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 2016
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 2017
October 24	Monday	Registration begins
January 16	Monday	Martin Luther King Day (holiday observance)
January 17	Tuesday	Classes begin
February 1	Wednesday	Preliminary census date
March 27 - April 2	Mon.-Sun.	Spring Break*
May 12	Friday	Spring Commencement
May 13	Saturday	Semester ends
Summer Session 2017
April 3	Monday	Registration begins
June 12	Monday	Classes begin
June 19	Monday	Preliminary census date
July 4	Tuesday	Independence Day observed (no classes)
Aug 4	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)