Academic Calendar

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The Cooper Union for The Advancement of Science and Art operates within a two-semester calendar (fall and spring). Most classes are scheduled Monday through Friday between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 9:00 p.m. See building hours for when buildings are open.

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2023-2024 ACADEMIC CALENDAR

Aug 20 to Aug 27 Welcome week Orientation events all week
Sat, Aug 26 Community picnic Community picnic prior to welcome new students, all invited
Mon, Aug 28 Fall 2023 semester begins
Mon, Aug 28 - Tues, Sept 5 Add/drop period Students can add or drop courses with advisor assistance
Mon, Aug 28 Last day for a registration refund The student registration fee is non-refundable after Aug 28 and not subject to the partial refund policy
Mon, Sept 4 Labor Day Offices and classrooms closed
Tues, Sept 5 Course add/drop deadline Last day to add or drop courses. Last day to fully withdraw from school and receive full tuition refund. Registration fee is non-refundable
Tues, Oct 10 Outstanding Student Bills Due and Account Hold Hold placed on student records preventing future course registration
Tues, Oct 31 Last day to withdraw from classes
Mon, Nov 13 - Fri, Nov 17 Course Registration for Spring 2024 Registration into spring semester courses. All students must have advisor approval in order to register
Tues, Nov 21 Modified Schedule Day Thursday classes meet
Wed, Nov 22 Modified Schedule Day Friday classes meet
Thurs, Nov 23 - Fri, Nov 24 Thanksgiving Holiday Offices and classrooms closed
Mon, Nov 27 Classes resume  
Thurs, Dec 7 - Fri, Dec 8 Study Period No classes. Administrative offices remain open
Mon, Dec 11 - Fri, Dec 15 Final classes, crits, and exams Classes meet in regularly assigned rooms at regular times
Fri, Dec 15 End of fall term Last day of the Fall 2023 semester
Mon, Dec 18 - Mon, Jan 15 Winter Recess  
Thurs, Dec 21 - Jan 7 Staff Holiday Offices and classrooms closed
Wed, Jan 3 Grades due All grades due to the Office of the Registrar before noon (12pm)
Mon, Jan 8 Administrative offices reopen  
Mon, Jan 15 Dr Martin Luther King, Jr Day Offices and classrooms closed
Tues, Jan 16 Spring 2024 semester begins  
Tues, Jan 16 Modified Schedule Day Monday classes meet
Tues, Jan 16 - Tues, Jan 23 Add/drop period Students can add or drop courses with advisor assistance
Tues, Jan 16 Last day for registration fee refund The student registration fee is non-refundable after Jan 16 and not subject to the partial refund policy
Thurs, Jan 25 Course add/drop deadline Last day to add or drop courses. Last day to fully withdraw from school and receive full tuition refund. Registration fee is non-refundable
Fri, Feb 16 - Mon, Feb 19 Founder's Day/President's Day Offices and classrooms closed
Tues, Mar 5 Last day to withdraw from classes  
Fri, Mar 9 Outstanding Student Bills Due and Account Hold Hold places on student records preventing future course registration
Mon, Mar 18 - Fri, Mar 22 Spring Recess No Classes.  Administrative offices remain open
Tues, Apr 16 - Fri, Apr 19 Course Registration for Summer 2024 and Fall 2024 Registration into summer and fall semester courses. All students must have advisor approval in order to register
Wed, May 1 Modified Schedule Day, 2024 Friday classes meet
Thurs, May 2 - Fri, May 3 Study Period No classes. Administrative offices remain open
Mon, May 6 - Fri, May 10 Final classes, crits, and exams Students meet in regularly assigned rooms at regular times
Fri, May 10 Last day of Spring 2024 semester  
Mon, May 13 Senior grades due Senior grades due in Office of the Registrar before noon (12 PM)
Wed, May 15 All non-senior grades due All non-senior grades due in Office of the Registrar before noon (12 PM)
Tues, May 21 End of Year Show opening  
Tues, May 21 Commencement Rehearsal  
Wed, May 22 2024 Commencement  
Mon, May 27 Memorial Day Offices and classrooms closed
Wed, June 19 Juneteenth  Offices and classrooms closed
Thurs, July 4 Independence Day Offices and classrooms closed

 

  • Founded by inventor, industrialist and philanthropist Peter Cooper in 1859, The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art offers education in art, architecture and engineering, as well as courses in the humanities and social sciences.

  • “My feelings, my desires, my hopes, embrace humanity throughout the world,” Peter Cooper proclaimed in a speech in 1853. He looked forward to a time when, “knowledge shall cover the earth as waters cover the great deep.”

  • From its beginnings, Cooper Union was a unique institution, dedicated to founder Peter Cooper's proposition that education is the key not only to personal prosperity but to civic virtue and harmony.

  • Peter Cooper wanted his graduates to acquire the technical mastery and entrepreneurial skills, enrich their intellects and spark their creativity, and develop a sense of social justice that would translate into action.