Our faculty, staff, and students are from varied religious and cultural backgrounds which serve to enrich and strengthen our community. Any event scheduled on a major religious or cultural holiday can send a message of insensitivity or exclusivity to staff and students who cannot participate that day due to their religious beliefs. Therefore, please avoid scheduling important meetings, exams, or other essential events on such dates whenever possible to accommodate the observance of religious traditions for those staff and students who need to be absent for religious holidays throughout the year. Some information about major religious holidays may be found at theUniversity of Maine System Human Resources page. An extensive listing is online at theInterfaith Calendar website (External Site).
Academic Calendar*
Spring 2024 Calendar
Classes begin | January 16, 2024 |
End of Add/Drop (classes 12 weeks or longer) | January 29, 2024 |
Presidents Day (no classes) | February 19, 2024 |
Priority Registration for Summer 2024 | March 1 – 3, 2024 |
Deadline to apply for Commencement participation | March 1, 2024 |
Open registration for Summer 2024 begins | March 4, 2024 |
Spring Break (no classes) | March 11 – 17, 2024 |
Classes resume | March 18, 2024 |
Priority Registration for Fall 2024 | April 1 – 12, 2024 |
Deadline to drop for a grade of “W” (classes 12 weeks or longer) | April 1, 2024 |
Patriots Day (classes in session, some offices closed) | April 15, 2024 |
Open registration for Fall 2024 begins | April 22, 2024 |
Last day of classes | April 26, 2024 |
Final Exams | April 27 – May 3, 2024 |
Commencement | May 4, 2024 |
Grade Submission Deadline | May 13, 2024 |
Summer 2024 Calendar
Classes Begin – Summer Session I (4-Week & 7-Week) | May 13, 2024 |
Memorial Day (no classes) | May 27, 2024 |
Classes End – Summer Session I (4-Week) | June 7, 2024 |
Juneteenth (no classes) | June 19, 2024 |
Classes End – Summer Session I (7-Week) | June 28, 2024 |
Classes Begin – Summer Session II (4-Week & 7-Week) | July 1, 2024 |
Independence Day (no classes) | July 4, 2023 |
Classes End – Summer Session II (4-Week) | July 26, 2024 |
Application Deadline for August Graduation | August 16, 2024 |
Classes End – Summer Session II (7-Week & 14-Week) | August 16, 2024 |
Grade Submission Deadline | August 26, 2024 |
Fall 2024 Calendar
Classes Begin | September 3, 2024 |
End of Add/Drop (classes 12 weeks or longer) | September 16, 2024 |
Fall Break (no classes) | October 14 & 15, 2024 |
Deadline to drop for a grade of “W” (classes 12 weeks or longer) | November 5, 2024 |
Veterans Day (no classes) | November 11, 2024 |
Thanksgiving Break (no classes) | November 27 – December 1, 2024 |
Last day of classes | December 13, 2024 |
Final Exams | December 14 – 20, 2024 |
Spring 2025 Calendar
Classes Begin | January 21, 2025 |
Presidents Day (no classes) | February 17, 2025 |
Spring Break (no classes) | March 17 – 23, 2025 |
Classes resume | March 24, 2025 |
Classes End | May 2, 2025 |
Final Exams | May 3 – 9, 2025 |
Commencement | May 10, 2025 |
*Class information is based on full-semester classes. Non-standard dated class information can be found on MaineStreet.
