Graduate Semester Academic Calendar

Fall Semester 2018

New international student orientation and check-in	August 20
Faculty workshops	August 20 – 24
Fall residential student check-in	August 25 – 26
Classes begin	August 27
Last day to register for or add classes or choose audit	August 31
Labor Day holiday—no classes held	September 3
First day to request a room change for fall 2018 term	September 4
Last day to request a room change for fall 2018 term	October 8
Late start classes begin	October 8
Last day to register for late start classes	Before 3rd class
Last day to register for online late start classes	Seven days after class begins
Fall Break	October 22 – 23
Last date to withdraw with “W”	November 2
Spring semester registration begins	October 29
Last day to request room change for spring 2019 term	November 9
Thanksgiving holiday—no classes held	November 21 – 23
Last day of classes	December 7
Final exams	December 10 – 14
Deadline for making up Incomplete grades from spring 2018	December 14
St. Charles commencement TBD	December 14 – 16
Lindenwood residential semester student housing closes, noon	December 15
Final grades due, 5 p.m.	December 18
Deadline to apply for March/May/June graduation	December 30

First Half-Semester, August 27 – October 19
Classes begin	August 27
Last day to withdraw with “W”	September 28
Final grades due, 5 p.m.	October 23
Second Half-Semester, October 22 – December 14
Classes begin	October 22
Last day to withdraw with “W”	November 26
Final grades due, 5 p.m.	December 18

New Year's Eve—university closed	December 31
New Year's Day—university closed	January 1
New international student orientation and check-in	January 9
Spring residential student check-in	January 12 – 13
Classes begin	January 14
Last day to register for or add classes or choose audit	January 18
Martin Luther King Jr. Day—no classes held	January 21
First day to request room change for spring 2019 term	January 28
Last day to request room change for spring 2019 term	February 11
Late start classes begin	February 25
Last day to register for late start classes	Before 3rd class
Last day to register for online late start classes	Seven days after class begins
Deadline to apply for August graduation	February 28
Spring Break	March 11 – 15
Fall and summer semester registration	March 25
Last day to withdraw with “W”	March 29
Deadline to apply for September graduation	March 29
Deadline to apply for summer 2019 Residential Program	April 17
Honors Convocation, 2 p.m.	April 14
Good Friday—no classes held	April 19
Last day of classes	May 3
Final exams	May 6 – May 10
Deadline for making up Incomplete grades from fall 2018	May 10
Graduate student commencement TBD	May 10 – May 12
Undergraduate commencement TBD	May 10 – May 12
Lindenwood residential housing closes, noon	May 11
Final grades due, 5 p.m.	May 14
Deadline to apply for October/December graduation	May 30

First Half-Semester, January 14 – March 15
Classes begin	January 14
Last day to withdraw with “W”	February 15
Final grades due, 5 p.m.	March 19
Second Half-Semester, March 18 – May 10
Classes begin	March 18
Last day to withdraw with “W”	April 19
Final grades due, 5 p.m.	May 14