Academic Calendar 2008-2009
Fall 2008 Semester
August 4: Fall Intersession Classes Begin
August 22: Fall Intersession Classes End
August 25: First Day of Classes
September 1: Labor Day Holiday (no classes)
October 14: First Block Classes End
October 15: Mid-Semester/First Block Final Exams
October 16-17: Fall Break (no classes)
October 20: Second Block Classes Begin
November 25: Thursday Evening Classes (4:00 p.m. or later) meet; Tuesday Evening Classes do not meet
November 26-30: Thanksgiving Holiday (no classes)
December 11: Last Day of Classes
December 12: Study Day (no classes)
December 13-18: Final Exams Period
December 19: Commencement
Spring 2009 Semester
January 5: Winter Intersession Classes Begin
January 9: Winter Intersession Classes End
January 12: First Day of Classes
January 19: Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday (no classes)
February 16: Presidents’ Day Holiday (no classes)
February 18: Monday Evening Classes (4:00 pm or later) meet; Wednesday Evening Classes do not meet
March 5: First Block Classes End
March 6: Mid-Semester/First Block Final Exams
March 9: Second Block Classes Begin
March 21-29: Spring Break (no classes)
April 9-10: Spring Holiday (no classes)
May 7: Last Day of Classes
May 8: Study Day (no classes)
May 9-14: Final Exams Period
May 15: Commencement
Summer 2009 Session
May 25: Memorial Day Holiday (no classes)
June 5: Summer Intersession Classes End
June 8: First Day of Classes
July 3: Independence Day Observed (no classes)
July 29: Last Day of Classes
July 30-31: Final Exams Period
July 31: Commencement
A complete list of dates and deadlines is available at http://calendar.missouristate.edu.
Intersession classes are considered to be part of the following semester for purposes of admission, financial aid, registration, grading, scholastic action, and graduation. Fall Intersession is part of the Fall Semester; Winter Intersession is part of the Spring Semester; and Summer Intersession is part of the Summer Session.