Ithaca College Academic Calendar 2025‑2026: Important Dates

The Ithaca College Academic Calendar 2025‑2026 schedule contains all the key dates from Ithaca College enrollment deadlines, tuition payment due dates, and course add/drop periods to university holidays and final exam schedules.

The Ithaca College academic calendar helps students lock in Ithaca term dates, plan around Ithaca exam schedules, track withdrawal cut‑offs, and never miss critical milestones such as the last day to withdraw with a “W”.

Ithaca College operates on a semester system, plus an intensive winter session and flexible summer offerings:

• Fall Semester: runs 14 instructional weeks plus a finals week (ending December 17).
• Winter Session: a 4‑week intensive from December through mid‑January, with its own add/drop deadlines and final exams.
• Spring Semester: for 2026, classes begin on a Tuesday in observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day (no April break when the term starts on a Tuesday) and run 14 instructional weeks plus a finals week, concluding in early May.
• Summer Session: May through August, offering multiple accelerated blocks for makeup or accelerated study, each with distinct add/drop and billing deadlines.

Whether you’re mapping out a full 14‑week semester load, squeezing in a 4‑week Winter Session course, or choosing the right Summer block, the Ithaca College Academic Calendar 2025‑2026 is your definitive guide for every date and deadline you need to thrive at IC.

Ithaca College Academic Calendar Fall 2025

1. Fall classes begin at 8:00 a.m. on Monday, August 25, 2025. It is the first day of Fall 2025 classes.
2. The last day to audit Fall Semester and Block I courses is Friday, August 29, 2025.
3. The last day to add/drop Fall Semester and Block I courses is Sunday, August 31, 2025.
4. Classes are canceled on Monday, September 1, 2025, for Labor Day 2025.
5. The application for the December 2025 graduation is due online by Monday, September 15, 2025.
6. Rosh Hashanah is observed Monday, September 22, 2025, through Wednesday, September 24, 2025 (no classes scheduled).
7. The last day to request/revoke the Satisfactory/D/Fail (S/D/F) option in Fall Block I courses is Friday, September 26, 2025.
8. The last day to withdraw with a “W” grade in Fall Block I courses is Friday, September 26, 2025.
9. Thursday classes meet on Tuesday, September 30, 2025.
10. Friday classes meet on Wednesday, October 1, 2025.
11. Yom Kippur is observed on Thursday, October 2, 2025 (no classes).
12. Fall Break occurs on Thursday, October 2, 2025, and Friday, October 3, 2025 (no classes).
13. The last day of Fall Block I courses is Friday, October 17, 2025.
14. Fall Block II classes begin on Monday, October 20, 2025.
15. Diwali is observed on Monday, October 20, 2025.
16. Fall Mid-Term grades are due online by 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday, October 22, 2025.
17. Fall Block I final grades are due online by 5:00 p.m. on Friday, October 24, 2025.
18. The last day to audit Fall Block II courses is Friday, October 24, 2025.
19. The last day to add/drop Fall Block II courses is Sunday, October 26, 2025.
20. The last day to request/revoke the S/D/F option in Fall Semester courses is Friday, October 31, 2025.
21. The last day to withdraw with a “W” grade in Fall Semester courses is Friday, October 31, 2025.
22. The May 2026 application for graduation is due online by Saturday, November 15, 2025.
23. The last day to withdraw with a “W” grade in Fall Block II courses is Friday, November 21, 2025.
24. The last day to request/revoke the S/D/F option in Fall Block II courses is Friday, November 21, 2025.
25. Thanksgiving Break occurs from Saturday, November 22, 2025, to Sunday, November 30, 2025 (no classes).
26. Fall Semester and Block II classes resume at 8:00 a.m. on Monday, December 1, 2025.
27. The last day of Fall Semester classes and Block II classes is Thursday, December 11, 2025.
28. Fall Final Exams begin at 7:30 a.m. on Friday, December 12, 2025.
29. Fall Final Exams end at 10:00 p.m. on Wednesday, December 17, 2025.

Ithaca College Academic Calendar Winter 2025/2026

1. Winter 2026 registration begins on Monday, November 3, 2025.
2. Winter Session classes begin on Thursday, December 18, 2025.
3. The last day to add/drop Winter Session classes is Friday, December 19, 2025.
4. The Winter Solstice is observed on Sunday, December 21, 2025.
5. Fall Semester & Block II final grades are due online by 5:00 p.m. on Monday, December 22, 2025.
6. Christmas is observed on Thursday, December 25, 2025.
7. Kwanzaa is observed from Friday, December 26, 2025, to Thursday, January 1, 2026.
8. The last day to request/revoke the S/D/F option in Winter Session classes is Tuesday, December 30, 2025.
9. The last day to withdraw with a “W” grade in Winter Session classes is Tuesday, December 30, 2025.
10. Winter Session final exams and classes end on Friday, January 16, 2026.

