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Academic Calendar

View the current and upcoming Academic Calendar for St. John's University's Queens and Manhattan campuses.

Page last updated 03/19/2025 08:54 AM

2025 Spring Academic Calendar

DateDayDetails
Jan 20(M)Martin Luther King, Jr. Day- University Closed- No Classes 
Jan 22(W)First Day of Classes
Jan 28(T)Last Day to Add/Change Classes
Feb 11(T)Last Day to Drop a Class (without a transcript notation)
Feb 12(W)Withdrawal Period Begins
Feb 17(M)Presidents' Day- University Closed- No Classes
March 3-8(M-S)Spring Break- No Classes 
March 19(W)Mid-term grades due
April 4(F)Last Day to Withdraw from a Class or Apply for Pass/Fail 
April 17-21(R-M)Easter Recess- University Closed- No Classes
April 23(W)Monday Classes Meet
May 6(T)Snow/Study Day- No Classes
May 7(W)Snow/Study Day- No Classes 
May 8-14(R-W)Final Examination/Assessment Week
May 16(F)Graduate-Level Commencement Ceremony for:
St. John’s College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences
The Lesley H. and William L. Collins College of Professional Studies
10 a.m. Carnesecca Arena, Queens Campus
May 16(F)Graduate-Level Commencement Ceremony for:
The School of Education
The Peter J. Tobin College of Business
4 p.m. Carnesecca Arena, Queens Campus
May 18(U)Undergraduate-Level Commencement Ceremony 
10 a.m. Great Lawn, Queens Campus

Note: This calendar applies to the Queens and Manhattan campuses. The Law School and the Rome Campus have their own calendars.

Key

M = Monday
T = Tuesday
W = Wednesday
R = Thursday
F = Friday
S = Saturday 
U = Sunday

Additional Academic Calendars

Pre-Session(Study Abroad only)

May 19 (M)   First day of classes. Last day to drop/add a class – no transcript notation
May 22 (R)    Last day to withdraw from a class or to apply for the Pass/Fail Option
May 26 (M)   Memorial Day – University Closed – No classes 
May 30 (F)    Last day of classes for Pre-Session

Class Days
May 19 (M)    May 27 (T)  
May 20 (T)    May 28 (W)
May 21 (W)   May 29 (R)
May 22 (R)    May 30 (F)

Session I  

June 2 (M)    First day of classes
June 4 (W)   Last day to drop/add a class – no transcript notation 
June 17 (T)   Last day to withdraw from a class or apply for the Pass/Fail Option
June 19 (R)   Juneteenth – University Closed – No Classes 
July 3 (R)      University Closed – No Classes
July 4 (F)      Independence Day – University Closed – No Classes
July 7 (M)    Thursday classes held 
July 8 (T)     Thursday classes held - Last day of classes for Summer Session I

Class Days
June 2 (M)     June 18 (W)
June 3 (T)      June 23 (M)
June 4 (W)     June 24 (T)
June 5 (R)      June 25 (W)
June 9 (M)     June 26 (R)
June 10 (T)    June 30 (M)
June 11 (W)   July 1 (T)
June 12 (R)    July 2 (W)
June 16 (M)   July 7 (M)- Thursday classes held
June 17 (T)    July 8 (T)- Thursday classes held 
 

Session II

July 14 (M)         First day of classes
July 16 (W)        Last day to drop/add a class - no transcript notation
July 29 (T)         Last day to withdraw from a class or to apply for the Pass/Fail option
August 14 (R)     Last day of classes for Summer Session II

Class Days
July 14 (M)        July 30 (W)
July 15 (T)         July 31 (R)
July 16 (W)      August 4 (M)
July 17 (R)        August 5 (T)
July 21 (M)       August 6 (W)
July 22 (T)       August 7 (R)
July 23 (W)     August 11 (M)
July 24 (R)       August 12 (T)
July 28 (M)      August 13 (W)
July 29 (T)      August 14 (R)


Post-Session

August 18 (M) First day of classes. Last day to drop/add a class -no transcript notation
August 21 (R)  Last day to withdraw from a class or apply for the Pass/Fail Option
August 28 (R) Last day of classes for Post Session

Class Days
August 18 (M)   August 25 (M)
August 19 (T)    August 26 (T)
August 20 (W)  August 27 (W)
August 21 (R)    August 28 (R)

Key:
M=Monday
T=Tuesday
W=Wednesday
R=Thursday
F=Friday
S=Saturday
U=Sunday

Fall 2025 classes begin September 3, 2025
 

2025 Fall Academic Calendar 

DateDayDetails
Sept 1(M)Labor Day-University Closed-No Classes 
Sept 3(W)First Day of Classes
Sept 9(T)Last Day to Add/Change Classes
Sept 23(T)Last Day to Drop a Class (without a transcript notation)
Sept 24(W)Withdrawal Period Begins
Oct 13(M)Fall Mini Break-University Closed-No Classes 
Oct 22(W)Mid-term grades due 
Nov 7(F)Last Day to Withdraw from a Class or Apply for Pass/Fail
Nov 11(T)Veterans Day-University Closed-No Classes 
Nov 26(W)Thanksgiving Recess-No Classes 
Nov 27-29(R-S)Thanksgiving Recess-University Closed-No Classes 
Dec 10(W)Snow/Study Day-No Classes 
Dec 11-17(R-W)Final Examination/Assessment Week 

Note: This calendar applies to the Queens and Manhattan campuses. The Law School has their own calendar.

Key

M = Monday
T = Tuesday
W = Wednesday
R = Thursday
F = Friday
S = Saturday 
U = Sunday

2026 Spring Academic Calendar 

DateDayDetails
Jan 19(M)Martin Luther King, Jr. Day-University Closed-No Classes
Jan 21(W)First Day of Classes
Feb 16(M)Presidents' Day-University Closed-No Classes
March 2-7 (M-S)Spring Break-No Classes
April 2-6(R-M)Easter Recess-No Classes
April 8(W)Monday Classes Meet
May 5(T)Snow/Study Day-No Classes
May 6(W)Snow/Study Day-No Classes
May 7-13(R-W)Final Examination/Assessment Week 

Note: This calendar applies to the Queens and Manhattan campuses. The Law School has their own calendar.

Key

M = Monday
T = Tuesday
W = Wednesday
R = Thursday
F = Friday
S = Saturday 
U = Sunday

Undergraduate

M,RT,FWS
0730-08550730-08550730-10200830-1115
0905-1030905-1030  
1040-12051040-12051040-13301130-1415
1215-13401215-1340  
Common Hour1350-15151350-16401430-1715
1525-16501525-1650  
1700-18251700-1825  
1910-20351910-2035  
2045-22102045-2210  

Standard one night a week meeting time schedule for Undergraduate:
ONE night a week for Undergraduate:

1700-1950
1910-2200

 

Graduate

MTWTF
1700-19001700-19001700-19001700-19001700-1900
1910-21101910-21101910-21101910-21101910-2110

Key

M = Monday
T = Tuesday
W = Wednesday
R = Thursday
F = Friday
S = Saturday
U = Sunday