| ACADEMIC CALENDAR 2021 - 2022 | |
| (MPA & MA PDGC students matriculate in Summer) | |
| Session and Year | Dates |
| Summer Session II 2021 | |
| (MPA students may have both in person & remote summer start option) | |
| MPA Public Affairs Colloquium | July 6 - 9 (updated to account for holiday) |
| Public Budgeting | July 12 - 30 |
| Public Administration & Democracy | August 2 - 20 |
| MA PDGC Summer Start (see Newhouse for details) | July 19 |
| Fall 2021 (fall dates remain tentative pending continued safety concerns) | |
| (MAIR, EMPA & EMIR students matriculate in Fall) | |
| Statistics Waiver Exam | August TBA |
| Economics Waiver Exam | August TBA |
| MAIR Orientation | Week of August 23 |
| First Day of Classes | August 30 |
| Labor Day (classes will meet) | September 6 |
| Thanksgiving Break (no classes) | November 21 - 28 |
| Last Day of Classes | December 10 |
| Reading Days | December 11 - 12, December 14 (am) & 16 (am) |
| Final Exams | December 13, 14 (pm), 15, 16 (pm), 17 |
| Winter Intersession 2022 | |
| (optional term - electives only) | |
| Class dates (tentative and may vary by course/instructor) | January 3 - 14 |
| Spring 2022 | |
| (EMPA & EMIR students may matriculate in Spring) | |
| EMIR, EMPA on campus Orientation | January TBA |
| Martin Luther King, Jr. Day (no classes/university closed) | January 17 |
| First Day of Classes | January 18 |
| Spring Vacation | March 13 - 20 |
| Last Day of Classes | April 26 |
| Reading Days | April 27 & 30, May 1 |
| Final Exams | April 28 & 29, May 2 - 4 |
| University Commencement Weekend | May 7 -8 |
| Summer Session I 2022 | |
| MA IR Capstone | Week of May 9 |
| Executive Leadership / MPA Workshop Capstone Course | May 9 - June 23 |
| MPA Convocation | June 24 |
*see Syracuse University Time Schedule of Classes for registration procedures, instructions, and times