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View the current calendars for: Spring 2026Ìý´¥ Summer 2026 | Fall 2026 | Spring 2027

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Spring 2026
January 11 2026Spring term starts
January 11-15, 2026January Intensives
January 13, 2026DeLeT Spring classes begin
January 14, 2026MAT Spring classes begin
January 19, 2026MLK Jr. holiday: HUC closed, no classes
January 20, 2026Most Spring classes begin
January 28, 2026Graduation application deadline
February 6, 2026Course add/drop deadline
February 7, 2026Official enrollment census date
February 16 2026Presidents Day: HUC closed; no classes
April 13, 2026Registration opens for Summer and Fall
April 1-12, 2026Passover break: no HUC classes
April 1, 2026Passover 1st night: HUC closed
April 2, 2026Passover 1st day: HUC closed
April 3, 2026Passover 2nd day: HUC closed
April 7, 2026Passover 7th night: HUC closed after 1 pm
April 8, 2026Passover 7th day: HUC closed
April 9, 2026Passover 8th day: HUC closed
April 10, 2026Final grades due for all ordination candidates
April 24, 2026Final grades due for HUC-USC double-degree candidates
April 30, 2026Most Spring classes end
April 30, 2026Grades for unresolved Incompletes from prior terms are due
May 3, 2026Ordination (New York)
May 4, 2026Graduation (New York)
May 4, 2026EMA Spring classes end
May 4-6, 2026Reading Days
May 6, 2026MAT Spring classes end/Colloquium
May 7-8, 2026Final presentations & exams
May 8 2026Graduation (Cincinnati)
May 9 2026Ordination (Cincinnati)
May 14, 2026DeLeT Spring classes end
May 15, 2026Spring term ends
May 17, 2026Ordination (Los Angeles)
May 18, 2026Graduation (Los Angeles)
May 21, 2026Shavuot erev: HUC closed after 1 pm; no classes all day
May 22, 2026Shavuot: HUC closed, no classes
May 25, 2026Memorial Day: HUC closed, no classes
May 29, 2026Spring grades due: 12 pm ET, 9 am PT
June 1, 2026Spring credentials conferred
June 15, 2026DeLeT Spring fieldwork ends

Summer 2026
May 31, 2026VP Rab Summer Classes Start
June 1, 2026Summer Term Starts
June 5, 2026Executive MA Institute Begins
June 7, 2026ZSchool Leadership Conference Begins
June 11, 2026Executive MA Institute Ends
June 11, 2026ZSchool Leadership Conference Ends
June 15, 2026DeLeT Spring Fieldwork Ends
June 19, 2026Juneteenth
June 22, 2026ZSchool Summer Classes Start
June 23, 2026American Academy of Religion Virtual Conference
June 24, 2026American Academy of Religion Virtual Conference
June 25, 2026American Academy of Religion Virtual Conference
June 29, 2026Summer Add/Drop Deadline
June 30, 2026Summer Graduation Applications Due
July 3, 2026Independence Day (observed)
July 23, 2026Tish'a B'Av
July 30, 2026VP Rab Summer Classes End
August 5, 2026Zschool Summer Classes End
August 6, 2026Zschool/MSOLI Summer Commencement
August 13, 2026Summer Term Ends
August 13, 2026Summer Final Grades Due
August 14, 2026Summer Credentials Conferred

Fall 2026
August 17, 2026Fall Term Starts
August 17, 2026Fall Orientation Begins
August 17, 2026Fall Intensives Begin
August 20, 2026Fall Intensives End
August 21, 2026Fall Orientation Ends
August 21, 2026Student Requests to Change Grading Scale Due
August 24, 2026Fall Classes Start
August 24, 2026New York Kallah Begins
August 25, 2026DeLeT Fall Classes Start
August 26, 2026MAT Fall Classes Start
August 26, 2026New York Kallah Ends
August 27, 2026New York Fall Classes Start
August 31, 2026Fall Graduation Applications Due
August 31, 2026Fall Add/Drop Deadline
September 1, 2026Fall Census Day
September 7, 2026Labor Day
September 10, 2026High Holy Day Break Begins for Seminary students
September 10, 2026Erev Rosh Hashanah
September 11, 2026Rosh Hashanah
September 21, 2026Yom Kippur
September 22, 2026Last Day of High Holy Day Break for Seminary Students
September 25, 2026Erev Sukkot
November 3, 2026Election Day
November 16, 2026Spring Registration Opens
November 21, 2026American Academy of Religion Conference
November 21, 2026Society of Biblical Literature Conference
November 22, 2026American Academy of Religion Conference
November 22, 2026Society of Biblical Literature Conference
November 23, 2026American Academy of Religion Conference
November 23, 2026Society of Biblical Literature Conference
November 24, 2026American Academy of Religion Conference
November 24, 2026Society of Biblical Literature Conference
November 26, 2026Thanksgiving
November 27, 2026Thanksgiving Break
December 10, 2026Union for Reform Judaism Biennial Conference
December 11, 2026Union for Reform Judaism Biennial Conference
December 12, 2026Union for Reform Judaism Biennial Conference
December 13, 2026Union for Reform Judaism Biennial Conference
December 10, 2026Fall Classes End
December 14, 2026Reading Day 1
December 15, 2026Reading Day 2
December 16, 2026MAT Fall Classes End
December 16, 2026Final Presentations & Exams Day 1
December 16, 2026Cantorial Senior Comprehensives
December 17, 2026Final Presentations & Exams Day 2
December 17, 2026DeLet Fall Classes End
December 17, 2026EMA Fall Classes End
December 17, 2026Fall Term Ends
December 24, 2026Christmas Eve
December 25, 2026Christmas Day
December 31, 2026Fall Final Grades Due
January 1, 2027New Year's Day
January 4, 2027Fall Credentials Conferred

Spring 2027
January 10, 2027Spring Term Starts
January 10, 2027January Intensives Start
January 14, 2027January Intensives End
January 18, 2027MLK Day
January 19, 2027Spring Classes Start
January 19, 2027Spring Graduation Applications Due
February 2, 2027Spring Add/Drop Deadline
February 3, 2027Spring Census Day
February 15, 2027President's Day
March 18, 2027Mid-Semester Break
April 16, 2027Final Grades Due for Ordination Candidates
April 19, 2027Summer/Fall Registration Opens
April 20, 2027Spring Classes End
April 21, 2027Passover Break Begins for Students
April 21, 2027Passover
April 22, 2027Passover
April 23, 2027Passover
April 23, 2027Final Grades Due for HUC-USC Dual Degree Candidates
April 27, 2027Passover
April 28, 2027Passover
April 29, 2027Passover
April 30, 2027Passover Break Ends for Students
May 3, 2027Reading Day 1
May 4, 2027Reading Day 2
May 5, 2027Final Presentations & Exams Day 1
May 5, 2027MAT Spring Classes End
May 6, 2027DeLet Spring Classes End
EMA Spring Classes End
May 6, 2027Final Presentations & Exams Day 2
May 9, 2027Spring Ordination (New York)
May 10, 2027Spring Commencement (New York)
May 11, 2027Cantorial Spring Comprehensives
May 13, 2027Cantorial Spring Comprehensives
May 14, 2027Spring Term Ends
May 16, 2027Spring Ordination (Los Angeles)
May 17, 2027Spring Commencement (Los Angeles)
May 28, 2027Spring Final Grades Due
May 31, 2027Memorial Day
June 1, 2027Spring Credentials Conferred
June 15, 2027Spring Fieldwork Ends