2024-2025

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Fall 2024

Spring 2025

Faculty may find this visual aid of the academic calendar helpful in the planning of their class sessions. 

Fall 2024

Date

Day

Description

June 11 - June 14 

Tuesday - Friday 

Registration 1 for Fall 2024 courses (continuing students

August 20 - August 23 

Tuesday - Friday 

Registration 2 for Fall 2024 courses (continuing students

  • Continuing Students must be registered for at least one course prior to the first day of each semester or be charged a late registration fee 

August 23 

Friday 

International Student Orientation (for those students studying in the United States for the first time) 

August 26 - August 29 

Monday - Thursday 

New Student Orientation  

August 27 - August 30 

Tuesday - Friday 

Registration for Fall 2024 (new students

  • New Students must be registered for at least one course prior to the first day of each semester or be charged a late registration fee

September 2 

Monday 

NO CLASSES – Labor Day 

September 3 

Tuesday 

Fall semester begins (Full semester and 1st quarter courses) 

  • First meeting of Full Term and 1st quarter Monday courses is Mon, September 9

Change of Program Period OPENS 

  • Add/drop courses via SSOL

September 13 

Friday 

Change of Program Period CLOSES 

  • Last day to add/drop courses via SSOL
  • Last day to fully withdraw from semester with 100% tuition refund

September 20 

Friday 

Deadline to make changes to 1st quarter courses 

  • Last day to drop without UW grade 
  • Last day to change grading option 

October 4 

Friday 

Deadline to make changes to full semester courses 

  • Last day to drop without UW grade 
  • Last day to change grading option 

October 14 

Monday 

Deadline to reconcile Summer 2024 Incomplete Notations (INs) 

October 16 

Wednesday 

October degree conferral 

October 21 

Monday 

1st quarter courses end 

  • Last class meetings of 1st quarter courses – Tues, October 15 to Mon, October 21 

October 22 

Tuesday 

 2nd quarter courses begin 

  • First class meeting of 2nd quarter Monday courses is Mon, October 28 

October 27 - October 30 

Sunday - Wednesday 

American Public Health Association (APHA) Annual Meeting 

  • Classes meet as normal 

November 1 

Friday 

1st quarter courses grades due (faculty) 

November 5 

Tuesday 

NO CLASSES – Election Day 

November 8 

Friday 

Deadline to make changes to 2nd quarter courses 

  • Last day to drop without UW grade 
  • Last day to change grading option 

November 27 - November 29 

Wednesday - Friday 

NO CLASSES – Fall Break 

December 1 

Sunday 

Applications due for February degree conferral 

December 10 

Tuesday 

Registration 1 for Spring 2025 courses (priority students

December 11 - December 13 

Wednesday - Friday 

Registration 1 for Spring 2025 courses (all students

December 13 

Friday 

Full semester and 2nd quarter courses end 

  • Last class meetings of Full semester and 2nd quarter courses – Mon, December 9 to Fri, December 13 

December 16 - December 20 

Monday - Friday 

Instructional make-up days 

  • Final due date for Fall 2024 deliverables/take home exams is Fri, December 20 

December 20 

Friday 

Semester Ends 

December 23 - January 20 

 

NO CLASSES - Winter Break 

January 7 

Tuesday 

Full semester and 2nd quarter courses grades due (faculty) 

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Spring 2025

Date

Day

Description

December 10 

Tuesday 

Registration 1 for Spring 2025 courses (priority students

December 11 - December 13 

Wednesday - Friday 

Registration 1 for Spring 2025 courses (all students

January 14 - January 17 

Tuesday – Friday 

Registration 2 for Spring 2025 courses (all students

  • All Students must be registered for at least one course prior to the first day of each semester or be charged a late registration fee 

January 20 

Monday 

NO CLASSES – Martin Luther King Jr. Day 

January 21 

Tuesday 

Spring semester begins (Full semester and 1st quarter courses) 

  • First meeting of Full Term and 1st quarter Monday courses is Mon, January 27 

Change of Program Period OPENS  

  • Add/drop courses via SSOL 

January 31 

Friday 

Change of Program Period CLOSES - add/drop via SSOL 

  • Last day to add/drop courses via SSOL
  • Last day to fully withdraw from semester with 100% tuition refund 

February 1 

Thursday 

Applications due for May degree conferral 

February 7 

Friday 

Deadline to make changes to 1st quarter courses 

  • Last day to drop without UW grade 
  • Last day to change grading option 

February 12 

Wednesday 

February degree conferral 

February 21 

Friday 

Deadline to make changes to full semester courses 

  • Last day to drop without UW grade 
  • Last day to change grading option 

February 17 

Monday 

Classes meet as normal on Presidents Day

  • Columbia Public Health follows the CUIMC non-clinical and University academic calendars

March 3 

Monday 

Deadline to reconcile Fall 2024 Incomplete Notations (INs) 

March 10 

Monday 

1st quarter courses end 

  • Last class meetings of 1st quarter courses – Tues, March 4 to Mon, March 10 

March 11 

Tuesday 

2nd quarter courses begin 

  • First class meeting of 2nd quarter Monday courses is Mon, March 24 

March 17 - March 21 

Monday - Friday 

NO CLASSES – Spring Break 

March 28 

Friday 

1st quarter courses grades due (faculty) 

April 4 

Thursday 

Deadline to make changes to 2nd quarter courses 

  • Last day to drop without UW grade 
  • Last day to change grading option 

May 5 

Monday 

Full semester and 2nd quarter courses end 

  • Last class meetings of Full semester and 2nd quarter courses – Tues, April 29 to Mon, May 5 

May 6 - May 12 

Tuesday - Thursday 

Instructional make-up days 

  • Final due date for Spring 2025 deliverables/take home exams is Mon, May 12 

May 12 

Monday 

Semester Ends 

May 16 

Friday 

Full semester and 2nd quarter courses grades due for GRADUATING STUDENTS (faculty) 

May 18 - May 22 

Sunday - Thursday 

Commencement Week 

May 20 

Tuesday 

Columbia Mailman School Class Day Celebration 

May 21 

Wednesday 

Columbia University Commencement (May degree conferral) 

May 23 

Friday 

Full semester and 2nd quarter courses grades due for NON-GRADUATING STUDENTS (faculty) 

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