Columbia University Center for Psychoanalytic Training and Research

Academic Calendar

The following list identifies the key dates for the academic year. To view a PDF of the Psychoanalytic Program's schedule of classes, please visit our Course Calendar.

Fall 2025

  • Thursday, September 4, 2025: First Day of Psychoanalytic Center Classes
  • Monday, September 22 (starting at 5pm)–Tuesday, September 23, 2025: No Psychoanalytic Center Classes - Rosh Hashanah
  • Thursday, October 2, 2025: No Psychoanalytic Center Classes - Yom Kippur
  • Monday, October 13, 2025: No Psychoanalytic Center Classes - Indigenous Peoples / Columbus Day
  • Thursday, October 31, 2025: DEADLINE to submit Change of Program Requests for Spring 2026
  • Thursday, November 27, 2025: No Psychoanalytic Center Classes - Thanksgiving
  • Thursday, December 18, 2025: Last Day of Psychoanalytic Center Classes
  • Monday, December 22, 2025–Thursday, January 1, 2026: No Psychoanalytic Center Classes - Winter Break 2025–26

Spring 2026

  • Monday, January 5, 2026: First Day of Psychoanalytic Center Classes
  • Monday, January 19, 2026: No Psychoanalytic Center Classes - Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
  • Wednesday, February 11, 2026: Degree Conferral Date for Mid-Year Psychoanalysis Program Graduates
  • Monday, February 16, 2026: No Psychoanalytic Center Classes - Presidents Day
  • March 16–March 20, 2026: No Psychoanalytic Center Classes - Spring Break
  • Wednesday, April 30, 2026: DEADLINE to submit Change of Program Requests for Fall 2026
  • Monday, May 25, 2026: No Psychoanalytic Center Classes - Memorial Day
  • Thursday, June 4, 2026: Last Day of Psychoanalytic Center Classes
  • Monday, June 30, 2026: Degree Conferral Date for Psychoanalysis Program Graduates

Tentative Academic Calendar: 2026–27

Fall 2026

  • Monday, September 7, 2026: First Day of Psychoanalytic Center Classes
  • Monday, September 21, 2026: No Psychoanalytic Center Classes - Yom Kippur
  • Monday, October 12, 2026: No Psychoanalytic Center Classes - Indigenous Peoples / Columbus Day
  • Thursday, October 31, 2026: DEADLINE to submit Change of Program Requests for Spring 2027
  • Tuesday, November 3, 2026: No Psychoanalytic Center Classes - Election Day
  • Thursday, November 26, 2026: No Psychoanalytic Center Classes - Thanksgiving
  • Friday, December 18, 2026: Last Day of Psychoanalytic Center Classes - Fall
  • Monday, December 21, 2026–Friday, January 1, 2027: No Psychoanalytic Center Classes - Winter Break 2026–27

Spring 2027

  • Monday, January 4, 2027: First Day of Psychoanalytic Center Classes
  • Monday, January 18, 2027: No Psychoanalytic Center Classes - Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
  • Wednesday, February 10, 2027: Degree Conferral Date for Mid-Year Psychoanalysis Program Graduates
  • Monday, February 15, 2027: No Psychoanalytic Center Classes - Presidents Day
  • March 15–March 19, 2027: No Psychoanalytic Center Classes - Spring Break
  • Wednesday, April 30, 2027: DEADLINE to submit Change of Program Requests for Fall 2027
  • Monday, May 31, 2027: No Psychoanalytic Center Classes - Memorial Day
  • Friday, June 4, 2027: Last Day of Psychoanalytic Center Classes
  • Wednesday, June 30, 2027: Degree Conferral Date for Psychoanalysis Program Graduate