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Party while you can, students. On Monday it's time to get serious.

That's when a slew of colleges and universities around the state will start their fall terms. Carleton students, however, still have a little time to hang out. They won't roll in till Sept. 13.

Here's a First Day of Class list for many of Minnesota's colleges, compiled using information provided by campus media officials:

Minnesota State Colleges and Universities: Aug. 23.

University of Minnesota -- Crookston: Aug 24

University of Minnesota -- Duluth: Sept. 7

University of Minnesota -- Morris: Aug. 25

University of Minnesota -- Rochester: Sept. 7

University of Minnesota - Twin Cities: Sept. 7 .

Augsburg College: Sept. 8

Bethany Lutheran College: Aug. 24

Bethel University: Sept. 2

Carleton College: Sept. 13

College of St. Benedict/Saint John’s University: Aug. 25

College of St. Scholastica: Sept. 6

Concordia College, Moorhead: Sept. 2

Concordia University, St. Paul: Aug. 26

Gustavus Adolphus College: Sept. 7

Hamline University: Sept. 8

Macalester College: Sept. 8

Minneapolis College of Art and Design: Aug. 23

St. Catherine University: Sept. 8

Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota: Aug. 30

St. Olaf College: Sept. 9

University of St. Thomas: Sept. 8