scheduled to end at 12:10 p.m. will end at noon |
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15–19 |
Monday–Friday |
Registration for Fall 2013 |
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15 |
Monday |
Expanded Minhah service and Yom Hazikkaron program—classes scheduled to begin at 3:40 p.m. will begin at 3:50 p.m. |
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16 |
Tuesday |
Yom Ha'atzma'ut program from 11:45 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Classes scheduled to end at 12:10 p.m. will end at 11:45 a.m. Classes scheduled to begin 1:15 or 1:20 p.m. will begin at 1:30 p.m. Classes scheduled for 11:45 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. or 12:45 to 2:00 p.m. will not meet. Classes scheduled to begin at 3:40 p.m. will begin at 3:50 p.m. |
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28 |
Sunday |
Lag Ba'omer |
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30 |
Tuesday |
Last day to request incomplete grades for Spring 2013 courses |
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May |
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2 |
Thursday |
Last day of classes |
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6 |
Monday |
Reading day |
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7–10 |
Tuesday–Friday |
Final examinations |
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13 |
Monday |
Makeup final examination day |
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15–16 |
Wednesday–Thursday |
Shavu'ot |
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19 |
Sunday |
Residence halls close for all non-graduating & non–summer school students by noon |
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23 |
Thursday |
Commencement |
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27 |
Monday |
Residence halls close for all non–summer school students by noon |
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May |
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19 |
Sunday |
Summer Session 1 begins Residence halls close for all non-graduating & non–summer school students by noon |
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23 |
Thursday |
Commencement |
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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 |
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26–27 |
Sunday–Monday |
Memorial Day Weekend—no classes |
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27 |
Monday |
Residence Halls close for all non–summer school students by noon |
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28 |
Tuesday |
Summer Session 2 and Summer Session Hebrew begin |
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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 |
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30 |
Thursday |
Last day to drop Summer Session 2 and Summer Session Hebrew courses |
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June |
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7 |
Friday |
Summer Session 1 ends |
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13 |
Thursday |
Incomplete work from Summer Session 1 due |
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17 |
Monday |
Incomplete work from Spring 2012 semester due |
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18 |
Tuesday |
Last day to request an incomplete grade for Summer Session 2 and Summer Session Hebrew courses |
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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 |
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27 |
Thursday |
Summer Session 2 ends |
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July |
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2 |
Tuesday |
Summer Session 3 begins |
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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 |
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4 |
Thursday |
Independence Day—no classes |
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8 |
Monday |
Make-up class held for classes originally scheduled to meet on July 4 Last day to drop Summer Session 3 courses |
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11 |
Thursday |
Incomplete work from Summer Session 2 due HEB 5001 & HEB 5103 in the Hebrew Summer Session end |
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16 |
Tuesday |
Tish'ah Be'Av |
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23 |
Tuesday |
Last date to request an incomplete grade for Summer Session 3 courses |
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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 |
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August |
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1 |
Thursday |
Summer Session 3 ends Incomplete work from Summer Session Hebrew due |
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August |
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25 |
Sunday |
List College orientation begins Residence halls open for students attending orientation(s) at 9:00 a.m. |
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26 |
Monday |
Orientations begin for The Rabbinical School, H. L. Miller Cantorial School, and The Davidson School |
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27 |
Tuesday |
Orientation for The Graduate School begins |
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28 |
Wednesday |
Registration for new students |
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September |
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1 |
Sunday |
Residence halls open for all students at 9:00 a.m. |
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2 |
Monday |
Labor Day |
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4 |
Wednesday |
Erev Rosh Hashanah |
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5–6 |
Thursday–Friday |
Rosh Hashanah |
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9 |
Monday |
Classes begin |
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13 |
Friday |
Erev Yom Kippur |
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14 |
Saturday |
Yom Kippur |
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16 |
Monday |
Last day to register for the Fall 2013 semester |
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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 |
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18 |
Wednesday |
Erev Sukkot—no classes |
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19–20 |
Thursday–Friday |
Sukkot—no classes on September 19 |
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21–24 |
Saturday–Tuesday |
Hol Hamo'ed Sukkot—classes begin at 8:35 a.m. on September 23 and 24 |
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25 |
Wednesday |
Hoshanah Rabbah—no classes |
