Winter Session Academic Calendar

Registration and enrollment begin.

Financial aid deadline for Cornell students (financial aid is not available for visiting students).

Registration deadline for visiting students.

Cornell is closed for winter break. The university reopens on Tuesday, January 2, 2024.

Instruction begins.

Last day to add a class or change credit hours.

Requests to add a class beyond this date require a petition.

0% tuition liability for courses dropped during this period.

50% tuition liability for courses dropped during this period.

100% tuition liability for courses dropped on or after this date.

Last day to drop a class without a petition and without the letter "W" appearing on your transcript.

Last day to change grading basis.

No classes (Martin Luther King, Jr. Day)

Course evaluation system open for students a few days before the end of class.

Instruction ends.

Final exams will be held on this date, at a time to be arranged by your instructor.