ACADEMIC CALENDAR

LOS ANGELES ACADEMIC CALENDAR

Spring 2021: April 5 – June 25 | Summer 2021: July 5 – September 24 | Fall 2021: September 27 – December 17| Winter 2022: January 10 – April 1

Covid-19 Reopening Announcement

The Lee Strasberg Theatre & Film Institute in Los Angeles is officially reopening for limited in-person classes and will continue to add in-person classes based on LAPH guidance. Please see our Reopening Script

We continue to work closely with our local public health agencies to ensure our campus reopening plans are in alignment with the state and county guidelines to welcome students back to campus and will update it accordingly per Reopening_HigherEducation.pdf (lacounty.gov)

A negative Covid-19 test or proof of vaccination must be submitted for entry. Masks & Physical distancing will be enforced. Health screening questionnaires must be submitted before entering the building each time. Per the Higher Ed reopening guidelines, all students must have the flu vaccine during flu season.

We are thrilled to finally be able to safely welcome students back into the building.

Winter 2021 (online due to COVID-19):

Monday, January 4 — Institute Operations Resume
Friday, January 8 — Orientation for New Students 1:00pm PST
Monday, January 11 — Winter 2021 Session Begins (AOS Class of 2022 Starts)
Monday, January 18 — Institute Closed (Martin Luther King Jr. Day)
Friday, March 5 & Monday, March 8 — New Student Mid-Term Performances
Friday, April 2 — Winter 2021 Session Ends

Spring 2021 (Online & with limited hybrid* due to Covid-19):

Friday, April 2 – Orientation for New Students
Monday, April 5 — Spring 2021 Session Begins (non-degree and AOS)
Friday, May 28 — New Student Mid-Term Performances
Monday, May 31 — Institute Closed (Memorial Day)
Thursday, June11- Saturday, June 12 — AOS Class of 2021 Theatre Production
Friday, June 11 — AOS Spring 2021 Session Ends
Friday, June 25 — Spring 2021 Session Ends
AOS Summer Break: June 12-July 4, 2021
Non-Degree Summer Break: June 26-July 4, 2021
*Hybrid options = alternating in-person & online classes in cohorts
*Hybrid/in-person classes are only permitted once Los Angeles is in at least the Red Tier of the California Reopening Standards

Summer 2021 (in-person, hybrid and online due to Covid-19):

Thursday, July 1 — Orientation for New Students
Friday, July 2 — Institute Closed (Independence Day Observance)
Monday, July 5 — Summer 2021 Session Begins
Friday, August 27 – Monday, August 30 — New Student Mid-Term Performances
Monday, September 6 — Institute Closed (Labor Day)
Thursday, September 16 — Institute Closed (Yom Kippur)
Thursday, September 23 – Saturday, September 25 — AOS Class of 2022 Theatre Production
Thursday, September 23 — Two-Year Conservatory Culmination
Friday, September 24 — Summer 2021 Session Ends
Saturday, September 25 — AOS Class of 2021 Graduation

Fall 2021 (in-person & hybrid due to Covid-19):

Friday, September 24 — Orientation for New Students
Monday, September 27 — Fall 2021 Session Begins (AOS Class of 2023 Starts)
Friday, November 12 – Monday, November 15 — New Student Mid-Term Performances
Thursday, November 25 – Sunday, November 26 — Thanksgiving Break
Friday, December 17 — Fall 2021 Session Ends

Winter 2022:

Monday, January 3 — Institute Operations Resume
Friday, January 7 — Orientation for New Students 1:00pm PST
Monday, January 10 — Winter 2022 Session Begins
Monday, January 17 — Institute Closed (Martin Luther King Jr. Day)
Tuesday, February 8 — Winter Intensive A Starts
Friday, February 18 — Winter Intensive A Ends
Friday, March 4 — New Student Mid-Term Performances
Tuesday, March 22 — Winter Intensive B Begins
Friday, April 1 — Winter Intensive B Ends
Friday, April 1 — Winter 2022 Session Ends

Spring 2022:

Friday, April 1 – Orientation for New Students 1:00pm PST
Monday, April 4 — Spring 2022 Session Begins
Tuesday, May 3 — Spring Intensive A Begins
Friday, May 13 — Spring Intensive A Ends
Friday, May 20 — New Student Mid-Term Performances
Monday, May 30 — Institute Closed (Memorial Day)
Tuesday, June 21 — Spring Intensive B Begins
Thursday, June 23 – Saturday, June 25 — AOS Class of 2023 Theatre Production
Friday, June 24 – Spring 2022 Session Ends
Saturday, June 25 — AOS Class of 2022 Graduation
Friday, July 1 — Spring Intensive B Ends

Summer 2022:

Friday, July 1 — Orientation for New Students 1:00pm PST
Monday, July 4 — Institute Closed (Independence Day)
Monday, July 4 — Summer 2022 Session Begins
Tuesday, August 2 — Summer Intensive A Begins
Friday, August 12 — Summer Intensive A Ends
Friday, August 26 – Monday, August 29 — New Student Mid-Term Performances
Monday, September 5 — Institute Closed (Labor Day)
Tuesday, September 13 — Summer Intensive B Begins
Thursday, September 22 — Two-Year Conservatory Culmination
Friday, September 23 — Summer Intensive B Ends
Friday, September 23 — Summer 2021 Session Ends

Fall 2022:

Friday, September 23 — Orientation for New Students 1:00pm PST
Monday, September 26 — Fall 2022 Session Begins
Wednesday, October 5 — Institute Closed (Yom Kippur)
Thursday, November 24 – Sunday, November 27 — Thanksgiving Break
Friday, December 16 — Fall 2022 Session Ends