2024-2025

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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 Vergil
September 13	Friday	Change of Program Period CLOSES Last day to add/drop courses via Vergil 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 14	Tuesday	Changes to 2nd quarter course registration begins Add/Drop for 2nd quarter courses re-opens via Vergil. Changes to 1st quarter and full semester courses are not permitted.
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 Vergil
January 31	Friday	Change of Program Period CLOSES - add/drop via Vergil Last day to add/drop courses via Vergil 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 4	Tuesday	Changes to 2nd quarter course registration begins Add/Drop for 2nd quarter courses re-opens via Vergil. Changes to 1st quarter and full semester courses are not permitted.
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 1	Tuesday	IPE Day Non-instructional block (i.e., classes cancelled) from 8:00am to 4:50pm Classes for 5:00pm and later will meet as scheduled
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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Summer 2025

Date	Day	Description
May 22-23	Thursday - Friday	Registration for Summer 2025 Sessions A and B Continuing Students must be registered for at least one course prior to the first day of each session or be charged a late registration fee.
May 26	Monday	Summer Session A begins NO CLASSES – Memorial Day Memorial Day Make-Up Day: May 30
May 27	Tuesday	Change of Program Period OPENS Add/drop courses via Vergil
June 2	Friday	Change of Program Period (Summer Session A) CLOSES Last day to add/drop courses via Vergil. Last day to fully withdraw from semester with 100% tuition refund
June 10 - 13	Tuesday -Friday	Registration 1 for Fall 2025 courses (continuing students)
June 13	Friday	Deadline to make changes – Summer Session A Last day to drop individual course without UW grade Last day to change grading option
June 19	Thursday	NO CLASSES – Juneteenth Juneteenth Make-Up Day: June 20
June 30	Monday	Deadline to reconcile Spring 2025 Incomplete Notations (INs)
July 2 - 3	Thursday - Friday	Registration for Summer 2025 Sessions B Continuing Students must be registered for at least one course prior to the first day of each session or be charged a late registration fee.
July 4	Friday	NO CLASSES – Independence Day Independence Day Make-Up Day: N/A Summer Session A ends Last meetings of Summer Session A – Fri, June 27 to Thurs, July 3
July 7	Monday	Summer Session B begins Change of Program Period OPENS Add/drop courses via Vergil
July 11	Monday	Change of Program Period (Summer Session B) CLOSES Last day to add/drop courses via Vergil Last day to fully withdraw from semester with 100% tuition refund
July 18	Friday	Summer Session A grades due (faculty)
July 25	Monday	Deadline to make changes – Summer Session B Last day to drop individual course without UW grade Last day to change grading option
August 1	Thursday	Applications due for October degree conferral
August 15	Friday	Summer Session B ends Last meetings of Summer Session A – Mon, Aug 11 to Friday, Aug 15
August 29	Friday	Summer Session B grades due (faculty)
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