| SPRING 2018 | |
| Jan 1 | First day to apply for 2018-2019 academic year financial aid by completing the 2018-2019 FAFSA |
| Jan 2 | Last day to submit FAFSA for Spring 2018 processing |
| Jan 5 | Last day to submit ARC appeal for Spring 2018 reinstatement |
| Jan 9 | Spring Institute |
| Jan 10-12 | Advisement and Registration for all students |
| Jan 11 | Move-In for students who are attending the 1/12 Orientation |
| Jan 12 | Blue Tiger Orientation |
| Jan 12 | - Last day to pay spring semester tuition and fees or make satisfactory payment arrangements - Move-In (All Students) |
| Jan 13-19 | Late Registration ( fee assessed) |
| Jan 15 | Martin Luther King's Birthday (University Closed) |
| Jan 16 | Classes Begin |
| Jan 15-19 | Drop-Add week for students who are registered for the current semester |
| Jan 19 | - Last day to add classes for the 1st 8-week and 16-week sessions |
Feb 1 | - Academic Scholarship Deadline for the 2018-2019 academic year |
| Feb 8 | Founder's Day Convocation (11:00 a.m. Mitchell Auditorium) |
| Feb 9 | Lincoln's Birthday Observance (Holiday - University Closed) |
| Feb 12 | "X" and "I" grades due in the Office of the Registrar |
| Feb 14 | Last day for candidates to file for degrees for the spring 2018 semester (fee assessed) |
| Feb 26 | - Last day to drop 1st 8-week classes or withdraw from the University for the 1st 8-week session - Last day to file for comprehensive examinations and/or portfolios for master's and specialist degree candidates |
| Mar 9 | - Mid-term grades due - Cafeteria closes at 6 p.m. |
| Mar 10 | First 8-week classes end |
| Mar 12 | Final grades due for the 1st 8-week session |
| Mar 12-16 | Spring Recess (No Classes) |
| Mar 19 | Classes resume (Second 8-week classes begin) |
| Mar 19-20 | - Registration for the 2nd 8-week session continues - All tuition and fees due and payable |
| Mar 19-24 | Assessment Week: Major Field Exams, General Education Test and Student Surveys |
| Mar 22 | General Education Test |
| Mar 24 | General Education Test |
| Mar 29 | Comprehensive examinations for master's degree candidates (1:00-5:00 p.m.) |
| Mar 30 | Free Day (University Closed) |
| Apr 1 | - Deadline to submit FAFSA for Missouri residents for 2018-2019 academic year to be considered for Missouri state grants |
| Apr 4 | Advanced Registration for Summer session and fall semester begins |
| Apr 12 | Honors Convocation (11:00 a.m. Mitchell Auditorium) |
| Apr 23 | - Last day to drop 2nd 8-week classes or withdraw from the University - Last day to drop 16-week classes |
| May 2 | Advanced Registration for the Summer session or Fall semester ends if registering with an advisor on campus (Online registration continues) |
| May 3-4 | Final examinations for May graduates |
| May 4 | Last day to apply for loans for the Spring 2018 semester |
| May 5 | Class Work Ends |
| May 7 | - Final Examinations Begin - Final grades for graduating students due |
| May 10 | - Final Examinations End - Semester Ends |
| May 11 | Move-Out for all students (except graduating seniors) |
| May 12 | - Commencement (10:00 a.m.) - Cafeteria closes at 12:30 p.m. - Residence halls close at 2:00 p.m. (graduating seniors move-out |
| May 14 | Final grades due |
| SUMMER 2018 | |
| May 18 | Last day to submit ARC appeal for Summer 2018 reinstatement |
| May 21 | Last day to submit FAFSA for Summer 2018 processing |
| May 28 | Memorial Day (Holiday - University Closed) |
| May 29 | - Advisement and Registration for all students -Last day to pay summer session tuition and fees or make satisfactory payment arrangements -Blue Tiger Orientation (Summer School ONLY) |
| May 30 | - Class work begins - Drop-Add Day for students that are registered for the current session - Last day to drop a class without financial/academic obligations - Late registration for 1st 4-week and/or 8-week session (fee assessed) - Last day to apply for summer 2018 session financial aid - Last day to utilize book vouchers - Registration for 2nd 4-week session continues |
| Jun 4 | Last day for candidates to file for comprehensive examinations and/or portfolios for master's and specialist degree candidates |
| Jun 6-7 | Blue Tiger Orientation (Incoming Freshmen) |
| Jun 13 | - Last day to drop 1st 4-week classes or withdraw from the University for the 1st 4-week session - Last day for candidates to file for degree for Summer 2018 semester (fee assessed) |
