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YESHIVA UNIVERSITY
Office of the Registrar
2005-2006 Academic Calendar for the Undergraduate Schools

Fall 2005 / Spring 2006 / Summer 2006

Updated August 31, 2005; subject to change. Dates apply to all schools unless otherwise specified. All dates are inclusive.

The following abbreviations are used:

IBC = Isaac Breuer College of Hebraic Studies
JSS = James Striar School of Jewish Studies
MYP = Mazer School/Yeshiva Program
SBMP = Stone Beit Midrash Program

SCW = Stern College for Women
SSB = Sy Syms School of Business
YC = Yeshiva College

 
Fall Semester, 2005, (August 31st, 2005 – January 12th, 2006)

August

28-30 Sunday-Tuesday. Orientation for New Students
29-30 Monday-Tuesday. Registration for New Students and Program Changes for Israel Returnees, Wilf Campus
30 Tuesday. Registration for New Students and Program Changes for Israel Returnees, Beren Campus
31 Wednesday. First Day of Classes
 

September

5 Monday. Labor Day, No Classes
9 Friday. Last Day to File for January Degree1
14 Wednesday. YC Incomplete Deadline for Fall 2004, Incomplete Grades Default to Permanent Grades
14 Wednesday. Last Day to Enter New Class Without Special Permission2
22 Thursday. Last Day to Drop an IBC, JSS, or SBMP class
28 Wednesday. Last Day to Withdraw with Partial Tuition Refund
30 Friday. Official Graduation Date for September 2005 Graduates

October

3-5 Monday-Wednesday. Erev Rosh Hashana and Rosh Hashana, No Classes
6 Thursday. Fast of Gedalya, Wilf Campus, No Classes after 1:00 pm; Beren Campus, No Classes
12-28 Wednesday-Friday. Yom Kippur through Sukkot, No Classes
30 Sunday. Classes Resume

November

8-10 Tuesday-Thursday. IBC, JSS, MYP, and SBMP, Midterm Examinations; No SSB-Wilf or YC Non-Jewish Studies Tests
22 Tuesday. Follows Thursday Schedule
22-30 Tuesday-Wednesday. Period to File for P/N Grade
23 Wednesday. Last Day for Submission of Transfer Transcripts and Supporting Materials for Fall 2005 Evaluation
24-25 Thursday-Friday. Thanksgiving Break, No Classes
27 Sunday. Regular Sunday Classes

December

6 Tuesday. Last Day to Drop a SCW/SSB/YC Course3
25 Sunday. Chanukah Vacation, No YC Classes, Regular MYP Schedule
27-29 Tuesday-Thursday. IBC, JSS, SBMP Finals, No SSB-Wilf or YC Non-Jewish Studies Tests
28 Wednesday. Last MYP Session
28-30 Wednesday-Friday. Wilf & Beren Campuses Reading Period, (Laboratories Continue) 4
29 Thursday. MYP Finals
30 Friday. Last Day to Complete Requirements for January 2006 Degree

January

1 Sunday. Chanukah Vacation, No MYP Classes,
1-3 Sunday-Tuesday. Wilf Campus Reading Period, (Laboratories Continue) 4
2-3 Monday-Tuesday. Beren Campus Reading Period, (Laboratories Continue) 4
4-12 Wednesday-Thursday. Fall Semester Finals (not including Saturday 7th or Tuesday 10th [Fast of Tevet])
13-24 Friday-Tuesday. Intersession
31 Tuesday. Official Graduation Date for January 2006 Graduates
 

Spring Semester, 2006, (January 25th, 2006 – May 24th, 2006)

January

22-24 Sunday-Tuesday. Orientation for New Students
23-24 Monday-Tuesday. Registration for New Students, Late Registration for Returning Students, Wilf Campus
24 Tuesday. Registration for New Students, Late Registration for Returning Students, Beren Campus
25 Wednesday. First Day of Classes

February

1 Wednesday. Last Day to File for May Degree1
7 Tuesday. Last Day to Enter New Class Without Special Permission2
7 Tuesday. YC Incomplete Deadline for Spring 2005, Incomplete Grades Default to Permanent Grades
14 Tuesday. Last Day to Drop an IBC, JSS, or SBMP course
22 Wednesday. Last Day to Withdraw with Partial Tuition Refund
23 Thursday. SSB and SCW Incomplete Deadline for Fall 2005

