Below you'll find the NYCPM academic calendars which includes holiday closures, semester start and end dates, exam periods and more. The calendar and schedules are subject to change.
2025-2026 | |
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October 6, 2025
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Sukkoth Eve (School closes at 12pm) |
October 7, 2025
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October 8, 2025 |
First two days of Sukkoth (School closed) |
October 12, 2025
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Eve of Hoshana Rabba |
October 13, 2025
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Hosana Rabba (school closes at 2pm) |
October 13, 2025
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Second Year (‘28) Semester III ends |
October 14, 2025
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October 15, 2025 |
Shemini Atzeret/Simchat Torah (School closed) |
October 16, 2025
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Day after Simchat Torah** |
October 21, 2025
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Diwali |
October 24, 2025
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Third Year (‘27) Semester V ends |
October 27, 2025
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Third Year (‘27) Semester VI Classes begin |
October 27, 2025
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Second Year (‘28) Semester IV Classes begin |
November 12, 2025
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First Year (‘29) Last day of classes |
November 24, 2025
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November 25, 2025 |
First Year (‘29) Semester I/Term 2 Final Exam Period |
November 26, 2025
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Thanksgiving Day Eve College & Clinic close at 2:00 (does not affect hospital duties) |
November 27, 2025
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Thanksgiving Day College & Clinic closed |
November 27, 2025
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November 30, 2025 |
Thanksgiving Recess College & Clinic closed (Does not affect hospitals) |
December 5, 2025
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First Year (‘29) Semester I/Term 2 ends |
December 8, 2025
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December 29, 2025 |
First Year (‘29) Winter Recess / Study & Retest Period |
December 14, 2025
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First Day of Chanukah |
December 15, 2025
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December 29, 2025 |
Second Year (‘28) winter recess |
December 22, 2025
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Last Day of Chanukah |
December 24, 2025
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Christmas Eve |
December 25, 2025
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Christmas College & Clinic closed |
December 26, 2025
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Fourth Year (‘26) Semester VII ends |
December 31, 2025
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New Year’s Eve |
January 1, 2026
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New Year’s Day College and Clinic closed |
January 5, 2026
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January 6, 2025 |
First Year Term 1 (‘30) Orientation |
January 5, 2026
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First Year (‘29) Semester II & Term 3 & Term 1 (‘29) Classes begin |
January 7, 2026
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Orthodox Christmas |
January 13, 2026
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Fourth Year (‘26) Semester VIII begins |
January 19, 2026
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Martin Luther King, Jr. Day College & Clinic closed |
February 16, 2026
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Presidents’ Day College & Clinic closed |
February 17, 2026
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Asian Lunar New Year |
February 18, 2026
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Ramadan begins (Tentative date begins evening of Feb. 17) |
March 2, 2026
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Fast of Esther (Class until 5 pm) |
March 3, 2026
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Purim (Begins evening of March 2.) (School open, No Class) |
March 4, 2026
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Day after Purim** |
March 7, 2026
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March 15, 2026 |
First year (‘29, ‘30) recess |
March 12, 2026
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March 15, 2026 |
Third Year (‘27) recess |
March 16, 2026
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March 27, 2026 |
Second Year (‘28) Semester IV Final Exams Period |
March 20, 2026
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Eid al Fitr (tentative date, begins evening of March 19 ends Evening March 20.) |
March 28, 2026
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April 19, 2026 |
Second Year (‘28) Recess / Study & Retest Period |
April 1, 2026
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Eve of Passover (School closes at noon) |
April 2, 2026
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April 3, 2026 |
First two days of Passover (school closed) |
April 3, 2026
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Good Friday |
April 5, 2026
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Easter |
April 7, 2026
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Passover (school closes at 2pm) |
April 8, 2026
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April 9, 2026 |
Last two days of Passover (School closed) |
April 24, 2026
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May 1, 2026 |
First Year (‘29) Semester II, Final Exam Period |
April 26, 2026
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First Year (‘29) Semester II /Term 3, First Year Jan (‘30) Term 1 last day of classes |
May 1, 2026
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Capstone Assessment for Third Year (‘27) students |
May 1, 2026
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First Year (‘29) Semester II ends |
May 2, 2026
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May 15, 2026 |
First Year (‘29 & ‘30) study and retest Period |
May 4, 2026
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May 8, 2026 |
Class of 2026 Registration Period for Semester VII |
May 7, 2026
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May 7, 2026 |
Annual Awards Ceremony |
May 8, 2026
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Fourth Year (‘26) Semester VIII ends/Last day of Clinicals |
May 8, 2026
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Capstone Assessment for Third Year (‘27) students |
May 18, 2026
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May 29, 2026 |
Board Reviews for Class of 2027 |
May 21, 2026
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Shavout Eve (School closes at noon) |
May 22, 2026
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May 23, 2026 |
Shavout (School closed) |
May 24, 2026
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Day after Shavout** |
May 25, 2026
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Memorial Day—College & Clinic closed |
June 19, 2026
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Third Year (‘27) Semester VI ends |
June 26, 2026
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Second Year (‘28) Semester IV ends |
Important Notes Regarding the Academic Calendar
- Each program has its own calendar which you can consult for specific information regarding the dates for the start and end of each semester, examination periods, deadlines for adding or dropping courses, periods of clinical rotations, dates for winter breaks, and/or specifics of Spring Breaks and perhaps other variations in the calendar for that program. Please note that the school buildings close at 3 pm on Fridays and are closed on all Saturdays.
- Students are re-registered for each new semester. This procedure does not imply either academic or financial eligibility for registration.
- In special circumstances Students who fail to qualify for registration during regular registration dates are subject to late registration, within the late registration period may be given permission to attend classes prior to being registered registering does not imply the right to be registered nor to receive academic credit.
- “College & Clinic closed” does not refer to the status of clinical rotations at hospitals. Students are responsible for attending all rotations at off-campus facilities regardless of closures of NYCPM and FCNY.
- Study/retest periods often (not always) coincide or overlap with class recess dates for those students who do not need to retest.
- Final exam periods may not apply to all courses; finals for certain courses are scheduled earlier or later, as published in class schedules and syllabi, with retest periods scheduled accordingly. Always consult syllabi and class schedules regarding exams and retest dates.