2024-2025 Programs
Dates are subject to change.
Academic year
| Dates | Event |
| Sept. 3 to 26, 2024 | Optional pre-JYM German language course |
| Sept. 25, 2024 | Orientation begins |
| Oct. 14, 2024 to Feb. 7, 2025 | First semester |
| Dec. 24, 2023 to Jan. 6, 2024 | Christmas break |
| Feb. 8 to Apr. 22, 2025 | Semester break: Rest, explore more of Munich and Germany, go skiing and snowboarding, take a language course to polish your language skills, work, start an internship or a summer research project, or explore Europe! |
| Apr. 23 to Jul. 25, 2025 | Second semester |
First-semester option (Wintersemester)
| Dates | Event |
| Sept. 3 – 26, 2024 | Optional pre-JYM German language course |
| Sept. 25, 2024 | Orientation period begins |
| Oct. 14, 2024 to Feb. 7, 2025 | First semester |
| Dec. 24, 2024 to Jan. 6, 2025 | Christmas break |
Second-semester option (Sommersemester)
| Dates | Event |
| Mar. 5 - 28, 2025 | Optional pre-JYM German language course |
| Apr. 2, 2025 | Orientation period begins |
| Apr. 23 to Jul. 25, 2025 | Second semester |
2025-26 programs
Dates are subject to change.
Academic year
| Dates | Event |
| TBD | Optional pre-JYM German language course |
| Sep. 24, 2025 | Orientation begins |
| Oct. 13, 2025 - Feb. 6, 2026 | First semester |
| Dec. 24, 2025 to Jan. 4, 2025 | Christmas break |
| TBD | Semester break: Rest, explore more of Munich and Germany, go skiing and snowboarding, take a language course to polish your language skills, work, start an internship or a summer research project or explore Europe! |
| Apr. 6, 2026 to Jul. 18, 2026 | Second semester |
Second-semester option (Sommersemester)
| Dates | Event |
| TBD | Optional pre-JYM German language course |
| Mar. 18, 2026 | Orientation period begins |
| Apr. 6, 2026 to Jul. 18, 2026 | Second semester |
2024-25 programs
German and Bavarian holidays observed in Munich 🇩🇪
2024
| Date | Event |
| Jan. 1, Monday | New Year's Day (Neujahrstag) |
| Jan. 6, Saturday | Epiphany (Dreikoenigsfest) |
| Mar. 29, Friday | Good Friday (Karfreitag) |
| Mar. 30, Sunday | Easter Sunday (Ostersonntag) |
| Apr. 1, Monday | Easter Monday (Ostermontag) |
| May 1, Wednesday | Labor Day (Tag der Arbeit) |
| May 9, Thursday | Ascension Day (Christi Himmelfahrt) |
| May 19, Sunday | Pentecost/Whit Sunday (Pfingstsonntag) |
| May 20, Monday | Pentecost/Whit Monday (Pfingstmontag) |
| May 30, Thursday | Corpus Christi Day (Fronleichnamsfest) |
| Aug. 15, Thursday | Assumption Day (Mariae Himmelfahrt) |
| Oct. 3, Thursday | German Unity Day (Tag der Deutschen Einheit) |
| Nov. 1, Friday | All Saints Day (Allerheiligen) |
| Dec. 25, Wednesday | First Christmas Day (Erster Weihnachtstag) |
| Dec. 26, Thursday | Second Christmas Day (Zweiter Weihnachtstag) |
2025
| Date | Event |
| Jan. 1, Wednesday | New Year's Day (Neujahrstag) |
| Jan. 6, Monday | Epiphany (Dreikoenigsfest) |
| Mar. 29, Friday | Good Friday (Karfreitag) |
| Mar. 30, Sunday | Easter Sunday (Ostersonntag) |
| Apr. 1, Monday | Easter Monday (Ostermontag) |
| May 1, Thursday | Labor Day (Tag der Arbeit) |
| May 29, Thursday | Ascension Day (Christi Himmelfahrt) |
| Jun. 8, Sunday | Pentecost/Whit Sunday (Pfingstsonntag) |
| Jun. 9, Monday | Pentecost/Whit Monday (Pfingstmontag) |
| Jun. 19, Thursday | Corpus Christi Day (Fronleichnamsfest) |
| Aug. 15, Friday | Assumption Day (Mariae Himmelfahrt) |
| Oct. 3, Friday | German Unity Day (Tag der Deutschen Einheit) |
| Nov. 1, Saturday | All Saints Day (Allerheiligen) |
| Dec. 25, Thursday | First Christmas Day (Erster Weihnachtstag) |
| Dec. 26, Friday | Second Christmas Day (Zweiter Weihnachtstag) |
2026
| Date | Event |
| Jan. 1, Thursday | New Year's Day (Neujahrstag) |
| Jan. 6, Tuesday | Epiphany (Dreikoenigsfest) |
| Apr. 3, Friday | Good Friday (Karfreitag) |
| Apr. 6, Sunday | Easter Sunday (Ostersonntag) |
| Apr. 7, Monday | Easter Monday (Ostermontag) |
| May 1, Friday | Labor Day (Tag der Arbeit) |
| May 14, Thursday | Ascension Day (Christi Himmelfahrt) |
| May 24, Sunday | Pentecost/Whit Sunday (Pfingstsonntag) |
| May 25, Monday | Pentecost/Whit Monday (Pfingstmontag) |
| Jun. 4, Thursday | Corpus Christi Day (Fronleichnamsfest) |
| Aug. 15, Saturday | Assumption Day (Mariae Himmelfahrt) |
| Oct. 3, Saturday | German Unity Day (Tag der Deutschen Einheit) |
| Nov. 1, Sunday | All Saints Day (Allerheiligen) |
| Dec. 25, Friday | First Christmas Day (Erster Weihnachtstag) |
| Dec. 26, Saturday | Second Christmas Day (Zweiter Weihnachtstag) |
