Important dates and deadlines

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Take note of these important academic programming dates, school event dates, university holidays, academic appointment deadlines, and financial planning deadlines by subscribing to the Key Dates Outlook calendar or viewing individual events on the list below.

Columbia Academic Calendar

Academic Year 2026 - 2027

August 14-15, 2026 EMBA Orientation
August 24-28, 2026 MBA, MS, PhD Orientation
September 7, 2026 Labor Day
September 8, 2026 First Day of A Term
September 11, 2026 Make-up for Labor Day (All classes on a Monday schedule)
September 11, 2026 Submission deadline for Spring 2027 adjunct appointments
September 14, 2026

September 21, 2026
Submission deadline for FY 2027 updated budget estimates

Yom Kippur*
October 6, 2026 CBS Board Meeting
October 16, 2026 Last Day of A Term
October 16, 2026 All Staff Professional Development Day
October 19-23, 2026 MBA Final Exams
October 26, 2026 First Day of B Term
October 30, 2026 Submission Deadline for Spring 2027 Teaching Assistant Appointments
November 2, 2026 No Classes Scheduled
November 3, 2026 Election Day
November 25, 2026 No Classes Scheduled
November 26-27, 2026 Thanksgiving
December 11, 2026 Last of Classes
December 14, 2026 All Faculty & Staff Meeting and Holiday Reception
December 14-18, 2026

December 23, 2026
MBA Final Exams

End of Term
December 25, 2026 Christmas
January 1, 2027 New Years Day
January 11-15, 2027 MBA Orientation
January 14, 2027 First Day of J Term
January 18, 2027 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day
January 25, 2027 First Day of A Term
February 4, 2027 Submission deadline for Spring 2027 budget schedules, FY 2027 updated budget estimates, and FY 2028 original budgets
February 12, 2027 Submission deadline for Summer 2027 adjunct appointments
March 5, 2027 Last day of A Term
March 8-12, 2027

March 9, 2027
MBA Final Exams

Eid Al-Fitr*
March 12, 2027 Submission deadline for FY 2027 original budgets to Office of Management and Budgets
March 15-19, 2027 Spring Break (Administrative offices open)
March 22, 2027 First Day of B Term
March 26, 2027 Good Friday
March 30, 2027 Submission deadline for Summer 2027 Teaching Assistant Appointments
April 16, 2027 Submission deadline for Summer 2027 budget schedules
April 21, 2027 Submission deadline for Fall 2027 Adjunct Appointments
May 3-7, 2027 MBA Final Exams
May 6, 2027 End of Term
May 7, 2027 End of J Term
May 10, 2027 FY2027 Closing Dates announced
May 11, 2027 CBS Board Meeting
May 16, 2027 Start of Term
May 17, 2027 Eid Al-Adha*
May 19, 2027 University Commencement
May 24, 2027 First Day of A Term
May 27-28,2027 Reunion 2027
May 31, 2027 Memorial Day
June 1, 2027 Submission deadline for AY 2026-2027 workspace assignments
June 1, 2027 Submission deadline for employees to submit self evaluations to managers
June 14, 2027 Service Day/Summer Picnic/Faculty & Staff Update
June 18, 2027 Juneteenth (Observed)
June 30, 2027 Completion deadline for all performance review conversations
Date Description
July 2, 2027

July 7-8, 2027

July 8, 2027
Last Day of A Term classes

MBA Final Exams

Submission deadline for Fall 2027 Teaching Assistant Appointments

Dates marked with an asterisk (*) indicate holidays on the New York City Department of Education calendar. We advise against scheduling major events or required community activities on these days; however, optional or informal gatherings may be scheduled at the discretion of the host.

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