Graduate Semester Academic Calendar
| New international student orientation and check-in |
August 15
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| Faculty workshops |
August 15 – 19
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| Fall residential student check-in |
August 20 – 21
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| Last day for in-season athletes to add/drop via student portal |
August 21 |
| Classes begin |
August 22 |
| Last day to register for or add classes or choose audit |
August 26 |
| Labor Day holiday—no classes held |
September 5
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| First day to request room change for fall 2016 term |
September 6
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| Fall Break |
October 10 – 11 |
| Last date to withdraw with “W” |
October 28
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| Spring semester registration begins |
October 31
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| Last day to request room change for spring 2017 term |
November 10 |
| Thanksgiving holiday—no classes held |
November 23 – 27 |
| Last day of classes |
December 2
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| Final exams |
December 5 – 9
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| St. Charles commencement, 10 a.m. |
December 10 |
| Belleville commencement, 2 p.m. |
December 11 |
| Lindenwood residential semester student housing closes, 12 p.m. |
December 10 |
| Final grades due, 5 p.m. |
December 13 |
| Deadline to apply for March/May/June graduation |
December 30 |
First Half-Semester, Aug. 22 – Oct. 14
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| Classes begin |
August 22
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| Last day to withdraw with “W” |
September 23
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| Final grades due, 5 p.m. |
October 18
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Second Half-Semester, Oct. 17 – Dec. 9
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| Classes begin |
October 17
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| Last day to withdraw with “W” |
November 18
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| Final grades due, 5 p.m. |
December 13 |
| New international student orientation and check-in |
January 3 *
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| Spring residential student check-in |
January 7 – 8
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| Last day for in-season athletes to add/drop via student portal |
January 8
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| Classes begin |
January 9
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| Last day to register for or add classes or choose audit |
January 13
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| Martin Luther King Jr. Day—no classes held |
January 16 |
| Registration to “Keep Same Room” for fall via student portal |
February 1 – 28 |
| Deadline to apply for August graduation |
February 28 |
| Spring Break |
March 13 – March 19 |
| Last day to withdraw with "W" |
March 24 |
| Fall semester registration and housing sign-up begins |
March 27 |
| Deadline to apply for September graduation |
March 30 |
| Good Friday—no classes held |
April 14 |
| Deadline to apply for summer 2017 Residential Program |
April 16
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| Honors Convocation, 2 p.m. |
April 23
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| Last day of classes |
April 28
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| Final exams |
May 1 – 5
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| Deadline for making up Incomplete grades from fall, 2016 |
May 5
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| Graduate student commencement, 7 p.m. |
May 5 |
| Lindenwood residential housing closes, 12 p.m. |
May 6
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| Undergraduate commencement, 7 p.m.* |
May 6
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| Final grades due, 5 p.m. |
May 9
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| Deadline to apply for October/December graduation |
May 30 |
*Content has been updated as of the publication of the December 2016 catalog addendum.
Summer session dates vary by program. Contact your advisor for exact dates.
First Half-Semester, Jan. 9 – March 5
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| Classes begin |
January 9
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| Last day to withdraw with “W” |
February 7
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| Final grades due, 5 p.m. |
March 7
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Second Half-Semester, March 6 – May 5
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| Classes begin |
March 6
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| Last day to withdraw with “W” |
April 7
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| Final grades due, 5 p.m. |
May 9
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