Academic Calendar

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

Summer 2020

May
26-Jun 26
Tue
Summer Session Term I
All Day
Jun
5
Fri
Course Withdrawal deadline at 11:59 p.m.
All Day
Jun
5
Fri
Grade Option Change deadline at 4:30 p.m.
All Day
Jul
6-Aug 7
Mon
Summer Session Term II
All Day

Fall 2020

Aug
19-25
Wed
Move-in Days
All Day
Aug
26
Wed
First day of classes
All Day
Sep
8
Tue
Add/drop deadline
All Day
Oct
26
Mon
Withdrawal deadline
All Day
Nov
22-24
Sun
Examination period
All Day
Nov
25-29
Wed
Thanksgiving break
All Day
Nov
30-Dec 7
Mon
All classes online
All Day
Dec
7
Mon
Last day of classes
All Day
Dec
8-10
Tue
Examination period
All Day

Winter 2020-21

Dec
14
Mon
Winter session begins
All Day
Dec
25-Jan 3
Fri
No classes (winter recess)
All Day
Jan
4
Mon
Winter session classes resume
All Day
Jan
15
Fri
Last day of winter session
All Day

Spring 2021

Jan
18-May 14
Mon
Spring calendar under development
All Day

Summer 2021

Jun
1
Tue
Summer Session on-campus session 1 begins
All Day
Jul
2
Fri
Summer Session online module 1 and Summer Session 1 end
All Day
Jul
5
Mon
Summer Session online module 2 begins
All Day
Jul
12
Mon
Summer Session on-campus session 2 begins
All Day
Aug
13
Fri
Summer Session on-campus session 2 ends
All Day
Aug
19
Thu
Summer Session online module 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