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UMD Calendar (with holidays)2026-20272025-20262024-2025Archive (restricted access)
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Term based eventSpring 2027Fall 2026Summer 2026Spring 2026Fall 2025Summer 2025Spring 2025Fall 2024Summer 2024Spring 2024Fall 2023Summer 2023Details
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Determine, add UM CCS Class Sched Term DatesJuly of previous YearJuly of previous YearJuly of previous YearJuly of previous YearJuly of previous YearJuly of previous YearJuly of previous YearJuly of previous YearJuly of previous YearFebruaryFebruaryFebruaryAfter the Academic calendar is set.

Add the CCS OPEN and CLOSED dates to PS
Path: Curriculum Management > Schedule of Classes > Collaborative Class Sch (CCS) > UM CCS Class Sched Term Dates (TBD on who has access as of Feb 2022)
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Publish CCS dates on Registrar Resources > SchedulingFebruary 2026February 2026August 2025February 2025February 2025August 2024February 2024February 2024August 2023-February
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OTR requests 25Live (formerly Astra) setup for term10/1/202510/1/202510/1/202510/1/202410/1/202410/1/202410/2/202310/2/202310/2/2023Pending guidance from CLOct 1Oct 1Initiate conversations ahead of department room requests, pre optimization
Email ocmsoft@umn.edu to add Summer 2024, Fall 2024, & Spring 2025 terms to Astra.
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VCAA, OCM, OTR collaborate to ensure room data (availablity, enrollment capacity, etc.) is confirmed10/1/202510/1/202510/1/202510/1/202410/1/202410/1/202410/2/202310/2/202310/2/2023Pending guidance from CLOct 1Oct 1VCAA: Space Management Specialist, Christine Lovejoy
OCM: ocmsched@umn.edu
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Rollover11/10/202511/10/20259/4/202511/11/202411/11/20249/5/202411/13/202311/13/20239/4/202311/7/202211/7/20229/1/2022Summer: First Thursday in September

Fall, Spring: Second Monday in November (Per request from Nancy Burley in March 2023 to allow her more time since the curriculum deadline is Nov. 1.)

Requests to roll foward schedule of classes data can be emailed to ASR Table Teams <tablteam@umn.edu> Updated Summer 2024: Dates are indicated on the DUL Calendar Dates spreadsheet ASR Table Teams shares with Tracey & Jayme
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Catalog (Coursedog) Course Changes require manual updating in the schedule of classes after this date if sections are scheduled11/10/202511/10/20259/4/202511/11/202411/11/20249/5/202411/13/202311/13/20239/4/202311/7/202211/7/20229/5/2022Day class schedule rolls
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Curriculum change deadline10/01/202511/01/202511/01/202510/01/202411/01/202411/01/202410/01/202411/01/202311/01/202310/01/202311/01/202211/01/2022Find, confirm currciulum change dates on VCAA website > Curriculum Management

November 1 Program Changes (full academic year)

October 1 course changes for the following Spring Semester & Summer

November 1 course changes for the following Fall Semester
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CCS Open scheduling period 1 (Open to close date)11/17/25-1/30/2611/17/25-1/2/2610/6/25-10/17/2511/18/24 - 1/31/2511/18/24 - 1/3/2510/7/2024 - 10/18/202411/20/23 - 2/2/2411/20/23-1/5/2410/02/2023-10/13/202311/14/2022 to 02/03/202311/14/2022 to 01/06/202310/3/2022 - 10/14/2022Fall & Spring
Begin date is Monday after course roll forwarding. Fall end date is the first week in January. These dates ensure that OTR can place manual room assignments & OCM can complete optimization process before students begin selecting classes for registration.

Staring in 2022-2023, Spring open scheduling ends the first Friday in February.

Summer
2 weeks starting Monday mid-Oct.

