Starting and closing dates for each semester and scheduled holidays can be found in the academic calendar (scheduling.rutgers.edu/academic.htm). All class periods are 160 minutes in length and meet once a week unless otherwise specified. There is a minimum of 15 weeks of instructional activity for each course. Students are expected to be present at each meeting of their classes.

University examinations are not scheduled on Saturdays except in those courses that regularly meet on Saturday.