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 |
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19 class days 2008 Fall Semester |
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| 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 | |||