Semesters Info

Plymouth State University courses are scheduled on a term structure, which offers students the ability to register for multiple courses throughout the academic year. The PSU academic year is divided into four terms:

Normally, courses are scheduled during day, evenings, weekends, or online; however, during Winterim most courses are online. For additional information about each term, please refer the desired semester mentioned above.

 

Important Dates to Know

FALL SEMESTER 2012

Move In Day September 3
Registration Day September 4
Activities for all new students begin at 2:00pm September 4
Fall Convocation September 4
Fall Classes begin at 5:00pm September 4
First full day of classes September 5
Add/Drop and confirmation deadline September 10
FALL STUDENT ACTIVITIES FAIR – 4:00pm September 12 
HOMECOMING & FAMILY CELEBRATION Sept 24 – Sept 29
Columbus Day Holiday (no daytime classes) classes begin at 5:00pm October 8
Second half of the semester begins October 29
Veteran’s Day Holiday (no classes) November 12
Thanksgiving Recess begins at 8:00am Wednesday, Nov. 21
Classes resume at 8:00am November 26
Reading Days December 15 and 16
Final Week of the Semester December 17 – 21

WINTERIM 2013

Winterim January 2 – 25
Martin Luther King Jr. Day (no classes) January 21

SPRING SEMESTER 2013

New Student Orientation January 25
Registration Day January 25
Classes begin at 8:00am January 28
Add/Drop and confirmation deadline February 3
SPRING STUDENT ACTIVITIES FAIR – 8:00pm February 4 
Winter Carnival (classes begin at 5:00pm) February 13
Priority deadline to review 2013/2014 FAFSA March 1
Spring Vacation begins at 3:20pm March 15
Classes resume at 8:00am March 25
Second half of the semester begins March 25
Reading Days May 11 – 12
Final Week of the Semester May 13 – 17
Spring Convocation May 17
Undergraduate Commencement (10:00am) May 18