Key Dates

Term Dates

• Spring 2025: Tuesday, January 21 - Sunday, May 4, 2025
• Summer 2025: Tuesday, May 27 - Sunday, August 17, 2025
• Fall 2025: Tuesday, September 2 - Sunday, December 14, 2025
• Spring 2026: Tuesday, January 20 - Monday, May 4, 2026

Residency Dates

For Fall 2024 Cohort

• Residency I: Wednesday, August 14 - Friday, August 16, 2024
• Residency II: Monday, December 8 - Wednesday, December 10, 2025

For Fall 2025 Cohort

• Residency I: Wednesday, August 20 – Friday, August 22, 2025
• Residency II: December 2026 (date TBD)

New students will begin the program orientation in August. This will be an in-person two-and-a-half-day residency at Columbia University’s campus in New York City. 

The second in-person residency will take place at the end of the program in December of the following year. An online version of this residency will be available for students who cannot attend in person although in-person attendance is strongly preferred.

International students are welcome to attend the in-person residencies. An online version of the residencies is available for international students who cannot attend in person.

*PLEASE NOTE THAT THE IN-PERSON RESIDENCIES ARE CONTINGENT UPON CONDITIONS DUE TO COVID-19

Disclaimer: The University reserves the right to withdraw or modify the courses, dates or sequence of instruction or to change the instructors as may become necessary.