Important Dates & Deadlines

Summer Session 2027

Session Dates: May 24 – August 13, 2027

Session I

  • 4 week: May 24 – June 17
  • 6 week: May 24 – July 2
  • 8 week: May 24 – July 16
  • 12 week: May 24 – August 13

Session II

  • 4 week: July 6 – July 30
  • 6 week: July 6 – August 13

Summer Schedule Building Dates and Deadlines

Date Description
October 2026 Summer schedule rollover in PeopleSoft SA
November 27, 2026 Deadline for faculty to submit course proposals to their Scheduling Coordinator
January 4, 2027 Deadline for Scheduling Coordinators to update summer schedule in SA
Mid-January 2027 Special Sessions Policy Committee reviews and approves summer schedule
January 25, 2027 Summer session course schedule “goes live” online
March 2, 2027 Summer session registration begins
May 24, 2027 First day of summer session
May 31, 2027 UMBC closed for Memorial Day
June 18, 2027 UMBC closed for Juneteenth Observance
July 5, 2027 Independence Day Holiday Observance
August 13, 2027 Last day of summer session

Summer Session 2027 Faculty Pay Dates – Coming Soon

Session I

  • 4 Weeks:
  • 6 Weeks:
  • 8 Weeks (split salary)
    • Pay Date 1:
    • Pay Date 2:
  • 12 Weeks (split salary)
    • Pay Date 1:
    • Pay Date 2:

Session II

  • 4 weeks:
  • 6 weeks:

Winter Session 2027

Session Dates: January 4 – January 22, 2027
Winter Session Faculty Pay Date: January 29, 2027

Winter Schedule Building Dates and Deadlines

Date Description
June 2026 Winter schedule rollover to 2027 PeopleSoft SA
August 28, 2026 Preliminary winter session schedule due in PeopleSoft SA
Mid-September 2026 Special Sessions Policy Committee meets to review and approve winter schedule
September 14, 2026 Winter course schedule “goes live” online
October 12, 2026 Winter session registration begins
January 4, 2027 First day of winter session
January 18, 2027 UMBC closed for M.L.K. Holiday
January 22, 2027 Last day of winter session