2017-18 Academic Calendar [Archived Calendar] August Interim 2017 BeginsSaturdayJuly 29 EndsSaturdayAugust 12 Fall Semester 2017 Freshmen Move-in DayWednesdayAugust 16 Truman Days BeginWednesdayAugust 16 Classes BeginMondayAugust 21 Labor Day (University Closed)MondaySeptember 4 First Block Classes EndTuesdayOctober 10 Second Block Classes BeginWednesdayOctober 11 Midterm BreakThursday-FridayOctober 19-20 Thanksgiving BreakMonday-FridayNovember 20-24 Last Day of ClassesFridayDecember 8 Finals StartMondayDecember 11 Reading DayWednesdayDecember 13 Finals EndFridayDecember 15 CommencementSaturdayDecember 16, 11 a.m. Winter Interim 2017-18 BeginsSaturdayDecember 16 EndsSaturdayJanuary 13 Spring Semester 2018 Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday (University Closed)Monday January 15 Classes BeginTuesdayJanuary 16 First Block Classes EndWednesdayMarch 7 Second Block Classes BeginThursdayMarch 8 Spring BreakMonday-FridayMarch 12-16 Term BreakMondayApril 2 (ends at 5 p.m.) Student Research ConferenceThursdayApril 5 Last Day of ClassesFridayMay 4 Finals StartMondayMay 7 Reading DayWednesdayMay 9 Finals EndFridayMay 11 Commencement SaturdayMay 12, 2 p.m. May Interim 2018 BeginsSaturdayMay 12 EndsSaturdayMay 26 Summer Session 2018 Memorial Day (University Closed)MondayMay 28 First Five-Week & Ten-Week Classes BeginTuesdayMay 29 Eight-Week Classes BeginMondayJune 4 First Five-Week Classes EndFridayJune 29 Second Five-Week Classes BeginMondayJuly 2 Independence Day (University Closed)WednesdayJuly 4 Eight-Week Classes EndFridayJuly 27 Second Five-Week & Ten-Week Classes EndFridayAugust 3 More Academic Calendars <<2016-2017 Academic Calendar | 2018-2019 Academic Calendar>>