Change Freezes

DoIT change freezes at the beginning and end of each semester help bring the risk of service disruptions as close to zero as possible during these critical timeframes.

While change freezes are in effect all change requests are subject to additional scrutiny. If possible, please avoid unnecessary planned work for the duration of the change freeze.

If you do need to submit a change request during this time be sure to include that justification in the change request description.

Questions regarding change freezes can be sent to changemanagement@doit.wisc.edu.

Annually Recurring Change Freezes

Change freeze dates are based on the UW-Madison Academic Calendar and are subject to change per UW-Madison Faculty Policy and Procedure.

DoIT Change Freeze Dates
Academic Year 2023-2024 2024-2025
Start End Start End
Fall Semester- Move In/First 2 Weeks 8/27/2023 9/16/2023 8/25/2024 9/14/2024
Fall Semester- Finals Week 12/15/2023 12/21/2023 12/13/2024 12/19/2024
Spring Semester- First 2 Weeks 1/21/2024 2/3/2024 1/19/2025 2/1/2025
Spring Semester- Finals Week 5/5/2024 5/10/2024 5/4/2025 5/9/2025

DoIT Change Freeze Dates
Academic Year 2025-2026 2026-2027
Start End Start End
Fall Semester- Move In/First 2 Weeks 8/24/2025 9/13/2025 8/23/2026 9/12/2026
Fall Semester- Finals Week 12/12/2025 12/18/2025 12/11/2026 12/17/2026
Spring Semester- First 2 Weeks 1/18/2026 1/31/2026 1/17/2027 1/30/2027
Spring Semester- Finals Week 5/3/2026 5/8/2026 5/2/2027 5/7/2027

DoIT Change Freeze Dates
Academic Year 2027-2028
Start End
Fall Semester- Move In/First 2 Weeks 8/29/2027 9/18/2027
Fall Semester- Finals Week 12/17/2027 12/23/2027
Spring Semester- First 2 Weeks 1/23/2028 2/5/2028
Spring Semester- Finals Week 5/7/2028 5/12/2028


Keywordschange freeze freezes period management request operational framework ITSM   Doc ID33270
OwnerRamsay B.GroupITSM
Created2013-09-10 09:35:55Updated2023-10-26 12:45:12
SitesDoIT Help Desk, DoIT IT Service Management, DoIT Staff, Network Services, Systems & Network Control Center, Systems Engineering
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