Semester Program Dates

Semester Dates

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

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

Fall 2026

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

August
Student Arrival Day	August 28
Orientation Weekend	August 29 - 30
Classes Begin	August 31

September
Drop/Add Deadline	September 04
Rosh haShannah (begins the evening before)	September 12
Priority Scholarship Deadline for Spring 2027	September 15
Yom Kippur (begins the evening before)	September 21
Succot (begins the evening before)	September 26 - 02 October

October
Simchat Torah (begins the evening before)	October 04
Course Withdrawal Pass/Fail Deadline	October 23

November
Application and Regular Scholarship Deadline for Spring 2027	November 02
Deposit Deadline for Spring 2027	November 16
Final Examinations	November 30 - December 04

December
Departure Day	December 06
Hanukkah	December 04-12