Academic Calendar
Fall 2025
First Year Students
Cohort ’25
Fall online Semester
Sept 08: Online Courses Begin
Oct 13: Fall Break Begins
Oct 19: Fall Breaks Ends
Nov 27-28: Thanksgiving Break
Dec 14: Online Courses End
Second Year Students
Cohort ’24
Fall Online Semester
Sept 08: Online Courses Begin
Oct 13: Fall Break Begins
Oct 19: Fall Breaks Ends
Nov 27-28: Thanksgiving Break
Dec 02: Online Courses End
Third Year Students
Cohort ’23
Fall Online Semester
Sept 08: Online Courses Begin
Oct 13: Fall Break Begins
Oct 19: Fall Breaks Ends
Nov 27-28: Thanksgiving Break
Dec 02: Online Courses End
Fourth and Fifth Year Students
Cohort ’22 and ’21
Sept 08: Dissertation Prep Begins
Nov 27-28: Thanksgiving Break
Dec 02: Dissertation Prep Ends
Spring 2026
First Year Students
Cohort ’25 (May & September)
winter residency
Jan 7: Arrive in Madrid
Jan 8: First day of winter residency
Jan 11: Travel to Marrakech
Jan 14: Last day of winter residency
Jan 15: Depart from Marrakech
Spring Online Semester
Jan 26: Online Courses Begin
Mar 9: Spring Break Begins
Mar 15: Spring Break Ends
May 05: Online Courses End
Second Year Students
Cohort ’24 (May & September)
winter residency
Jan 7: Arrive in Madrid
Jan 8: First day of winter residency
Jan 11: Travel to Marrakech
Jan 14: Last day of winter residency
Jan 15: Depart from Marrakech
Spring Online Semester
Jan 26: Online Courses Begin
Mar 9: Spring Break Begins
Mar 15: Spring Break Ends
May 05: Online Courses End
Third Year Students
Cohort ’23
winter Residency
Jan 7: Arrive in Marrakech
Jan 8: First day of winter residency
Jan 11: Travel to Madrid
Jan 14: Last day of winter residency
Jan 15: Depart from Madrid
Spring Online Semester
Jan 26: Online Courses Begin
Mar 9: Spring Break Begins
Mar 15: Spring Break Ends
May 05: Online Courses End
Fourth and Fifth Year Students
Spring Online Semester
Jan 26: Dissertation Prep Course Begins
May 5: Dissertation Prep Course Ends
Commencement
May 3, 2026
Summer 2026
First Year Students
Cohort May '26 & September '25
Summer Residency
May 27: Arrive in Rome
May 23: First day of Summer Residency
May 30: Travel to Spannocchia Castle
Jun 12: Travel to Venice
Jun 16: Last day of Summer Residency
Jun 17: Depart from Venice
Second Year Students
Cohort ’24 (May & September)
winter residency
Jan 7: Arrive in Madrid
Jan 8: First day of winter residency
Jan 11: Travel to Marrakech
Jan 14: Last day of winter residency
Jan 15: Depart from Marrakech
Spring Online Semester
Jan 26: Online Courses Begin
Mar 9: Spring Break Begins
Mar 15: Spring Break Ends
May 05: Online Courses End
Third Year Students
Cohort '24
Online Dissertation Residency
May 8-9: Online Dissertation Seminar
June 25-27: Online Dissertation Seminar
Fourth and Fifth Year Students
Cohort '23
Online Oral Exams
May 9: Oral Exam Prep begins
Jun 13: Oral Exam Prep Ends
July 1– 30: Oral Exams by videoconference, individual dates TBD
Fall 2026
First Year Students
Cohort ’26
Fall online Semester
Sept 1: Online Courses Start
Sept 5-7: Labor Day Break
Oct 19-25: Fall Break
Nov 26-27: Thanksgiving Break
Dec. 16: Online Courses End
Second Year Students
Cohort ’25
Fall online Semester
Sept 1: Online Courses Start
Sept 5-7: Labor Day Break
Oct 19-25: Fall Break
Nov 26-27: Thanksgiving Break
Dec. 16: Online Courses End
Third Year Students
Cohort ’24
Fall online Semester
Sept 1: Online Courses Start
Sept 5-7: Labor Day Break
Oct 19-25: Fall Break
Nov 26-27: Thanksgiving Break
Dec. 16: Online Courses End
Fourth and Fifth Year Students
Cohort ’23 and ’22
Sept 08: Dissertation Prep Begins
Dec 16: Dissertation Prep Ends