| Jun 20-21 | Blue Tiger Orientation (Incoming Freshman) |
| Jun 25 | First 4-week session class work ends |
| Jun 26 | First 4-week session final examinations |
| Jun 27 | - Registration for the 2nd 4-week session - All tuition and fees due and payable at the time of registration - Second 4-week session begins |
| Jun 29 | Comprehensive examinations for master's degree candidates (1:00 - 5:00 p.m.) |
| Jun 30 | Last day to complete 2017-2018 FAFSA |
| Jul 2 | Final grades due for 1st 4-week session |
| Jul 4 | Fourth of July (Holiday - University Closed) |
| Jul 10 | Blue Tiger Orientation (Transfer ONLY) |
| Jul 11 | Last day to drop 2nd 4-week or 8-week classes or withdraw from the University for the Summer sesion |
| Jul 11-12 | Blue Tiger Orientation (Incoming Freshmen) |
| Jul 12 | Assessment Day: Major Field Exams and student surveys |
| Jul 25 | - Class work ends - Last day to apply for loans for Summer 2018 session |
| Jul 26 | Final Examinations |
| Jul 30 | Final grades due |
| FALL 2018 | |
| Aug 1 | Last day to submit FAFSA for Fall 2018 processing |
| Aug 10 | Last day to submit ARC appeal for Fall 2018 reinstatement |
| Aug 13-14 | Fall Faculty and Staff Institute |
| Aug 16 | First Freshman Move-In (for students Attending 8/17 Orientation) |
| Aug 17 | Orientation |
| Aug 18 | All Freshman Move-In |
| Aug 18-24 | Freshman Academic Week (FAW) |
| Aug 22-24 | Advisement and Registration for all Students |
| Aug 24 | Last day to pay Fall Semester Tuition and Fees or make satisfactory payment arrangements |
| Aug 24 | Residence Halls open to All Students |
| Aug 25-31 | Late Registration (Fee Assessed) |
| Aug 27 - 31 | - Course Work Begins - Add/Drop Week for students who are registered for the current Semester - Last day to add classes for 1st 8-Week and 16 Week sessions - Last day to drop a class without financial/academic obligations - Last day to utilize Book Vouchers - Registration for 2nd 8-Week classes continues |
| Sept 1 | 2018-2019 parking permits required |
| Sept 3 | Labor Day (Holiday - University Closed) |
| Sept 13 | Opening Convocation for students (11:00 a.m. Mitchell Auditorium) |
| Sept 17 | Constitution Day |
| Sept 24 | "X" and "I" grades due in the Office of the Registrar |
| Sept 24 | Last day to file for comprehensive examinations and/or portfolios for Master's Degree candidates |
| Sept 26 | Last day for candidate to file for degrees for the Fall 2018 semester (Fee Assessed) |
| Oct 1 | First Day to apply for 2019-2020 academic year Financial Aid by completing the 2019-2020 FAFSA |
| Oct 8 | Last day to drop 1st 8-week classes or withdraw from the University for the 1st 8-week session |
| Sept 30 - Oct 6 | HOMECOMING |
| Oct 19 | Mid-Term Grades Due |
| Oct 20 | First 8-week classes end |
| Oct 22 | - Final Grades for the 1st 8-week session - 2nd 8-Week classes begin |
| Oct 22-23 | - Registration for the 2nd 8-Week session continues - All Tuition and Fees due and payable at the time of Registration |
| Oct 25 | Comprehensive examinations for Master's Degree candidates (1:00 - 5:00 p.m.) |
| Oct 29 | - Assessment Week: Major Field Exams - General Education Test and Student Surveys |
| Nov 1 | General Education Test |
| Nov 3 | General Education Test |
| Nov 7 | Advanced Registration for the Spring Semester Begins |
| Nov 19 | Cafeteria Closes (6:00 PM) THANKSGIVING RECESS BEGINS at 11:59 PM |
| Nov 26 | - THANKSGIVING RECESS ENDS (Classes Resume) - Last day to drop 2nd 8-week classes - Last day to withdraw from the University - Last day to drop 16-week classes |
| Dec 5 | Advanced Registration for the Spring semester ends if registering with an advisor on campus. Online registration continues |
| Dec 6-7 | Final Examinations for December Graduates |
| Dec 7 | Last day to apply for loans for the Fall 2018 semester |
| Dec 8 | CLASS WORK ENDS |
| Dec 10 | - Final Examinations Begin - Final grades for Graduating Students due |
| Dec 13 | - Final Examinations End - SEMESTER ENDS |
| Dec 14 | Move-Out for all students (except graduating seniors) |
| Dec 15 | - Cafeteria Closes (12:30 PM) - Residence Halls Close (2:00 PM) (Graduating Seniors Move-Out) |
| Dec 17 | Final Grades due |
Downloadable Calendars
Fall 2015 - Summer 2017 Academic Calendar (pdf)
Fall 2017 - Summer 2019 Academic Calendar (pdf)
Final Exam Schedule
Spring 2018 Final Exam Schedule
