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 2019
April 15	Monday	Registration begins
August 26	Monday	Classes begin
September 2 - 3	Mon. & Tues.	Labor Day holiday (no classes)
September 3	Tuesday	Offices open
September 12	Thursday	Preliminary census date
Nov 27 - Dec 1	Wed.-Sun.	Thanksgiving (no classes)
November 27	Wednesday	Offices open
December 20	Friday	Summer/Fall Commencement
December 21	Saturday	Semester ends
Spring Semester 2020
October 28	Monday	Registration begins
January 20	Monday	Martin Luther King Day (holiday observance)
January 21	Tuesday	Classes begin
February 5	Wednesday	Preliminary census date
March 23 - March 29	Mon.-Sun.	Spring Break*
May 15	Friday	Spring Commencement
May 16	Saturday	Semester ends
Summer Session 2020
March 30	Monday	Registration begins
June 15	Monday	Classes begin
June 22	Monday	Preliminary census date
July 3	Friday	Independence Day observed (no classes)
Aug 7	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.

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