Fall 2025 - Summer 2026 Academic Calendar
Fall Term 2025
|
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 25 – Friday, August 29 | IHN Orientation Week and Start of Public Health Nutrition Course (mandatory) |
| Tuesday, August 26 | Start of Program, Start of Public Health Nutrition Course |
| Monday, September 1 | Labor Day – **University Holiday |
| Tuesday, September 2 | First Day of Remaining Fall Courses (Note Public Health Nutrition begins during orientation week.) |
| 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 and register for non-IHN courses. Students must check SSOL for their registration date(s)/time(s). |
| Friday, September 5 | Last day to receive a full tuition refund for a program or semester withdrawal. Review the Columbia University Tuition Refund Policy. |
| Wednesday, October 15 | October Degrees Conferred (Fall 2024 student cycle) |
| Friday, October 17 | Last Day to Drop a Class without receiving a W on your transcript. |
| Monday, November 3 | *Academic Holiday |
| Tuesday, November 4 | *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 24 - 26 | All IHN MS classes will be held remotely. Students are not required to be on campus. |
| Thursday, November 27 – Friday, November 28 | Thanksgiving – **University Holiday |
| Monday, December 8 | Last Day of Classes |
| Tuesday, December 9 – Friday, December 19 | Final Examinations |
| Friday, December 19 | Term Ends |
Spring Term 2026
|
DATE |
DETAILS |
|---|---|
| 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 and register for non-IHN courses. Students must check SSOL for their registration date(s)/time(s). |
| Monday, January 19 | Martin Luther King Jr. Birthday Observed - **University Holiday |
| Tuesday, January 20 | First Day of Spring Classes |
| Friday, January 30 | Last day to receive a full tuition refund for a semester withdrawal. Review the Columbia University Tuition Refund Policy. |
| Wednesday, February 11 | February Degrees Conferred (off-cycle graduation) |
| Tuesday, February 17 | Last Day to Drop a Class without receiving a W on your transcript. |
| Monday, March 16 – Friday, March 20 | Spring Recess – *Academic Holiday |
| TBD | IPE Day (campus-wide day of interprofessional learning) |
| TBD | IHN Retreat and Wu Lecture (all day) |
| Monday, May 4 | Last Day of Classes |
| Tuesday, May 5 - Friday, May 15 | Final Exams |
| Friday, May 15 | Deadline for submitting grades for non-graduating students (by 9:30 pm ET) |
| Friday, May 15 | Term Ends |
| Friday, May 15 | Columbia University Commencement Deadline for submitting grades for graduating students (by 9:30 pm ET) |
| Wednesday, May 20 | May Degrees Conferred (off-cycle graduation) |
| Wednesday, May 20 | Columbia University Commencement (generally starts at 10:00 am ET, with students reporting on-site around 8:30 - 9:00 am ET) |
| TBD (likely Thursday, May 21) | IHN Class Day (generally held the day after Columbia Commencement, date/time TBD) |
Summer Term 2026
|
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 and register for non-IHN courses. Students must check SSOL for their registration date(s)/time(s). |
| Monday, May 25 | Memorial Day – **University Holiday |
| Tuesday, May 26 | Summer Term Begins |
| TBD, early June | MS Thesis Presentations (Students must be on campus this week.) |
| Friday, July 3 | **University Holiday – University Designated Holiday |
| Thursday, August 20 | Last day to apply for October degrees |
| Thursday, August 20 | MS Thesis Due |
| Monday, August 24 | Summer Term Ends |
| Wednesday, October 21 | MS Degree Conferred (On-cycle graduation. If you started our program in Fall 2025, this will be your graduation date unless you extend your timeline.) |
*Academic Holiday: offices open, no classes
**University Holiday: offices closed, no classes