Academic Calendar

Academic Calendar Guidelines

A fall/spring semester should contain a minimum of 74 scheduled instructional days, plus a finals week. The first half and second half of the fall and spring semesters should be of equal length.
Finals Week should begin on a Monday and close on a Friday.
Commencement should be schedule on the Friday of finals in the summer, fall and spring semesters, when possible.
The Spring Break should be in conjunction with the University of Northern Iowa (UNI), Cedar Falls/Waterloo School systems. If Cedar Falls and Waterloo are not coordinated, Allen College should schedule Spring Break in conjunction with UNI. The Spring Break need not occur at mid-semester.
The Thanksgiving Break should be for the full week in which Thanksgiving Day occurs. Classes should resume at 8:00 a.m. on the Monday following Thanksgiving.
The fall semester (including final examinations) should end no later than December 21. Commencement should be held no later than December 21.
The spring semester (including final examinations) should end no later than May 11. Commencement should be held no later than May 11.
The first instructional day of the spring semester is the second Monday in January.