Academic Calendar

Spring 2026
January 13, 2026	New Student Orientation
January 19, 2026	Martin Luther King Jr. Day - No Classes
January 27, 2026	Spring Semester Start Date / First Day of Spring Classes
January 27, 2026	January Graduation
February 9, 2026	Last Day to ADD/DROP without a "W" for Spring Classes See withdrawal policy for refund schedule.
February 12, 2026	Faculty Retreat
February 15, 2026 - February 21, 2026	Presidents' Week - No Classes
February 16, 2026	President's Day - No Classes and Office Closed
March 15, 2026	Last Day to Apply for June Conferral
March 2, 2026 - March 3, 2026	Purim - No Classes
March 4, 2026 - March 4, 2026	Student Graduation and Certification Orientation Are you in your final term at Touro GSE? Join us for an important orientation covering the certification process and graduation requirements
March 25, 2026	Last Day to Drop w/ "W" Spring Classes See withdrawal policy for refund schedule.
March 29, 2026	Palm Sunday - No Classes
April 1, 2026	Passover - No Classes, Offices Close at Noon
April 2, 2026 - April 3, 2026	Passover - No Classes, Offices Closed
April 4, 2026 - April 6, 2026	No Classes
April 7, 2026	Passover - No Classes, Offices Close at 2:00 pm
April 8, 2026 - April 9, 2026	Passover - No Classes, Offices Closed
April 27, 2026 - May 1, 2026	GSE AAQEP Accreditation "Mock" Review
May 5, 2026 - May 6, 2026	AAQEP Virtual Site Visit
May 10, 2026	Mother's Day - No Classes
May 20, 2026	Last Day of Spring Classes / Spring Semester End Date
June 9, 2026	June Graduation

Summer 2026
March 4, 2026	Summer 2026 registration starts
May 21, 2026	Shavuot, Offices Close at 2:00pm
May 22, 2026	Shavuot, Offices Closed
May 25, 2026	Memorial Day, Offices Closed
June 3, 2026	Summer I and Whole-Summer registration ends
June 3, 2026	Summer I and Whole-Summer Classes start
June 5, 2026	Last day to add/drop a course without a W - Summer I Classes
June 7, 2026	Sunday Classes registration ends; first day of Sundays Classes 6.7.2026
June 9, 2026	Last day to add/drop a course without a W - Whole-Summer Classes
June 10, 2026	Last day to add/drop a course without a W - Sunday Classes
June 24, 2026	Last day to drop a course with a W - Summer I Classes
June 30, 2026	Student Graduation and Certification Orientation 6.30.2026
July 1, 2026	Last day to drop a course with a W - Sunday Classes
July 3, 2026	Independence Day, Offices Closed
July 12, 2026	Last Day of Sunday classes
July 13, 2026	Last Day of Summer I classes
July 14, 2026	Summer II registration ends
July 14, 2026	Summer II classes start
July 15, 2026	Last Day to Apply for September 2026 graduation
July 15, 2026	Last day to drop a course with a W - Whole-Summer Classes
July 17, 2026	Last day to add/drop a course without a W - Summer II Classes
July 19, 2026	Make-up day for Sunday Classes
July 22, 2026 - July 23, 2026	Tish’a B’Av, No Classes
August 7, 2026	Last day to drop a course with a W - Summer II classes
August 24, 2026	Last day of Summer II and Whole-Summer classes

Fall 2026
May 26, 2026	Registration for the Fall 2026 term – for continuing students
June 16, 2026	Registration for the Fall 2026 term – for new students
August 25, 2026	New Student Orientation (Manhattan)
August 30, 2026	New Student Orientation (Brooklyn)
September 2, 2026	First Day of Classes
September 7, 2026	Labor Day - No Classes
September 11, 2026	Rosh Hashana - No Classes after noon
September 12, 2026 - September 13, 2026	Rosh Hashana - No Classes
September 14, 2026	Last Day to ADD/DROP Fall Classes
September 15, 2026	Faculty Retreat
September 8, 2026	September Graduation
September 20, 2026	Yom Kippur - No Classes
September 21, 2026	Yom Kippur - No Classes, Offices Closed
September 25, 2026	Sukkot – No Classes, Offices Close at Noon
September 26, 2026 - September 27, 2026	Sukkot – No Classes, Offices Closed
October 28, 2026 - October 1, 2026	No Classes
October 2, 2026	Sukkot - No Classes, Offices Close at 2:00PM
October 3, 2026 - October 4, 2026	Sukkot – No Classes, Offices Closed
October 20, 2026	Student Graduation and Certification Orientation
November 6, 2026	Last day to drop a course with a W on the transcript
November 11, 2026	GSE Shine Conference on Teaching and Learning
November 15, 2026	Last Day to Apply for January Conferral
November 25, 2026	No Classes
November 26, 2026 - November 27, 2026	Thanksgiving - No Classes
November 29, 2026	No Classes
December 23, 2026	Last Day of Fall Classes
December 23, 2026	Fall Semester End Date

Winter 2027
September 28, 2026	Winter Intersession Registration
January 4, 2027	Winter Intersession Start Date
January 4, 2027	First Day of Winter Intersession Classes
January 7, 2027	Last Day to ADD/DROP Winter Intersession Classes
January 15, 2027	Last Day to Drop with "W" Winter Intersession Classes
January 18, 2027	Martin Luther King Jr. Day - No Classes
January 24, 2027	Last Day of Winter Intersession Classes
January 24, 2027	Winter Intersession End Date

Spring 2027
October 26, 2026	Spring Semester Registration Start
January 25, 2027	Spring Semester Start Date
January 25, 2027	First Day of Spring Classes
January 26, 2027	January Graduation
February 5, 2027	Last Day to ADD/DROP Spring Classes
February 15, 2027	President's Day - No Classes
March 15, 2027	Last Day to Apply for June Conferral
March 19, 2027	Last Day to Drop w/ "W" Spring Classes
March 23, 2027	Purim - No Classes
April 21, 2027	Eve of Passover - No classes after noon
April 22, 2027 - April 23, 2027	First Days of Passover - No Classes
April 28, 2027 - April 29, 2027	Last Days of Passover - No Classes
May 20, 2027	Last Day of Spring Classes
May 20, 2027	Spring Semester End Date
May 31, 2027	Memorial Day - No Classes
June 10, 2027	Shavuot Eve - No Classes
June 11, 2027 - June 12, 2027	Shavuot - No Classes
June 22, 2027	June Graduation