ESF Academic Calendar
2020-21 Academic Year
Fall 2020
Syracuse Campus
| Classes begin | August 24, Monday |
| Last day to add a class | August 31, Monday |
| Wednesday classes in session - Main Campus only | September 5, Saturday |
| Labor Day - classes in session | September 7, Monday |
| Last day to drop a class | September 18, Friday |
| Last day to withdraw from a class with a grade of W | October 23, Friday |
| Thursday classes in session - Main Campus only | October 25, Sunday |
| Advising for Spring 2021 | October 26-November 3, Monday-Tuesday |
| Registration for Spring 2021 | November 4-December 9, Wednesday-Wednesday |
| Friday classes in session - Main Campus only | November 8, Sunday |
| Last day to withdraw from a class with a grade of W or WF | November 20, Friday |
| Last day of classes | November 24, Tuesday |
| Thanksgiving recess | November 25-29, Wednesday-Sunday |
| Reading days | November 30-December 2, Monday-Wednesday |
| Final Exams | December 3-4, Thursday-Friday |
| Reading day | December 5-6, Saturday-Sunday |
| Final Exams | December 7-9, Monday-Wednesday |
| Grades due | December 24, Thursday |
Wanakena Campus
| Ranger School Arrival/Move-in | August 16, Sunday |
| Ranger School classes begin | August 19, Wednesday |
| Labor Day - classes in session | September 7, Monday |
| Last day of classes | November 24, Tuesday |
| Ranger School On-line Classes begin | November 30, Monday |
| Last day of classes Ranger School | December 18, Friday |
Spring 2021
Syracuse Campus
| Martin Luther King Day - no classes | January 18, Monday |
| Classes begin | January 19, Tuesday |
| Last day to add a class | January 26, Tuesday |
| Last day to drop a class | February 12, Friday |
| Spring break | March 14-21, Sunday-Sunday |
| Last day to withdraw from a class with a grade of W | March 23, Tuesday |
| Advising for Fall 2021 | March 31-April 6, Wednesday-Tuesday |
| Registration for Fall 2021 | April 7-27, Wednesday-Tuesday |
| Last day to withdraw from a class with a grade of W or WF | April 23, Friday |
| Last day of classes | April 27, Tuesday |
| Reading day | April 28, Wednesday |
| Final Exams | April 29-30, Thursday-Friday |
| Reading days | May 1-2, Saturday-Sunday |
| Final Exams | May 3-5, Monday-Wednesday |
| ESF May Commencement | May 8, Saturday |
| ESF/SU Joint May Commencement | May 9, Sunday |
| Grades due | May 12, Wednesday |
Wanakena Campus
| Ranger School Arrival/Move-in | January 10, Sunday |
| Ranger School classes begin | January 11, Monday |
| Martin Luther King Day - no classes | January 18, Monday |
| Ranger School spring break | March 14-21, Sunday-Sunday |
| Ranger School Graduation | May 15, Saturday |
Summer 2021
No entries found at this time; check back later.2021-22 Academic Year
Fall 2021
Syracuse Campus
| Classes begin | August 30, Monday |
| Labor Day (no classes) | September 6, Monday |
| Last day to add a class | September 7, Tuesday |
| Last day to drop a class | September 24, Friday |
| Advising for Spring 2022 | October 25-November 2, Monday-Tuesday |
| Last day to withdraw from a class with a grade of W | October 29, Friday |
| Registration for Spring 2022 | November 3-December 10, Wednesday-Friday |
| Thanksgiving Recess | November 21-28, Sunday-Sunday |
| Last day to withdraw from a class with a grade of W or WF | December 3, Friday |
| Last day of classes | December 10, Friday |
| December Commencement | December 10, Friday |
| Reading days | December 11-12, Saturday-Sunday |
| Final Exams | December 13-15, Monday-Wednesday |
| Reading day | December 14, Tuesday |
| Reading day (am) | December 16, Thursday |
| Final Exams PM | December 16, Thursday |
| Final Exams | December 17, Friday |
| Grades due | December 24, Friday |
Wanakena Campus
| Ranger School Arrival/Move-in | August 15, Sunday |
| Ranger School classes begin | August 18, Wednesday |
| Labor Day (no classes) | September 6, Monday |
| Columbus Day - No classes (Ranger School only) | October 11, Monday |
| Thanksgiving Recess | November 21-28, Sunday-Sunday |
| Last day of classes Ranger School | December 17, Friday |
Spring 2022
Syracuse Campus
| Martin Luther King Day - no classes | January 17, Monday |
| Classes begin | January 18, Tuesday |
| Last day to add a class | January 25, Tuesday |
| Last day to drop a class | February 11, Friday |
| Spring break | March 13-20, Sunday-Sunday |
