Academic Calendar

Fall and spring terms are 16 weeks in length: Fall starts around late August or early September and goes through mid December.  Spring starts around early January and goes through mid-May.  Summer sessions vary in length from 4 weeks to 12 weeks, May through August, with classes typically meeting Monday through Friday.

Courses are available on the main campus in Madison, in Sioux Falls and by Internet/distance through the Office of Extended Programs which coordinates Internet and distance offerings.

Fall Semester 2012

Spring Semester 2013

Spring 2013 Final Exam Schedule

April 29 – May 3

NOTE:  All Students

No student will be required to participate in more than three evaluative activities on any one day of the final exam week. Permission to reschedule a final evaluative activity should be sought before mid-semester if at all possible. The student, after consulting with his or her advisor, should petition the dean(s) responsible for the activity(ies) to be changed by completing the “Finals Week” form which is available online at http://www.dsu.edu/academics/forms.aspx   The dean(s) will coordinate and approve the necessary rescheduling. Any changes or deviations in the schedule for an individual student must have advance approval of the dean in whose college the course is taught.

 Summer 2013 Academic Calendar

Some class meeting times do not follow this calendar.  Check the comments for a section in WebAdvisor for drop/withdraw deadlines.

May 13       Full 12-week and first 6-week summer sessions begins

May 16       Census date for first 6-week summer session; Last day to add a class or drop a class
                   with full refund

May 20       Census date for full 12-week summer session; Last day to add a class or drop a class
                   with  full refund

May 27       Memorial Day - No classes

June 5         Last day to withdraw from all the first 6-week summer session classes and receive a
                   prorated refund

June 10       Last day to withdraw with a “W” from first 6-week summer session; No refund

June 21       First 6-week summer session ends

June 24       Second 6-week summer session begins

June 27       Census date for second 6-week summer session; Last day to add a class or drop a
                   class with full refund

June 30       Last day to withdraw from all full 12-week summer session classes and receive a
                   prorated refund

July 4          Independence Day - No classes

July 10        Last day to withdraw with a “W” from the full 12-week summer session; No refund

July 17        Last day to withdraw from all second 6-week summer session classes and receive
                   a prorated refund

July 22        Last day to withdraw with a “W” from the second 6-week summer session; No refund

August 2     Full 12-week and second 6-week summer sessions end

Fall Semester 2013

Spring Semester 2014

Spring 2014 Final Exam Schedule

May 5 - May 9 (Mon-Fri)

NOTE:  All Students

No student will be required to participate in more than three evaluative activities on any one day of the final exam week. Permission to reschedule a final evaluative activity should be sought before mid-semester if at all possible. The student, after consulting with his or her advisor, should petition the dean(s) responsible for the activity(ies) to be changed by completing the “Finals Week” form which is available online at http://www.dsu.edu/academics/forms.aspx   The dean(s) will coordinate and approve the necessary rescheduling. Any changes or deviations in the schedule for an individual student must have advance approval of the dean in whose college the course is taught.