2019-20 Academic Calendar
Event | Day(s) of the Week | Date |
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Residence halls open | Friday | August 23 |
Instruction begins | Thursday | August 29 |
Labor Day Holiday - no classes | Monday | September 2 |
Fall Break begins | Saturday | October 12 |
Indigenous Peoples' Day | Monday | October 14 |
Instruction Resumes | Wednesday | October 16 |
Veterans Day | Monday | November 11 |
Thanksgiving break begins | Wednesday | November 27 |
Instruction Resumes | Monday | December 2 |
Last Day of Classes | Tuesday | December 10 |
Study Period | Wednesday - Friday | December 11 - 13 |
Scheduled Exams | Saturday - Friday | December 14 - 20 |
Recognition Ceremony for December Graduates | Saturday | December 21 |
Scheduled Exams | Saturday | December 21 |
December degree date | Tuesday | December 31 |
Event | Day(s) of the Week | Date |
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Winter 3-Week session begins | Thursday | January 2 |
Winter Session ends | Saturday | January 18 |
Event | Day(s) of the Week | Date |
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Martin Luther King, Jr. Day / Holiday | Monday | January 20 |
Instruction begins | Tuesday | January 21 |
February Break begins | Saturday | February 22 |
Instruction Resumes | Wednesday | February 26 |
Spring Break begins | Saturday | March 28 |
Instruction Resumes | Monday | April 6 |
Last Day of Classes | Tuesday | May 5 |
Study Period | Wednesday - Friday | May 6 - 8 |
Scheduled Exams | Saturday - Saturday | May 9 - 16 |
Senior Days | Sunday - Friday | May 17 - 22 |
Event | Day(s) of the Week | Date |
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3-week Summer Session begins | Wednesday | May 27 |
8-week Summer Session begins | Monday | June 8 |
3-week Summer Session exams end | Friday | June 19 |
6-week Summer Session begins | Monday | June 22 |
6- and 8-week Summer Sessions exams end | Monday - Tuesday | August 3 - 4 |
August degree date | Monday | August 17 |
¹ Verify Add/Drop appointment window and registration holds on Student Center.
See also Key Academic Dates from the Office of the University Registrar website.
For complete semester start-up information visit: Cornell University Campus Life and the Office of the University Registrar.
The 2018-19 and 2019-20 calendars have been revised as announced on July 13, 2017. More information is available in the Cornell Chronicle.