Graduate Semester Academic Calendar
Fall Semester 2017
| New international student orientation and check-in |
August 21 |
| Faculty workshops |
August 21 – 25 |
| Fall residential student check-in |
August 26 – 27 |
| Last day for in-season athletes to add/drop via student portal |
August 27 |
| Classes begin |
August 28 |
| Last day to register for or add classes or choose audit |
September 1 |
| Labor Day holiday—no classes held |
September 4 |
| First day to request room change for fall 2017 term |
September 6 |
| Fall Break |
October 23 – 24 |
| Last date to withdraw with “W” |
November 3 |
| Spring semester registration begins |
October 27 |
| Last day to request room change for spring 2018 term |
November 10 |
| Thanksgiving holiday—no classes held |
November 22 – 24 |
| Last day of classes |
December 8 |
| Final exams |
December 11 – 15 |
| St. Charles commencement, noon |
December 16 |
| Lindenwood residential semester student housing closes, noon |
December 16 |
| Final grades due, 5 p.m. |
December 19 |
| Deadline to apply for March/May/June graduation |
December 30 |
Fall Half-Semesters 2017
| First Half-Semester, August 28 – October 20 |
| Classes begin |
August 28 |
| Last day to withdraw with “W” |
September 29 |
| Final grades due, 5 p.m. |
October 24 |
| Second Half-Semester, October 23 – December 15 |
| Classes begin |
October 23 |
| Last day to withdraw with “W” |
November 27 |
| Final grades due, 5 p.m. |
December 15 |
Spring Semester 2018
| New international student orientation and check-in |
January 3 |
| Spring residential student check-in |
January 6 – 7 |
| Last day for in-season athletes to add/drop via student portal |
January 7 |
| Classes begin |
January 8 |
| Last day to register for or add classes or choose audit |
January 12 |
| Martin Luther King Jr. Day—no classes held |
January 15 |
| Registration to “Keep Same Room” for fall 2018 via StarRez** |
February 1 – 28
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| Deadline to apply for August graduation |
February 28 |
| Spring Break |
March 12 – 16 |
| Last day to withdraw with “W” |
March 23 |
| Fall semester registration and housing sign-up begins |
March 26 |
| Deadline to apply for September graduation |
March 29 |
| Good Friday — no classes held |
March 30 ** |
| Deadline to apply for summer 2018 Residential Program |
April 18 |
| Honors Convocation, 2 p.m. |
April 22 |
| Last day of classes |
April 27 |
| Final exams |
April 30 - May 4 |
| Deadline for making up Incomplete grades from fall 2017 |
May 4 |
| Graduate student commencement, 7 p.m. |
May 4 |
| Lindenwood residential housing closes, noon |
May 5 |
| Undergraduate commencement, 10 a.m. School of Arts, Media, and Communications; School of Education; School of Health Sciences; School of Humanities; and School of Science** |
May 5 |
| Undergraduate commencement, 3 p.m. School of Accelerated Degree Programs and Plaster School of Business and Entrepreneurship** |
May 5 |
| Final grades due, 5 p.m. |
May 8 |
| Deadline to apply for October/December graduation |
May 30 |
Summer session dates vary by program. Contact your advisor for exact dates.
Spring Half-Semesters 2018
| First Half-Semester, January 8 – March 2 |
| Classes begin |
January 8 |
| Last day to withdraw with “W” |
February 9 |
| Final grades due, 5 p.m. |
March 6 |
| Second Half-Semester, March 5 – May 4 |
| Classes begin |
March 5 |
| Last day to withdraw with “W” |
April 6 |
| Final grades due, 5 p.m. |
May 8 |