The fall semester ends on Friday, Dec. 19, and the spring semester wraps up on Friday, May 22, 2026. Find the calendar for the 2025-26 academic year here.

Des Moines Area Community College: The fall semester ends Thursday, Dec. 12. The Spring semester starts Monday, Jan. 13. Drake University: The fall term ends Dec. 13. J-Term runs Jan. 6-24.

The Fall semester will end on Friday, December 4 and the final exam week will not take place. "Session C will now end on Friday, Dec. 4.

University of Iowa: The fall semester ends Dec. 20. The spring semester begins Jan. 21. University of Northern Iowa: The final exam day for UNI is Dec. 20. The spring classes begin Jan. 21.

Demolition is set to begin Dec. 28, as the school's fall semester ends. It comes after the school had stayed the wrecking ball's strike multiple times amid objections from some of the victims ...