August

• Mon‐Fri, 8th‐12th: MAUD/MDE Pre‐Term Workshop || ARCH CORE Pre‐Term Workshop
• Mon‐Fri, 15th‐19th: MAUD/MUP/MDE/MLA Pre‐Term Workshop || ARCH CORE Pre‐Term Workshop
• Mon-Fri, 22nd‐26th: New Student Orientation
• Thu, 25th: Option Studio Lottery (Full Term and M1)
• Fri, 26th: MDES Advanced Course Selection Closes at 9 a.m.
• Mon, 29th: Limited‐Enrollment Lottery Closes at 9 a.m.
• Tue, 30th: M2 Option Studio Lottery || Open Enrollment Period Begin
• Wed, 31st: Fall Classes Begin || Returning Student Registration

September

• Mon, 5th: Labor Day || No Classes || Offices Closed
• Wed, 7th: Fall Class Selections Due ($15 add/drop flat fee after this date)
• Fri, 9th: MRE Open House
• Wed, 14th: Last Day to Add/Drop F1 and Full Term Classes ($30 fee per transaction after this date) || Leaves on or Before: No Tuition Charge
• Fri‐Sat, 16th‐17th: GSD Comeback: Alumni & Friends Celebration
• Sun‐Tue 25th‐27th: Rosh Hashanah Begins at Sundown || Ends Tuesday Evening
• Mon‐Fri, 26th‐30th: Preferred Studio Trips Week

October

• Sat‐Sun, 1st‐2nd: Preferred Studio Trips Week (continued)
• Tue‐Wed, 4th‐5th: Yom Kippur Begins at Sundown || Ends Wednesday Evening
• Thu, 6th: Leaves on or Before: One‐Fourth Tuition Charge
• Fri, 7th: M1 Option Studios End
• Mon, 10th: Indigenous Peoples’ Day || No Classes || Offices Closed
• Thu, 13th: M1 Option Studio Reviews
• Mon, 17th: F1 Classes End
• Tue, 18th: F2 Classes Begin
• Thu, 20th: M2 Option Studios Begin
• Tue, 25th: MDE Open House
• Thu, 27th: MDes/DDes Open House
• Fri, 28th: Last Day to Add/Drop F2 Classes || MAUD/MLAUD/MUP Open House

November

• Tue, 1st: MRE Open House
• Thu, 3rd: MLA Open House
• Fri, 4th: Leaves on or Before: One‐Half Tuition Charge|| MArch Open House
• Fri, 11th: Veterans Day || Classes Meet || No Studio Reviews || Offices Closed
• Tue, 15th: Deadline to Submit a Leave of Absence Petition for the Spring 2023 Semester
• Wed‐Sun, 23rd‐27th: Thanksgiving Recess
• Thu‐Fri, 24th‐25th: Offices Closed

December

• Thu, 1st: FAS Classes End
• Fri, 2nd: Full Term, M2 Option Studio and F2 Classes End || Leaves on or Before: Three‐Fourths Tuition Charge || After This Date: Full Tuition Charge
• Mon‐Wed, 5th‐7th: Core Reviews
• Wed‐Fri, 7th‐9th: Full Term and M2 Option Studio Reviews
• Mon‐Thu, 12th‐15th: Final Exams
• Thu‐Fri, 15th‐16th: Thesis Reviews
• Sat, 17th: Winter Recess Begins
• Thu, 22nd: GSD Closes for all at 11:59 PM
• Sat, 24th: Christmas Eve
• Sun, 25th: Christmas Day

January

• Sun, 1st: New Year’s Day
• Mon, 2nd: Winter Recess ends || Offices Still Closed
• Tue, 3rd: GSD Reopens at 8 AM
• Tue‐Fri 3rd‐13th: JTerm
• Mon, 16th: Martin Luther King, Jr. Day || Offices Closed
• Tue‐Sat, 17th‐21st: MLA Pre‐Term Workshop
• Tue, 17th: MDES Open Projects Lottery Closes at 9 a.m.
• Wed, 18th: Option Studio Lottery (Full Term and M1) Closes at 9 a.m.
• Thu, 19th: MDES Advanced Course Selection Closes at 9 a.m.
• Fri, 20th: Limited‐Enrollment Lottery Closes at 9 a.m.
• Sat, 21st: Open Enrollment (Add/Drop) Begins
• Mon, 23rd: Spring Classes/Full Term and M1 Option Studios Begin
• Thu, 26th: M2 Option Studio Lottery Closes at 9 a.m.
• Fri, 27th: Spring Class Selections Due ($15 add/drop flat fee after this date)

February

• Fri, 3rd: Last Day to Add/Drop S1 and Full Term Classes ($30 fee per transaction after this date)
• Mon, 6th: Leaves on or Before: No Tuition Charge
• Mon, 20th: Presidents’ Day || No Classes || Offices Closed
• Mon‐Sun, 20th‐26th: Preferred Studio Trips Week
• Fri, 24th: Leaves on or Before: One‐Fourth Tuition Charge

March

• Fri, 3rd: M1 Option Studios End || Job and Internship Fair
• Mon, 6th: S1 Classes End
• Tue, 7th: S2 Classes Begin
• Thu, 9th: M1 Option Studio Reviews
• Mon‐Sun, 13th‐19th: Preferred Studio Trips Week || Spring Recess
• Fri, 17th: Leaves on or Before: One‐Half Tuition Charge
• Thu, 23rd: M2 Option Studios Begin || Ramadan Begins
• Tue, 28th: Last Day to Add/Drop S2 Classes
• Thu, 30th: MDes/DDes and MDE Open Houses
• Fri, 31st: Open House for Admitted Students

April

• Wed, 5th: Passover Begins
• Fri, 7th: Good Friday
• Sun, 9th: Easter
• Thu, 13th: Passover Ends
• Sat, 22nd: Ramadan Ends
• Mon, 24th: Full Term, M2 Option Studio and S2 Classes End (M2 Studios end 4/27) || Leaves on or Before: Three‐Fourths Tuition Charge || After This Date: Full Tuition Charge
• Wed, 26th: FAS Classes End
• Wed‐Fri, 26th‐28th: Core Reviews
• Fri, 28th: Full Term and M2 Option Studio Reviews

May

• Mon‐Tue, 1st‐2nd: Full Term and M2 Option Studio Reviews
• Wed‐Fri, 3rd‐5th: Final Exams
• Mon, 8th: Final Exams
• Tue, 9th: IDEP Review
• Tue‐Fri, 9th‐12th: Thesis Reviews
• Wed, 24th: Class Day
• Thu, 25th: Commencement

June

• Thu, 15th: Deadline to Submit a Leave of Absence Petition for the Fall 2023 Semester

Any student who withdraws or is granted a leave from the GSD after registration will be held responsible for tuition charges according to the following schedule:

Fall Term

Withdrawals/leaves on or before September 14
no tuition charge

Withdrawals/leaves on or before October 6
one‐fourth tuition charge

Withdrawals/leaves on or before November 4
one‐half tuition charge

Withdrawals/leaves on or before December 2
three‐fourths tuition charge

After December 2
full tuition charge

Spring Term

Withdrawals/leaves on or before February 6
no tuition charge

Withdrawals/leaves on or before February 24
one‐fourth tuition charge

Withdrawals/leaves on or before March 17
one‐half tuition charge

Withdrawals/leaves on or before April 24
three‐fourths tuition charge

After April 24
full tuition charge

Page Last Updated: January 18, 2023