Long-Term Program Dates

Long-Term Program Dates

View the upcoming semester calendars for all JUC Long-Term programs: application deadlines, scholarship deadlines, start and end dates of the semester, Christian and Jewish holidays, and more.

Fall 2024

June
Application and Regular Scholarship Deadline for Fall 2024	June 03
Deposit Deadline for Fall 2024	June 17

August
Student Arrival Day	August 30
Orientation Weekend	August 31 - September 01

September
Classes Begin	September 02
Drop/Add Deadline	September 06
Priority Scholarship Deadline for Spring 2025	September 16

October
Rosh haShannah (begins the evening before)	October 03
Yom Kippur (begins the evening before)	October 12
Succot (begins the evening before)	October 17
Simchat Torah (begins the evening before)	October 24
Course Withdrawal Pass/Fail Deadline	October 25

November
Application and Regular Scholarship Deadline for Spring 2025	November 01
Deposit Deadline for Spring 2025	November 15

December
Final Examinations	December 02 - 06
Departure Day	December 08
Hanukkah	December 25 - January 02

Spring 2025

November 2024
Application and Regular Scholarship Deadline for Spring 2025	November 01
Deposit Deadline for Spring 2025	November 15

January
Student Arrival Day	January 31

February
Orientation Weekend	February 01 - 02
Classes Begin	February 03
Drop/Add Deadline	February 07

March
Purim (begins the evening before)	March 14
Purim (in Jerusalem)	March 15
Course Withdrawal Pass/Fail Deadline	March 28

April
Palm Sunday	April 13
Pesach/Passover (begins the evening before)	April 13
Priority Scholarship Deadline for Fall 2025	April 15
Easter	April 20
Yom haShoah (Holocaust Memorial Day)	April 24
Yom haZicharon (Memorial Day)	April 30

May
Yom haAtzmaut (Independence Day)	May 01
Final Examinations	May 05 - 09
Cultural Background Field Study	May 10 - 15
Departure Day (non-Cultural Backgrounds students)	May 11
Departure Day (Cultural Backgrounds students)	May 16

June
Application and Regular Scholarship Deadline for Fall 2025	June 02
Deposit Deadline for Fall 2025	June 16

Fall 2025

June
Application and Regular Scholarship Deadline for Fall 2025	June 02
Deposit Deadline for Fall 2025	June 16

August
Student Arrival Day	August 29
Orientation Weekend	August 30 - 31

September
Classes Begin	September 01
Drop/Add Deadline	September 05
Priority Scholarship Deadline for Spring 2026	September 15
Rosh haShannah (begins the evening before)	September 23

October
Yom Kippur (begins the evening before)	October 02
Succot (begins the evening before)	October 07 - 13
Simchat Torah (begins the evening before)	October 14
Course Withdrawal Pass/Fail Deadline	October 24

November
Application and Regular Scholarship Deadline for Spring 2026	November 03
Deposit Deadline for Spring 2026	November 17

December
Final Examinations	December 01 - 05
Departure Day	December 07
Hanukkah	December 14 - 22

Spring 2026

November 2025
Application and Regular Scholarship Deadline for Spring 2026	November 03
Deposit Deadline for Spring 2026	November 17

January
Student Arrival Day	January 30
Orientation Weekend	January 31 - February 01

February
Classes Begin	February 02
Drop/Add Deadline	February 06

March
Purim (begins the evening before)	March 03
Purim (in Jerusalem)	March 04
Course Withdrawal Pass/Fail Deadline	March 27
Palm Sunday	March 29

April
Pesach/Passover (begins the evening before)	April 02
Good Friday (no classes)	April 03
Easter	April 05
Yom haShoah (Holocaust Memorial Day)	April 14
Priority Scholarship Deadline for Fall 2026	April 15
Yom haZicharon (Memorial Day)	April 21
Yom haAtzmaut (Independence Day)	April 22

May
Final Examinations	May 04 - 08
Cultural Backgrounds Field Study	May 09 - 14
Departure Day (non-Cultural Backgrounds students)	May 10
Departure Day (Cultural Backgrounds students)	May 15

June
Application and Regular Scholarship Deadline for Fall 2026	June 01
Deposit Deadline for Fall 2026	June 15