March

7-9 Tuesday-Thursday. IBC, JSS, MYP, & SBMP Midterm Examinations; no SSB-Wilf or YC Non-Jewish Studies Tests
13 Monday. Fast of Esther, Wilf Campus, No Classes after 1:00PM; Beren Campus, No Classes
14 Tuesday. Purim, No Classes
27-31 Monday-Friday. Period to file for P/N Grade
 

April

7 Friday. Last Day to Drop a SCW/ SSB/ YC Course5
10 Monday. Last Day for Submission of Transfer Transcripts and Supporting Materials for Spring 2006 Evaluation
12-21 Wednesday-Friday. Passover Recess
16 (Nissan 18) Sunday. Rabbi Samuel Belkin and Rabbi Joseph B. Soloveitchik Yahrzeits
23 Sunday. Classes Resume
25 Tuesday. Yom HaShoah, Regular Classes

May

3 Wednesday. Israel Independence Day, Regular IBC, JSS, MYP, SBMP Classes, No YC or SSB Classes, Wilf Campus; AM Classes Only, Beren Campus
7 Sunday. Wilf Campus Reading Period (Laboratories Continue) 4 
10 Wednesday AM. Reading Day (PM Regular Classes) , Beren Campus
11 Thursday. IBC,JSS, SBMP Finals; No SSB-Wilf or YC Non-Jewish Studies Tests
11-12 Thursday-Friday. Wilf & Beren Campuses Reading Period (Laboratories Continue, Wilf) 4
14 Sunday AM. Follows Wednesday Reading Day PM schedule, Beren Campus
14 Sunday. Last MYP Session until May 30
14-16 Sunday-Tuesday. Wilf Campus Reading Period (Laboratories Continue)4 (Sunday follows Wednesday schedule)
15 Monday. MYP Finals
15-16 Monday-Tuesday. IBC,JSS, SBMP Finals; No SSB-Wilf or YC Non-Jewish Studies Tests4
15-16 Monday-Tuesday. Beren Campus Reading Period4
17-24 Wednesday-Wednesday. Spring Semester Final Examinations (except Saturday)
24 Wednesday. Last Day to Complete Requirements for May 2006 Degree
25 Thursday. Commencement Exercises
30 Tuesday-June 29, Thursday. MYP Shiurim Continue

June

1 Thursday. Erev Shavuot, No Regular MYP Shiurim
2-3 Friday-Saturday. Shavuot (June 1-3, MYP Special Learning Program)

July

6 Thursday. SSB and SCW Incomplete Deadline for Spring 2006
31 Monday. Last Day to Apply for September 2006 Degree

August

31 Thursday. Last Day to Complete Requirements (all grades in) for September 2006 Degree

Summer Semester, 2006, May 31st - August 4th, 2006                     m  

Summer Session 1

May

31 Tuesday. First Day of Classes

June

3, Friday. Regular Classes, Follows Monday Schedule
13-14, Monday-Tuesday. Shavuot, No Classes
15, Wednesday. Classes Resume; Last Day to Withdraw with Partial Tuition Refund
17, Friday. Regular Classes, Follows Tuesday Schedule
24, Friday. Regular Classes for YC, Follows Monday Schedule
30, Thursday. Last Day of Classes, Final Exams

Summer Session 1a

May

31 Tuesday. First Day of Classes

June

3, Friday. Regular Classes, Follows Monday Schedule
8, Wednesday. Last Day to Withdraw with Partial Tuition Refund
13-14, Monday-Tuesday. Shavuot, No Classes
15, Wednesday. Classes Resume
17, Friday. Regular Classes, Follows Tuesday Schedule
23, Thursday. Last Day of Classes, Final Exams

Summer Session 2

July

5, Tuesday. First Day of Classes
8, Friday. Regular Classes for YC, Follows Monday Schedule
20, Wednesday. Last Day to Withdraw with Partial Tuition Refund

August

4, Thursday. Last Day of Classes, Final Exams

NOTES:

1. Students are advised to submit their applications for graduation to the Registrar at registration and not wait until the deadline.

2. With written permission of the instructor and school dean or director, students may enter a class up to two weeks later

3. December 6 is the last day to drop a course without notation on the record. Drops after December 6 require the dean’s permission.

4. Reading Period is the 14th contact week of the semester. SCW, SSSB and YC Classes meet at the discretion of instructors; No exams or finals may be given; Laboratories meet.

5.  April 7 is the last day to drop a course without notation on the record. Drops after April 7 require the dean’s permission.