2019-20 Academic Calendar [Archived Calendar] August Interim 2019 Begins SaturdayJuly 27 EndsSaturdayAugust 10 Fall Semester 2019 Freshmen Move-in DayWednesday August 14 Truman Week BeginsWednesdayAugust 14 Classes BeginMondayAugust 19 Labor Day (University Closed)MondaySeptember 2 First Block Classes EndTuesdayOctober 8 Second Block Classes BeginWednesdayOctober 9 Midterm BreakThursday-FridayOctober 10-11 Thanksgiving BreakMonday-FridayNovember 25-29 Last Day of ClassesFridayDecember 6 Finals StartMondayDecember 9 Reading DayWednesdayDecember 11 Finals EndFridayDecember 13 CommencementSaturdayDecember 14, 11 a.m. Winter Interim 2019-20 BeginsSaturdayDecember 14 EndsSaturdayJanuary 11 Spring Semester 2020 Classes BeginMondayJanuary 13 Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday (University Closed)MondayJanuary 20 First Block Classes EndWednesdayMarch 4 Second Block Classes BeginThursdayMarch 5 Spring BreakMonday-FridayMarch 9-13 Term BreakMondayApril 13 (ends at 5 p.m.) Student Research ConferenceThursdayApril 16 Last Day of ClassesFridayMay 1 Finals StartMondayMay 4 Reading DayWednesdayMay 6 Finals EndFridayMay 8 Commencement SaturdayMay 9, Postponed to Aug. 1 May Interim 2020 BeginsSaturdayMay 9 EndsSaturdayMay 23 Summer Session 2020 Memorial Day Holiday (University Closed)MondayMay 25 First Five-Week & Ten-Week Classes BeginTuesdayMay 26 Eight-Week Classes BeginMondayJune 1 First Five-Week Classes EndFridayJune 26 Second Five-Week Classes BeginMondayJune 29 Independence Day Holiday (University Closed)FridayJuly 3 Eight-Week Classes EndFridayJuly 24 Second Five-Week & Ten-Week Classes EndFridayJuly 31 **Calendar subject to change without notice** <<2018-2019 Academic Calendar  |  2020-2021 Academic Calendar>>