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
October 6, 2025
Sukkoth Eve (School closes at 12pm)
October 7, 2025 - October 8, 2025
First two days of Sukkoth

(School closed)

October 12, 2025
Eve of Hoshana Rabba
October 13, 2025
Hosana Rabba

(school closes at 2pm)

October 13, 2025
Second Year (‘28) Semester III ends
October 14, 2025 - October 15, 2025
Shemini Atzeret/Simchat Torah

(School closed)

October 16, 2025
Day after Simchat Torah**
October 21, 2025
Diwali
October 24, 2025
Third Year (‘27) Semester V ends
October 27, 2025
Third Year (‘27) Semester VI Classes begin
October 27, 2025
Second Year (‘28) Semester IV Classes begin
November 12, 2025
First Year (‘29) Last day of classes
November 24, 2025 - November 25, 2025
First Year (‘29) Semester I/Term 2 Final Exam Period
November 26, 2025
Thanksgiving Day Eve

College & Clinic close at 2:00 (does not affect hospital duties)

November 27, 2025
Thanksgiving Day

College & Clinic closed

November 27, 2025 - November 30, 2025
Thanksgiving Recess

College & Clinic closed (Does not affect hospitals)

December 5, 2025
First Year (‘29) Semester I/Term 2 ends
December 8, 2025 - December 29, 2025
First Year (‘29) Winter Recess / Study & Retest Period
December 14, 2025
First Day of Chanukah
December 15, 2025 - December 29, 2025
Second Year (‘28) winter recess
December 22, 2025
Last Day of Chanukah
December 24, 2025
Christmas Eve
December 25, 2025
Christmas

College & Clinic closed

December 26, 2025
Fourth Year (‘26) Semester VII ends
December 31, 2025
New Year’s Eve
January 1, 2026
New Year’s Day

College and Clinic closed

January 5, 2026 - January 6, 2025
First Year Term 1 (‘30) Orientation
January 5, 2026
First Year (‘29) Semester II & Term 3 & Term 1 (‘29) Classes begin
January 7, 2026
Orthodox Christmas
January 13, 2026
Fourth Year (‘26) Semester VIII begins
January 19, 2026
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day

College & Clinic closed

February 16, 2026
Presidents’ Day

College & Clinic closed

February 17, 2026
Asian Lunar New Year
February 18, 2026
Ramadan begins (Tentative date begins evening of Feb. 17)
March 2, 2026
Fast of Esther

(Class until 5 pm)

March 3, 2026
Purim

(Begins evening of March 2.) (School open, No Class)

March 4, 2026
Day after Purim**
March 7, 2026 - March 15, 2026
First year (‘29, ‘30) recess
March 12, 2026 - March 15, 2026
Third Year (‘27) recess
March 16, 2026 - March 27, 2026
Second Year (‘28) Semester IV Final Exams Period
March 20, 2026
Eid al Fitr

(tentative date, begins evening of March 19 ends Evening March 20.)

March 28, 2026 - April 19, 2026
Second Year (‘28) Recess / Study & Retest Period
April 1, 2026
Eve of Passover

(School closes at noon)

April 2, 2026 - April 3, 2026
First two days of Passover

(school closed)

April 3, 2026
Good Friday
April 5, 2026
Easter
April 7, 2026
Passover

(school closes at 2pm)

April 8, 2026 - April 9, 2026
Last two days of Passover

(School closed)

April 24, 2026 - May 1, 2026
First Year (‘29) Semester II, Final Exam Period
April 26, 2026
First Year (‘29) Semester II /Term 3, First Year Jan (‘30) Term 1 last day of classes
May 1, 2026
Capstone Assessment for Third Year (‘27) students
May 1, 2026
First Year (‘29) Semester II ends
May 2, 2026 - May 15, 2026
First Year (‘29 & ‘30) study and retest Period
May 4, 2026 - May 8, 2026
Class of 2026 Registration Period for Semester VII
May 7, 2026 - May 7, 2026
Annual Awards Ceremony
May 8, 2026
Fourth Year (‘26) Semester VIII ends/Last day of Clinicals
May 8, 2026
Capstone Assessment for Third Year (‘27) students
May 18, 2026 - May 29, 2026
Board Reviews for Class of 2027
May 21, 2026
Shavout Eve

(School closes at noon)

May 22, 2026 - May 23, 2026
Shavout

(School closed)

May 24, 2026
Day after Shavout**
May 25, 2026
Memorial Day—College & Clinic closed
June 19, 2026
Third Year (‘27) Semester VI ends
June 26, 2026
Second Year (‘28) Semester IV ends

Important Notes Regarding the Academic Calendar

  1. 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.
  2. Students are re-registered for each new semester. This procedure does not imply either academic or financial eligibility for registration.
  3. 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.
  4. “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.
  5. Study/retest periods often (not always) coincide or overlap with class recess dates for those students who do not need to retest.
  6. 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.