FALL 2021
- August 19: Recommended Arrival Date for New International Students
- August 20: New Student Move-in; Meal Plan Services Begin (lunch) for New Students
- August 20-23: New Student Orientation and Ozarks Experience
- August 22: Returning Student Move-in
- August 23: Opening Convocation
- August 24: Classes begin
- August 27: Last day to change meal plan for the semester
- August 30: Last Day to register/add a class
- September 6: Labor Day; No classes; Offices closed
- September 8: Last day to drop a class without a ‘W’
- October 4-10: Homecoming
- October 15: Mid-Term
- October 21-22: Fall Break; Dining Services Closed
- November 5-22: Student Self-Serve Registration
- November 9: Last day to withdraw from a class
- November 24-26: Thanksgiving Break; Dining Services Closed; Offices Closed
- November 30-December 4: Spring Room-Change Requests Accepted
- December 8: Last day of classes
- December 10-15: Final exams
- December 11: Approved Spring Room Changes Must Be Complete
- December 15: Last Day of Dining Service for the Semester
- December 18: Commencement
SPRING 2021
- January 20: Martin Luther King Jr. Day – Campus Offices Open, Day of Service
- January 23: New Student Move-In; Meal Plan Services Begin for New Students
- January 23-25: New Student Orientation
- January 26: First Day of Classes
- January 29: Last Day to Change Meal Plan for the Semester
- May 5: Last Day of Classes
- May 6: Study Day
- May 7-12: Final Exams (spring housing closes on last exam day)
- May 13: Last Day of Dining Service for the Semester
- May 13: Residence Halls Close for Semester (Check-Out by 10:00 AM)
- May 14: Baccalaureate
- May 15: Commencement
- May 17: Residence Halls Close for Graduating Seniors (Check-Out by 10:00 AM)