2015-16 Academic Calendar [Archived Calendar] August Interim 2015 BeginsSaturdayJuly 25 EndsSaturdayAugust 8 Fall Semester 2015 New Faculty StartMondayAugust 10 Faculty Begin WorkWednesdayAugust 12 Freshmen Move-in DaySaturdayAugust 15 Truman Week BeginsSaturdayAugust 15 Classes BeginThursdayAugust 20 Labor Day (University Closed)MondaySeptember 7 First Block Classes EndThursdayOctober 8 Second Block Classes BeginFridayOctober 9 Midterm BreakThursday-FridayOctober 15-16 Thanksgiving BreakMonday-FridayNovember 23-27 Last Day of ClassesFridayDecember 4 Finals StartMondayDecember 7 Reading DayWednesdayDecember 9 Finals EndFridayDecember 11 CommencementSaturdayDecember 12, 11 a.m. Winter Interim 2015-16 BeginsSaturdayDecember 12 EndsSaturdayJanuary 9 Spring Semester 2016 Classes BeginMondayJanuary 11 Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday (University Closed)Monday January 18 First Block Classes EndWednesdayMarch 2 Second Block Classes BeginThursdayMarch 3 Midterm BreakMonday-FridayMarch 7-11 Spring BreakMondayMarch 28 Student Research ConferenceTuesdayApril 19 Last Day of ClassesFridayApril 29 Finals StartMondayMay 2 Reading DayWednesdayMay 4 Finals EndFridayMay 6 Commencement SaturdayMay 7, 2 p.m. May Interim 2016 BeginsSaturdayMay 7 EndsSaturdayMay 28 Summer Session 2016 Memorial Day (University Closed)MondayMay 30 First Five Week & Ten Week Classes BeginTuesdayMay 31 Eight Week Classes BeginMondayJune 6 First Five Week Classes EndFridayJuly 1 Independence Day (University Closed)MondayJuly 4 Second Five Week Classes BeginTuesdayJuly 5 Eight Week Classes EndFridayJuly 29 Second Five Week & Ten Week Classes EndFridayAugust 5 2016-2017 Academic Calendar>>