| 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 |