2026- 27 Academic Calendar
Summer 2026
August 24-26: Orientation Week Welcome Summit in New York City
August 27-28: Orientation Week: Required Online Orientation
Semester 1 (August 31 - December 18)
August 31: First Day of Semester 1
September 7: Labor Day (US Federal Holiday; classes do not meet)
October 12: Indigenous Peoples' Day (US Federal Holiday; classes do not meet)
November 23 - 27: November Break (Campus closed; classes do not meet)
December 18: Last Day of Semester 1
Winter 2026-27
December 21 - January 1: Mid-Year Break (Campus closed; classes do not meet)
January 4 - 22: January Term (Online and in-person; programs optional)
January 18: Martin Luther King Jr. Day (US Federal Holiday; classes do not meet)
Semester 2 (January 25 - May 28)
January 25: First Day of Semester 2
February 15: Presidents' Day (US Federal Holiday; classes do not meet)
March 15 - 19: March Break (Cohort classes do not meet)
May 28: Graduation & Last Day of Semester 2
Summer 2027
May 31: Memorial Day (US Federal Holiday; classes do not meet)
June 1 - 18: June Term (Online and in-person; programs optional)
June 19: Juneteenth (US Federal Holiday; classes do not meet)
2026- 27 Milestone Week Calendar
August 24 - 28: Welcome Summit and Online Orientation
August 31 - September 25: Unit 1
September 28 - October 2: Milestone Week 1
October 5 - November 13: Unit 2
November 16 - 20: Milestone Week 2
November 30 - December 11: Unit 3
December 14 - 18: Milestone Week 3
January 25 - March 5: Unit 4
March 8 - 12: Milestone Week 4
March 22 - April 16: Unit 5
April 19 - 23: Milestone Week 5
April 26 - May 21: Unit 6
May 24 - 28: Milestone Week 6