Enhance your professional knowledge and skills with a course at the University of Southern Maine this Spring. With more than 1,000 online, blended, or in-person courses, we’re here to help you meet your academic goals and explore new options.

On this page, you’ll find registration dates and other important deadlines.

Spring Session is January 21 — May 9, 2025

Spring 2025 Registration Dates

  • Priority Registration (degree & certificate students): November 4 — November 15, 2024
    Specific registration dates vary based on credits earned. See the Priority Registration section below.
  • Open Registration (non-degree students): November 25, 2024
Registration remains open through the add/drop deadline. Many classes fill quickly. We recommend registering as soon as possible.
How to Register

Priority Registration

Priority Registration is for continuing students enrolled in a degree or certificate program. Your specific registration date depends on your student classification and number of completed credit hours.

Are you a newly admitted undergraduate student? You’ll register for courses when you meet with your advisor.

Registration DateStudent Types
November 4Current and Continuing Graduate Students (including Accelerated Online Masters Students)
November 5Undergraduates with 104+ Earned Credits and Veteran Students
November 6Undergraduates with 84+ Earned Credits
November 7Undergraduates with 69+ Earned Credits
November 8Undergraduates with 54+ Earned Credits
November 11Veterans Day (no classes)
November 12Undergraduates with 39+ Earned Credits
November 13Undergraduates with 24+ Earned Credits
November 14Undergraduates with 6+ Earned Credits
November 15Undergraduates with 0-5.99+ Earned Credits
November 18Newly Admitted Graduate Students
November 25Open Registration (starting at 8:00 AM EST)

Spring Session Dates & Deadlines

View the full Academic Calendar

Important milestonesDate
Payment deadlineJanuary 15, 2025
Martin Luther King Jr. Day (no classes)Monday, January 20, 2025
Classes beginTuesday, January 21, 2025
End of Add/Drop (courses 12 weeks or longer)February 3, 2025
President’s Day (no classes)February 17, 2025
Deadline to apply for Commencement Ceremony participationMarch 1, 2025
Spring break (no classes)March 17 — March 23, 2025
Classes resume March 24, 2025
Deadline to drop for a grade of ‘W’ (courses 12 weeks or longer)March 26, 2025
Patriot’s Day (classes in session, some offices closed)April 21, 2025
Last day of classesMay 2, 2025
Final examsMay 3 — May 9, 2025
2025 Commencement CeremonyMay 10, 2025
Grade submission deadlineMay 19, 2025
* Drop and Withdrawal deadlines may vary depending on the length of the class. The deadlines listed above apply for classes that last 12 weeks or longer. Classes with different durations will have different deadlines that can be viewed in your MaineStreet Student Center. Contact the Office of Registration and Scheduling Services for details.
How to Register