Fall 2026 (2608) 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, February 20, 2026 | Scheduling |
| Registration Opens for UMCP@USG, USMSM, and Online. | TBA | |
| First day of Classes | Monday, August 31, 2026 | |
| Last day of Classes | Friday, December 11, 2026 |
| Course Scheduling | Due Date | Responsibility |
|---|---|---|
| Course and Classroom Scheduling Services activates SIS for online course scheduling. | Monday, September 29, 2025 | Scheduling |
| Begin to review and edit previous Fall Semester's offerings as well as enter new course offering(s) data. | Monday, September 29, 2025 | Department |
| Deadline to complete online course scheduling and room priority. After this date, submit all course update requests to oes-ug-sched@umd.edu. Continue to use Teacher Collect to input instructor changes. | Friday, November 7, 2025 | Department |
| Deadline to submit course scheduling information to oes-ug-sched@umd.edu for inclusion in the Schedule of Classes when it first appears on Testudo. | Friday, February 13, 2026 | Department |
| Deadline to review course offerings to ensure correct courses are properly scheduled, that member code restrictions are set, and that section notes are updated with concomitant links active and working. | Friday, March 6, 2026 | 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, November 7, 2025 | Department |
| ELMS, Course Rosters, and Final Grades | Due Date | Responsibility |
|---|---|---|
| ELMS course space opens to instructors. | Thursday, March 26, 2026 | DIT |
| Instructor deadline to update upcoming term ELMS course space. (Instructors may continue to edit throughout semester). | Friday, August 28, 2026 | Department |
| Deadline for ELMS course space released to students. | Monday, August 31, 2026 | Instructor |
| Deadline to verify and submit electronic course rosters. Roster verifications notification emailed from the Registrar's 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. | TBA | Department |
| Deadline to submit final grades electronically through UMEG. * | TBA | Department |
*All dates are estimates and subject to change.