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Academic calendars

Semester dates for all Minnesota State Colleges and Universities

Beginning in Fall 2008, all institutions will adopt the following start dates:

Academic Year Fall Spring
2008-2009 August 25, 2008 January 12, 2009
2009-2010 August 24, 2009 January 11, 2010
2010-2011 August 23, 2010 January 10, 2011
2011-2012 August 22, 2011 January 9, 2012
2012-2013 August 27, 2012 January 14, 2013

2008-2009 Academic Calender

2007-2008 academic calendar (PDF)

Institution Fall Semester Semester Break Spring Semester Semester Break
Alexandria
Technical
College
8/25/08-
12/19/08
10/16/08-
10/17/08
1/12/09-
5/15/09
3/16/09-
3/20/09
Anoka-Ramsey Community College (Cambridge, Coon Rapids) 8/25/08-
12/19/08
12/21/08-
1/11/09
1/12/09-
5/8/09
3/16/09-
3/21/09
Anoka Technical
College
8/25/08-
12/19/08
12/22/08-
1/9/09
1/12/09-
5/15/09
3/16/09-
3/20/09
Bemidji
State
University
8/25/08-
12/17/08
12/18/08-
1/9/09
1/12/09-
5/8/09
3/9/09-
3/13/09
Central Lakes
College (Brainerd, Staples)
8/25/08-
12/19/08
12/22/08-
1/9/09
1/12/09-
5/14/09
 
Century College 8/25/08-
12/20/08
12/22/08-
1/10/09
1/12/09-
5/14/09
3/16/08-
3/21/09
Dakota County
Technical College
8/25/08-
12/22/08
12/23/08-
1/11/09
1/12/09-
5/14/09
3/9/09-
3/13/09
Fond du Lac
Tribal &
Community
College
8/25/08-
12/22/08
12/23/08-
1/9/09
1/12/09-
5/21/09
3/16/09-
3/20/09
Hennepin
Technical College (Brooklyn Park,
Eden Prairie)
8/25/08-
12/20/08
12/22/08-
1/9/09
1/12/09-
5/20/09
3/16/09-
3/21/09
Inver Hills
Community
College
8/25/08-
12/18/08
12/19/08-
1/9/09
1/12/09-
5/14/09
3/16/09-
3/21/09
Lake Superior
College
8/25/08-
12/19/08
12/20/08-
1/11/09
1/12/09-
5/14/09
3/9/09-
3/13/09
Metropolitan
State University
(St. Paul, Minneapolis)
8/23/08-
12/13/08
12/14/08-
1/11/09
1/12/09-
5/5/09
5/8/09-
5/14/09
Minneapolis
Community &
Technical College
8/25/08-
12/19/08
12/20/08-
1/11/09
1/12/09-
5/14/09
3/16/09-
3/21/09
Minnesota State
College-
Southeast
Technical
(Red Wing, Winona)
8/25/08-
12/19/08
12/22/08-
1/9/09
1/12/09-
5/13/09
3/09/09-
3/13/09
Minnesota State
Community and
Technical College
(Detroit Lakes,
Fergus Falls,
Moorhead,
Wadena)
8/25/08-
12/19/08
12/20/08-
1/11/09
1/12/09-
5/12/09
3/16/09-
3/20/09
Minnesota
State
University,
Mankato
8/25/08-
12/14/08
12/15/08-
1/1/09
1/12/09-
5/8/09
3/9/09-
3/13/09
Minnesota
State
University
Moorhead
8/25/08-
12/18/08
12/19/08-
1/11/09
1/12/09-
5/14/09
3/16/09-
3/20/09
Minnesota West Community &
Technical College (Canby,
Granite Falls,
Jackson,
Pipestone,
Worthington)
8/25/08-
12/19/08
12/20/08-
1/11/09
1/12/09-
5/13/09
3/9/09-
3/13/09
Normandale
Community
College
8/25/08-
12/19/08
12/20/08-
1/11/09
1/12/09-
5/14/09
3/16/09-
3/21/09
***Northeast
Higher
Education
District
       
***Hibbing
Community
College
8/25/08-
12/18/08
12/19/08-
1/11/09
1/12/09-
5/21/09
3/9/09-
3/19/09
***Itasca
Community
College
8/25/08-
12/21/08
12/22/08-
1/11/09
1/12/09-
5/13/09
3/9/09-
3/13/09
***Mesabi
Range
Community &
Technical
College
(Eveleth,
Virginia)
8/25/08-
12/18/08
12/20/08-
1/11/09
1/12/09-
5/13/09
3/9/09-
3/13/09
***Rainy
River
Community
College
8/25/08-
12/18/08
12/19/08-
1/11/09
1/12/09-
5/7/09
3/9/09-
3/13/09
***Vermilion Community
College
8/25/08-
12/17/08
12/18/08-
1/11/09
1/12/09-
5/13/09
3/9/09-
3/13/09
North
Hennepin
Community
College
8/25/08-
12/21/08
12/22/08-
1/9/09
1/12/09-
5/14/09
3/9/09-
3/13/09
Northland
Community &
Technical
College
(East Grand Forks,
Thief River Falls)
8/25/08-
12/23/08
12/24/08-
1/11/09
1/12/09-
5/14/09
3/16/09-
3/20/09
Northwest
Technical
College
(Bemidji)
8/25/08-
12/23/08
12/24/08-
1/11/09
1/12/09-
5/8/09
3/9/09-
3/13/09
Pine Technical
College
       
Ridgewater
College
(Hutchinson,
Willmar)
8/25/08-
12/18/08
12/19/08-
1/11/09
1/12/09-
5/13/09
3/17/08-
3/21/08
Riverland
Community
College
(Albert Lea,
Austin)
8/25/08-
12/16/08
12/24/08-
1/8/09
1/12/09-
5/14/09
3/16/09-
3/20/09
Rochester
Community &
Technical
College
8/25/08-
12/21/08
12/22/08-
1/11/09
1/12/09-
5/13/09
3/16/09-
3/20/09
St. Cloud
State University
8/25/08-
12/12/08
12/20/08-
1/11/09
1/12/09-
5/1/09
3/9/09-
3/13/09
St. Cloud
Technical College
8/25/08-
12/12/08
12/20/08-
1/11/09
1/12/09-
5/1/09
3/9/09-
3/13/09
Saint Paul College 8/25/08-
12/23/08
12/24/08-
1/11/09
1/12/09-
5/15/09
3/16/09-
3/20/09
South Central
College (Faribault,
North Mankato)
8/25/08-
12/17/08
12/18/08-
1/9/09
1/12/09-
5/12/09
3/9/09-
3/13/09
Southwest
Minnesota
State University
8/25/08-
12/19/08
12/20/08-
1/11/09
1/12/09-
5/8/09
3/16/09-
3/20/09
Winona State
University
8/25/08-
12/11/08
12/12/08-
1/11/08
1/12/09-
5/7/09
3/2/09-
3/6/09

For More Information
Contact Shelly Heller
(651) 632-5025
shelly.heller@so.mnscu.edu

Updated 4/10/08

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