Northern Campus Calendar

FTC operates year round with three sessions of at least 15 instructional weeks each. Full-time students are required to enroll in two sessions per year. Students may use the third session to take annual vacation or optional studies.

Below is the primary academic calendar at Fei Tian College. The Fei Tian (Cuddebackville) campus employs a special calendar to accommodate its performing arts programs.

2025–2026 Academic Year:

A. Fall Semester 2025
A. Fall Semester 2025
Date Activity
August 6 (Wed) New Student Workshops
August 1 (Fri) Course registration for Fall Semester closes
August 2–
September 8
(Sun–Mon)
Extended Fall Semester course registration period for late applicants
August 26 (Tue) Fall Classes begin
September 1 (Mon) Labor Day, No Classes
September 5 (Fri) Last day to withdraw from the College with a 100% tuition refund

Last day for part-time students to drop a course with a 100% tuition refund

Late add begins. Add requires an instructor’s signed permission
September 19 (Fri) Course add/drop period ends

“W” grade assigned to students who officially withdraw from a course after this date

Last day for tuition adjustment for students who change from full-time to part-time status; no tuition adjustment after this date

Last day to withdraw from the College with a 50% tuition refund

Last day for part-time students to drop a course with a 50% tuition refund

Last day to change or declare a major to be effective in Fall Semester
September 20 (Sat) No refund period begins
September 24 (Wed) “AW” grade assigned for immunization non-compliance
October 13 (Mon) Columbus Day, No Classes
Mid-Semester
November 11 (Tue) Course registration for Spring Semester opens
November 14 (Fri) Last day to withdraw from a course with a “W”; a grade of “WF” is assigned after this date
November 27–29 (Thu–Sat) Thanksgiving Break, No Classes
December 8 (Mon) Fall Classes End
December 9 (Tue) Reading Day
December 10–16 (Wed–Tue) Final Exam Period
December 16 (Tue) Last day of Fall Semester
B. Spring Semester 2026
B. Spring Semester 2026
Date Activity
December 10, 2025 (Wed) New student workshops begin
December 26, 2025 (Fri) Course registration for Spring Semester closes
December 27, 2025–
January 31, 2026
Extended Spring Semester course registration period for late applicants
January 13, 2026 (Tue) Spring Classes Begin Course add/drop period begins
January 19 (Mon) Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, No Classes
January 23 (Fri) Last day to withdraw from the College with a 100% tuition refund

Last day for part-time students to drop a course with a 100% tuition refund Late add begins. Add requires an instructor’s signed permission
February 6 (Fri) Course add/drop period ends Census Date

“W” grade assigned to students who officially withdraw from a course after this date

Last day for tuition adjustment for students who change from full-time to part-time status; no tuition adjustment after this date

Last day to withdraw from the College with a 50% tuition refund

Last day for part-time students to drop a course with a 50% tuition refund

Last day to change or declare a major to be effective in Spring Semester
February 7 (Sat) No refund period begins
February 17 (Tue) Lunar New Year Observed, No Classes
March 9–14
(Mon–Sat)
Spring Break, No Classes
April 10 (Fri) Last day to withdraw from a course with a “W”; a grade of “WF” is assigned after this date
April 22 (Wed) Course registration period for Fall Semester opens
May 4 (Mon) Spring Classes End
May 5 (Tue) Reading Day
May 6–12
(Wed–Tue)
Final Exams Period
May 12 (Tue) Last day of Spring Semester
C. Summer Semester 2026
C. Summer Semester 2026
Date Activity
April 10, 2026 (Fri) New student workshops begin
May 18 (Mon) Summer Classes begin
May 25 (Mon) Memorial Day
July 4 (Thu) Independence Day
August 18 (Tue) Last day of Summer Classes
August 24 (Mon) Last day of Summer Semester
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