Undergraduate Semester Academic Calendar
| New international student orientation and check-in |
August 20 |
| Faculty workshops |
August 20 – 24
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| Freshman and transfer residential student check-in |
August 22
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| New student orientation |
August 22 – 26
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| Fall returning 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
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| Four-week grades due, noon |
September 24
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| Late start classes begin |
October 8
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| 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 |
| Midterm grades due, 5 p.m. |
October 15 |
| Fall Break |
October 15 - 16 |
| Spring semester registration for active honors students |
October 26 |
| Homecoming and Parents, Family, and Alumni Reunion Weekend |
October 27 |
| Spring semester registration for seniors |
October 29 |
| Spring semester registration for juniors |
October 30 |
| Spring semester registration for sophomores |
November 1 |
| Spring semester registration for freshmen |
November 2 |
| Last date to withdraw with “W” |
November 2
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| Midterm grades due for late start classes that began Oct 8, 5 p.m. |
November 5
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| Last day to request a room change for spring 2019 term |
November 9 |
| Thanksgiving holiday—no classes held |
November 21 – 23 |
| Last day of classes |
December 7
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| Final exams |
December 10 – 14
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| Deadline for making up Incomplete grades from spring 2018 |
December 14
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| Lindenwood residential semester student housing closes, noon |
December 15
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| Belleville campus commencement ceremony |
December 15 |
| Final grades due, 5 p.m. |
December 18
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| 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.
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First Half-Semester, Aug. 27 – Oct. 19
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Classes begin
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August 27
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Mid-term grades due, noon
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September 24
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Last day to withdraw with “W”
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September 28
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Final grades due, 5 p.m.
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October 23
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Second Half-Semester, Oct. 22 – Dec. 14
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Classes begin
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October 22
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Mid-term grades due, noon
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November 19
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Last day to withdraw with “W”
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November 26
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Final grades due, 5 p.m.
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December 18
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*Updated August 2018. Please see the 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
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| Freshman and transfer student check-in |
January 11
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| Spring residential student check-in |
January 12
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| Classes begin |
January 14
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| Last day to register for or add classes or choose audit |
January 18
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| Martin Luther King Jr. Day-no classes held |
January 21 |
Four-week grades due, noon
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February 11
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Late start classes begin
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February 25
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| 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 |
| Midterm grades due, noon |
March 11 |
Spring Break
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March 11 - 15
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| Fall semester registration for active honors and online students |
March 22
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| Fall registration for seniors |
March 25
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| Fall registration for juniors |
March 26
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Fall registration for sophomores
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March 28
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| Fall registration for freshman |
March 29 |
Last day to withdraw with "W"
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March 29
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| Midterm grades due for late start classes that began Feb. 25, 5 p.m |
April 1st |
| Deadline to apply for summer 2019 residential program |
April 17
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| Good Friday - no classes held |
April 19 |
| Last day of classes |
May 3
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| Final exams |
May 6 - 10
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| Honors convocation, 5 p.m. |
May 9 |
| Deadline for making up Incomplete grades from fall 2018 |
May 10
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| Lindenwood residential housing closes, noon |
May 11
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| Belleville campus commencement ceremony |
May 11
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| Final grades due, 5 p.m. |
May 14
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| Deadline to apply for December graduation |
May 30 |
*Updated June 2018 and August 2018. Please see the June 2018 addendum and August 2018 addendum for more information.
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First Half-Semester, January 14 – March 8
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Classes begin
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January 14
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Mid-term grades due, noon
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February 11
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Last day to withdraw with “W”
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February 15
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Final grades due, 5 p.m.
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March 12
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Second Half-Semester, March 18 – May 10
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Classes begin
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March 18
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Mid-term grades due, noon
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April 15
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Last day to withdraw with “W”
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April 22
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Final grades due, 5 p.m.
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May 14
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*Updated June 2018. Please see the June 2018 addendum for more information.