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 2026
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Priority Scholarship Deadline
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April 15 | |||
| June | ||||
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Application and Regular Scholarship Deadline for Fall 2026
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June 01 | |||
| Deposit Deadline for Fall 2026 | June 15 | |||
| August | ||||
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Student Arrival Day
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August 28 | |||
| Orientation Weekend | August 29 - 30 | |||
| Classes Begin | August 31 | |||
| September | ||||
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Drop/Add Deadline
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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)1 | September 26 - 02 October | |||
| October | ||||
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Simchat Torah (begins the evening before)
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October 04 | |||
| Course Withdrawal Pass/Fail Deadline | October 23 | |||
| November | ||||
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Application and Regular Scholarship Deadline for Spring 2027
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November 02 | |||
| Deposit Deadline for Spring 2027 | November 16 | |||
| Final Examinations | November 30 - December 04 | |||
| December | ||||
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Departure Day
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December 06 | |||
| Hanukkah | December 04-12 | |||
Spring 2026
| September 2026 | ||||
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Priority Scholarship Deadline
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September 15 | |||
| November 2026 | ||||
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Priority Scholarship Deadline
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September 15 | |||
| January | ||||
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Student Arrival Day (campus housing opens)
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January 29 | |||
| Orientation and Registration Weekend | January 30 | |||
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Classes Begin
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February 01 | |||
| Drop/Add Deadline | February 05 | |||
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Palm Sunday
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March 21 | |||
| Purim (begins the evening before) | March 23 | |||
| Shushan Purim (in Jerusalem) (begins the evening before) | March 24 | |||
| Course Withdrawal Pass/Fail Deadline | March 26 | |||
| Good Friday - No Classes | March 26 | |||
| Easter | March 28 | |||
| April | ||||
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Priority Scholarship Application Deadline for Fall 2027
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April 15 | |||
| Pesach/Passover (begins the evening before) | April 22-28 | |||
| May | ||||
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| Final Examinations | May 03-07 | |||
| Yom HaShoah (Holocaust Memorial Day) | May 04 | |||
| Cultural Backgrounds Field Study | May 09-14 | |||
| Yom HaZicharon (Memorial Day) | May 11 | |||
| Yom HaAtzmaut (Independence Day) | May 12 | |||
| Departure Day | May 14 | |||
| June | ||||
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Application and Regular Scholarship Deadline for Fall 2027
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June 01 | |||
| Deposit Deadline for Fall 2027 | June 15 | |||