Academic Calendar

UCCS operates a year-round instructional program consisting of a 16-week fall semester, a 16-week spring semester, and an 8-week summer session.

Fall Semester 2011
April 18	Monday	Registration begins
August 22	Monday	Classes begin
September 5-6	Mon. & Tues.	Labor Day holiday (no classes)
September 6	Tuesday	Offices open
September 8	Thursday	Preliminary census date
November 23-27	Wed.-Sun.	Thanksgiving (no classes)
November 23	Wednesday	Offices open
December 16	Friday	Summer/Fall Commencement
December 17	Saturday	Semester ends
Spring Semester 2012
October 31	Monday	Registration begins
January 16	Monday	Martin Luther King Day (holiday observance)
January 17	Tuesday	Classes begin
February 1	Wednesday	Preliminary census date
March 26 - April 1	Mon.-Sun.	Spring Break*
May 12	Saturday	Semester ends
May 18	Friday	Spring Commencement
Summer Session 2012
April 2	Monday	Registration begins
June 11	Monday	Classes begin
June 18	Monday	Preliminary census date
July 4	Wednesday	Independence Day observed (no classes)
August 3	Friday	Semester ends

* With local school districts’ schedules in mind in order to coincide with our student, faculty, and staff family needs.
Dates may vary since districts set spring break only one year in advance.

The University of Colorado Colorado Springs
1420 Austin Bluffs Parkway
Colorado Springs, Colorado 80918-3733
(719) 255-UCCS (8227) or 1-800-990-UCCS (8227)