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 2012
April 16	Monday	Registration begins
August 20	Monday	Classes begin
September 3-4	Mon. & Tues.	Labor Day holiday (no classes)
September 4	Tuesday	Offices open
September 6	Thursday	Preliminary census date
November 21-25	Wed.-Sun.	Thanksgiving (no classes)
November 21	Wednesday	Offices open
December 14	Friday	Summer/Fall Commencement
December 15	Saturday	Semester ends
Spring Semester 2013
November 5	Monday	Registration begins
January 21	Monday	Martin Luther King Day (holiday observance)
January 22	Tuesday	Classes begin
February 6	Wednesday	Preliminary census date
March 25 - 31	Mon.-Sun.	Spring Break*
May 18	Saturday	Semester ends
May 24	Friday	Spring Commencement
Summer Session 2013
April 1	Monday	Registration begins
June 10	Monday	Classes begin
June 17	Monday	Preliminary census date
July 4	Thursday	Independence Day observed (no classes)
August 2	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)