UPDATED VERSION AVAILABLE See: FD 2983R1

University of Wisconsin Milwaukee Faculty Document No. 2983, November 20, 2014
University of Wisconsin Milwaukee
Academic Year Calendar 2015-16 and 2015-17
SEMESTER I
Contractual Period
Orientation and Advising
Instruction Begins
Thanksgiving Recess
Last Day of Semester Classes
Study Day
Final Exams
Graduation
Winter Recess

2015-16
24 August - 7 January 2016
24-27 August 2015
2 September 2015
25-29 November 2015
14 December 2015
15 December 2015
16-19, 21-23 December 2015
20 December 2015
24 December - 3 January 2016

2016-17
22 August - 5 January 2017
29 August -2 September 2016
6-Sep-16
23-27 November 2016
14-Dec-16
15-Dec-16
16,17, 19-23 December
18-Dec-16
24 December - 2 January 2017

4 January 2016
21 January 2016

3-Jan-17
20-Jan-17
13 days

2015-16
8 January- 22 May 2016
19-22 January 2016
25 January 2016
13-20 March 2016
10 May 2016
11 May 2016
12,13, 16-20 May 2016
22 May 2016
23-27 May 2016

2016-17
6 January -21 May 2017
17-20 January 2017
23 January 2017
19-26 March 2017
11 May 2017
12 May 2017
13, 16-20 May
21 May 2017
22-26 May 2017

Summer Session Calendar

Three-week (Early) Session
First Four-week (Early) Session
Second Four-week Session
Third Four-week Session

2016
31 May-18 June
31 May - 25 June
27 June - 23 July
25 July - 20 August

2017
30 May - 17 June
30 May - 24 June
26 June 22 July
24 July 19 August

First Six-week Session

Second Six-week Session
Third Six-week Session
Fourth Six-week Session

31 May - 9 July
13 June -23 July
27 June- 6 August
11 July - 20 August

30 May - 8 July
12 June - 22 July
26 June - 5 August
10 July - 19 August

Eight-week Session
Twelve-week Session

27 June - 20 August
31 May - 20 August

26 June - 19 August
30 May - 19 August

UWinteriM
Instruction Begins
Last Day of UWinteriM Classes

SEMESTER II
Contractual Period
Orientation and Advising
Instruction Begins
Spring Recess
Last Day of Semester Classes
Study Day
Final Exams
Graduation
Steam/Heat Shutdown

LEGAL HOLIDAYS
2015: New Year's Day 1 Jan; MLK 19 Jan; Memorial Day Observed 25 May; Labor Day 7 Sept; Thanksgiving 26 Nov;
Christmas Eve and Day 24 & 25 Dec; New Year's Eve 31 Dec.
2016: New Year's Day 1 Jan; MLK 18 Jan; Memorial Day Observed 30 May; Independence Day 4 July; Labor Day 5 Sept; Thanksgiving 24 Nov;
Christmas Eve and Day 24 & 25 Dec; New Year's Eve 31 Dec.
2017: New Year's Day 1 Jan; MLK 16 Jan; Memorial Day Observed 29 May; Independence Day 4 July; Labor Day 4 Sept; Thanksgiving 23 Nov;
Christmas Eve and Day 24 & 25 Dec; New Year's Eve 31 Dec.