CUNY Academic Calendar 2025‑2026: Important Dates

The CUNY Academic Calendar 2025‑2026 brings together all the critical dates from CUNY summer, fall, spring, and winter session term dates, enrollment periods, and tuition payment deadlines, to course add/drop windows, withdrawal cut-offs, campus holidays, and final exam schedules.

Here’s how the City University of New York academic year unfolds:

• Fall (August–December): roughly 16 weeks, including instructional time, tuition refund deadlines, withdrawal periods, holiday breaks, and a week-long finals window.
• Winter Session (January): an intensive short-term session (typically 3–4 weeks) bridging fall and spring, with its own enrollment, refund, and exam schedules.
• Spring (January–May): another 16‑week semester featuring relevant add/drop and withdrawal deadlines, a Spring Recess in early April, followed by final exams.
• Summer (May–August): one comprehensive session with standard add/drop and billing deadlines.

Whether you’re enrolling at Baruch, CCNY, Hunter, Brooklyn, or another CUNY campus, the CUNY Academic Calendar 2025‑2026 ensures you have every important date from start to finish session upfront and on your radar.

CUNY Academic Calendar Fall 2025

1. The last day to file a Permit request is Monday, August 18, 2025.
2. The last day to drop a course and receive a 100% tuition refund is Monday, August 25, 2025.
3. CUNY Fall Term begins and classes start on Tuesday, August 26, 2025. It is the first day of classes.
4. No classes are scheduled from Saturday, August 30, 2025, to Sunday, August 31, 2025.
5. Labor Day (college holiday) occurs on Monday, September 1, 2025 (campus closed, no classes).
6. The last day to add a course is Monday, September 1, 2025.
7. The last day to drop a course for a 75% tuition refund is Monday, September 1, 2025.
8. The Financial Aid Certification Enrollment Status Date is Monday, September 1, 2025.
9. Verification of Enrollment rosters will become available to faculty on Tuesday, September 2, 2025.
10. A grade of WD is assigned to students who officially drop a course on Tuesday, September 2, 2025.
11. The last day to drop a course and receive a 50% tuition refund is Monday, September 8, 2025.
12. The last day to drop a course and receive a 25% tuition refund is Monday, September 15, 2025.
13. The last day to change or declare a major/minor to be effective for Fall 2025 is Monday, September 15, 2025.
14. The Census Date (Form A cutoff) occurs on Monday, September 15, 2025, according to the CUNY Academic Calendar.
15. Faculty must submit Verification of Enrollment Rosters by Monday, September 15, 2025.
16. A grade of WN is assigned for students marked as “Never Attended” on Tuesday, September 16, 2025.
17. A grade of W is assigned to students who officially withdraw from a course on Tuesday, September 16, 2025.
18. No classes are scheduled from Monday, September 22, 2025, to Wednesday, September 24, 2025.
19. WA grades are assigned for immunization non-compliance on Wednesday, September 24, 2025.
20. No classes are scheduled on Wednesday, October 1, 2025, and Thursday, October 2, 2025.
21. Columbus Day (college holiday) occurs on Monday, October 13, 2025 (campus closed, no classes). Classes follow a Monday schedule on Tuesday, October 14, 2025.
22. No classes are scheduled on Monday, October 20, 2025. Classes follow a Monday schedule on Friday, October 24, 2025.
23. The R2T4 60% date for the term is Wednesday, November 5, 2025, according to the CUNY Academic Calendar.
24. The last day to withdraw from a course with a “W” grade is Thursday, November 6, 2025.
25. CUNY Thanksgiving Break 2025 is from Thursday, November 27, 2025, to Sunday, November 30, 2025. Campus closed, no classes.
26. Final examinations occur from Tuesday, December 16, 2025, to Monday, December 22, 2025.
27. The end of the Fall Term occurs on Monday, December 22, 2025.
28. The college is closed on Wednesday, December 24, 2025, and Thursday, December 25, 2025 (no classes, offices closed).
29. Winter Break runs from Wednesday, December 24, 2025, to Thursday, January 1, 2026 (campus closed, no classes).
30. The college is closed on Wednesday, December 31, 2025 (no classes, offices closed).
31. The college is closed on Thursday, January 1, 2026 (no classes, offices closed).
32. The Fall 2025 degree conferral date is Thursday, January 1, 2026 (campus closed).

