Academic Calendar 2025-26
Fall Semester
Liberal Arts program
| Orientation for all students | 23 October 2025 |
| Start of Liberal Arts fall semester | 26 October 2025 |
| Student union event for the start of the academic year - Class break between 12:00 and 13:00 | 5 November 2025 |
| Hanukkah holiday - No classes | 21 December 2025 |
| Last day of fall semester | 25 January 2026 |
| Start of examination period | 28 January 2026 |
| End of examination period | 13 March 2026 |
| *Note that in-class examinations can only be taken in-person on campus |
OSP (overseas program)
| Start of OSP fall semester | 26 October 2025 |
| Final day of OSP fall semester | 19 December 2025 |
Spring Semester
Liberal Arts program
| Start of spring semester | 15 March 2026 |
| Student union event to celebrate the start of the semester - Class break between 12:00 and 13:00 | 17 March 2026 |
| First day of Passover break | 29 March 2026 |
| Last day of Passover break | 10 April 2026 |
| First day of classes after Passover break | 12 April 2026 |
| Holocaust memorial eve - Classes end at 19:00 | 13 April 2026 |
| Holocaust memorial day - Class break between 12:00 and 13:00 | 14 April 2026 |
| Memorial day ceremony - Study break between 12:00 and 13:00, classes end at 18:00 | 20 April 2026 |
| Memorial day - University closed | 21 April 2026 |
| Independence day - University closed | 22 April 2026 |
| Shavuot holiday - University closed | 21-22 May 2026 |
| Student day | 4 June 2026 |
| A make-up session following the Tuesday schedule | 28 June 2026 |
| A make-up session following the Wednesday schedule | 29 June 2026 |
| A make-up session following the Thursday schedule | 30 June 2026 |
| Last day of spring semester | 3 July 2026 |
| Start of examination period (Please allow for another 5 weeks of exams following this date) | 5 July 2026 |
| *Note that in-class examinations can only be taken in-person on campus |
OSP
| Start of OSP spring semester | 9 March 2026 |
| Final day of OSP spring semester | 20 May 2026 |
| Summer break - The university is closed | 23-31 August 2026 |
