Important Dates

The full University of Minnesota academic calendar can be found on One Stop.

Event	Fall Semester 2021	Spring Semester 2022
Preferred Nomination Deadline	March 1	August 1
Application Deadline	April 1	September 1
Submit Housing Application	May	November
Submit Course Preference Form	July	December
Acceptance Letter & DS 2019 delivered to home school*	Early July*	Early November*
Submit Pre-Arrival Information	August	December
Suggested Arrival in Minnesota	August 25 - 27th, 2021	January 5 - 7th, 2022
Attend Immigration Check-in**	Before arrival online	Before arrival online
Mandatory Welcome Program	August 30th - September 3rd, 2021	January 10 -14th, 2022
First Day of Class	September 7th, 2021	January 18th, 2022
Last Day of Exams	December 22nd, 2021	May 11th, 2022

*If all documents are submitted by the deadline

**Students will receive detailed information by email