Academic Calendars

2025-2026 Academic Calendar

2025-2026 Academic Calendar (PDF)

Includes commencement, faculty duty, in-service, professional development, observed holidays, semester start, stop and break dates including summer session dates.

Semester start dates for Minnesota State colleges and universities

Semester start dates for Minnesota State colleges and universities

Academic Year Semester Start Date Payment Due Date* Withdrawal %**
2015–2016 Fall 8/24/15 8/3/15 80%
2015–2016 Spring 1/11/16 12/17/15 80%
2016–2017 Fall 8/22/16 8/1/16 80%
2016–2017 Spring 1/9/17 12/15/16 80%
2017–2018 Fall 8/21/17 7/31/17 80%
2017–2018 Spring 1/8/18 12/14/17 80%
2018–2019 Fall 8/27/18 8/6/18 80%
2018–2019 Spring 1/14/19 12/20/18 80%
2019–2020 Fall 8/26/19 8/5/19 80%
2019–2020 Spring 1/13/20 12/19/19 80%
2020–2021 Fall 8/24/20 8/3/20 80%
2020–2021 Spring 1/11/21 12/17/20 80%
2021–2022 Fall 8/23/21 8/2/21 80%
2021–2022 Spring 1/10/22 12/16/21 80%
2022–2023 Fall 8/22/22 8/1/22 80%
2022–2023 Spring 1/9/23 12/15/22 80%
2023–2024 Fall 8/21/23 7/31/23 80%
2023–2024 Spring 1/8/24 12/14/23 80%
2024–2025 Fall 8/26/24 8/5/24 80%
2024–2025 Spring 1/13/25 12/19/24 80%
2025–2026 Fall 8/25/25 8/4/25 80%
2025–2026 Spring 1/12/26 12/18/25 80%
2026–2027 Fall 8/24/26 8/3/26 80%
2026–2027 Spring 1/11/27 12/17/26 80%
2027–2028 Fall 8/23/27 8/2/27 80%
2027–2028 Spring 1/10/28 12/16/27 80%
2028–2029 Fall 8/21/28 7/31/28 80%
2028–2029 Spring 1/8/29 12/14/28 80%
2029–2030 Fall 8/27/29 8/6/29 80%
2029–2030 Spring 1/14/30 12/20/29 80%
2030–2031 Fall 8/26/30 8/5/30 80%
2030–2031 Spring 1/13/31 12/19/30 80%
2031–2032 Fall 8/25/31 8/4/31 80%
2031–2032 Spring 1/12/32 12/18/31 80%

*Initial payment due date (i.e., financial commitment date)
**Last date of withdrawal (80% of course length)

Pursuant to system procedure 5.12.3 Common Framework of Key Payment Related Dates, the financial commitment date is fifteen (15) business days prior to the start of the term.

Contact

Jesse Mason
Associate Vice Chancellor of Academic Affairs
Jesse.Mason@MinnState.edu