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. View the New York Theological Consortium calendar including each school’s course registration/withdrawal dates here.
Previous and future academic calendars are below the current academic year.
2020 – 2021
August | September | October | November | December | January | February | March | April | May | June | July | August
| 17-28 | Monday-Friday | DMin summer courses |
| 30 | Sunday | International student arrival |
| 31-Sept 1 | Monday-Tuesday | International student orientation |
| 31 | Monday 9:00am-5:00pm | Housing open for new student move-in |
| 1 | Tuesday | Residential orientation for new students living on campus |
| 2-4 | Wednesday-Friday | New student orientation - including academic advisement and course registration |
| 7 | Monday | Labor Day holiday |
| 7 | Monday | Last day full refunds are issued |
| 8 | Tuesday | Fall semester begins |
| 9 | Wednesday, 6:00pm | 184th Convocation |
| 14 | Monday | Course registration closes for Fall; courses dropped after today receive a grade of "W". Last day to change enrollment type for courses. |
| 17 | Thursday, 9:00am-2:00pm | Field education supervisor orientation |
| 23 | Wednesday, 2:00- 4:00pm | Modern Language exams: French, German, Spanish |
| 24 | Thursday | Final grades due for DMin Summer courses |
| 30 | Wednesday | Last day to change health insurance plan with Student Affairs |
| 1 | Thursday | FAFSA form available for 2021-2022 academic year |
| 26 | Monday | Last day to withdraw from courses and receive grade of "W" |
| 2 | Wednesday, 2:00-4:00pm | Modern Language exams: French, German, Spanish |
| 8 | Tuesday | Last day of Tuesday classes |
| 9 | Wednesday | Last day of Wednesday classes |
| 10 | Thursday | Last day of Thursday classes |
| 11 | Friday | Last day of Friday classes |
| 14 | Monday | Last day of Monday classes |
| 14 | Monday | Last day to request extensions for Fall coursework. Deadline for all course requirements other than final exams. |
| 15 | Tuesday | Reading day |
| 16-17 | Wednesday-Thursday | Final exam period |
| 17 | Thursday | End of Fall semester |
| 17 | Thursday | Deadline for first-year MDiv field education placement conference |
| 24- January 1 | Thursday-Friday | Semester break - no classes and administrative offices closed |
| 4 | Monday | Final grades due for Fall |
| 4-19 | Monday-Tuesday | January Intersession |
| 4 | Monday | Course registration closes for January |
| 5 | Tuesday | Coursework for Fall extensions due to faculty |
| 8 | Friday | Final grades due for Fall extensions |
| 15 | Friday | Outlines and annotated bibliographies for MDiv and MA theses due to academics@utsnyc.edu |
| 18 | Monday | Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday |
| 27 | Wednesday | Last day full refunds are issued |
| 28 | Thursday | Spring semester begins |
| 28 | Thursday | Final grades due for January intersession |
| 15-19 | Monday-Friday | Spring recess - no classes |
| 19 | Friday | Course registration closes for Summer |
| 31 | Wednesday | Last day to withdraw from courses and receive grade of "W" |
| 1-5 | Thursday-Monday | Easter holiday |
| 2 | Friday | Last day to adjust Spring financial aid |
| 3 | Saturday | Return to Title IV (R2T4) aid cutoff (Spring) |
| 9 | Friday | Theses for MA, projects/theses for MDiv, and STM extended papers due to readers and academics@utsnyc.edu |
| 9 | Friday | Last day to pay remaining balances. Student accounts with balances are placed on financial holds preventing course registration until paid in full. |
| 12-23 | Monday-Friday | Academic advisement for Fall |
| 14 | Wednesday 2:00-4:00 pm | Modern Language exams: French, German, Spanish |
| 15 | Thursday | Deadline for field education learning agreements and contracts |
| 15 | Thursday | Deadline for first-year MA and second-year MDiv concentration declarations |
| 23 | Friday | Last day for PhD dissertation defense |
| 23 | Friday | Deadline for field education final evaluations |
| 28 | Wednesday | Course registration opens via SSO/NetClassroom for Fall |
| 30 | Friday | PhD dissertations due (see Assistant Dean) |
| 3 | Monday | Thesis/project and extended paper grades due |
| 4 | Tuesday | Last day of Tuesday classes |
| 5 | Wednesday | Last day of Wednesday classes |
| 6 | Thursday | Last day of Thursday classes |
| 7 | Friday | Last day of Friday classes |
| 10 | Monday | Last day of Monday classes |
| 10 | Monday | Last day to request extensions for Spring coursework - not allowed for graduating students. Deadline for all course requirements other than final exams. |
| 11-12 | Tuesday-Wednesday | Reading days |
| 13-14 | Thursday-Friday | Final exam period |
| 14 | Friday | End of Spring semester |
| 15 | Saturday | FAFSA form deadline for returning students |
| 17 | Monday | Final grades for Spring due for graduating students at 10:00am |
| 21 | Friday | 183rd Commencement |
| 24 | Monday | Summer semester begins |
| 28 | Friday | Final grades due for Spring |
| 31 | Monday | Memorial Day holiday |
| 9 | Wednesday | Coursework for Spring extensions due to faculty |
| 14 | Monday | Final grades due for Spring extensions |
| 14 | Monday | Assessment reports for MDiv and MA graduates due from faculty |
| 5 | Monday | Independence Day holiday |
| 6 | Friday | End of Summer semester (except for DMin) |
| 20 | Friday | Final grades for Summer due (except for DMin) |