Calendar
2026 (2601) Scheduling, Budgeting, Contracting, and Payroll Calendar
| Testudo Opens, Registration Opens, First Day, Last Day | Due Date | Responsibility |
|---|---|---|
| The Universities at Shady Grove (UMCP@USG), University System of Maryland at Southern Maryland (USMSM), and Online Undergraduate Programs course offerings appear within Testudo (Online Schedule of Classes). | Friday, September 19, 2025 | Scheduling |
| Registration Opens for UMCP@USG | Saturday, November 15, 2025 | - |
| First day of Classes | Monday, January 26, 2026 | - |
| Last day of Classes | Tuesday, May 12, 2026 | - |
| Course Scheduling | Due Date | Responsibility |
|---|---|---|
| Course and Classroom Scheduling Services activates SIS for online course scheduling. | Monday, April 7, 2025 | Scheduling |
| Begin to review and edit previous Spring Semester's offerings as well as enter new course offering(s) data. | Monday, April 7, 2025 | Department |
| Deadline to complete online course scheduling and room priority for Spring Semester. After this date, submit all course update requests to oes-ug-sched@umd.edu. Continue to use Teacher Collect to input instructor changes. | Friday, May 30, 2025 | Department |
| Deadline to submit course scheduling information to oes-ug-sched@umd.edu. | Friday, July 25, 2025 | 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. | Friday, October 10, 2025 | EXST-Student & Program Services |
| Course Budgeting | Due Date | Responsibility |
|---|---|---|
| Deadline to use Teacher Collect to input instructor changes. After this date, submit all instructor changes to oes-ug-sched@umd.edu. For instructors not currently affiliated with the university system (e.g. Adjuncts) the department must process a non-paid appointment so the instructor can be added in SIS. | Friday, February 6, 2026 | Department |
| ELMS, Course Rosters, and Final Grades | Due Date | Responsibility |
|---|---|---|
| ELMS course space opens to instructors. | Tuesday, October 28, 2025 | DIT |
| Instructor deadline to update upcoming term ELMS course space. (Instructors may continue to edit throughout semester). | Friday, January 23, 2026 | Department |
| Deadline for ELMS course space released to students. | Monday, January 26, 2026 | Instructor |
| 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. | Wednesday, February 11, 2026 | Department |
| Deadline to submit final grades electronically, midnight. | Wednesday, May 27, 2026 | Department |
*All dates are estimates and subject to change.