Important Dates

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

Event	Fall Semester 2020	Spring Semester 2020
Preferred Nomination Deadline	March 1	August 1
Application Deadline	April 1	September 1
Submit Housing Application	May	November
Submit Course Preference Form	July 15	December
Acceptance Letter & DS 2019 delivered to home school*	Early July*	Early November*
Submit Pre-Arrival Information	August	December
Suggested Arrival in Minnesota	August 26-28th, 2020	January 8-10th, 2020
Attend Immigration Check-in**	Late August	Early January
Mandatory Welcome Program	August 31st - September 4th, 2020	January 13-17th, 2020
First Day of Class	September 8th, 2020	January 21st, 2020
Last Day of Exams	December 23rd, 2020	May 13th, 2020

*If all documents are submitted by the deadline

**Students will receive detailed information by email