Fall Semester 2026
Official Term Dates: August 30 to December 18
| President’s Opening Address and Faculty Meetings | Wednesday, Aug. 26 |
| Academic Convocation | Sunday, Aug. 30 |
| Classes Begin | Monday, Aug. 31 |
| Labor Day (No Classes in Session) | Monday, Sep. 7 |
| October Open House | Monday, Oct. 12 |
| First Quarter Classes end | Friday Oct. 16 |
| Fall break begins (8 a.m.) | Monday, Oct. 19 |
| Classes Resume (8 a.m.) | Wednesday, Oct. 21 |
| Second-Quarter Classes Begin | Wednesday, Oct. 21 |
| November Open House | Wednesday, Nov. 11 |
| *Thanksgiving Break Begins (8 a.m.) | Wednesday, Nov. 25 |
| Classes Resume (8 a.m.) | Monday, Nov. 30 |
| Last Day for In-Class Examinations* | Friday, Dec. 4 |
| Classes End | Friday Dec. 11 |
| Final examination period | Monday, Dec. 14, to Friday Dec. 18 |
Spring Semester 2027
Official Term Dates: January 25 to May 14
| President’s State of the University Address and Faculty Meetings | Thursday, Jan. 21 |
| Classes Begin | Monday, Jan. 25 |
| Third-Quarter Classes end | Friday, Mar. 12 |
| Spring Break | Monday, Mar. 15 to Friday, Mar. 19 |
| Classes Resume (8 a.m.) | Monday, Mar. 22 |
| Fourth Quarter Classes Begin | Monday, Mar. 22 |
| Spring Open House | Saturday, Apr. 3 |
| Honors Convocation | Saturday, Apr. 24 |
| Last Day for In-Class Examinations * | Friday, April 30 |
| Classes End | Friday, May 7 |
| Final Examination Period | Monday, May 10 to Friday, May 14 |
| Graduate Commencement | Friday, May 14 |
| Undergraduate Commencement | Saturday, May 15 |
Semester start dates are guided by Labor Day and Martin Luther King, Jr. Day respectively. Please review the Extended Learning website for Summer and Winter term dates.
*Final Exam Policy: All courses must adhere to the final examination policy published in the SUNY Cortland Handbook, section 415.03
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 in advance. Please refer to the SUNY Cortland Religious Holidays and Observances schedule for details and dates.