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Below you will find the tentative class schedule. This schedule is subject to change.
Session 22 Class Schedule
Classes for Session 22 are held from 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. You are only permitted to miss two class days per semester for emergency reasons. If additional classes are missed, you will be asked to repeat the semester.
| ACES 2025 - 2026 Class Schedule Session 22 |
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| Each class will be held from 10am-12pm |
| Semester I |
| 0 Orientation |
| Thurs - September 11, 2025 |
| 1 Overview of Sponsored Awards Management |
| Tues - September 16, 2025 |
| Thurs - September 18, 2025 |
| 2 Proposal Prep |
| Tues - September 23, 2025 |
| Thurs - September 25, 2025 |
| 3 Budgeting I |
| Tues - September 30, 2025 |
| Thurs - October 2, 2025 |
| 4 Budgeting II |
| Tues - October 7, 2025 |
| Thurs - October 9, 2025 |
| 5 eRA Systems (exam 1 released) |
| Tues - October 14, 2025 |
| Thurs - October 16, 2025 |
| Exam 1 Due - No Class week of October 20, 2025 |
| 6 Conflict of Interest & Intellectual Property |
| Tues - October 28, 2025 |
| Thurs - October 30, 2025 |
| 7 Research Protections |
| Tues - November 4, 2025 |
| Thurs - November 6, 2025 |
| 8 Research Security: Export & Data (exam 2 released) |
| Tues - November 11, 2025 |
| Thurs - November 13, 2025 |
| Exam 2 Due - No Classes until December 9, 2025 |
| 9 Soft Skills of Research Administration |
| Tues - December 9, 2025 |
| Thurs - December 11, 2025 |
| Campus Closure Make-up Day (if needed) |
| Tues - December 16, 2025 |
| Classes Resume on January 6, 2026 |
| Semester II |
| 10 Federal Contracting & Negotiations |
| Tues - January 6, 2026 |
| Thurs - January 8, 2026 |
| 11 Non-Federal Contracting & Negotiations |
| Tues - January 13, 2026 |
| Thurs - January 15, 2026 |
| 12 Understanding Uniform Guidance (exam 3 released) |
| Tues - January 20, 2026 |
| Thurs - January 22, 2026 |
| Exam 3 Due - No Class week of January 26, 2026 |
| Campus Closure Make-up Days (if needed) |
| Tues - February 3, 2026 |
| Thurs - February 5, 2026 |
| 13 Personnel & Labor Rules |
| Tues - February 10, 2026 |
| Thurs - February 12, 2026 |
| 14 Procurement, Travel & Equipment Policies |
| Tues - February 17, 2026 |
| Thurs - February 19, 2026 |
| Campus Closure Make-up Days (if needed) |
| Tues - February 24, 2026 |
| Thurs - February 26, 2026 |
| 15 Advanced Project Management |
| Tues - March 3, 2026 |
| Thurs - March 5, 2026 |
| No Class week of March 9, 2026 (Spring Break) |
| 16 Account Management I |
| Tues - March 17, 2026 |
| NOTE: The 3/17/26 class will be 3 hours (9-Noon) |
| 17 Account Management II (exam 4 released) |
| Tues - March 24, 2026 |
| Thurs - March 26, 2026 (Last Class) |
| Exam 4 due, No Class week of March 30, 2026 |
| Virtual Graduation |
| April 14, 2026 at 2:00pm |
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