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Office of the Provost

and Vice President for Academic Affairs

Academic Calendar 2011-12

Dates listed below are subject to change without notice; dates appearing in registration instructions take precedence over those listed below.

NOTE: UM students taking coursework at campuses other than UM's Mountain, COT, or Bitterroot College Program campuses should also consult that campus' academic calendar for information pertaining to start/end dates, breaks, holidays, campus closures, etc.

Autumn Semester 2011

Monday, August 22

International Student Orientation Begins

Thursday-Friday, August 25-26

New Student Orientation

Monday, August 29

Autumn Semester Classes Begin

Monday, September 5

Labor Day – No Classes, Offices Closed

October 24-November 4

Spring 2012 Registration Begins

Friday, November 11

Veterans Day – No Classes, Offices Closed

Wednesday, November 23

Student Travel Day – No Classes

Thursday-Friday, November 24-25

Thanksgiving Break – No Classes, Offices Closed

Friday, December 9

Last Day of Regular Classes

Monday-Friday, December 12-16

Final Exams

Winter Session 2012

Tuesday, January 3

Winter Session Classes Begin

Monday, January 16

Martin Luther King, Jr. Day – No Classes, Offices Closed

Friday, January 20

Last Day of Winter Session Classes and Final Exams

Spring Semester 2012

Tuesday, January 17

International Student Orientation Begins

Thursday-Friday, January 19-20

New Student Orientation

Monday, January 23

Spring Semester Classes Begin

Monday, February 20

Presidents Day – No Classes, Offices Closed

Monday-Friday, April 2-6

Spring Vacation*

April 9-20

Autumn 2012 Registration Begins

Friday, May 4

Last Day of Regular Classes

Monday-Friday, May 7-11

Final Exams

Saturday, May 12

Commencement**

Summer Session 2012

Monday, May 21

Classes Begin for First Five-Week Summer Session,
Classes Begin for Ten-Week Summer Session

Monday, May 28

Memorial Day – No Classes, Offices Closed

Friday, June 22

Last Day of Classes for First Five-Week Summer Session and Final Exams

Monday, June 25

Classes Begin for Second Five-Week Summer Session

Wednesday, July 4

Independence Day – No Classes, Offices Closed

Friday, July 27

Last Day of Classes for Second Five-Week Summer Session, Last Day of Classes for Ten-Week Summer Session, and
Final Exams

*Aligns with Missoula County Public Schools Spring Vacation. Programs in locations other than Missoula, such as Surgical Technology, may observe a different spring vacation.

**The School of Law Hooding Ceremony will be held on Saturday, May 19. You may also wish to view School of Law Academic Calendar.

Office of the Provost and

Vice President for Academic Affairs

Phone: (406) 243-4689

Fax: (406) 243-5937

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