University Calendar

2008-09 Fall Semester/Winter Session

August 25	Classes begin
September 1	University holiday
November 24-30	Thanksgiving recess
November 27-28	University holidays
December 12	Classes end
December 15-19	Exam week
December 19-20	Commencement ceremonies
December 25-26	University holidays
December 29-January 16	Winter session
January 1	University holiday

2009 Spring Semester

January 19	University holiday
January 20	Classes begin
February 25	Foundation day
March 16-22	Spring vacation
May 8	Classes end
May 11-15	Exam week
May 14-17, June 5	Commencement ceremonies

2009 Summer Sessions

May 18-June 5	Three-week summer session
May 25	University holiday
June 8-July 31	Eight-week summer session (first day is registration)
June 22-July 31	Six-week summer session (first day is registration)
July 3	University holiday

Some dates may change; see the most up-to-date academic calendar at http://www.registrar.uiowa.edu.

Office of the Registrar Calendars

The Office of the Registrar provides several additional calendars that list detailed academic deadlines, final exam schedules, and University holidays. It also publishes an interfaith religious holiday calendar, an academic year desk calendar (PDF file), and a five-year academic calendar (PDF file available). See Calendars (left-hand menu) on the Office of the Registrar web site.

Individual College Calendars

Some University of Iowa colleges have academic year schedules that are different from the one listed above. Contact the individual colleges or visit their web sites; use the A-Z Search or the Phonebook/E-mail directory on the University of Iowa home page (http://www.uiowa.edu).

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