| Last day to withdraw from a class with a grade of W | March 22, Tuesday |
| Advising for Fall 2022 | March 30-April 5, Wednesday-Tuesday |
| Registration for Fall 2022 | April 6-26, Wednesday-Tuesday |
| Last day to withdraw from a class with a grade of W or WF | April 22, Friday |
| Last day of classes | April 26, Tuesday |
| Reading day | April 27, Wednesday |
| Final Exams | April 28-29, Thursday-Friday |
| Reading days | April 30-May 1, Saturday-Sunday |
| Final Exams | May 2-4, Monday-Wednesday |
| ESF May Commencement | May 7, Saturday |
| ESF/SU Joint May Commencement | May 8, Sunday |
| Grades due | May 11, Wednesday |
Wanakena Campus
| Ranger School Arrival/Move-in | January 9, Sunday |
| Martin Luther King Day - no classes | January 17, Monday |
| Ranger School spring break | March 13-20, Sunday-Sunday |
| Ranger School Graduation | May 14, Saturday |
Summer 2022
No entries found at this time; check back later.2022-23 Academic Year
Fall 2022
Syracuse Campus
| Classes begin | August 29, Monday |
| Labor Day (no classes) | September 5, Monday |
| Last day to add a class | September 6, Tuesday |
| Last day to drop a class | September 23, Friday |
| Advising for Spring 2023 | October 24-November 1, Monday-Tuesday |
| Last day to withdraw from a class with a grade of W | October 28, Friday |
| Registration for Spring 2022 | November 2-December 9, Wednesday-Friday |
| Thanksgiving Recess | November 20-27, Sunday-Sunday |
| Last day to withdraw from a class with a grade of W or WF | December 2, Friday |
| Last day of classes | December 9, Friday |
| December Commencement | December 9, Friday |
| Reading days | December 10-11, Saturday-Sunday |
| Final Exams | December 12-14, Monday-Wednesday |
| Reading day | December 13, Tuesday |
| Reading day (am) | December 15, Thursday |
| Final Exams PM | December 15, Thursday |
| Final Exams | December 16, Friday |
| Grades due | December 23, Friday |
Wanakena Campus
| Ranger School Arrival/Move-in | August 14, Sunday |
| Ranger School classes begin | August 17, Wednesday |
| Labor Day (no classes) | September 5, Monday |
| Thanksgiving Recess | November 20-27, Sunday-Sunday |
| Last day of classes Ranger School | December 15, Thursday |
Spring 2023
Syracuse Campus
| Martin Luther King Day - no classes | January 16, Monday |
| Classes begin | January 17, Tuesday |
| Last day to add a class | January 24, Tuesday |
| Last day to drop a class | February 10, Friday |
| Spring break | March 12-19, Sunday-Sunday |
| Last day to withdraw from a class with a grade of W | March 21, Tuesday |
| Advising for Fall 2023 | March 29-April 4, Wednesday-Tuesday |
| Registration for Fall 2023 | April 5-25, Wednesday-Tuesday |
| Last day to withdraw from a class with a grade of W or WF | April 21, Friday |
| Last day of classes | April 25, Tuesday |
| Reading day | April 26, Wednesday |
| Final Exams | April 27-28, Thursday-Friday |
| Reading days | April 29-30, Saturday-Sunday |
| Final Exams | May 1-3, Monday-Wednesday |
| ESF May Commencement | May 6, Saturday |
| ESF/SU Joint May Commencement | May 7, Sunday |
| Grades due | May 10, Wednesday |
Wanakena Campus
| Ranger School Arrival/Move-in | January 8, Sunday |
| Ranger School classes begin | January 9, Monday |
| Martin Luther King Day - no classes | January 16, Monday |
| Ranger School spring break | March 12-19, Sunday-Sunday |
| Ranger School Graduation | May 13, Saturday |
Summer 2023
No entries found at this time; check back later.2023-24 Academic Year
Fall 2023
Syracuse Campus
| Classes begin | August 28, Monday |
| Labor Day (no classes) | September 4, Monday |
| Last day to add a class | September 5, Tuesday |
| Last day to drop a class | September 22, Friday |
| Advising for Spring 2024 | October 23-31, Monday-Tuesday |
| Last day to withdraw from a class with a grade of W | October 27, Friday |
| Registration for Spring 2024 | November 1-December 8, Wednesday-Friday |
| Thanksgiving Recess | November 19-26, Sunday-Sunday |
| Last day to withdraw from a class with a grade of W or WF | December 1, Friday |
| Last day of classes | December 8, Friday |
| December Commencement | December 8, Friday |
| Reading day | December 9-10, Saturday-Sunday |
| Final Exams | December 11-13, Monday-Wednesday |
| Reading day | December 12, Tuesday |
| Reading day (am) | December 13, Wednesday |