CUNY Academic Calendar Winter 2026

1. The last day to file a Permit request for the Winter Session is Friday, December 26, 2025.
2. The last day to drop a Winter Session course and receive a 100% tuition refund is Thursday, January 1, 2026.
3. The college is closed on Thursday, January 1, 2026.
4. The Winter Session begins and classes start on Friday, January 2, 2026.
5. The last day to drop a Winter Session course for a 50% tuition refund is Friday, January 2, 2026.
6. The last day to add a Winter Session course is Friday, January 2, 2026.
7. The Financial Aid Certification Enrollment Status Date for the Winter Session is Friday, January 2, 2026.
8. Verification of Enrollment Rosters becomes available to faculty on Saturday, January 3, 2026.
9. A grade of WD is assigned to students who officially drop a Winter Session course on Saturday, January 3, 2026.
10. The last day to drop a Winter Session course for a 25% tuition refund is Sunday, January 4, 2026.
11. The Census Date for the Winter Session is Sunday, January 4, 2026, according to the CUNY Academic Calendar.
12. Faculty must submit Verification of Enrollment Rosters for the Winter Session by Sunday, January 4, 2026.
13. WN grades are assigned for Winter Session courses on Monday, January 5, 2026.
14. A grade of W is assigned to students who officially withdraw from a Winter Session course on Monday, January 5, 2026.
15. The R2T4 60% date for the Winter Session is Thursday, January 15, 2026.
16. The last day to withdraw from a Winter Session course with a grade of W is Friday, January 16, 2026.
17. The college is closed on Monday, January 19, 2026.
18. Final examinations for the Winter Session take place on Friday, January 23, 2026.
19. The Winter Session ends on Friday, January 23, 2026.
20. The final grade submission deadline for the Winter Session is Monday, January 26, 2026.
21. The Spring Term/Winter Session 2026 degree conferral date is Sunday, February 1, 2026.

CUNY Academic Calendar Spring 2026

1. The last day to file a Permit request for the Spring Term is Friday, January 16, 2026.
2. The last day to drop a Spring course and receive a 100% tuition refund is Sunday, January 25, 2026.
3. The Spring Term begins and classes start on Monday, January 26, 2026. It is the first day of classes.
4. The last day to add a Spring course is Sunday, February 1, 2026.
5. The last day to drop a Spring course for a 75% tuition refund is Sunday, February 1, 2026.
6. The Financial Aid Certification Enrollment Status Date for the Spring Term is Sunday, February 1, 2026.
7. Verification of Enrollment Rosters becomes available to faculty on Monday, February 2, 2026.
8. A grade of WD is assigned to students who officially drop a Spring course on Monday, February 2, 2026.
9. The last day to drop a Spring course for a 50% tuition refund is Sunday, February 8, 2026.
10. The college is closed on Thursday, February 12, 2026, according to the CUNY Academic Calendar 2026.
11. The last day to drop a Spring course for a 25% tuition refund is Sunday, February 15, 2026.
12. The last day to change or declare a major or minor to be effective for the Spring 2026 term is Sunday, February 15, 2026.
13. The Census Date (Form-A cutoff) for the Spring Term is Sunday, February 15, 2026.
14. Faculty must submit Verification of Enrollment Rosters for the Spring Term by Sunday, February 15, 2026.
15. The college is closed on Monday, February 16, 2026.
16. WN grades are assigned for Spring courses on Monday, February 16, 2026.
17. A grade of W is assigned to students who officially withdraw from a Spring course on Monday, February 16, 2026.
18. No classes are scheduled on Tuesday, February 17, 2026.
19. WA grades are assigned for immunization non-compliance on Wednesday, February 25, 2026.
20. No classes are scheduled on Friday, March 20, 2026, according to the CUNY Academic Calendar.
21. CUNY Spring Break 2026 occurs from Wednesday, April 1, 2026, to Thursday, April 9, 2026.
22. The R2T4 60% date for the Spring Term is Sunday, April 12, 2026.
23. The last day to withdraw from a Spring course with a grade of W is Monday, April 13, 2026.
24. Classes follow a Thursday schedule on Tuesday, April 21, 2026.
25. Final examinations take place from Saturday, May 16, 2026, to Monday, May 18, 2026.
26. Additional final examinations take place from Wednesday, May 20, 2026, to Tuesday, May 26, 2026.
27. The college is closed on Monday, May 25, 2026.
28. The Spring Term ends on Tuesday, May 26, 2026, according to the CUNY Academic Calendar.
29. The final grade submission deadline for the Spring Term is Friday, May 29, 2026.
30. The Spring 2026 degree conferral date is Monday, June 1, 2026.

For more on the CUNY Academic Calendar 2025-2026, visit the City University of New York Calendar website.