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 Administrative offices reopen  
    Wed, Jan 3 Grades due All grades due to the Office of the Registrar before noon (12pm)
    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 - Thurs, Jan 25 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.