Academic Calendar

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

Fall 2019

Aug
18
Sun
Residence halls open for new students at 8 a.m.
All Day
Aug
19
Mon
Residence halls open for returning students at 8 a.m.
All Day
Aug
21
Wed
Classes begin
All Day
Sep
2
Mon
No classes (Labor Day)
All Day
Sep
4
Wed
Add/drop deadline
All Day
Sep
4
Wed
Monday classes meet
All Day
Sep
30-Oct 1
Mon
No classes (Rosh Hashanah)
All Day
Oct
2
Wed
Classes resume
All Day
Oct
9
Wed
No classes (Yom Kippur)
All Day
Oct
28
Mon
Fall 2019 course withdrawal deadline
All Day
Oct
28
Mon
Change of Grade Option deadline
All Day
Nov
27
Wed
Residence halls close at 3 p.m.
All Day
Nov
27
Wed
Classes recess at 1 p.m. (Thanksgiving break begins)
All Day
Nov
28-Dec 1
Thu
Thanksgiving break
All Day
Dec
1
Sun
Residence halls open at 2 p.m.
All Day
Dec
2
Mon
Classes resume
All Day
Dec
5
Thu
Last day of classes
All Day
Dec
6-8
Fri
Reading days
All Day
Dec
9-13
Mon
Final examinations
All Day
Dec
14
Sat
Residence halls close at 11 a.m.
All Day

Winter 2019-20

Dec
16-23
Mon
Winter Session
All Day
Dec
24-Jan 1
Tue
Winter Session break
All Day
Jan
2
Thu
Winter Session classes resume
All Day
Jan
3-13
Fri
Winter Session
All Day
Jan
14
Tue
Last day of Winter Session
All Day

Spring 2020

Jan
19
Sun
Residence halls open at 2 p.m.
All Day
Jan
20
Mon
No classes (MLK Day)
All Day
Jan
21
Tue
Classes begin
All Day
Mar
5-8
Thu
No classes (winter break)
All Day
Mar
9
Mon
Classes resume
All Day
Apr
4
Sat
Residence halls close at 11 a.m.
All Day
Apr
4-12
Sat
No classes (spring break)
All Day
Apr
12
Sun
Residence halls open at 2 p.m. (Easter)
All Day
Apr
13
Mon
Classes resume
All Day
May
5
Tue
Last day of classes - Thursday classes meet
All Day
May
6
Wed
Reading day
All Day
May
7-8
Thu
Final examinations
All Day
May
9-10
Sat
Reading days
All Day
May
11-13
Mon
Final examinations
All Day
May
13
Wed
Doctoral Hooding Ceremony
All Day
May
14-15
Thu
Senior Days
All Day
May
14
Thu
Residence halls close for non-seniors at 10 a.m.
All Day
May
15-17
Fri
Commencement ceremonies
All Day
May
18
Mon
Residence halls close for seniors at 10 a.m.
All Day

Summer 2020

May
26-Jun 26
Tue
Summer Session Term I
All Day
Jul
6-Aug 7
Mon
Summer Session Term II
All Day

Fall 2020

Aug
23
Sun
Residence halls open for new students at 9 a.m.
All Day
Aug
24
Mon
Residence halls open for returning students
All Day
Aug
26
Wed
Classes begin
All Day
Sep
7
Mon
No classes (Labor Day)
All Day
Sep
9
Wed
Monday classes meet
All Day
Sep
28
Mon
No classes (Yom Kippur)
All Day
Oct
8-11
Thu
No classes (fall break)
All Day
Oct
12
Mon
Classes resume
All Day
Nov
25
Wed
Residence halls close at 10 a.m.
All Day
Nov
25-29
Wed
No classes (Thanksgiving break)
All Day
Nov
29
Sun
Residence halls open at 2 p.m.
All Day
Nov
30
Mon
Classes resume
All Day
Dec
11
Fri
Last day of classes
All Day
Dec
12-13
Sat
Reading days
All Day
Dec
14-18
Mon
Final examinations
All Day
Dec
19
Sat
Residence halls close
All Day

Winter 2020-21

Dec
21
Mon
Winter session begins
All Day
Dec
25-Jan 3
Fri
No classes (winter recess)
All Day
Jan
4
Mon
Classes resume
All Day
Jan
15
Fri
Last day of winter session
All Day