Academic calendars at neighboring institutions (Columbia University or schools in the NY Theological Consortium) may have dates and deadlines different from Union. Union students wishing to take classes at other schools need to be aware of the host institution’s calendar.
See prior years in archived academic catalog.
2024 – 25
August 2024 | September | October | November | December | January | February | March | April | May | June | July | August 2025
| 8 | Thursday | Welcome Session for New DMin Students |
| 14 - 15 | Thursday - Friday | Early move-in for new students |
| 19 - 24 | Monday - Saturday | August Pre-Term courses meet |
| 23 | Friday | Final move-in for new students |
| 25 | Sunday | Community social - 6:00-8:00pm |
| 26-29 | Monday-Thursday | New student orientation for campus-based degree programs (MDiv, MAR, STM, and PhD) |
| 28 | Wednesday | Academic advising for new students |
| 29 | Thursday | Faculty day of work |
| 2 | Monday | Labor Day Holiday - No classes & Administrative Offices Closed Course Registration closes for Fall. Last day to withdraw from the Seminary and receive a full tuition refund |
| 3 | Tuesday | Fall Semester begins. Drop/add period opens for Fall. Bill payments due. Student accounts with remaining balance placed on financial hold preventing January/Spring course registration until paid in full. |
| 4 | Wednesday | 187th Convocation - 4:00-5:45pm |
| 9 | Monday | Drop/add period closes for Fall; semester-long courses dropped after today receive a "W." Last day to change enrollment type. View this webpage for intensive/weekend drop dates: https://utsnyc.edu/academics/registrar/course-registration-grades/ |
| 12 | Thursday | Field education supervisor orientation |
| 24 | Thursday | Introduction to field education (required for first-year MDivs) |
| 30 | Monday | Last day to change health insurance plan with Student Affairs |
| 1 | Tuesday | FAFSA form available for next academic year |
| 3 | Thursday | Introduction to clinical pastoral education (CPE) |
| 4 | Friday | Final exam schedule published |
| 10-11 | Thursday-Friday | Reading days - no classes |
| 11 | Friday | Overview forms due for MAR theses, MDiv projects/theses, and STM extended papers |
| 23 | Wednesday | Modern Language Exams: French, German, Spanish - 2:00-4:00pm |
| 28 | Monday | Last day to withdraw from weekly semester-long Fall courses with "W" except for departure from Seminary. |
| 31 | Thursday | Last day to adjust Fall financial aid |
| 1-12 | Friday-Tuesday | Academic advisement for January and Spring |
| 5 | Tuesday | Return to title IV (R2T4) aid cutoff for Fall |
| 7 | Thursday | Adjunct faculty orientation - 5:00-7:00pm |
| 13 | Wednesday | Course registration opens for January and Spring |
| 22 | Friday | Field education mid-year evaluation due |
| 25-27 | Monday-Wednesday | Reading days - no classes |
| 28-29 | Thursday-Friday | Thanksgiving holiday - no classes & administrative offices closed |
| 3 | Tuesday | Last day of Tuesday classes |
| 4 | Wednesday | Last day of Wednesday classes Modern Language Exams: French, German, Spanish - 2:00-4:00pm |
| 5 | Thursday | Deadline for first-year MDiv field education placement conferences |
| 6 | Friday | Proposals due for Spring MAR theses and MDIV projects/theses STM extended papers, MAR theses, and MDIV projects/theses due (Fall submissions) |
| 9 | Monday | Last day of Monday classes |
| 12 | Thursday | Last day of Thursday classes |
| 13 | Friday | Last day of Friday classes |
| 16 | Monday | Reading day/Make-up classes Last day to submit Fall coursework Course registration closes for January |
| 17-18 | Tuesday-Wednesday | Final examinations |
| 18 | Wednesday | Fall semester ends Last day to request extension for Fall coursework |
| 19 | Thursday | Semester break begins |
| 24-31 | Tuesday-Tuesday | Administrative offices closed |
| 1 | Wednesday | Administrative Offices Closed |
| 2 | Thursday | January Intersession begins Note: Students can drop a course after attending one class session. A grade of "W" is issued if a course is dropped after two class sessions. |
| 3 | Friday | Final grades due for Fall Coursework for Fall extensions due to faculty |
| 8 | Wednesday | Final grades due for Fall extensions |
| 14 | Tuesday | Committee on Standing - Summer & Fall semesters |
| 20 | Monday | Martin Luther King, Jr. Day - no classes & administrative offices closed |
| 21 | Tuesday | Last day of class for January intersession |
| 22 | Wednesday | Faculty day of work Outlines and annotated bibliographies due for MAR and MDiv theses Last date to submit January coursework |
