Registrar Office

FALL 2026

August 24, 2026

• Andersen Residence Hall opens for:
  • New students (morning)
  • 2nd-year Master’s Classical Voice students (morning)
  • Musical Theatre students (afternoon)
• New Student Convocation

August 24–September 1, 2026

• Orientation

August 25, 2026

• Graduate Opera Theatre auditions begin
• Musical Theatre auditions begin

August 26, 2026

• Andersen Residence Hall opens for all other
  returning students

August 27, 2026

• In-Person Instrumental Ensemble (Classical and
  Jazz) auditions begin

August 31–September 1, 2026

• Qualifying Exams for Fall semester (in-person)

September 2, 2026

• First day of classes for the Fall semester

September 7, 2026

• Labor Day holiday (no classes, administraIve
  offices closed)

September 2–11, 2026

• Add/drop period

September 12–October 19, 2026

• Withdrawal from Fall semester classes permitted
  with a grade of W on transcript

October 15–16, 2026

• Fall Break—no classes, lessons, or rehearsals

November 5–7, 2026

• Friends & Family Weekend

November 25–29, 2026

• Thanksgiving Break (administrative offices close
  November 25 and reopen November 30)

December 8–9, 2026

• Project Days—no classes or lessons

December 14–18, 2026

• Final week of classes/Fall Jury Week/Finals Week

December 18, 2026

• Last Day of Fall Semester

December 19, 2026

• Andersen Residence Hall closes at 12 pm

December 19, 2026–January 10, 2027

• Winter Break for students and faculty

Questions?

917-493-4478
registrar@msmnyc.edu