2023-2024 Academic Calendar

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Fall 2023

Date Activity
August 21 - December 7 See Refund Schedules for Drop and Refund Deadline Information. Students and instructors can view a personalized refund schedule and drop deadlines based on the actual class schedule or a trial schedule in My Missouri State.
August 18 Fall Senior Citizen registration
August 20 Last day of Fall registration
August 21 First day of Fall classes Full 16-weeks and First 8-weeks
September 4 Labor Day (No Classes/Offices Closed)
September 18 First 8-week course Mid-term grades due at noon
September 18 - October 1 Viticulture & Enology 2 Faculty Evaluation Dates
September 25 - October 8 First 8-week Faculty Evaluation Dates
October 2 - October 15 Viticulture & Enology 2 Faculty Evaluation Dates
October 9 Last day to drop/withdraw 1st 8-week course
October 10 - October 11 First 8-week block last day of classes/final exam period
October 12 - October 13 Fall Break (No classes/Offices Open)
October 16 First 8-week final grades due at noon
October 16 Second 8-week block classes begin
October 16 16-week class Mid-term grades due at noon
October 23 - October 27 ASK Week
October 23 - November 15 First 12-week Faculty Evaluation Dates
October 30  Registration for Special Populations for Spring 2024
October 30 - November 12 Viticulture & Enology 3 Faculty Evaluation Dates
November 1  Early Registration for current and readmitting students for Spring 2024 
November 11 Spring 2024 regular registration begins 
November 13 Second 8-week mid-term grades due at noon
November 13 - December 3 Viticulture & Enology Faculty Evaluation Dates
November 20 - November 21 Extra Given Day (No Classes/Offices Open)
November 20 - December 10 16-week and Dual Credit one semester Faculty Evaluation Dates
November 22 - November 24 Thanksgiving (No Classes/Offices Closed)
November 27 - December 10 Second 8-week Faculty Evaluation Dates
December 1 16-week Semester Classes: Last day to drop/withdraw
December 6 Fall Second 8-week Classes: Last day to drop/withdraw
December 7 Last day of Fall Classes
December 11 - December 14 Final Exam Period for 16-week & second 8-week classes
December 15 Final grades for 16-week & second 8-week classes due at noon
December 19 Transcripts with Fall grades available
January 12 Transcripts with Fall degrees available

Spring 2024

Date Activity
January 1 New Year's Day (Offices Closed)
January 2 - January 3 Extra Given Days (Offices Closed)
January 15 Martin Luther King Jr. Day (No Classes/Offices Closed)
January 13 Spring Senior Citizen registration
January 15 Last day of Spring registration
January 16 - May 2 See Refund Schedules for Drop and Refund Deadline Information. Students and instructors can view a personalized refund schedule and drop deadlines based on the actual class schedule or a trial schedule in My Missouri State.
January 16 First day of Spring classes Full 16-week term and first 8-weeks
February 19 Presidents' Day (No Classes/Offices Closed)
February 20 - March 3 First 8-week and Nursing Faculty Evaluation dates
February 26 - March 10 Viticulture & Enology 5 Faculty Evaluation dates
March 5 Last day to drop/withdraw Spring First 8-week course
March 7 First 8-weeks block last day of classes
March 8 First 8-weeks block final exam period
March 9 - March 17 Spring Break (No Classes/Offices Open)
March 11 First 8-week final grades due at noon
March 11 - March 24 Viticulture & Enology 3 Faculty Evaluation dates
March 18 Second 8-week block classes begin
March 21 16-week class Mid-term grades due at noon
March 25 - April 7 Viticulture & Enology 6 Faculty Evaluation dates
March 29 Spring Holiday (No Classes/Offices Closed)
April 8 - April 12 ASK Week
April 15  Registration for Special Populations for Summer 2024 and Fall 2024
  Early Registration for current and readmitted students for Summer 2024 and Fall 2024
  Summer 2024 and Fall 2024 regular registration begins
April 15 - May 5 16-week, Dual Credit one semester, Nursing and Viticulture & Enology Faculty Evaluation dates
April 22 - May 5 Second 8-week Faculty Evaluation dates
April 22 - May 12 Dual Credit year long Faculty Evaluation Dates
April 26 16-week Semester Classes: Last day to drop/withdraw
May 2 Second 8-week classes: Last day to drop/withdraw
May 3 Last day of Spring classes for 16-week & second 8-weeks
May 6 - May 9 Final exam period for 16-week & Second 8-week classes
May 11 Commencement 10:00 a.m. West Plains Civic Center
May 13 Final grades for 16-week & Second 8-week classes due at noon
May 14 Transcripts with Spring grades available
May 20 - June 9 Viticulture & Enology 2 Faculty Evaluation dates
May 24 Transcripts with Spring degrees available

Summer 2024

Date Activity
May 27 Memorial Day (Offices Closed)
May 31 Summer Senior Citizen registration
June 3 - June 16 Viticulture & Enology 4 Faculty Evaluation dates
June 3 - July 24 See Refund Schedules for Drop and Refund Deadline Information. Students and instructors can view a personalized refund schedule and drop deadlines based on the actual class schedule or a trial schedule in My Missouri State.
June 3 First day of Summer classes 8-week and first 4-week 
June 19 Juneteenth National Independence Day (Offices Closed)
June 25 Last day to drop/withdraw first 4-week course
June 27 First 4-week last day of classes
June 28 First 4-week final exam period
July 1 First 4-week final grades due at noon
July 1 Second 4-weeks Summer classes begin
July 23 8-week classes: Last day to drop/withdraw
July 25 Second 4 week classes: Last day to drop/withdraw 
July 24 Last day of Summer classes
July 25 - July 26 Final exam period for 8-week & Second 4-week classes
July 29 Final grades for 8-week and Second 4-week due at noon
To be determined First Day of Fall 2024 classes