Number of Class Sessions

Summer 2026

  • 4-Week Summer Sub-Session (May 18 – June 11)
    • MTWTh: 15 meeting days
  • 6-Week I Summer Sub-Session (May 18 – June 25)
    • MW: 11 meeting days
    • TTh: 12 meeting days
    • MTW: 17 meeting days
    • TWTh: 18 meeting days
    • MTWTh: 23 meeting days
  • 6-Week II Summer Sub-Session (June 29 – Aug. 6)
    • MW: 12 meeting days 
    • TTh: 12 meeting days
    • MTW: 18 meeting days
    • TWTh: 18 meeting days
    • MTWTh: 24 meeting days
  • 8-Week Summer Sub-Session (June 15 – Aug. 6)
    • MW: 16 meeting days
    • TTh: 16 meeting days
    • MTW: 24 meeting days 
    • TWTh: 24 meeting days
    • MTWTh: 32 meeting days 
  • 12-Week Summer Sub-Session (May 18 – Aug. 6)
    • MW: 23 meeting days
    • TTh: 24 meeting days
    • MTW: 35 meeting days
    • TWTh: 36 meeting days
    • MTWTh: 47 meeting days

Number of Minutes per Class Session
Meeting Days 1 s.h 2 s.h. 3 s.h. 4 s.h. 5 s.h. Sessions
10 75 150 NA NA NA  
11 70 140 NA NA NA 6 week
12 65 125 NA NA NA 6 week
14 55 110 160 NA NA  
15 50 100 150 200 NA 4 week
16 50 95 145 NA NA 8 week
17 50 90 135 180  NA 6 week
18 65 85 125 170 NA 6 week
21 50 75 110 145 180  
22 50 70 105 140 170  
23 50 70 100 135 165 6 and 12 week
24 50 65 95 125 160 6, 8, and 12 week
31 50 50 75 100 125  
32 50 50 70 95 120 8 week
33 50 50 70 95 115  
35 50 50 65 90 110 12 week
36 50 50 65 85 105 12 week
38 50 50 60 80 100  
47 50 50 50 65 80 12 week
             
Total Minutes 750 1500 2250 3000 3750  

Four-Week Summer Sub-Session Details

  • All courses must be offered in the morning and end by 12:30 p.m.
  • Class start times are noted below by semester (credit) hour.
  • All courses utilizing University Classrooms must be scheduled on the MTWTh meeting pattern.

Four-Week Summer Sub-Session Approved Class Time Model

1 s.h. – MTWTh
  • 8:30 a.m. – 9:20 a.m.
  • 9:30 a.m. – 10:20 a.m.
  • 10:30 a.m. – 11:20 a.m.
  • 11:30 a.m. – 12:20 p.m.
2 s.h. – MTWTh
  • 8:30 a.m. – 10:10 a.m.
  • 9:30 a.m. – 11:10 a.m.
  • 10:30 a.m. – 12:10 p.m.
3 s.h. – MTWTh
  • 8:30 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.
  • 9:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
4 s.h. (non-lab course only) – MTWTh
  • ​8:30 a.m. – 11:50 a.m.
​5 s.h. – not applicable.
Final Exam Note – reserved last Friday of session for final exam.

Eight-, Six-, and Twelve-Week Summer Sub-Session Details

  • Generally speaking, eight-week classes are preferred to be offered prior to 12:30 p.m. while six- and twelve-week classes are preferred to be offered in the afternoon beginning at 12:30 p.m. An attempt to minimize afternoon classes is desired to reduce energy consumption whenever feasible.
  • Approved class times START on the half hour beginning at 8:30 a.m. Classes will end by 6:00 p.m. unless space can be found in an open building coordinated with Utilities and Energy Management to maximize campus energy savings. It is encouraged that departmental teaching spaces follow a similar scheduling pattern.
  • All courses within the eight-, six-, and twelve-week summer sub-sessions in university classrooms must be scheduled in the following meeting patterns: two days per week as MW or TTh; three days per week as MTW or TWTh; four days per week as MTWTh.

Final Examinations

During the summer session, faculty have the opportunity to administer the final exam/cumulative assessment activity for their course either:

  1. during their last regularly scheduled course meeting time, or
  2. faculty may request to be given a final exam assignment on the respective final exam date for their sub-session.

For detailed instructions regarding the final exam day assignment needs, please see http://www.registrar.uiowa.edu/Student/ExamInformation/FinalExamSchedule...