University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Faculty Document No. 3209, October 18, 2018
Academic Year Calendar 2019-20 and 2020-21 dates
SEMESTER I 2019-20 2020-21 Contractual Period August 19, 2019-January 2, 2020 August 24, 2020-January 7, 2021 Orientation and Advising August 26-August 30, 2019 August 24-August 28, 2020 Instruction Begins September 3, 2019 September 2, 2020 Thanksgiving Recess November 27-December 1, 2019 November 25-29, 2020 Last Day of Semester Classes December 12, 2019 December 14, 2020 Study Day December 13, 2019 December 15, 2020 Final Exams December 14, 16-21, 2019 December 16-19, 21-23, 2020 Commencement December 15, 2019 December 20, 2020 Winter Recess December 22, 2019-January 1, 2020 December 24, 2020-January 3, 2021 71 class days 70 class days UWinteriM Instruction Begins January 2, 2020 January 4, 2021 Last Day of UWinteriM Classes January 18, 2020 January 21, 2021 13 class days 13 class days SEMESTER II 2019-20 2020-21 Contractual Period January 3-May 17, 2020 January 8-May 23, 2021 Orientation and Advising January 13-17, 2020 January 19-22, 2021 Instruction Begins January 21, 2020 January 25, 2021 Spring Recess March 15-22, 2020 March 21-28, 2021 Last Day of Semester Classes May 7, 2020 May 13, 2021 Study Day May 8, 2020 May 14, 2021 Final Exams May 9, 11-16, 2020 May 15, 17-22, 2021 Commencement May 17, 2020 May 16, 2021 Steam/Heat Shutdown May 18-22, 2020 May 24-28, 2021 73 class days 74 class days
Summer Session Calendar 2020 2021 Three-week (Early) Session May 26-June 13, 2020 June 1-June 19, 2021 First Four-week (Early) Session May 26-June 20, 2020 June 1-June 26, 2021 Second Four-week Session June 22-July 18, 2020 June 28-July 24, 2021 Third Four-week Session July 20-August 15, 2020 July 26-August 21, 2021
First Six-week Session May 26-July 4, 2020 June 1-July 10, 2021 Second Six-week Session June 8-July 18, 2020 June 14-July 24, 2021 Third Six-week Session June 22-August 1, 2020 June 28-August 7, 2021 Fourth Six-week Session July 6-August 15, 2020 July 12-August 21, 2021
Eight-week Session June 22-August 15, 2020 June 28-August 21, 2021 Twelve-week Session May 26-August 15, 2020 June 1-August 21, 2021
LEGAL HOLIDAYS 2018: January 1 & 15; May 28; July 4; September 3; November 22; December 24, 25 & 31 2019: January 1 & 21; May 27; July 4; September 2; November 28; December 24, 25 & 31 2020: January 1 & 20; May 25; July 4; September 7; November 26; December 24, 25 & 31 2021: January 1 & 18; May 31; July 4; September 6; November 25; December 24, 25 & 31