Calendar
Winter Session 2027 (2612) Scheduling, Budgeting, Contracting, & Payroll Calendar
| Testudo Opens, Registration Opens, First Day, Schedule Adjustment, Last Day | Due Date | Responsibility |
|---|---|---|
| Winter Session Schedule of Classes appears on the website and Testudo (Online Schedule of Classes). Departments proof their course offerings on the web. | Friday, September 11, 2026 | Department |
| Registration Opens for Winter Session (3-Week) | Tuesday, October 20, 2026 | Registrar |
| First day of classes, Winter Session (3-Week) | Monday, January 4, 2027 | - |
| Schedule Adjustment Ends, 4:30 p.m. (last day to drop/add), Winter Session (3-week) | Monday, January 4, 2027 | - |
| Last day of classes, Winter Session (3-Week) | Friday, January 22, 2027 | - |
| Course Scheduling | Due Date | Responsibility |
|---|---|---|
| Course and Classroom Scheduling Services activates SIS for online course scheduling. | Monday, July 6, 2026 | Scheduling |
| Begin to review and edit previous Winter Session offerings as well as enter new course offering(s) data. | Monday, July 6, 2026 | Department |
| Deadline to complete online course scheduling and room priority for Winter Session. After this date, submit all course update requests to winter-sched@umd.edu. Continue to use Teacher Collect to input instructor changes. | Friday, July 31, 2026 | Department |
| Deadline to submit course scheduling information to winter-sched@umd.edu for inclusion in the Schedule of Classes when it first appears on Testudo. | Friday, August 28, 2026 | Department |
| Deadline to review course offerings to ensure correct courses are properly scheduled, that major code restrictions are set, and that section notes are updated with concomitant links active and working. | Wednesday, October 14, 2026 | EXST Student & Program Services |
| Course Rosters and Final Grades | Due Date | Responsibility |
|---|---|---|
| ELMS course space opens to instructors. | Tuesday, October 13, 2026 | DIT |
| Instructor deadline to update upcoming term ELMS course space. (Instructors may continue to edit throughout semester). | Friday, January 1, 2027 | Instructor |
| Deadline for ELMS course space released to students. | Monday, January 4, 2027 | Instructor |
| Deadline to verify and submit electronic course rosters, midnight. Roster verifications notification emailed from Scheduling Office, following the end of the schedule adjustment period. Instructors may not permit non-registered students to attend, participate in any course activities, or take exams. | Thursday, January 7, 2027 | Department |
| Deadline to submit final grades electronically, midnight. | Tuesday, January 26, 2027 | Department |