Important UWM Dates for Instructors & TAs

The following document contains important dates for instructors and their TAs at UWM.

Important Events by Month

Refer to the Academic Year Calendar for a list of legal holidays and their dates.

UWM Important Dates by Month
 Month  Event
 August
 September
 October
 November
 December
 January
 February
 March
 April
 May
 May-August
 August

Academic Year Calendar

Refer to the Academic Year Calendar for the following dates:

  • Contractual Period
  • Orientation and Advising
  • First Day of Classes/Instruction Begins
  • Fall Recess
  • Last Day of Semester Classes
  • Experiential Learning Day
  • Study Day
  • Final Exams Dates
  • Graduation
  • Winter Recess
  • Winterim Start and End Dates
  • Summer Session Beginning and End Dates
  • Legal Holidays (University Closed)
  • Steam Shutdown Date

Final Exams

Final Exam Schedule

Registrar's Dates & Deadlines Calendars

You can find the following dates in the Registrar's Dates & Deadlines Calendars:

  • Schedule of Classes Release Dates
  • Last day to add courses
  • Last day to drop courses for full refund
  • Last day to drop courses for partial refund
  • Last day to drop courses with no refund
  • Waitlist Dates
  • Withdraw Dates
  • Upcoming Involvement opportunities for students
  • UWM campus events
  • PAWS Enrollment Dates (Registration for next semester opens)

Keywords:
dates, events, academic year calendar 
Doc ID:
154000
Owned by:
Katherine P. in CETL
Created:
2025-08-04
Updated:
2025-08-06
Sites:
UW-Milwaukee Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning