2016-17 Academic Calendar [Archived Calendar] August Interim 2016 BeginsSaturdayJuly 30 EndsSaturdayAugust 13 Fall Semester 2016 Freshmen Move-in DayWednesdayAugust 17 Truman Transformation BeginsWednesdayAugust 17 Classes BeginMondayAugust 22 Labor Day (University Closed)MondaySeptember 5 First Block Classes EndTuesdayOctober 11 Second Block Classes BeginWednesdayOctober 12 Midterm BreakThursday-FridayOctober 13-14 Thanksgiving BreakMonday-FridayNovember 21-25 Last Day of ClassesFridayDecember 9 Finals StartMondayDecember 12 Reading DayWednesdayDecember 14 Finals EndFridayDecember 16 CommencementSaturdayDecember 17, 11 a.m. Winter Interim 2016-17 BeginsSaturdayDecember 17 EndsSaturdayJanuary 14 Spring Semester 2017 Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday (University Closed)Monday January 16 Classes BeginTuesdayJanuary 17 First Block Classes EndWednesdayMarch 8 Second Block Classes BeginThursdayMarch 9 Spring BreakMonday-FridayMarch 13-17 Term BreakMondayApril 17 (ends at 5 p.m.) Student Research ConferenceThursdayApril 20 Last Day of ClassesFridayMay 5 Finals StartMondayMay 8 Reading DayWednesdayMay 10 Finals EndFridayMay 12 Commencement SaturdayMay 13, 2 p.m. May Interim 2017 BeginsSaturdayMay 13 EndsSaturdayMay 27 Summer Session 2017 Memorial Day (University Closed)MondayMay 29 First Five-Week & Ten-Week Classes BeginTuesdayMay 30 Eight-Week Classes BeginMondayJune 5 First Five-Week Classes EndFridayJune 30 Second Five-Week Classes BeginMondayJuly 3 Independence Day Holiday (University Closed)TuesdayJuly 4 Eight-Week Classes EndFridayJuly 28 Second Five-Week & Ten-Week Classes EndFridayAugust 4 <<2015-2016 Academic Calendar | Â 2017-2018 Academic Calendar>>