HEBREW UNION COLLEGE-JEWISH INSTITUTE OF RELIGION
NEW YORK SCHOOL
ACADEMIC CALENDAR 2015 – 2016
Fall Orientation and Registration for new students...... August 17-21, 2015
High Holiday Workshops...... August 19-20, 2015
Certificate of Adolescents and Emerging Adults Summer Kallah…………….August 18-21, 2015
Fall semester classes begin w/Kallah: first 3 days (Sun-Tues) off site….…… Aug. 23-25, 2015
Classes continue at HUC-JIR NY campus...... August 26, 2015
National Holiday (campus closed)...... September 7, 2015
High Holiday Recess...... September 14-29, 2015
Registration Ends for Fall 2015 …………………………………………,,…. September 8, 2015
D.Min. Orientation...... September 21, 2015
Classes resume...... September 30, 2015
Shemini Atzeret/Simchat Torah recess...... October 5-6, 2015
Classes resume...... October 7, 2015
Cantorial Certification Program Kallah……………………………………… October 18-22, 2015
D.Min. classes begin ...... October 19, 2015
Quad 1 classes end (for students in single-quad classes)...... October 21, 2015
YmeiIyyun...... October 22-23, 2015
Quad 2 classes begin (for students in single-quad classes)...... October 26, 2015
Registration Begins for Spring 2016 ………………………………….………November 23, 2015
Thanksgiving Recess...... November 26-27, 2015
Classes resume...... November 30, 2015
DFSSM Thesis Proposals Class of 2017 due...... December 10, 2015
Fall semester classes end ...... December 14, 2015
Reading Period...... December 15-18, 2015
NYSOE Capstone Proposals due Class of 2016...... December 21, 2015
Final Examinations...... December 21-22, 2015
DFSSM Senior Comprehensive Exams...... December 23, 2015
Fall Semester grades due...... January 4, 2016
D Min. last day of classes...... January 11, 2016
HEBREW UNION COLLEGE-JEWISH INSTITUTE OF RELIGION
NEW YORK SCHOOL 2015-2016 ACADEMIC CALENDAR
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Certificate of Adolescents and Emerging Adults Winter Kallah………………January 3-10, 2016
Spring semester classes begin ………………...... January 11, 2016
National holiday (campus closed)…………...... January 18, 2016
Rabbinical Thesis Proposals Class of 2017 due ...... January 21, 2016
D. Min. classes begin...... January25, 2016
Registration Ends for Spring 2016………………………………...………….. January 25, 2016
Cantorial Certification Program Kallah……………………………………… January 24-28, 2016
Scholarship Dinner…………………………………………………………… January 30, 2016
DFSSM Theses Class of 2016 due...... February 1, 2016
Rabbinical Theses Class of 2016 due ...... February 1, 2016
National holiday (campus closed)...... February 15, 2016
Quad 3 classes end……………………………………………………………..February 29, 2016
Yom Iyyun, required programs, no regular classes...... March 1, 2016
Quad 4 classes begin...... March 2, 2016
Founders Day...... March 10, 2016
Spring Break (no classes) ...... March 16-17, 2016
Registration Begins for Summer and Fall 2016:……………..………………. April 4, 2016
Capstone Projects for NYSOE Class of 2016 due……………………………..April 4, 2016
Cantorial Certification Program Kallah……………………………………… April 10-14, 2016
Grades due for degree/ordination candidates……………...... April 15, 2016
Spring semester classes end...... April 20, 2016
Passover Recess...... April 21 - May 1, 2016
D Min. last day of classes...... May 2, 2016
Reading Period...... May 2-6, 2016
Graduation (Wednesday)...... May 4, 2016
Ordination...... May 8, 2016
Final Examinations...... May 9-10, 2016
DFSSM Oral Comprehensive Exams...... May 16-18, 2016
Certificate of Adolescents and Emerging Adults Spring Kallah………………May 17-19, 2016
Spring Semester grades due...... May 24, 2016
Summer Intensives...... TBD
Calendar subject to change
Updated April 21, 2015