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Academic Calendars

The Academic Year
The academic year is divided into two semesters. The first begins in late August and ends before the Christmas holidays; the second begins in mid-January and ends in May.

There is a one week midsemester holiday in the fall, a short Thanksgiving recess, a vacation of approximately a month between semesters, and a week in the spring.


The Summer Session
The annual Summer Session includes a three-week pre-session and two five-week terms. These offer significant opportunities to entering freshmen, to students who wish to accelerate their studies and to satisfy degree requirements, to teachers wishing to obtain credit for state certificates and/or for professional improvement, etc. A variety of short workshops and institutes on topics of current interest is part of each summer's offerings. Students may register in one, two, or all three of the basic components of the Summer Session: The Pre-session, Term 1, and Term 2. The student may earn three credits in the Pre-session and up to six semester hours of credit in each of the two five-week terms.

For specific registration dates and times, please refer to the Registration Information for the term in which you are registering or contact the Records and Registration Office at (402) 280-2702.

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