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 2017
April 17	Monday	Registration begins
August 21	Monday	Classes begin
September 4 - 5	Mon. & Tues.	Labor Day holiday (no classes)
September 5	Tuesday	Offices open
September 7	Thursday	Preliminary census date
November 22 - 26	Wed.-Sun.	Thanksgiving (no classes)
November 22	Wednesday	Offices open
December 15	Friday	Summer/Fall Commencement
December 16	Saturday	Semester ends
Spring Semester 2018
October 23	Monday	Registration begins
January 15	Monday	Martin Luther King Day (holiday observance)
January 16	Tuesday	Classes begin
January 31	Wednesday	Preliminary census date
March 26 - April 1	Mon.-Sun.	Spring Break*
May 11	Friday	Spring Commencement
May 12	Saturday	Semester ends
Summer Session 2018
April 2	Monday	Registration begins
June 11	Monday	Classes begin
June 18	Monday	Preliminary census date
July 4	Wednesday	Independence Day observed (no classes)
Aug 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)