2026-2027

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Fall 2026	Spring 2027

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

Fall 2026

Date	Day	Description
June 9 - 12	Tuesday - Friday	Registration 1 for Fall 2026 courses (continuing students)
August 1	Saturday	Applications due for October degree conferral
August 25 - 28	Tuesday - Friday	Registration 2 for Fall 2026 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 28	Friday	International Student Orientation (for those students studying in the United States for the first time)
August 31 - September 2	Monday - Wednesday	New Student Orientation
September 1 - 4	Tuesday - Friday	Registration for Fall 2026 (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 7	Monday	NO CLASSES – Labor Day
September 8	Tuesday	Fall semester begins (Full semester and 1st quarter courses) First meeting of Full Term and 1st quarter Monday courses is Mon, September 14 Change of Program Period OPENS Add/drop courses via Vergil
September 18	Friday	Change of Program Period CLOSES Last day to add/drop courses via Vergil. Students wishing to make changes after this date to full semester and 1st quarter courses will require permission. Last day to fully withdraw from semester with 100% tuition refund
September 25	Friday	Last day of the Vergil Registration Adjustment Period for 1st quarter courses Last day to drop without UW grade Last day to change grading option
October 9	Friday	Last day of the Vergil Registration Adjustment Period for full semester courses Last day to drop without UW grade Last day to change grading option
October 19	Monday	Deadline to reconcile Summer 2026 Incomplete Notations (INs)
October 20	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 21	Wednesday	October degree conferral
October 26	Monday	1st quarter courses end Last class meetings of 1st quarter courses – Tues, October 20 to Mon, October 26
October 27	Tuesday	2nd quarter courses begin First class meeting of 2nd quarter Monday courses is Mon, November 2
November 1 - 4	Sunday - Wednesday	American Public Health Association (APHA) Annual Meeting Classes meet as normal
November 3	Tuesday	NO CLASSES – Election Day
November 6	Friday	Changes to 2nd quarter course registration CLOSES Last day to add/drop 2nd quarter courses without approval. Students wishing to make changes to 2nd quarter courses after this date will require permission. 1st quarter courses grades due (faculty)
November 13	Friday	Last day of the Vergil Registration Adjustment Period for 2nd quarter courses Last day to drop without UW grade Last day to change grading option
November 25 - 27	Wednesday - Friday	NO CLASSES – Fall Break
December 1	Tuesday	Graduation Applications due for February degree conferral
December 8	Tuesday	Registration 1 for Spring 2027 courses (priority students)
December 9 - 11	Wednesday - Friday	Registration 1 for Spring 2027 courses (all students)
December 18	Friday	Full semester and 2nd quarter courses end Last class meetings of Full semester and 2nd quarter courses – Mon, December 14 to Fri, December 18
December 21 - 23	Monday - Friday	Instructional make-up days Final due date for Fall 2026 deliverables/take home exams is Fri, December 23
December 23	Friday	Semester Ends
December 24 - January 18		NO CLASSES - Winter Break
January 5	Tuesday	Full semester and 2nd quarter courses grades due (faculty)
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Spring 2027

Date	Day	Description
December 8	Tuesday	Registration 1 for Spring 2027 courses (priority students)
December 9-11	Wednesday - Friday	Registration 1 for Spring 2027 courses (all students)
January 12 - 15	Tuesday – Friday	Registration 2 for Spring 2027 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 18	Monday	NO CLASSES – Martin Luther King Jr. Day
January 19	Tuesday	Spring semester begins (Full semester and 1st quarter courses) First meeting of Full Term and 1st quarter Monday courses is Mon, January 25 Change of Program Period OPENS Add/drop courses via Vergil
January 29	Friday	Change of Program Period CLOSES - add/drop via Vergil Last day to add/drop courses without approval. Students wishing to make changes after this date to full semester and 1st quarter courses will require permission. Last day to fully withdraw from semester with 100% tuition refund
February 1	Monday	Graduation Applications due for May degree conferral
February 5	Friday	Last day of the Vergil Registration Adjustment Period for 1st quarter courses Last day to drop without UW grade Last day to change grading option
February 10	Wednesday	February degree conferral
February 15	Monday	Classes meet as normal on President's Day Columbia Mailman School follows the CUIMC non-clinical and University academic calendars
February 19	Friday	Last day of the Vergil Registration Adjustment Period for full semester courses Last day to drop without UW grade Last day to change grading option
March 1	Monday	Deadline to reconcile Fall 2026 Incomplete Notations (INs)
March 2	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 8	Monday	1st quarter courses end Last class meetings of 1st quarter courses – Tues, March 2 to Mon, March 8
March 9	Tuesday	2nd quarter courses begin First class meeting of 2nd quarter Monday courses is Mon, March 22
March 15 - 19	Monday - Friday	NO CLASSES – Spring Break
March 26	Friday	1st quarter courses grades due (faculty)
April 2	Friday	Last day of the Vergil Registration Adjustment Period for 2nd quarter courses Last day to drop without UW grade Last day to change grading option
May 3	Monday	Full semester and 2nd quarter courses end Last class meetings of Full semester and 2nd quarter courses – Tues, April 27 to Mon, May 3
May 4 - 10	Tuesday - Monday	Instructional make-up days Final due date for Spring 2027 deliverables/take home exams is Mon, May 10
May 10	Monday	Semester Ends
May 14	Friday	Full semester and 2nd quarter courses grades due for GRADUATING STUDENTS (faculty)
TBD	TBD	Commencement Week
TBD	TBD	Columbia Mailman School Class Day Celebration
TBD	TBD	Columbia University Commencement (May degree conferral)
May 21	Friday	Full semester and 2nd quarter courses grades due for NON-GRADUATING STUDENTS (faculty)
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