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 2015
April 13	Monday	Registration begins
August 24	Monday	Classes begin
September 7 - 8	Mon. & Tues.	Labor Day holiday (no classes)
September 8	Tuesday	Offices open
September 10	Thursday	Preliminary census date
November 25 - 29	Wed.-Sun.	Thanksgiving (no classes)
November 25	Wednesday	Offices open
December 18	Friday	Summer/Fall Commencement
December 19	Saturday	Semester ends
Spring Semester 2016
October 26	Monday	Registration begins
January 18	Monday	Martin Luther King Day (holiday observance)
January 19	Tuesday	Classes begin
February 3	Wednesday	Preliminary census date
March 21 - 27	Mon.-Sun.	Spring Break*
May 13	Friday	Spring Commencement
May 14	Saturday	Semester ends
Summer Session 2016
April 4	Monday	Registration begins
June 13	Monday	Classes begin
June 20	Monday	Preliminary census date
July 4	Monday	Independence Day observed (no classes)
Aug 5	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)