Expand the tabs below to view a snap shot of all the important dates you need to be aware of each academic semester.
Under § 224-a of the NYS Education Law: "Any student in an institution of higher education who is unable, because of his or her religious beliefs, to attend classes on a particular day or days shall, because of such absence on the particular day or days, be excused from any examination or any study or work requirements. It shall be the responsibility of the faculty and of the administrative officials of each institution of higher education to make available to each student who is absent from school, because of his or her religious beliefs, an equivalent opportunity to register for classes or make up any examination, study or work requirements which he or she may have missed because of such absence on any particular day or days. No fees of any kind shall be charged by the institution for making available to the said student such equivalent opportunity."
Students who anticipate being absent because of a religious observance should, whenever possible, notify faculty in advance of such anticipated absence.
| Weekday classes begin | Monday, February 1 |
| Registration and program changes (after 1/25 permission needed for lab courses) |
Monday, February 1 - Sunday, February 14 |
| First weekend session classes begin | Saturday, February 6 - Sunday, February 7 |
| Registration and program changes end for full term courses |
Sunday, February 14 |
| President's Day - Classes in session |
Monday, February 15 |
| Summer Registration begins (tentative) |
Tuesday, February 16 |
| Fall 2020 Priority Registration for Honors Students/Athletes (tentative) |
Tuesday - Thursday , February 16-18 |
| Fall 2020 Registration begins (tentative) | Friday, February 19 |
| Last day to apply for May degree | Friday, February 26 |
| Second weekend session classes begin | Saturday, March 27 - Sunday, March 28 |
| Last day for withdrawal/ Opt Pass/ Fail for full-semester classes | Friday, April 9 |
| Semester classes meeting Monday through Friday end |
Friday, April 30 |
| Final examinations-undergraduate and graduate | Monday, May 3 - Friday May 7 |
| Commencement Ceremony (tentative) |
TBA |
| Conferral of May degrees | Friday, May 21 |
| Monday, March 9 |
| Monday, March 9 |
| Monday, March 9 |