| 23 | Thursday | January intersession ends. Last date to request extension for January coursework |
| 26 | Sunday | Course registration closes for Spring. Last day to withdraw from the Seminary and receive a full tuition refund |
| 27 | Monday | Spring semester begins. Drop/add period opens for Spring. Bill payments due. Student accounts with remaining balance placed on financial hold preventing Summer/Fall course registration until paid in full. Coursework for January extensions due to faculty |
| 2 | Sunday | Drop/add period closes for Spring; semester-long courses dropped after today receive a "W." Last day to change enrollment type. |
| 7 | Friday | Final grades due for January |
| 10 | Monday | FAFSA and financial aid application deadline for new students |
| 13 | Thursday | Field education supervisor training |
| 19 | Wednesday | Modern Language Exams: French, German, Spanish - 2:00-4:00pm |
| 28 | Friday | Final exam schedule published MDiv mid-program review (MPR) conferences |
| 7 | Friday | MDiv mid-program review (MPR) conferences |
| 10 | Monday | Course registration opens for Summer |
| 14 | Friday | MDiv mid-program review (MPR) conferences |
| 17-21 | Monday-Friday | Spring recess - no classes |
| 24 | Monday | Last day to withdraw from weekly semester-long Spring courses with "W" except for departure from Seminary. |
| 25 | Tuesday | Return to Title IV (R2T4) aid cutoff for Spring |
| 3 | Thursday | Last day to adjust Spring financial aid |
| 7-18 | Monday-Friday | Academic advisement for Fall |
| 15 | Tuesday | Field education learning agreements and contracts due |
| 16 | Wednesday | MAR theses and MDiv projects/theses due |
| 23 | Wednesday | Modern Language Exams: French, German, Spanish - 2:00-4:00pm |
| 24 | Thursday | Field education final evaluations due Course registration opens for Fall 2025 Course registration closes for Summer |
| 25 | Friday | Last date for PhD dissertation defense |
| 28 | Monday | Last day of Monday classes |
| 29 | Tuesday | Last day of Tuesday classes |
| 30 | Wednesday | Last day of Wednesday classes Final grades due for MAR theses and MDiv projects/theses |
| 1 | Thursday | Last day of Thursday classes STM extended papers and MASJ projects due (Spring submissions) |
| 2 | Friday | Last day of Friday Classes |
| 5 | Monday | Reading day/Make-up classes |
| 6 | Tuesday | Reading day/Make-up classes Last day to submit Spring coursework |
| 7-8 | Wednesday-Thursday | Final examinations |
| 8 | Thursday | PhD dissertations due Spring semester ends Last day to request extensions for Spring coursework |
| 10 | Saturday | FAFSA form deadline for returning students |
| 12 | Monday | Final grades for Spring due for graduating students at 10:00AM |
| 15 | Thursday | Union board meeting & board dinner |
| 16 | Friday | 187th Commencement |
| 19 | Monday | Summer session begins Note: Students can drop a course after attending one class session except for summer language intensives. A grade of "W" is issued if a course is dropped after two class sessions. For summer language intensives, students can drop after three class sessions and a grade of "W" is issued after four class sessions. |
| 23 | Friday | Final grades due for Spring Coursework for Spring extensions due to faculty |
| 26 | Monday | Memorial Day - no classes & administrative offices closed |
| 30 | Friday | Final grades due for Spring extensions |
| 3 | Tuesday | Committee on Standing - January & Spring semesters |
| 16 | Monday | Assessment reports for graduates due from faculty |
| 19 | Thursday | Juneteenth holiday - no classes & administrative offices closed |
| 26 | Thursday | Last day of class for intensive Summer courses |
| 27 | Friday | Last day to submit coursework for intensive Summer courses |
| 30 | Monday | End of intensive Summer courses Last day to request extensions for intensive Summer courses |
| 4 | Friday | Independence Day holiday - no classes & administrative offices closed |
| 10 | Thursday | Final grades due for intensive Summer courses Coursework for intensive Summer extensions due to faculty |
| 17 | Thursday | Final grades due for intensive Summer extensions |
| 31 | Thursday | Last day of class for Summer term Last day to submit Summer coursework |
| 4 | Monday | Summer term ends Last day to request extensions for Summer coursework |
| 14 | Thursday | Final grades due for Summer Coursework for Summer extensions due to faculty |
| 21 | Thursday | Final grades due for Summer extensions |