Academic Calendar

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Spring 2013

January

12

Saturday

Rosh Hodesh Shevat

14–17

Monday–Thursday

Rabbinical School Minimester

20

Sunday

All residence halls open for new students at 9:00 a.m.

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

Sunday–Monday

Rosh Hodesh Adar—classes begin at 8:35 a.m. on February 11

18

Monday

Presidents Day—no classes

20

Wednesday

Foreign language exams—The Graduate School

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

24

Sunday

Purim

March

4

Monday

2013–2014 Financial Aid applications due

Last day to submit dissertation copies for defense during Spring 2013 semester

4–5

Monday–Tuesday

Registration for Summer 2013 courses

12

Tuesday

Rosh Hodesh Nisan—classes begin at 8:35 a.m.

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 January 31, 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

18–22

Monday–Friday

List College—no classes (Columbia/Barnard spring recess)

24–April 3

Sunday–Wednesday

Pesah recess—no classes

April

8

Monday

Yom Hasho'ah commemoration. 3:40 p.m. classes will begin at 3:50 p.m.

10–11

Wednesday–Thursday

Rosh Hodesh Iyyar—classes begin at 8:35 a.m.

11

Thursday

Town Hall Program on Sexuality—classes scheduled to end at 12:10 p.m. will end at noon

15–19

Monday–Friday

Registration for Fall 2013

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.

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.

28

Sunday

Lag Ba'omer

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 degree essay)

6

Monday

Reading day

7–10

Tuesday–Friday

Final examinations

13

Monday

Makeup final examination day

15–16

Wednesday–Thursday

Shavu'ot

19

Sunday

Residence halls close for all non-graduating & non–summer school students by noon

23

Thursday

Commencement

27

Monday

Residence halls close for all non–summer school students by noon

 

Summer 2013

May

19

Sunday

Summer Session 1 begins

Residence halls close for all non-graduating & non–summer school students by 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

Sunday–Monday

Memorial Day Weekend—no classes

27

Monday

Residence Halls close for all non–summer school students by 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 4 

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

Tish'ah Be'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 a.m.

26

Monday

Orientations begin for The Rabbinical School, H. L. Miller Cantorial School, and The Davidson School

27

Tuesday

Orientation for The Graduate School begins

28

Wednesday

Registration for new students

September

1

Sunday

Residence halls open for all students at 9:00 a.m.

2

Monday

Labor Day

4

Wednesday

Erev Rosh Hashanah

5–6

Thursday–Friday

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

Thursday–Friday

Sukkot—no classes on September 19

21–24

Saturday–Tuesday

Hol Hamo'ed Sukkot—classes begin at 8:35 a.m. on September 23 and 24

25

Wednesday

Hoshanah Rabbah—no classes

26

Thursday

Shemini Atzeret—no classes

27

Friday

Simhat Torah

October

4–5

Friday–Saturday

Rosh Hodesh Heshvan

28

Monday

Last day to submit dissertation copies for defense during the Fall 2013 semester

November

3–4

Sunday–Monday

Rosh Hodesh Kislev—classes begin at 8:35 a.m. on November 4

4–5

Monday–Tuesday

List College Election Day recess: List College classes cancelled

18–22

Monday–Friday

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 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

28–December 1

Thursday–Sunday

Thanksgiving recess—no classes

28–December 5

Thursday–Thursday

Hanukkah

December

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)

4

Wednesday

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

9

Monday

Last day of classes

10–11

Tuesday–Wednesday

Reading days

12–18

Thursday–Wednesday

Final examinations

19

Thursday

Make-up final examination day 

Residence halls close at 5:00 p.m. for any students leaving JTS housing

Spring 2014

January

2

Thursday

Rosh Hodesh Shevat

13–16

Monday–Thursday

Rabbinical School Minimester

16

Thursday

Tu Bishvat

19

Sunday

All residence halls open for new students at 9:00 a.m.

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

Friday–Saturday

Rosh Hodesh Adar I

February

17

Monday

Presidents Day—no classes

24

Monday

Last day to submit dissertation copies for defense during Spring 2014 semester

March

2–3

Sunday–Monday

Rosh Hodesh Adar II—classes begin at 8:35 am on March 3

3

Monday

2014–2015 Financial Aid applications due

3–4

Monday–Tuesday

Registration for Summer 2014 courses

13

Thursday

Ta'anit Esther—no classes after 5:20 p.m.

15

Saturday

Erev Purim

16

Sunday

Purim

17–21

Monday–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 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

April

1

Tuesday

Rosh Hodesh Iyyar—classes begin at 8:35 a.m.

7–10

Monday–Thursday

Registration for Fall 2014

13–23

Sunday–Wednesday

Pesah recess—no classes

27

Sunday

Yom Hasho'ah

28

Monday

Yom Hasho'ah observed—3:40 p.m. classes will begin at 3:50 p.m.

29

Tuesday

Last day to request incomplete grades for Spring 2014 courses

30–May 1

Wednesday–Thursday

Rosh Hodesh Sivan—classes begin at 8:35 a.m.

May

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.

6

Tuesday

Yom Ha'atzma'ut

6–7

Tuesday–Wednesday

Reading days

8–14

Thursday–Wednesday

Final examinations

15

Thursday

Make-up final examination day

18

Sunday

Residence halls close for all non-graduating & non–summer school students by noon

Lag Ba'omer

22

Thursday

Commencement

25

Sunday

Residence halls close for all graduating, non–summer school students by noon