Important Academic Dates

Highlights of the Missouri State and Missouri S&T calendars

Important academic dates for the semester are listed below. 

As you plan your semester, be sure to check the Missouri State and Missouri S&T calendars to confirm these dates and follow the schedule that your instructor has on Canvas for the class.

Note: You are enrolled with both Missouri S&T and Missouri State.

Fee refund schedule

Refunds are made according to the Missouri State refund schedule.

Session	Last day for 100% credit	Last day for 50% credit	Last day to drop or withdraw
Full Semester August 17 - December 10 (including finals)	August 28	Spetember 14	November 6

Fall 2026 Missouri S&T and Missouri State academic calendar

Missouri S&T will not allow you to withdraw from any engineering courses unless you contact S&T’s Office of the Registrar. Let the Missouri State engineering office know as well.

Date	School	Event/activity
Aug. 17, 2026 - Dec. 3, 2026	MSU	See Refund Schedules for Drop and Refund Deadline information.
Monday, August 17	MSU	First Day of Classes - check Canvas for individual instructor(s) schedule(s)
Monday, August 24	S&T	First Day of Classes - check Canvas for individual instructor(s) schedule(s)
August 28	MSU	Last Day for 100% Refund
August 28	MSU	Deadline to request a FERPA hold
September 4	S&T	Last day to change pass/fail grading option
September 6	S&T	Last day to register/add courses
September 6	S&T	Last day to opt out of Miner Book Bundle
September 7	MSU/S&T	Labor Day Holiday (No Classes/Offices Closed)
September 10	MSU	My Payment Plan Installment Due
September 14	MSU	Last Day for 50% Refund
September 22	S&T	Last day to apply for graduation for December 2026 (Major, Minor or Emphasis)
September 22	S&T	Fall Career Fair
October 8-October 11	MSU/S&T	Fall Break (No Classes/Offices Open)
October 10	MSU	My Payment Plan Installment Due
October 18	S&T	Last Day for 25% Refund
October 21	MSU	CNAS STEM Career Expo
October 26	S&T	Mid-semester grades available to students via Joe'SS
November 6	MSU	Last day to Drop full semester courses
November 10	MSU	Final My Payment Plan Installment Due
November 11	MSU/S&T	Veteran's Day Holiday
November 21-November 29	MSU/S&T	Thanksgiving Holiday (No Classes; Offices Closed Nov. 25-27)
December 5-December 10	MSU	Final Exam Period
December 11	MSU	Fall Commencement
December 14-December 18	S&T	Final Exam Period
December 19	S&T	Saturday Undergraduate Degrees Commencement Ceremonies, 10:00 am and 3:00 pm
December 28	S&T	Final Grades available via Joe'SS

Calendar details to know

• Permission Numbers required for first two weeks via Joe’SS.

• After two weeks from the start of semester, the only classes eligible to add are: Special Problems, Research, Seminar or Oral Exam.

• Drop exclusions include co-requisites or drop below minimum hours; therefore a paper drop form will be required. See the MSU EGR Office before dropping an S&T Engineering class.
• Faculty are aware of respective religious and other holidays that a number of students may wish to observe. Faculty are encouraged to avoid scheduling examinations on these days.