Academic Calendar

2026-2027
May 25, 2026	Memorial Day—College & Clinic closed
May 26, 2026 - May 27, 2026	Eid al-Adha (tentative date, begins evening of May, ends evening of May 27.)
May 26, 2026	Second Year (‘29) Semester III/Classes begin
June 19, 2026	Third Year (‘27) Semester VI ends
June 26, 2026	Second Year (‘28) Semester IV ends
June 29, 2026	Third Year (‘28) Semester V begins
June 29, 2026	Fourth Year (‘27) Semester VII begins
July 2, 2026	Fast of Tamuz* (Class held)
July 3, 2026	Independence Day Observed (school closed)
July 4, 2026	Independence Day
July 8, 2026 - July 10, 2026	APMLE Part 1
July 13, 2026	Third Year (28) Classes begin (Part I APMLE exam date taken into consideration)
July 23, 2026	Tish B’av (No Class, school open))
July 24, 2026	Day after Tish B’av**(Class held)
July 24, 2026 - July 24, 2026	Residency Fair at NYCPM
August 17, 2026	Orientation/Registration for Class of 2030
August 19, 2026 - August 19, 2026	White Coat Ceremony (Class of 2030 must arrive no later than 4:30.)
August 20, 2026	First Year (30) Semester I & Term 2/Classes begin
August 21, 2026 - August 30, 2026	Second Year (29) recess
September 7, 2026	Labor Day—College & Clinic closed.
September 11, 2026	Rosh Hashanah Eve Class til 12. (School closes at 2 pm)
September 12, 2026 - September 13, 2026	Rosh Hashanah (school closed)
September 14, 2026	Fast of Gedalia
September 16, 2026	Registration deadline for APMLE Part I retake
September 18, 2026	Faculty Retreat
September 20, 2026	Eve of Yom Kippur (School closes at 12pm.)
September 21, 2026	Yom Kippur (school closed)
September 22, 2026	Day after Yom Kippur (Class held)
September 25, 2026 - September 26, 2026	Second Year (29) Semester III Last Day of classes
September 25, 2026	Sukkot Eve (School closes at 12)
September 26, 2026 - September 27, 2026	First two days of Sukkoth (school closed)
September 28, 2026 - October 9, 2026	Second Year (‘29) Semester III Final Exam Period
October 2, 2026	Hosana Rabba (Class til 12. School closes at 2pm)
October 3, 2026 - October 25, 2026	Second Year (29) Recess / Study & Retest Period
October 3, 2026	Shemini Atzeret (School closed)
October 4, 2026	Simchat Torah (school closed)
October 5, 2026	Day after Simchat Torah**
October 12, 2026	Second Year (29) Semester III ends
October 26, 2026	Second Year (29) Semester IV Classes begin
October 30, 2026	Third Year (28) Semester V ends
November 2, 2026	Third Year (28) Semester VI Classes begin
November 8, 2026	Diwali
November 11, 2026	First Year (30) Last day of classes
November 23, 2026 - December 4, 2026	First Year (30) Semester I/Term 2 Final Exam Period
November 25, 2026	Thanksgiving Day Eve College & Clinic close at 2:00 (does not affect hospital duties)
November 26, 2026 - November 29, 2026	Thanksgiving Recess: College & Clinic closed (Does not affect hospitals)
November 26, 2026 - November 27, 2026	Thanksgiving Day – College & Clinic closed
December 4, 2026 - December 5, 2026	First Year (30) Semester I/Term 2 ends
December 7, 2026 - December 28, 2026	First Year (‘30) Winter Recess / Study & Retest Period
December 14, 2026 - December 28, 2026	Second Year (29) winter recess
December 24, 2026	Christmas Eve
December 25, 2026	Christmas
December 25, 2026	Fourth Year (‘27) Semester VII ends
December 31, 2026	New Year’s Eve
January 1, 2027	New Year’s Day—College and Clinic closed
January 4, 2027 - January 5, 2027	First Year (30) Semester II & Term 3 & Term 1 (‘30) Classes begin
January 4, 2027 - January 5, 2027	First Year Term 1 (31) Orientation/Registration
January 7, 2027	Orthodox Christmas
January 14, 2027 - January 19, 2027	CRIP 2027
January 18, 2027	Martin Luther King, Jr. Day—College & Clinic closed
January 25, 2027	Fourth Year (27) Semester VIII begins
February 6, 2027	Asian Lunar New Year
February 8, 2027	Ramadan begins (Tentative date begins evening of Feb. 7)
February 15, 2027	Presidents’ Day—College & Clinic closed
March 6, 2027 - March 14, 2027	First year (‘30, ‘31) recess
March 10, 2027	Eid al Fitr (Tentative begins eve of March 9 ends Eve 10.)
March 11, 2027 - March 14, 2027	Third Year (‘28) recess
March 15, 2027 - March 26, 2027	Second Year (‘29) Semester IV Final Exams Period
March 22, 2027	Fast of Esther (Class until 5pm)
March 23, 2027	Purim (School open, no Class)
March 24, 2027	Day after Purim
March 26, 2027	Good Friday
March 27, 2027 - April 18, 2027	Second Year (‘29) Recess / Study & Retest Period
March 28, 2027	Easter
April 21, 2027	Eve of Passover (School closes at 12pm)
April 21, 2027 - April 30, 2027	First Year (‘30) Semester II, Final Exam Period
April 22, 2027 - April 23, 2027	First two days of Passover (School closed)
April 26, 2027	First Year (‘30) Semester II /Term 3, First Year Jan (‘31) Term 1 last day of classes
April 27, 2027 - April 28, 2027	Passover (Class til 12, school closes at 2pm)
April 28, 2027 - April 29, 2027	Last two days of Passover (school closed)
April 30, 2027 - May 1, 2027	Day after Passover (Class held)
April 30, 2027 - May 1, 2027	First Year (‘30) Semester II ends
May 1, 2027 - May 14, 2027	First Year (‘30 & ‘31) study and retest Period
May 3, 2027 - May 7, 2027	Class of 2028 Registration Period for Semester VII
May 6, 2027 - May 6, 2027	Annual Awards Ceremony
May 14, 2027	Fourth Year (‘27) Semester VIII ends/ Last day of Clinicals
May 16, 2027 - May 17, 2027	Eid al-Adha
May 17, 2027 - May 18, 2027	Senior Week
May 19, 2027 - May 19, 2027	Commencement Rehearsal
May 20, 2027 - May 20, 2027	Commencement 2027
May 25, 2027	Second Year (‘30) Semester III/Classes begin
May 31, 2027	Memorial Day—College & Clinic closed
June 4, 2027	Capstone Assessment for Third Year (28) students
June 7, 2027	Capstone Assessment for Third Year (28) students
June 10, 2027	Shavuot Eve (No class, school closes at 2pm)
June 11, 2027 - June 12, 2027	Shavuot (school closed)
June 13, 2027	Day after Shavuot
June 18, 2027	Third Year (‘28) Semester VI ends
June 25, 2027	Second Year (‘29) Semester IV ends
July 1, 2027 - July 7, 2027	Board Reviews for Class of 2029

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.