MSOE Academic Calendar 2025‑2026: Important Dates

The MSOE Academic Calendar 2025‑2026 contains all the dates from MSOE enrollment deadlines, tuition payment due dates, and add/drop periods to campus holidays and final exam schedules.

The MSOE University academic calendar allows you to lock in MSOE term dates, plan around the MSOE exam schedule, track registration windows, and never miss the last day to withdraw without a grade penalty.

The Milwaukee School of Engineering operates on two 16‑week semesters each academic year: Fall (16 weeks of instruction + finals) and Spring (16 weeks + finals).

In addition, a Summer Schedule of Classes offers multiple accelerated sessions—ideal for intensive, make‑up, or early‐graduation coursework.

Whether you’re mapping out your 16‑week semester workload or choosing the right summer module, the MSOE Academic Calendar 2025‑2026 is your definitive guide to every deadline you need to thrive at MSOE.

MSOE Academic Calendar Fall 2025

1. Classes begin on Tuesday, September 2, 2025.
2. Labor Day (no classes) occurs on Monday, September 1, 2025.
3. MSOE Thanksgiving break 2025 begins on Wednesday, November 26, 2025, and ends on Sunday, November 30, 2025. Classes resume on Monday, December 1, 2025.
4. Exam week runs from Monday, December 15, 2025, to Friday, December 19, 2025.
5. The fall semester ends on Saturday, December 20, 2025, at 5:00 p.m., coinciding with commencement exercises.
6. Winter break begins on Sunday, December 21, 2025.

Fall 2025 Subterm 1 (7 weeks + optional finals)

1. Classes begin on Tuesday, September 2, 2025.
2. Labor Day (no classes) occurs on Monday, September 1, 2025.
3. Classes end on Friday, October 17, 2025.
4. Optional finals week runs from Monday, October 20, 2025, to Friday, October 24, 2025.

Fall 2025 Subterm 2 (7 weeks + optional finals)

1. Classes begin on Monday, October 27, 2025.
2. Classes end on Friday, December 12, 2025.
3. Optional finals week runs from Monday, December 15, 2025, to Friday, December 19, 2025.

MSOE Academic Calendar Spring 2026

1. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day (no classes) occurs on Monday, January 19, 2026.
2. Classes begin on Tuesday, January 20, 2026.
3. MSOE Spring break 2026 begins on Sunday, March 15, 2026, and ends on Sunday, March 22, 2026. Classes resume on Monday, March 23, 2026.
4. Exam week runs from Monday, May 11, 2026, to Friday, May 15, 2026.
5. The spring semester ends on Saturday, May 16, 2026, at 5:00 p.m., coinciding with commencement exercises.

Spring 2026 Subterm 1 (7 weeks + optional finals)

1. Classes begin on Tuesday, January 20, 2026.
2. Classes end on Friday, March 6, 2026.
3. Optional finals week runs from Sunday, March 9, 2026, to Thursday, March 13, 2026.

Spring 2026 Subterm 2 (7 weeks + optional finals)

1. Classes begin on Monday, March 25, 2026.
2. Classes end on Friday, May 8, 2026.
3. Optional finals week runs from Monday, May 11, 2026, to Friday, May 15, 2026.

MSOE Academic Calendar Summer Session 2026

1. Classes begin on Monday, May 18, 2026.
2. Memorial Day (no classes) occurs on Monday, May 25, 2026.
3. Independence Day (observed, no classes) occurs on Friday, July 3, 2026.
4. Exam week runs from Monday, August 17, 2026, to Friday, August 21, 2026.

Subterm 1 (7 weeks)

1. Classes begin on Monday, May 18, 2026.
2. Memorial Day (no classes) occurs on Monday, May 25, 2026.
3. Exam week runs from Monday, June 29, 2026, to Friday, July 2, 2026.

Subterm 2 (7 weeks)

1. Classes begin on Monday, July 6, 2026.
2. Exam week runs from Monday, August 17, 2026, to Friday, August 21, 2026.

For more on the MSOE Academic Calendar 2025-2026, visit the MSOE University Calendar website.