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Academic Calendar

Fall Semester 2024

Academic Semester Dates

August 26, 2024 – December 20, 2024
Freshmen Orientation, Fall Semester & First Block Courses BeginAugust 26, 2024
Labor Day Holiday – No Classes – Offices ClosedSeptember 2, 2024
No Classes – Offices OpenOctober 17 & 18, 2024
Mid-Semester & Second Block Courses BeginOctober 21, 2024
Veterans Day Holiday – No Classes – Offices ClosedNovember 11, 2024
Thanksgiving Holiday – No Classes – Offices ClosedNovember 28-29, 2024
Final Exam Days – Technical Program Classes Continue to Meet on December 17 and 18December 17-20, 2024
Last Day of Fall SemesterDecember 20, 2024
Holiday Break – No Classes – Offices Open (With the Exception of December 25 and January 1)December 23-January 10

Fall Semester 2024

Faculty Duty Days

August 19, 2024 – December 20, 2024
Faculty Directed Duty Day – All CampusesAugust 19, 2024
Itasca Campus – Scheduled & Directed by Administration, Faculty Directed at Other CampusesAugust 20, 2024
Hibbing & Mesabi Range Campuses – Scheduled & Directed by Administration,
Faculty Directed at Other Campuses
August 21, 2024
CIS Workshop in AM – Rainy River Campus – Scheduled & Directed by Administration,
Faculty Directed at Other Campuses
August 22, 2024
Vermilion Campus – Scheduled & Directed by Administration, Faculty Directed at Other CampusesAugust 23, 2024
Minnesota North Duty Day – In-Person at Mesabi Range, Virginia,
Scheduled & Directed by Administration – No Classes – Offices Open
September 24, 2024
Hibbing, Itasca, Mesabi, Rainy River & Vermilion Campuses – Faculty Directed –
No Classes – Offices Open
*Faculty can request alternate Faculty Duty Days as individuals via their respective Dean or as an entire
campus through their Faculty Leadership

Spring Semester 2025

Academic Semester Dates

January 13, 2025 – May 15, 2025
Spring Semester & First Block Courses BeginJanuary 13, 2025
Martin Luther King Holiday – No Classes – Offices ClosedJanuary 20, 2025
Presidents’ Day Holiday – No Classes – Offices ClosedFebruary 17, 2025
Spring Break – No Classes – Offices OpenMarch 10-14, 2025
Mid-Semester & Second Block Courses BeginMarch 17, 2025
Final Exam DayMay 12-15, 2025
Last Day of Spring SemesterMay 15, 2025

Spring Semester 2025

Faculty Duty Days

January 8, 2025 – May 16, 2025
Hibbing & Itasca Campuses – Scheduled & Directed by Administration,
Faculty Directed at Other Campuses
January 8, 2025
Mesabi &Vermilion Campuses – Scheduled & Directed by Administration,
Faculty Directed at Other Campuses
January 9, 2025
Rainy River Campus – Scheduled & Directed by Administration, Faculty Directed at Other CampusesJanuary 10, 2025
Minnesota North Duty DayRemote Synchronous Format, Scheduled & Directed by Administration –
No Classes – Offices Open
February 13, 2025
Faculty Directed Duty Day – All Campuses – No Classes – Offices OpenApril 18, 2025
Hibbing, Itasca, Mesabi, Rainy River & Vermilion Campuses – Faculty DirectedMay 16, 2025
*Faculty can request alternate Faculty Duty Days as individuals via their respective Dean or as an entire
campus through their Faculty Leadership

Commencement Dates 2025

Celebrating Our Graduates

Mesabi Campus – Iron Trail Motors Event Center – 4:00pmMay 14, 2025
Vermilion Campus – Vermilion Gymnasium – 7:00pmMay 14, 2025
Itasca Campus – Itasca Gymnasium – 5:00pmMay 15, 2025
Rainy River Campus – Rainy River Gymnasium – 1:00pmMay 16, 2025
Hibbing Campus – Hibbing High School Auditorium – 5:00pmMay 16, 2025

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