Academic Calendar US
Below is a calendar of the major events and deadlines in the Academic Year (Summer 2026 through Spring 2027). To view the complete Academic Calendar, including detailed term deadlines, visit the Registrar's Office webpage. Year in Israel dates can be found in the YII Program Calendar.
| Summer Term |
| June 1, 2026 |
Summer Term begins |
| June 19, 2026 |
Juneteenth (HUC closed; no classes) |
| June 29, 2026 |
Summer Term add/drop deadline |
| June 30, 2026 |
Summer graduation applications due |
| July 3, 2026 |
Independence Day observed (HUC closed; no classes) |
| July 23, 2026 |
Tish'a B'Av |
| August 6, 2026 |
Summer Commencement |
| August 13, 2026 |
Summer Term ends |
| August 13, 2026 |
Summer final grades due |
| August 14, 2026 |
Summer credentials conferred |
| Fall Term |
| August 17, 2026 |
Fall Semester begins |
| August 21, 2026 |
Deadline for student requests to change grading scale |
| August 24, 2026 |
Fall classes start |
| August 31, 2026 |
Fall graduation applications due |
| August 31, 2026 |
Fall Semester add/drop deadline |
| September 7, 2026 |
Labor Day (HUC closed; no classes) |
| September 10, 2026 |
High Holy Day break for seminary students begins |
| September 10, 2026 |
Erev Rosh Hashanah (HUC offices close at 1:00pm) |
| September 11, 2026 |
Rosh Hashanah (HUC closed) |
| September 21, 2026 |
Yom Kippur (HUC closed) |
| September 22, 2026 |
High Holy Day break for seminary students ends |
| September 25, 2026 |
Erev Sukkot (HUC offices close at 1:00pm; no classes) |
| November 3, 2026 |
Election Day (HUC closed) |
| November 16, 2026 |
Registration opens for Spring 2027 |
| November 26, 2026 |
Thanksgiving (HUC closed; no classes) |
| November 27, 2026 |
Thanksgiving break (HUC closed; no classes) |
| December 10, 2026 |
Fall Semester classes end |
| December 17, 2026 |
Fall Semester ends |
| December 24, 2026 |
Christmas Eve (HUC offices close at 1:00pm) |
| December 25, 2026 |
Christmas Day (HUC closed) |
| December 31, 2026 |
Fall final grades due |
| January 1, 2027 |
New Year's Day (HUC closed) |
| January 4, 2027 |
Fall credentials conferred |
| Spring Term |
| January 10, 2027 |
Spring Semester starts |
| January 18, 2027 |
Martin Luther King Jr. Day (HUC closed) |
| January 19, 2027 |
Spring semester classes begin |
| January 19, 2027 |
Spring graduation applications due |
| February 2, 2027 |
Spring Semester add/drop deadline |
| February 15, 2027 |
President's Day (HUC closed; no classes) |
| March 18, 2027 |
Mid-Semester Break (no classes) |
| April 16, 2027 |
Spring final grades due for ordination candidates |
| April 19, 2027 |
Registration opens for Summer 2027 and Fall 2027 |
| April 20, 2027 |
Spring Semester classes end |
| April 21, 2027 |
Passover Break begins |
| April 21, 2027 |
Passover (HUC offices close at 1:00pm) |
| April 22, 2027 |
Passover (HUC closed) |
| April 23, 2027 |
Passover (HUC offices close at 1:00pm) |
| April 27, 2027 |
Passover (HUC closed) |
| April 28, 2027 |
Passover (HUC closed) |
| April 29, 2027 |
Passover (HUC closed) |
| April 30, 2027 |
Passover Break ends |
| May 9, 2027 |
New York Ordination |
| May 10, 2027 |
New York Commencement |
| May 14, 2027 |
Spring Semester ends |
| May 16, 2027 |
Los Angeles Ordination |
| May 17, 2027 |
Los Angeles Commencement |
| May 28, 2027 |
Spring final grades due |
| May 31, 2027 |
Memorial Day (HUC closed) |
| June 1, 2027 |
Spring credentials conferred |