Academic Calendar

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

Page last updated 08/12/2026 10:17 AM

2026 Fall Academic Calendar

Date	Day	Details
Sept 2	(W)	First Day of Classes
Sept 7	(M)	Labor Day-University Closed-No Classes
Sept 9	(W)	Last Day to Add/Change Classes
Sept 22	(T)	Last Day to Drop a Class (without a transcript notation)
Sept 23	(W)	Withdrawal period begins
Oct 12	(M)	Fall Mini Break-University Closed-No Classes
Oct 13	(T)	Monday Classes Meet
Oct 21	(W)	Mid-term grades due
Oct 26	(M)	Application for Pass/Fail opens
Nov 9	(M)	Last Day to Withdraw from a Class or Apply for Pass/Fail
Nov 11	(W)	Veterans Day-University Closed-No Classes
Nov 25	(W)	Thanksgiving Recess-No Classes
Nov 26-28	(R-S)	Thanksgiving Recess-University Closed-No Classes
Dec 10	(R)	Snow/Study Day-No Classes
Dec 11	(F)	Snow/Study Day-No Classes
Dec 12	(S)	Saturday Classes Held
Dec 14-19	(M-S)	Final Examination/Assessment Week

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

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

Date	Day	Details
Jan 18	(M)	Martin Luther King, Jr. Day-University Closed-No Classes
Jan 20	(W)	First Day of Classes
Feb 15	(M)	Presidents' Day-University Closed-No Classes
Feb 17	(W)	Monday Classes Meet
Feb 22-27	(M-S)	Spring Break-No Classes
Mar 25-29	(R-M)	Easter Recess-No Classes
May 4	(T)	Snow/Study Day-No Classes
May 5	(W)	Snow/Study Day-No Classes
May 6-12	(R-W)	Final Examination/Assessment Week
May 14	(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
May 14	(F)	Graduate Level Commencement Ceremony for: The School of Education The Peter J. Tobin College of Business 4 p.m., Carnesecca Arena
May 16	(U)	Undergraduate Level Commencement Ceremony 10 a.m., Great Lawn

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

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

M,R	T,F	W	S
0730-0855	0730-0855	0730-1020	0830-1115
0905-1030	905-1030
1040-1205	1040-1205	1040-1330	1130-1415
1215-1340	1215-1340
Common Hour	1350-1515	1350-1640	1430-1715
1525-1650	1525-1650
1700-1825	1700-1825
1910-2035	1910-2035
2045-2210	2045-2210

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

1700-1950
1910-2200

M	T	W	T	F
1700-1900	1700-1900	1700-1900	1700-1900	1700-1900
1910-2110	1910-2110	1910-2110	1910-2110	1910-2110

Key

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