Graduate Semester Academic Calendar
| New international student orientation and check-in |
August 20 |
| Faculty workshops |
August 20 – 24
|
| Fall residential student check-in |
August 25 |
| Classes begin |
August 27 |
| Last day to register for or add classes or choose audit |
August 31 |
| Labor Day holiday—no classes held |
September 3 |
| First day to request room change for fall 2018 term |
September 4
|
| Late start classes begin |
October 8 |
| Last day to register for late start classes |
Before 3rd class |
| Last day to register for online late start classes |
Seven days after class begins |
| Fall Break |
October 15 - 16 |
| Homecoming and Parents, Family, and Alumni Reunion Weekend |
October 27 |
| Spring semester registration begins |
October 29 |
| Last date to withdraw with “W” |
November 2
|
| Last day to request room change for spring 2019 term |
November 9 |
| Thanksgiving holiday—no classes held |
November 21 – 23 |
| Last day of classes |
December 7
|
| Final exams |
December 10 – 14
|
| Deadline for making up Incomplete grades from spring 2018 |
December 14 |
| Lindenwood residential semester student housing closes, 12 p.m. |
December 15 |
| Belleville campus commencement ceremony |
December 15 |
| Final grades due, 5 p.m. |
December 18 |
| Deadline to apply for May graduation |
December 30 |
*Updated June 2018 and August 2018. Please see the June 2018 addendum and August 2018 addendum for more information.
| New Year's Eve - university closed |
December 31 |
| New Year's Day - university closed |
January 1 |
| New international student orientation and check-in |
January 9
|
| Spring residential student check-in |
January 12
|
| Classes begin |
January 14
|
| Last day to register for or add classes or choose audit |
January 18
|
| Martin Luther King Jr. Day-no classes held |
January 21 |
| Late start classes begin |
February 25 |
| Last day to register for late start classes |
Before 3rd class |
| Last day to register for online late start classes |
Seven days after class begins |
| Deadline to apply for August graduation |
February 28 |
| Spring Break |
March 11 – 15 |
| Fall and summer semester registration |
March 25 |
| Last day to withdraw with "W" |
March 29 |
| Deadline to apply for summer 2019 Residential Program |
April 17
|
| Good Friday - no classes held |
April 19 |
| Last day of classes |
May 3
|
| Final exams |
May 6 - 10
|
| Honors convocation, 5 p.m. |
May 9 |
| Deadline for making up Incomplete grades from Fall 2018 |
May 10
|
| Lindenwood residential housing closes, 12 p.m. |
May 11
|
| Belleville campus commencement ceremony |
May 11
|
| Final grades due, 5 p.m. |
May 14
|
| Deadline to apply for December graduation |
May 30 |
Summer session dates vary by program. Contact your advisor for exact dates.
*Updated June 2018 and August 2018. Please see the June 2018 addendum and August 2018 addendum for more information.