The Jewish Theological Seminary
Academics
Academic Calendar
Spring 2013 Summer 2013 Fall 2013 Spring 2014
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":
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 | ||
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25 |
Sunday |
List College orientation begins Residence Halls open for students attending orientation(s) at 9:00 am |
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26 |
Monday |
Rabbinical School, Miller Cantorial School and Davidson School orientations begin |
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27 |
Tuesday |
Graduate School orientation 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 am |
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2 |
Monday |
Labor Day |
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4 |
Wednesday |
Erev Rosh Hashanah |
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5-6 |
Thurs.-Fri. |
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 |
Thurs.-Fri. |
Sukkot – no classes on 9.19 |
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21-24 |
Sat.-Tues |
Hol Hamoed Sukkot - classes begin at 8:35 am on 9.23 and 9.24 |
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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 |
Fri.-Sat. |
Rosh Hodesh Heshvan |
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28 |
Monday |
Last day to submit dissertation copies for defense during the Fall '13 semester |
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November |
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3-4 |
Sun.-Mon |
Rosh Hodesh Kislev - classes begin at 8:35 am on 11.4 |
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4-5 |
Mon.-Tues. |
List College Election Day recess. List College classes cancelled |
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18-22 |
Mon.-Fri. |
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 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 |
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28 - Dec 1 |
Thurs.-Sun. |
Thanksgiving recess - no classes |
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28 - Dec 5 |
Thurs.-Thurs. |
Hanukkah |
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December |
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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) |
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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 |
Tues.-Wed. |
Reading days |
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12-18 |
Thurs.-Wed. |
Final examinations |
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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 |
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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 GS and DS students – "W" appears on transcript |
| 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 |