2018-19 Academic Calendar
Event | Day(s) of the Week | Date |
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Residence halls open | Friday | August 17 |
Instruction begins | Thursday | August 23 |
Labor Day Holiday - no classes | Monday | September 3 |
Fall Break begins | Saturday | October 6 |
Indigenous Peoples' Day | Monday | October 8 |
Instruction Resumes | Wednesday | October 10 |
Veterans Day | Sunday | November 11 |
Thanksgiving break begins | Wednesday | November 21 |
Instruction Resumes | Monday | November 26 |
Last Day of Classes | Tuesday | December 4 |
Study Period | Wednesday - Friday | December 5 - 7 |
Scheduled Exams | Saturday - Saturday | December 8 - 15 |
Recognition Ceremony for December Graduates | Saturday | December 15 |
December degree date | Monday | December 31 |
Event | Day(s) of the Week | Date |
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University Winter Break | Monday - Tuesday | December 24 - 1 |
Winter 3-Week session begins | Wednesday | January 2 |
Winter Session ends | Saturday | January 19 |
Event | Day(s) of the Week | Date |
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Martin Luther King, Jr. Day / Holiday | Monday | January 21 |
Instruction begins | Tuesday | January 22 |
February Break begins | Saturday | February 23 |
Instruction Resumes | Wednesday | February 27 |
Spring Break begins | Saturday | March 30 |
Instruction Resumes | Monday | April 8 |
Last Day of Classes | Tuesday | May 7 |
Study Period | Wednesday - Friday | May 8 - 10 |
Scheduled Exams | Saturday - Saturday | May 11 - 18 |
Senior Days | Sunday - Friday | May 19 - 24 |
Event | Day(s) of the Week | Date |
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3-week Summer Session begins | Wednesday | May 29 |
8-week Summer Session begins | Monday | June 10 |
3-week Summer Session exams end | Friday | June 21 |
6-week Summer Session begins | Monday | June 24 |
6- and 8-week Summer Sessions exams end | Monday - Tuesday | August 5 - 6 |
August degree date | Monday | August 19 |
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.
See also Key Cornell Dates which include dining, housing, and health services deadlines plus yearly major events and student governance meetings, in addition to all key academic dates. (Subscribe via: Google, iCal, Outlook, RSS.)
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.