2019-20 Academic Calendar
| Fall Semester 2019 |
Day |
Date |
| Class work begins at 8 a.m. |
Monday |
August 19
|
| Labor Day Holiday (no classes) |
Monday |
September 2 |
| Thanksgiving recess begins at close of day* |
Saturday |
November 23 |
| Class work resumes at 8 a.m. |
Monday |
December 2 |
| Class work ends at close of day* |
Thursday |
December 5 |
| Reading Day |
Friday |
December 6 |
| Final examinations begin |
Monday |
December 9 |
| Fall semester closes at 5:30 p.m. |
Friday |
December 13 |
| Commencement |
Friday & Saturday |
December 13 & 14 |
| Grades Due |
Tuesday |
December 17 |
| Spring Semester 2020 |
Day |
Date |
| Martin Luther King Holiday (no classes) |
Monday |
January 20 |
| Class work begins at 8 a.m. |
Tuesday |
January 21
|
| Spring Recess begins at close of day* |
Saturday |
March 21 |
| Class work resumes at 8 a.m. |
Monday |
March 30 |
| Class work ends at close of day* |
Thursday |
May 7 |
| Reading Day |
Friday |
May 8 |
| Final examinations begin |
Monday |
May 11 |
| Spring semester closes at 5:30 p.m. |
Friday |
May 15 |
| Commencement |
Friday, Saturday & Sunday |
May 15, 16 & 17 |
| Grades Due |
Tuesday |
May 19 |
Summer Session 2020
| 8-Week Session 2020 |
Day |
Date |
| Class work begins at 7:30 a.m. |
Monday |
June 8
|
| Independence Day recess (no classes) |
Friday |
July 3 |
| 8-week session closes at 5:30 p.m. |
Friday |
July 31 |
| Grades due |
Tuesday |
August 4 |
| First 4-Week Session 2020 |
Day |
Date |
| Class work begins at 7:30 a.m. |
Monday |
June 8
|
| First 4-week session closes at close of day* |
Thursday |
July 2 |
| Second 4-Week Session 2020 |
Day |
Date |
| Class work begins at 7:30 a.m. |
Monday |
July 6
|
| Second 4-week session closes at 5:30 p.m.* |
Friday |
July 31 |
| Grades Due |
Tuesday |
August 4 |
*Close of day is defined as including late afternoon and evening classes.
Calendar approved by the MU Faculty Council on January 19, 2017.