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26 |
Thursday |
Shemini Atzeret—no classes |
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27 |
Friday |
Simhat Torah |
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October |
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4–5 |
Friday–Saturday |
Rosh Hodesh Heshvan |
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28 |
Monday |
Last day to submit dissertation copies for defense during the Fall 2013 semester |
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November |
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3–4 |
Sunday–Monday |
Rosh Hodesh Kislev—classes begin at 8:35 a.m. on November 4 |
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4–5 |
Monday–Tuesday |
List College Election Day recess: List College classes cancelled |
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18–22 |
Monday–Friday |
Registration for Spring 2014 |
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21 |
Thursday |
Last day to drop courses without receiving a grade of "F": • LC, RS, and CS—no academic penalty (Tuition refunds are not applicable to courses dropped after September 17, 2013.) Last day to change from grade to Audit and to change from a grade to Pass/D/Fail for LC students, and to Audit or Pass/Fail for RS, CS, DS, & GS students |
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28–December 1 |
Thursday–Sunday |
Thanksgiving recess—no classes |
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28–December 5 |
Thursday–Thursday |
Hanukkah |
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December |
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December 2–5 |
Monday–Thursday |
Classes begin at 8:35 a.m. from December 2 to December 5, to accommodate both Hanukkah (December 2 to 5) and Rosh Hodesh Tevet (December 3 and 4) |
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4 |
Wednesday |
Last day to request incomplete grades for Fall 2013 courses—all schools |
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9 |
Monday |
Last day of classes |
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10–11 |
Tuesday–Wednesday |
Reading days |
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12–18 |
Thursday–Wednesday |
Final examinations |
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19 |
Thursday |
Make-up final examination day Residence halls close at 5:00 p.m. for any students leaving JTS housing |
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January |
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2 |
Thursday |
Rosh Hodesh Shevat |
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13–16 |
Monday–Thursday |
Rabbinical School Minimester |
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16 |
Thursday |
Tu Bishvat |
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19 |
Sunday |
All residence halls open for new students at 9:00 a.m. |
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20 |
Monday |
Martin Luther King Jr. Day |
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21 |
Tuesday |
Classes begin Registration for new students |
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27 |
Monday |
Last day to register for the Spring 2014 semester Incomplete work from Fall 2013 semester due |
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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 |
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31 |
Friday–Saturday |
Rosh Hodesh Adar I |
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February |
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17 |
Monday |
Presidents Day—no classes |
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24 |
Monday |
Last day to submit dissertation copies for defense during Spring 2014 semester |
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March |
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2–3 |
Sunday–Monday |
Rosh Hodesh Adar II—classes begin at 8:35 am on March 3 |
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3 |
Monday |
2014–2015 Financial Aid applications due |
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3–4 |
Monday–Tuesday |
Registration for Summer 2014 courses |
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13 |
Thursday |
Ta'anit Esther—no classes after 5:20 p.m. |
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15 |
Saturday |
Erev Purim |
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16 |
Sunday |
Purim |
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17–21 |
Monday–Friday |
List College—no classes (Columbia/Barnard spring recess) |
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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 (Tuition refunds are not applicable to courses dropped after January 30, 2014.) Last day to change from grade to Audit and to change from a grade to Pass/D/Fail for LC students, and to Audit or Pass/Fail for RS, CS, DS, & GS students |
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April |
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1 |
Tuesday |
Rosh Hodesh Iyyar—classes begin at 8:35 a.m. |
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7–10 |
Monday–Thursday |
Registration for Fall 2014 |
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13–23 |
Sunday–Wednesday |
Pesah recess—no classes |
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27 |
Sunday |
Yom Hasho'ah |
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28 |
Monday |
Yom Hasho'ah observed—3:40 p.m. classes will begin at 3:50 p.m. |
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29 |
Tuesday |
Last day to request incomplete grades for Spring 2014 courses |
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30–May 1 |
Wednesday–Thursday |
Rosh Hodesh Sivan—classes begin at 8:35 a.m. |
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May |
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5 |
Monday |
Last day of classes Last day to complete graduation requirements (including master's degree essay) Yom Hazikkaron—3:40 p.m. classes will begin at 3:50 p.m. |
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6 |
Tuesday |
Yom Ha'atzma'ut |
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6–7 |
Tuesday–Wednesday |
Reading days |
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8–14 |
Thursday–Wednesday |
Final examinations |
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15 |
Thursday |
Make-up final examination day |
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18 |
Sunday |
Residence halls close for all non-graduating & non–summer school students by noon Lag Ba'omer |
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22 |
Thursday |
Commencement |
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25 |
Sunday |
Residence halls close for all graduating, non–summer school students by noon |