Ithaca College Academic Calendar Spring 2026

1. Spring 2026 registration begins on Tuesday, November 4, 2025.
2. Martin Luther King Jr. Day is observed on Monday, January 19, 2026 (no classes).
3. Spring classes begin at 8:00 a.m. on Tuesday, January 20, 2026.
4. Winter Session final grades are due online by 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday, January 21, 2026.
5. The last day to audit Spring Semester and Block I courses is Monday, January 26, 2026.
6. The last day to add/drop Spring Semester and Block I courses is Monday, January 26, 2026.
7. Lunar New Year is observed on Tuesday, February 17, 2026.
8. The last day to withdraw with a “W” grade in Spring Block I courses is Friday, February 20, 2026.
9. The last day to request/revoke the S/D/F option in Spring Block I courses is Friday, February 20, 2026.
10. Holi is observed on Wednesday, March 4, 2026.
11. The last day of Spring Block I courses is Friday, March 13, 2026.
12. Ithaca College Spring Break 2026 occurs from Saturday, March 14, 2026, to Sunday, March 22, 2026 (no classes).
13. Spring Block I final grades are due online by 5:00 p.m. on Friday, March 20, 2026.
14. The Spring Equinox occurs on Friday, March 20, 2026.
15. Eid al-Fitr is observed on Friday, March 20, 2026.
16. Spring Block II begins and Semester classes resume at 8:00 a.m. on Monday, March 23, 2026.
17. Spring Mid-Term grades are due online by 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday, March 25, 2026.
18. The last day to audit Spring Block II courses is Friday, March 27, 2026.
19. The last day to add/drop Spring Block II courses is Sunday, March 29, 2026.
20. Passover is observed from Wednesday, April 1, 2026, to Thursday, April 9, 2026.
21. The last day to request/revoke the S/D/F option in Spring Semester courses is Friday, April 3, 2026.
22. The last day to withdraw with a “W” grade in Spring Semester courses is Friday, April 3, 2026.
23. Good Friday is observed on Friday, April 3, 2026.
24. Easter is observed on Sunday, April 5, 2026.
25. Classes are canceled for the Whalen Symposium on Tuesday, April 7, 2026.
26. Fall 2026 registration begins on Tuesday, April 7, 2026.
27. The last day to withdraw with a “W” grade in Spring Block II courses is Friday, April 17, 2026.
28. The last day to request/revoke the S/D/F option in Spring Block II courses is Friday, April 17, 2026.
29. The last day of Spring Semester classes and Block II classes is Wednesday, May 6, 2026.
30. Spring Final Exams begin at 7:30 a.m. on Thursday, May 7, 2026.
31. Spring Final Exams end at 10:00 p.m. on Tuesday, May 12, 2026.
32. Spring Semester and Block II final grades are due online by 5:00 p.m. on Monday, May 18, 2026.

Note: The Spring 2026 term begins on a Tuesday in observance of the Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday. According to the Ithaca College academic calendar schedules, for spring terms that begin on a Tuesday, there will be no April break.

Ithaca College Academic Calendar Summer 2026

1. Summer 2026 registration begins on Monday, April 6, 2026.
2. Summer Session I classes begin on Tuesday, May 26, 2026.
3. Eid al-Adha is observed on Friday, May 29, 2026.
4. Juneteenth is observed on Friday, June 19, 2026 (no classes).
5. The last day to request/revoke the S/D/F option in Summer Session I courses is Friday, June 26, 2026.
6. The last day to withdraw with a “W” grade in Summer Session I courses is Friday, June 26, 2026.
7. Summer Session I final exams and the session end on Friday, July 3, 2026.
8. Summer Session II classes begin on Monday, July 6, 2026.
9. The last day to add/drop Summer Session II courses is Tuesday, July 7, 2026.
10. Summer Session I final grades are due online by 5:00 p.m. on Friday, July 10, 2026.
11. The last day to request/revoke the S/D/F option in Summer Session II courses is Wednesday, August 5, 2026.
12. The last day to withdraw with a “W” grade in Summer Session II courses is Wednesday, August 5, 2026.
13. Summer Session II final exams and the session end on Wednesday, August 12, 2026.
14. Summer Session II final grades are due online by 5:00 p.m. on Monday, August 17, 2026.

For more on the Ithaca College Academic Calendar 2025-2026, visit the Ithaca College Calendar website.