| Date | Day of the Week | Deadline |
|---|---|---|
| April 27 | Monday | Registration for Summer Term and Autumn Term for continuing students via web registration begins. |
| May 4 | Monday | Registration for Summer Term and Autumn Term begins for new students. |
| September 2 | Wednesday | Classes begin. Autumn Term. |
| September 3 | Thursday | Last day to file application for Doctoral Certification Examination (Ed.D./Ph.D.) to be held during Autumn 2020 term. |
| September 7 | Monday | Labor Day. College Holiday. |
| September 10 | Thursday | Last day to file notification in the Office of Doctoral Studies of Intention to Defend Ed.D. and Ph.D. dissertation during the Autumn term 2020. |
| September 15 | Tuesday | Last day to add and drop courses and to file a Certificate of Equivalency for the autumn term. |
| September 18 | Friday | Fall semester payment due date for tuition, fees, and housing charges. |
| October 2 | Friday | Last day to make final deposit and not be required to register for an additional term of Dissertation Advisement for candidates who defended in Spring or Summer 2020 and who have not yet made final deposit. |
| October 2 | Friday | Last day to change points in variable point courses. |
| October 9 | Friday | Last day to submit all required materials for October 21st award date of the Master of Philosophy degree (Ph.D. students) |
| October 16 | Friday | Last day to complete the final deposit Ed.D. dissertation which have been corrected in accordance with Office of Doctoral Studies' evaluation for October award of degree. |
| October 16 | Friday | Last day to deposit Ph.D. dissertation with the Office of Doctoral Studies and the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences for the October award of degree. |
| October 16 | Friday | Psychology Certification Exam |
| October 21 | Wednesday | Award of October degrees and certificates. No ceremony. |
| November 1 | Sunday | Deadline to apply for February 2021 Master's Degree or Advanced Certificate. |
| November 3 | Tuesday | Election Day. College Holiday. |
| November 25 | Wednesday | Classes meet on a Tuesday schedule. |
| November 26 | Thursday | Thanksgiving Holidays. |
| November 27 | Friday | Thanksgiving Holidays. |
| December 1 | Tuesday | Graduation application for May 2021 opens. |
| December 7 | Monday | Registration for the Spring term for continuing students via web registration begins. |
| December 14 | Monday | Registration for the Spring term for new students via web registration begins. |
| December 21 | Monday | Autumn Term ends. |
| January 10 | Sunday | Last day to hold the dissertation defense (Ed.D./Ph.D.) to be considered an Autumn 2020 term defense. |
| Date | Day of the Week | Deadline |
|---|---|---|
| December 7 | Monday | Registration for the Spring term for continuing students via web registration begins. |
| December 14 | Monday | Registration for the Spring term for new students via web registration begins. |
| January 11 | Monday | Classes begin. Spring Term. |
| January 14 | Thursday | Last day to file application for Doctoral Certification Examination (Ed.D./Ph.D.) to be given February 12 and February 19. |
| January 18 | Monday | Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Observed. College Holiday. |
| January 21 | Thursday | Last day to file notification in the Office of Doctoral Studies of Intention to Defend Ed.D. and Ph.D. dissertation during the Spring term 2021. |
| January 24 | Sunday | Last day to add and drop courses and to file a Certificate of Equivalency for the spring term. |
| January 29 | Friday | Last day to submit all required materials for February 12 award date of the Master of Philosophy degree (Ph.D. students) |
| February 1 | Monday | Deadline to apply for May 2021 Master's degree or Advanced Certificate. *Last Updated: 10/29/2020 |
| February 5 | Friday | Last day to complete the final deposit of the Ph.D. dissertation with the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences for the award of the February 2021 degree. |
| February 5 | Friday | Last day to make the final deposit of corrected Ed.D. dissertations and abstracts for the award of the February 2021 degree. |
| February 5 | Friday | Spring semester payment due date for tuition, fees, and housing charges. |
| February 10 | Wednesday | Award of February degrees and certificates. No ceremony. |
| February 11 | Thursday | Last day to make final deposit and not be required to register for an additional term of Dissertation Advisement for candidates who defended in Autumn 2020 and who have not yet made final deposit. |
| February 12 | Friday | Doctoral Certification Examination (Ed.D./Ph.D.) for students not majoring in an area of psychology, 9:00a.m. to 12 noon and 1:45p.m. to 4:45p.m. |
| February 19 | Friday | Doctoral Certification Examination (Ed.D./Ph.D.) for students majoring in an area of psychology, 9:00a.m. to 12 noon and 1:45p.m. to 4:45p.m. |
| March 1 | Monday | First day of spring holidays. |
| March 7 | Sunday | Last day of spring holidays. |
| March 29 | Monday | Registration for summer 2021 term and autumn 2021 term for continuing students begins. *Last Updated: 9/22/2020 |
| April 5 | Monday | Last day to hold the dissertation defense (Ed.D./Ph.D.) for the May 2021 award of the degree. |
| April 9 | Friday | Last day to make the first deposit of corrected Ed.D. dissertations and abstracts for the May 2021 award of the degree. |
| April 9 | Friday | Last day to complete the final deposit of the Ph.D. dissertation with the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences for the May 2021 award of the degree (Deposit must be completed by 4:00 pm) |
| April 9 | Friday | Last day to submit all required materials for May 19th award date of the Master of Philosophy degree (Ph.D. students) |
| April 19 | Monday | Registration for summer 2021 term and autumn 2021 term begins for new students. *Last Updated: 9/22/2020 |
| April 26 | Monday | End of Spring Term. |
| May 2 | Sunday | Last day to hold the dissertation defense (Ed.D./Ph.D.) to be considered a Spring 2021 term defense. |
| May 19 | Wednesday | Conferring of degrees at Columbia University. |
| Date | Day of the Week | Deadline |
|---|---|---|
| March 29 | Monday | Registration for summer 2021 term and autumn 2021 term for continuing students begins. *Last Updated: 9/22/2020 |
| April 19 | Monday | Registration for summer 2021 term and autumn 2021 term begins for new students. *Last Updated: 9/22/2020 |
| May 3 | Monday | Session A courses begin. |
| May 31 | Monday | Memorial Day Observed. College Holiday. |
| June 14 | Monday | End of Summer Session A courses. |
| June 28 | Monday | Session B courses begin. |
| July 5 | Monday | Independence Day observed. College Holiday. |
| August 6 | Friday | End of Summer Session B courses. |