Input dates in PeopleSoft: Curriculum Mgmt > Collaborative Class Sch (CCS) > UM CCS Class Sched Term Dates
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College/departments submit priority classroom and large lecture hall request to OTRDue by May 1, 2026Due by Jan. 2, 2026Due by Oct. 17, 2025Due by May 2, 2025Due by Jan. 3, 2025Due by Oct. 18, 2024Due by April 26, 2024Due by Jan. 4, 2024Due by Oct. 13, 2023Due by April 28, 2023Due by Jan. 6, 2023Due by Oct. 14, 2022OTR will provide document for collecting requests on the Registrar Resources > Scheduling page

Generally, data collection can begin after the CCS open period is closed

Goal
Fall: End of the prior fall for upcoming fall term
Spring: End of the prior spring for upcoming spring term
Summer: End of open scheduling
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OTR begins manually placing classes in departmental classrooms and large lecture hallsAs data is availableAs data is availableAs data is availableAs data is availableAs data is availableAs data is availableAs data is availableAs data is availableAs data is availableAs data is availableAs data is availableAs data is available
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Work with ASR OCM to schedule optimization9/28/26 - 10/2/262/16/26 - 2/20/26Joelle manually assigns rooms in Astra.9/22/2025 - 9/26/252/17/25-2/21/25Joelle manually assigns rooms in Astra.9/23/2024 - 9/27/202401/29/2024 - 02/02/2024Joelle manually assigns rooms in Astra.10/02/2023 to 10/6/202301/30/2023 to 02/03/2023Joelle manually assigns rooms in Astra.Fall
First date is early January. End date is a week later. Plan for 1 week of data cleanup, 1 week to work with ASR OCM and then 1 week for manual room assignments.
Fall 2025: trying the week after Open Period 2 (late Feb)

Spring
Pending (Can we optimize in September to allow for more time? JBB)

Summer
Mid/late summer
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Class schedule public02/02/202602/02/202611/03/202502/03/202502/03/202511/04/202402/05/202402/05/202411/06/202302/06/202302/06/202311/07/2022Fall & Spring
First Mon in Feb; we will pick one date between all the campuses (it will be the earliest date needed).

Summer
First Mon in Nov; we will pick one date between all the campuses (it will be the earliest date needed).

Note: Unsure where this is setup at the table level, DOTR & ASR Tables Team Duluth Academic Calendar Setup UGRD/GRAD

Tables Team automtically figures out but UMD can verify in Peoplesoft using Term Values Table (second tab)
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CCS Open period 2 (Open to close date)9/14/26 - 9/18/262/9/2026 - 2/13/2026NA9/15/25-9/19/252/10/25-2/14/25
extended to 2/21/25 for budget reasons		NA09/09/2024 - 09/13/202402/12/2024 - 02/16/2024NA9/11/2023-9/15/20232/13/2023-2/17/2023Tentative dates
- Implementation of a 2nd scheduling period ran for spring 2020; since that time resources have not allowed for this additional open period
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Goal: Classrooms assigned10/23/20263/27/202612/31/202510/31/20253/21/202512/30/202510/30/20242/29/202412/22/20239/29/20232/28/20231/16/2023Fall
March, Friday before enrollment begins
Spring
October, Friday before enrollment begins
Summer
end of December

Previously was the last day in Feb and last day in Sept. Changed Fall 2024, JBB
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Summer Process Guide--August--August--August--August- Begin working on schedule in August (Budget Office, OTR)
- Publish & communicate process, timeline by early September (ahead of open scheduling)
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Schedule clean up queries prior to registrationOn going open scheduling endsOn going open scheduling endsOn going open scheduling endsOn going open scheduling endsOn going open scheduling endsOn going open scheduling endsOn going open scheduling endsOn going open scheduling endsOn going open scheduling endsOn going open scheduling endsOn going open scheduling endsOn going open scheduling ends
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Validate that "non-standard" classes are in the correct Extended session regular (all terms) or Extended May (summer term only)On going open scheduling endsOn going open scheduling endsOn going open scheduling endsOn going open scheduling endsOn going open scheduling endsOn going open scheduling endsOn going open scheduling endsOn going open scheduling endsOn going open scheduling endsOn going open scheduling endsOn going open scheduling endsOn going open scheduling ends
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Registration times / Enrollment appointments begin10/26/202603/30/2026-10/27/202503/31/2025-11/04/202404/01/2024-11/06/202304/03/2023-Summer
N/A Only open enrollment

Fall
End of March/Early April

Spring
End of October/Early November
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Open enrollment / Registration

Fall & Spring: Wait list job will run the night before open enrollment begins
Summer: Wait list job runs the first night of open enrollment		11/16/20264/20/20263/2/202611/17/20254/21/20253/3/202511/18/20244/15/20243/11/202411/20/202304/17/202303/06/2023Summer
Only open enrollment; First Monday in March

