Fall 2024 - Summer 2025 Academic Calendar
Fall Term 2024
|
DATE |
DETAILS |
|---|---|
| Mid-July | Start of Fall Registration for Continuing Students Students must check SSOL for their registration date(s)/time(s). |
| Mid/Late-August | Start of Fall Registration for New Students Students should check their Canvas Key Program Information site for the general registration timeframe, and SSOL for their specific registration date(s)/time(s). |
| Monday, August 26 – Friday, August 30 | IHN Orientation (mandatory) |
| Tuesday, August 27 | Start of Fall Classes |
| Wednesday, August 28 | Last day to apply for October degrees (Fall 2023 cycle) |
| Monday, September 2 | Labor Day – **University Holiday |
| Early-September | End of Fall Registration (new and continuing students) Students must check SSOL for their registration date(s)/time(s). |
| Early- Mid-September | Change of Program Period Students who have not registered before this period will be assessed a late registration fee. Students may add/drop via SSOL. Students may register for non-IHN courses. Students must check SSOL for their registration date(s)/time(s). |
| Friday, September 13 | End of Change of Program Period Last day to add/drop via SSOL. Last day to receive a full tuition refund for classes dropped. Review the Columbia University Tuition Refund Policy. |
| Wednesday, October 16 | October Degrees Conferred (Fall 2023 cycle) |
| Friday, October 18 | Last Day to Drop a Class without receiving a W on your transcript. |
| Tuesday, November 5 | *Academic Holiday - Election Day |
| Mid-November - Early December | Registration for Spring Semester (continuing students only) Students must check SSOL for their registration date(s)/time(s). This timeframe excludes Thanksgiving week. |
| Monday - Wednesday, November 25 - 27 | All IHN MS classes will be held remotely. Students are not required to be on campus. |
| Thursday, November 28 – Friday, November 29 | Thanksgiving – **University Holiday |
| Monday, December 9 | Last Day of Classes |
| Tuesday, December 10 – Friday, December 20 | Final Examinations |
| Friday, December 20 | Term Ends |
| Monday, December 23 – Friday, January 10 | No classes - Winter Holiday |
Spring Term 2025
|
DATE |
DETAILS |
|---|---|
| Monday, December 30 | Last day to apply for February and May degrees (off-cycle graduation) |
| Wednesday, January 1 | Deadline for submitting Fall 2024 grades. |
| Monday, January 13 - Friday, January 17 | Students work full-time on their thesis. |
| Early- Mid-January | Regular Registration for Spring Semester (new and continuing students) Students must check SSOL for their registration date(s)/time(s). |
| Mid- Late-January | Change of Program Period Students who have not registered before this period will be assessed a late registration fee. Students may add/drop via SSOL. Students may register for non-IHN courses. Students must check SSOL for their registration date(s)/time(s). |
| Monday, January 20 | Martin Luther King Jr. Birthday Observed - **University Holiday |
| Tuesday, January 21 | First Day of Spring Classes |
| Friday, January 31 | End of Change of Program Period Last day to add/drop via SSOL. Last day to receive a full tuition refund for classes dropped. Review the Columbia University Tuition Refund Policy. |
| Wednesday, February 12 | February Degrees Conferred (off-cycle graduation) |
| Tuesday, February 18 | Last Day to Drop a Class without receiving a W on your transcript. |
| Monday, March 17 – Friday, March 21 | Spring Recess – *Academic Holiday |
| Tuesday, April 1 | IPE Day (campus-wide day of interprofessional learning) |
| Friday, April 25 | IHN Retreat and Wu Lecture (all day) |
| Monday, May 5 | Last Day of Classes |
| Tuesday, May 6 - Thursday, May 8 | Study Days |
| Friday, May 9 - Friday, May 16 | Final Exams |
| Friday, May 16 | Deadline for submitting grades for non-graduating students (by 9:30 pm ET) |
| Friday, May 16 | Term Ends |
| Friday, May 16 | Columbia University Commencement Deadline for submitting grades for graduating students (by 9:30 pm ET) |
| Wednesday, May 21 | May Degrees Conferred (off-cycle graduation) |
| Wednesday, May 21 | Columbia University Commencement (generally starts at 10:00 am ET, with students reporting on-site around 8:30 - 9:00 am ET) |
| Thursday, May 22 | IHN Class Day (generally held the day after Columbia Commencement, date/time TBD) |
Summer Term 2025
|
DATE |
DETAILS |
|---|---|
| TBD | Regular Registration for Summer Semester (continuing students) Students must check SSOL for their registration date(s)/time(s). |
| TBD | Change of Program Period Students who have not registered before this period will be assessed a late registration fee. Students may add/drop via SSOL. Students may register for non-IHN courses. Students must check SSOL for their registration date(s)/time(s). |
| Monday, May 26 | Memorial Day – **University Holiday |
| Tuesday, May 27 | Summer Term Begins |
| Monday, June 9 - Thursday, June 12 | MS Thesis Presentations (Students must be on campus this week.) |
| Wednesday, July 4 | Independence Day – **University Holiday |
| Thursday, August 21 | Last day to apply for October degrees |
| Thursday, August 21 | MS Thesis Due |
| Monday, August 25 | Summer Term Ends |
| Wednesday, October 16 | MS Degree Conferred (On-cycle graduation. If you started our program in Fall 2024, this will be your graduation date unless you extend your timeline.) |
*Academic Holiday: offices open, no classes
**University Holiday: offices closed, no classes