| Final Exams PM | December 14, Thursday |
| Final Exams | December 15, Friday |
| Grades due | December 22, Friday |
Wanakena Campus
| Ranger School Arrival/Move-in | August 13, Sunday |
| Ranger School classes begin | August 16, Wednesday |
| Labor Day (no classes) | September 4, Monday |
| Columbus Day - No classes (Ranger School only) | October 9, Monday |
| Thanksgiving Recess | November 19-26, Sunday-Sunday |
| Last day of classes Ranger School | December 15, Friday |
Spring 2024
Syracuse Campus
| Martin Luther King Day - no classes | January 15, Monday |
| Classes begin | January 16, Tuesday |
| Last day to add a class | January 23, Tuesday |
| Last day to drop a class | February 9, Friday |
| Spring break | March 10-17, Sunday-Sunday |
| Last day to withdraw from a class with a grade of W | March 19, Tuesday |
| Advising for Fall 2024 | March 27-April 2, Wednesday-Tuesday |
| Registration for Fall 2024 | April 3-23, Wednesday-Tuesday |
| Last day to withdraw from a class with a grade of W or WF | April 19, Friday |
| Last day of classes | April 23, Tuesday |
| Reading day | April 24, Wednesday |
| Final Exams | April 25-26, Thursday-Friday |
| Reading days | April 27-28, Saturday-Sunday |
| Final Exams | April 29-May 1, Monday-Wednesday |
| ESF May Commencement | May 4, Saturday |
| ESF/SU Joint May Commencement | May 5, Sunday |
| Grades due | May 8, Wednesday |
Wanakena Campus
| Ranger School Arrival/Move-in | January 7, Sunday |
| Ranger School classes begin | January 8, Monday |
| Martin Luther King Day - no classes | January 15, Monday |
| Ranger School spring break | March 10-17, Sunday-Sunday |
| Ranger School Graduation | May 11, Saturday |
Summer 2024
No entries found at this time; check back later.2024-25 Academic Year
Fall 2024
Syracuse Campus
| Classes begin | August 26, Monday |
| Labor Day (no classes) | September 2, Monday |
| Last day to add a class | September 3, Tuesday |
| Last day to drop a class | September 20, Friday |
| Last day to withdraw from a class with a grade of W | October 25, Friday |
| Advising for Spring 2025 | October 28-November 5, Monday-Tuesday |
| Registration for Spring 2025 | November 6-December 6, Wednesday-Friday |
| Last day to withdraw from a class with a grade of W or WF | November 22, Friday |
| Thanksgiving Recess | November 24-December 1, Sunday-Sunday |
| December Commencement | December 6, Friday |
| Last day of classes | December 6, Friday |
| Reading days | December 7-8, Saturday-Sunday |
| Final Exams | December 9-11, Monday-Wednesday |
| Reading day | December 10, Tuesday |
| Final Exams PM | December 12, Thursday |
| Reading day am | December 12, Thursday |
| Final Exams | December 13, Friday |
| Grades due | December 20, Friday |
Wanakena Campus
| Ranger School Arrival/Move-in | August 18, Sunday |
| Ranger School classes begin | August 21, Wednesday |
| Labor Day (no classes) | September 2, Monday |
| Columbus Day - No classes (Ranger School only) | October 14, Monday |
| Thanksgiving Recess | November 24-December 1, Sunday-Sunday |
| Last day of classes Ranger School | December 20, Friday |
Spring 2025
Syracuse Campus
| Martin Luther King Day - no classes | January 20, Monday |
| Classes begin | January 21, Tuesday |
| Last day to add a class | January 28, Tuesday |
| Last day to drop a class | February 14, Friday |
| Spring break | March 16-23, Sunday-Sunday |
| Last day to withdraw from a class with a grade of W | March 25, Tuesday |
| Advising for Fall 2025 | March 26-April 1, Wednesday-Tuesday |
| Registration for Fall 2025 | April 2-29, Wednesday-Tuesday |
| Last day to withdraw from a class with a grade of W or WF | April 25, Friday |
| Last day of classes | April 29, Tuesday |
| Reading day | April 30, Wednesday |
| Final Exams | May 1-2, Thursday-Friday |
| Reading days | May 3-4, Saturday-Sunday |
| Final Exams | May 5-7, Monday-Wednesday |
| ESF May Commencement | May 10, Saturday |
| ESF/SU Joint May Commencement | May 11, Sunday |
| Grades due | May 14, Wednesday |
Wanakena Campus
| Ranger School Arrival/Move-in | January 12, Sunday |
| Ranger School classes begin | January 13, Monday |
| Martin Luther King Day - no classes | January 20, Monday |
| Ranger School spring break | March 16-23, Sunday-Sunday |
| Ranger School Graduation | May 17, Saturday |
Summer 2025
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