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ACADEMIC CALENDAR
May 2008 - Summer 2009

2008 May Interim

Interim begins Saturday May 10
Interim ends Saturday May 31
18 class days

2008 Summer Semester

Memorial Day (no classes, offices closed)   Monday May 26
First Five-Week Graduate classes begin 7:30am Tuesday May 27
Eight-Week Summer classes begin 7:30am Monday June 2
First Five-Week Graduate classes end 5:30pm Friday June 27
Second Five-Week Graduate classes begin 7:30am Monday June 30
Independence Day (no classes, offices closed)   Friday July 4
Eight-Week Summer classes end 5:30pm Friday July 25
Second Five-Week Graduate classes end 5:30pm Friday August 1
Commencement (no ceremony)   Friday August 1
49 class days

2008 August Interim

Interim begins Saturday July 26
Interim ends Saturday August 16
19 class days

2008 Fall Semester
Truman Week begins 7:30am Monday August 18
Fall classes begin 7:30am Monday August 25
Labor Day (no classes, offices closed)   Monday September 1
Midterm Break   Thursday-Friday October 9-10
First Block classes end 10:00pm Wednesday October 15
Second Block classes begin 7:30am Thursday October 16
Thanksgiving Break   Wednesday-Friday November 26-28
Classes resume 7:30am Monday December 1
Last day of classes 10:00pm Friday December 5
Final exams begin 7:30am Monday December 8
Reading Day   Wednesday December 10
Final exams end 10:00pm Friday December 12
Commencement 11:00am Saturday December 13
69 class days

2008-2009 Winter Interim

Interim begins Saturday December 13
Interim ends Saturday January 10
19 class days

2009 Spring Semester

Classes begin 7:30am Monday January 12
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Holiday (no classes, offices closed)   Monday January 19
University Conference (no classes; evening classes will meet) 8:00am Thursday February 19
First Block classes end 10:00pm Tuesday March 3
Second Block classes begin 7:30am Wednesday March 4
Midterm Break   Monday-Friday March 9-13
Classes resume 7:30am Monday March 16
Student Research Conference (no classes; evening classes will meet) 7:30am-5:00pm Tuesday April 7
Spring Break   Monday April 13
Classes resume 7:30am Tuesday April 14
Last day of classes 10:00pm Friday May 1
Final exams begin 7:30am Monday May 4
Reading Day   Wednesday May 6
Nursing Pinning Ceremony 8:00pm Friday May 8
Final exams end 10:00pm Friday May 8
Commencement 2:00pm Saturday May 9
71 class days

2009 May Interim

Interim begins Saturday May 9
Interim ends Saturday May 30
18 class days

2009 Summer Semester

Memorial Day (no classes, offices closed)   Monday May 25
First Five-Week Graduate classes begin 7:30am Tuesday May 26
Eight-Week Summer classes begin 7:30am Monday June 1
First Five-Week Graduate classes end 10:00pm Friday June 26
Second Five-Week Graduate classes begin 7:30am Monday June 29
Independence Day Observed (no classes, offices closed)   Friday July 3
Eight-Week Summer classes end 10:00pm Friday July 24
Second Five-Week Graduate classes end 10:00pm Friday July 31
Commencement (no ceremony)   Friday July 31
49 class days