Academic Calendar (PDF Version)
Academic Calendar (PDF Version)
Fall 2023 Final Exam Schedule
Fall 2023 Final Exam Schedule
UMS Academic Calendar
UMS Academic Calendar
Maine Law Academic Calendar
Maine Law Academic Calendar
Maine Law Academic Calendar
Graduate Programs — 7-Week Session Calendar
Summer 2023 Calendar
Classes Begin – Summer Session I (4-Week & 7-Week) | May 15, 2023 |
Memorial Day (no classes) | May 29, 2023 |
Classes End – Summer Session I (4-Week) | June 9, 2023 |
Juneteenth (no classes) | June 19, 2023 |
Classes End – Summer Session I (7-Week) | June 30, 2023 |
Independence Day (no classes) | July 4, 2023 |
Classes Begin – Summer Session II (4-Week & 7-Week) | |
Classes End – Summer Session II (4-Week) | July 28, 2023 |
Deadline to apply for August Graduation | August 1, 2023 |
Classes End – Summer Session II (7-Week & 14-Week) | August 18, 2023 |
Grade Submission Deadline | August 28, 2023 |
Fall 2023 Calendar
Classes Begin | August 28, 2023 |
Labor Day (no classes) | September 4, 2023 |
Deadline to drop a class without penalty (classes 12 weeks or longer) | September 11, 2023 |
Fall Break (no classes) | October 9 & 10, 2023 |
Registration for Winter 2023-24 Begins | October 16, 2023 |
Priority registration for Spring 2024 | November 6 – 17, 2023 |
Veterans Day observance (no classes) | November 10, 2023 |
Thanksgiving Break (no classes) | November 22 – 26, 2023 |
Open registration for Spring 2024 begins | November 27, 2023 |
Deadline to drop for a grade of “W” (classes 12 weeks or longer) | |
Last day of classes | December 8, 2023 |
Final Exams | December 9 – 15, 2023 |
Deadline to apply for December graduation | December 15, 2023 |
Winter Break Begins | December 16, 2023 |
Christmas Day (no classes) | December 25, 2023 |
Grade Submission Deadline | December 26. 2023 |
Winter 2023/2024 Calendar
Registration for Winter Session begins | October 16, 2023 |
Winter Session classes begin | December 18, 2023 |
Deadline to drop without penalty | December 21, 2023 |
Christmas Day (no classes) | December 25, 2023 |
New Years Day (no classes) | January 1, 2024 |
Deadline to drop for a grade of “W” | January 3, 2024 |
Last day of Winter Session classes | January 12, 2024 |
Martin Luther King Jr. Day (no classes) | January 15, 2024 |
Grade submission deadline | January 22, 2024 |
Spring 2024 Calendar
Classes begin | January 16, 2024 |
End of Add/Drop (classes 12 weeks or longer) | January 29, 2024 |
Presidents Day (no classes) | February 19, 2024 |
Priority Registration for Summer 2024 | March 1 – 3, 2024 |
Deadline to apply for Commencement participation | March 1, 2024 |
Open registration for Summer 2024 begins | March 4, 2024 |
Spring Break (no classes) | March 11 – 17, 2024 |
Classes resume | March 18, 2024 |
Priority Registration for Fall 2024 | April 1 – 12, 2024 |
Deadline to drop for a grade of “W” (classes 12 weeks or longer) | April 1, 2024 |
Patriots Day (classes in session, some offices closed) | April 15, 2024 |
Open registration for Fall 2024 begins | April 22, 2024 |
Last day of classes | April 26, 2024 |
Final Exams | April 27 – May 3, 2024 |
Commencement | May 4, 2024 |
Grade Submission Deadline | May 13, 2024 |
Summer 2024 Calendar
Classes Begin – Summer Session I (4-Week & 7-Week) | May 13, 2024 |
Memorial Day (no classes) | May 27, 2024 |
Classes End – Summer Session I (4-Week) | June 7, 2024 |
Juneteenth (no classes) | June 19, 2024 |
Classes End – Summer Session I (7-Week) | June 28, 2024 |
Classes Begin – Summer Session II (4-Week & 7-Week) | July 1, 2024 |
Independence Day (no classes) | July 4, 2023 |
Classes End – Summer Session II (4-Week) | July 26, 2024 |
Application Deadline for August Graduation | August 16, 2024 |
Classes End – Summer Session II (7-Week & 14-Week) | August 16, 2024 |
Grade Submission Deadline | August 26, 2024 |