Academic Calendar

Binghamton University operates on a year-round schedule that includes a fall and spring semester, as well as winter and summer sessions.

Winter 2020-21

Dec
12-Jan 3
Sat
No classes (winter recess)
All Day
Dec
14
Mon
Class of 2020 Harpur 1 Commencement ceremony
6:00pm - 8:00pm
Dec
14
Mon
Class of 2020 Harpur 2 Commencement ceremony
8:00pm - 10:00pm
Dec
15
Tue
Class of 2020 Harpur 3 Commencement ceremony
6:00pm - 8:00pm
Dec
15
Tue
Class of 2020 Harpur 4 Commencement ceremony
8:00pm - 10:00pm
Dec
16
Wed
Class of 2020 Decker College Commencement ceremony
6:00pm - 8:00pm
Dec
16
Wed
Class of 2020 CCPA Commencement ceremony
8:00pm - 10:00pm
Dec
17
Thu
Class of 2020 SOM Commencement ceremony (bachelor's degrees)
6:00pm - 8:00pm
Dec
17
Thu
Class of 2020 SOM Commencement ceremony (master's)
8:00pm - 10:00pm
Dec
18
Fri
Class of 2020 Watson College Commencement ceremony
6:00pm - 8:00pm
Jan
4
Mon
Winter session begins
All Day
Feb
5
Fri
Last day of winter session
All Day
Feb
5-11
Fri
Move-in/COVID-19 testing
All Day

Spring 2021

Feb
8
Mon
Nursing Graduate and Pharmacy classes begin (first week remote only)
All Day
Feb
11
Thu
First day of classes (Thursday classes meet)
All Day
Feb
24
Wed
Add/Drop deadline is 11:59 p.m.
All Day
Feb
24-25
Wed
Add/drop deadline
11:59pm - 12:59am
Feb
26
Fri
Wednesday classes meet
All Day
Mar
8-12
Mon
Large-capacity academic testing
All Day
Mar
17
Wed
Rejuvenation Day - no classes
All Day
Mar
29-31
Mon
Large-capacity academic testing
All Day
Apr
8
Thu
Rejuvenation Day - no classes
All Day
Apr
13
Tue
Grade option change deadline is 4:30 p.m.
All Day
Apr
19
Mon
Large-capacity academic testing
All Day
Apr
20
Tue
Rejuvenation Day - no classes
All Day
Apr
21-23
Wed
Large-capacity academic testing
All Day
May
12
Wed
Doctoral Hooding Ceremony
3:00pm - 5:00pm
May
14
Fri
School of Pharmacy Commencement
10:00am - 12:00pm
May
14
Fri
Decker College of Nursing and Health Sciences Commencement (bachelor's only)
1:00pm - 3:00pm
May
14
Fri
Graduate School Commencement
4:30pm - 6:30pm
May
15
Sat
Harpur 1 Commencement
8:30am - 10:30am
May
15
Sat
Harpur 2 Commencement
12:30pm - 2:30pm
May
15
Sat
Harpur 3 Commencement
4:30pm - 6:30pm
May
16
Sun
Thomas J. Watson College of Engineering and Applied Science Commencement
8:30am - 10:30am
May
16
Sun
College of Community and Public Affairs Commencement (master's and bachelor's)
12:00pm - 2:00pm
May
16
Sun
School of Management Commencement (bachelor's only)
3:30pm - 5:30pm
May
18
Tue
Official University Withdrawal deadline is 4:30 p.m.
All Day
May
18
Tue
Individual Course withdrawal deadline is 11:59 p.m.
All Day
May
18
Tue
Last day of classes
All Day
May
19-21
Wed
In-person and online final exams
All Day
May
22-23
Sat
Reading days/move-out days for students with leases
All Day
May
24-26
Mon
Online final exams
All Day
May
27
Thu
Residence halls close at 11 a.m.
All Day

Summer 2021

Jun
1
Tue
Summer Session 1 begins
All Day
Jul
2
Fri
Summer Session 1 ends
All Day
Jul
12
Mon
Summer Session 2 begins
All Day
Aug
13
Fri
Summer Session 2 ends
All Day

Fall 2021

Aug
22
Sun
Residence halls open for new students at 9 a.m.
All Day
Aug
23
Mon
Residence halls open for returning students at 9 a.m.
All Day
Aug
24
Tue
Classes begin
All Day
Sep
4-8
Sat
No classes (Labor Day/Rosh Hashanah)
All Day
Sep
16
Thu
No classes (Yom Kippur)
All Day
Oct
12
Tue
Thursday classes meet
All Day
Oct
14-17
Thu
No classes (fall break)
All Day
Oct
18
Mon
Classes resume
All Day
Nov
24
Wed
Residence halls close at 10 a.m.
All Day
Nov
24-28
Wed
No classes (Thanksgiving break)
All Day
Nov
28
Sun
Residence halls open at 2 p.m.
All Day
Nov
29
Mon
Classes resume
All Day
Dec
10
Fri
Last day of classes
All Day
Dec
11-12
Sat
Reading days
4:30am - 5:00am
Dec
13-17
Mon
Final examinations
All Day
Dec
18
Sat
Residence halls close
All Day

Winter 2021-22

Dec
27
Mon
Winter session begins
All Day
Jan
14
Fri
Last day of winter session
All Day

Spring 2022

Jan
16
Sun
Residence halls open at 9 a.m.
All Day
Jan
17
Mon
No classes (Martin Luther King Jr Day)
All Day
Jan
18
Tue
Classes begin
All Day
Mar
12-20
Sat
No classes (spring break)
All Day
Mar
20
Sun
Residence halls open at 9 a.m.
All Day
Mar
21
Mon
Classes resume
All Day
Apr
13
Wed
Friday classes meet
All Day
Apr
15-18
Fri
No classes (Passover/Easter)
All Day
Apr
19
Tue
Classes resume and Monday classes meet
All Day
May
4
Wed
Last day of classes
All Day
May
5
Thu
Reading day
All Day
May
6
Fri
Final examinations
All Day
May
7-8
Sat
Reading days
All Day
May
9-12
Mon
Final examinations
All Day
May
13
Fri
Residence halls close for non-seniors
All Day
May
13-15
Fri
Commencement ceremonies
All Day