Spring Semester 2024
Official Term Dates: January 22 to May 10
| President’s State of the University Address and Faculty Meetings | Thursday, Jan. 18 |
| Classes Begin | Monday, Jan. 22 |
| Third-Quarter Classes end | Friday, Mar. 8 |
| Spring Break | Monday, Mar. 11 to Friday, Mar. 15 |
| Classes Resume (8 a.m.) | Monday, Mar. 18 |
| Fourth Quarter Classes Begin | Monday, Mar. 18 |
| Spring Open House | Saturday, Apr. 6 |
| Honors Convocation | Saturday, Apr. 20 |
| Last Day for In-Class Examinations * | Friday, Apr. 26 |
| Classes End | Friday, May 3 |
| Final Examination Period | Monday, May 6 to Friday, May 10 |
| Graduate Commencement | Friday, May 10 |
| Undergraduate Commencement | Saturday, May 11 |
Fall Semester 2023
Official Term Dates: August 28 to December 15
| President’s Opening Address and Faculty Meetings | Thursday, Aug. 24 |
| Academic Convocation | Sunday, Aug. 27 |
| Classes Begin | Monday, Aug. 28 |
| Labor Day (No Classes in Session) | Monday, Sep. 4 |
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October Open House |
Monday, Oct. 9 |
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First Quarter Classes end |
Friday, Oct. 13 |
| Fall break begins (8 a.m.) | Monday Oct.16 |
| Classes Resume (8 a.m.) | Wednesday, Oct. 18 |
| Second-Quarter Classes Begin | Wednesday, Oct. 18 |
| November Open House | Friday, Nov. 10 |
| *Thanksgiving Break Begins (8 a.m.) | Wednesday, Nov. 22 |
| Classes Resume (8 a.m.) | Monday, Nov. 27 |
| Last Day for In-Class Examinations* | Friday Dec. 1 |
| Classes End | Friday, Dec. 8 |
| Final Examination Period | Monday, Dec. 11 to Friday, Dec. 15 |
Semester start dates are guided by Labor Day and Martin Luther King, Jr. Day respectively. Please review the Summer and Winter Session website for Summer and Winter term dates
*Final Exam Policy: No examinations or quizzes may be given the five class days preceding the final exam period without the approval of the dean.
Religious Holidays: Students who miss classes, exams, or work requirements because of religious beliefs shall be excused and will be provided with opportunities to make up exams or work missed because of the absence. This does not prohibit faculty from giving assignments/exams on a given day. The purpose is to allow individual students alternatives based on religious practice when they make a request. Please refer to the holiday schedule for details and dates. Please refer to the SUNY Cortland Religious Holidays and Observances schedule for details and dates.