Fall
Mid April

Spring
Mid November
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Prepare AY document for final exam schedule & Communications
1. Publish on Registrar Resources > Faculty
2. Publish on One Stop Student Services > Final exams
3. Registrar to include for instructor communications		June/JulyJune/JulyJune/JulyEnd of May, early JuneEnd of May, early JuneEnd of May, early JuneEnd of May, early JuneEnd of May, early JuneEnd of May, early June-End of May, early June-Template: Final Exam Schedule | UMD AY TEMPLATE
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Deadline for instructors to request a common exam1/27/20279/4/2026NA1/28/20269/6/2025NA1/29/20259/6/2024NA1/24/202409/08/2023-Fall: Communication to instructors, CCS users in July: Deadline now end of the 2nd week of fall semester.


Spring: Communication to instructors, CCS users in October (mid point of fall message from Registrar): Deadline now end of the second week of spring semster.

Summer: N/A
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First day of term01/13/202708/31/2026Varies01/14/202608/25/2025Varies01/15/202508/26/2024VariesTentative: 1/10/2024Tentative: 8/28/2023Varies
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Publish common exams and final exam schedule to
- Registrar resources > faculty page
- One Stop Student Services > final exam		Once finalizedOnce finalized-Once finalizedOnce finalized-Once finalizedOnce finalized-Once finalizedOnce finalized-Ideally, before the start of term to support instructor communication to students on the syllabus
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Deadline for Associate Deans to approve & report that a final exam will be delivered online or remotely and "opt out" of a classroom assignment for their examinations2/10/20279/18/2026-2/11/20269/19/2024-2/12/20259/20/2024-Feb 7Sept 22-4th Friday (fall) or Wednesday (spring) of the term
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Request class schedule PDF, all instruction modes, from asrweb@umn.edu
Post this pdf to the archives on Registrar Resources		March 1Oct 1Use class schedule roster used for UEA notice of appointmentMarch 1Oct 1Use class schedule roster used for UEA notice of appointmentMarch 1Oct 1Use class schedule roster used for UEA notice of appointmentMarch 1Oct 1Use class schedule roster used for UEA notice of appointmentUntil UDC solution is implemented, upload to academic year folder in DL OTR Retention & HLC archive
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OTR works with ASR OCM to optimize room assignments for final exams3/1/27 - 3/5/2710/5/26 - 10/9/26-3/2/26-3/6/2610/6/25-10/10/25-03/03/2025 - 03/07/202510/07/2024 - 10/11/2024NA03/04/2024 to 03/08/202410/09/2023 to 10/13/2023-Goal, Dependent on classroom optimization for upcoming term of registration

Fall: Early October
Spring: Early March
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Publish master list of room assignments for final exams to
- Registrar resources > faculty page
- One Stop Student Services > final exam		03/15/202710/19/2026-03/16/202610/21/2025-03/17/202510/21/2024NA03/18/202410/23/2023Goal, Dependent on classroom optimization for upcoming term of registration

Fall: Mid October
Spring: Mid March
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Spring BreakMarch 8-12--March 9-13--March 10-14--March 4-8--Spring only (OCM can remove spring break meeting patterns in Astra to support event requests during this week)

Get from UMD Calendar
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Last day of classes4/30/2712/11/2026Varies by session05/01/202612/05/2025Varies by session05/02/202512/06/2024Varies by session04/26/202412/08/2023New for AY 22-23
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Finals week5/3/27 - 5/7/2512/14/26 - 12/18/26Varies by session5/4/26-5/8/2612/08/2025 - 12/12/2025Varies by session05/05/2025 - 05/09/202512/9/2024 - 12/13/2024Varies by session04/29/24 to 05/03/2412/11/23 to 12/15/23Varies by session
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Grades due05/12/202712/23/2026Last day of class; grades due 3 business days after last class meeting05/13/202612/17/2025Last day of class; grades due 3 business days after last class meeting05/14/202512/18/2024Last day of class; grades due 3 business days after last class meeting05/08/202412/20/2023Last day of class; grades due 3 business days after last class meetingFall and Spring: Grades are due 3 business days after the last final exam date. Summer: Grades are due 3 business day after the last class meeting.
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