2017-2018 Academic Dates & Deadlines

Notes: Information is subject to change at any time. OTA stands for Occupational Therapy Assistant.

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Date	Day	Summer 2018 Semester
June 1	Friday	Minimester classes end; finals held as scheduled
June 3	Sunday	Residence Hall opens at 1 p.m.
		Enrollment closes at 11:59 p.m. for 8-, 6- and first 4-week classes
June 4	Monday	8-, 6- and first 4-week classes begin
		Grade entry closes at noon for minimester classes
June 4-8		100% refund for dropped 8-, 6- and first 4-week classes
June 7	Thursday	Last day to change first 4-week classes to audit
June 8	Friday	Summer tuition and fees for all parts of term due by 11:59 p.m.
		Last day for 100% refund for dropped 8-, 6- and first 4-week classes
		Last day for 100% refund for textbook and to terminate rental contracts 8-, 6- and first 4-week classes
June 11	Monday	Attendance reporting opens for 8-, 6- and first 4-week classes
		Last day to change 6-week classes to audit
June 13	Wednesday	Attendance reporting closes at noon for 8-, 6- and first 4-week classes
		Last day to change 8-week classes to audit
June 15	Friday	Fall graduation application priority date
June 20	Wednesday	Financial aid checks mailed
June 22	Friday	Grade entry opens for first 4-week classes
June 25	Monday	Last day to drop first 4-week classes
June 25-29		OTA midterms
June 29	Friday	Practical Nursing commencement, 2 p.m.
		First 4-week classes end
July 1	Sunday	Enrollment closes at 11:59 p.m. for second 4-week classes
July 2	Monday	Second 4-week classes begin
		Grade entry closes at noon for first 4-week classes
		Fall Residence Hall assignments announced
July 2-9		100% refund for dropped second 4-week classes
July 2-6		OTA summer break
July 4	Wednesday	Independence Day – SFCC closed
July 6	Friday	Last day to change second 4-week classes to audit
		Last day to drop 6-week classes (no refunds)
July 9	Monday	Last day for 100% refund for dropped second 4-week classes
		Grade entry opens for 6-week classes
July 10	Tuesday	Attendance reporting opens for second 4-week classes
July 12	Thursday	Attendance reporting closes at noon for second 4-week classes
July 16	Monday	6-week classes end
July 18	Wednesday	Last day to drop 8-week classes
		Financial aid checks mailed
July 19	Thursday	Grade entry closes at noon for 6-week classes
July 23	Monday	Grade entry opens for 8- and second 4-week classes
July 23-Aug. 1		Fall minimester books available online or in Campus Store; financial aid charging allowed
July 24	Tuesday	Last day to drop second 4-week classes (no refunds)
July 26-30		Final exams as scheduled for 8- and second 4-week classes
July 27	Friday	Summer textbook buyback and rental return for all parts of term in Campus Store, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
July 30	Monday	8- and second 4-week classes end
		Summer textbook and rental return in Campus Store, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
		Residence Hall closes at 5 p.m.
Aug. 1	Wednesday	Financial aid checks mailed
		Spring Residence Hall applications accepted
Aug. 2	Thursday	Grade entry closes at noon for 8- and second 4-week classes
Aug. 6	Monday	Last day to drop OTA classes
Aug. 10	Friday	Grade entry opens for OTA classes
Aug. 13-17		OTA final exams
Aug. 17	Friday	OTA classes end
Aug. 20	Monday	Grade entry closes at noon for OTA classes

Date	Day	Spring 2018 Semester
Jan. 1	Monday	Enrollment closes at 11:59 p.m. for OTA classes
Jan. 2-8		100% refund for dropped OTA classes
Jan. 2-26		Books available online and in Campus Store; financial aid charging allowed
Jan. 2	Tuesday	SFCC opens
		OTA classes begin
		Grade entry opens for minimester classes
Jan. 3	Wednesday	Minimester classes end
Jan. 5	Friday	Grade entry closes at noon for minimester classes
Jan. 8	Monday	Last day 100% refund for dropped OTA classes
		Last day 100% refund for OTA books for any reason
Jan. 8-12		Campus Store hours 8 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
Jan. 11	Thursday	SFCC closed 8-11 a.m. for all-college meeting
		Faculty returns to campus for spring semester
Jan. 15	Monday	Martin Luther King Jr. Day – SFCC closed
		Residence Hall opens at 1 p.m.
		Enrollment closes at 11:59 p.m. for 16- and first 8-week classes
Jan. 16	Tuesday	16- and first 8-week classes begin
Jan. 16-22		100% refund for dropped 16- and 8-week classes
Jan. 22	Monday	Last day for 100% refund for dropped 16- and 8-week classes
		Last day for 100% refund for textbooks and to terminate rental contract for 16- and 8-week classes (need proof of enrollment and spring 2018 receipt; all sales final after deadline)
		Last day for 100% refund for spring housing
		Spring tuition and fees for all parts of term due by 11:59 p.m.
Jan. 23	Tuesday	Attendance reporting opens for 16- and first 8-week classes
		Last day to change OTA classes to audit
Jan. 25		Attendance reporting closes at noon for 16- and first 8-week classes
Jan. 26	Friday	Last day for 100% textbook refund or to terminate rental contract for dropped classes; need proof of enrollment, spring 2018 receipt; all sales final after deadline
Jan. 29	Monday	Enrollment closes at 11:59 p.m. for 12-week classes
Jan. 30	Tuesday	12-week classes begin
Jan. 30-Feb. 5		100% refund for dropped 12-week classes
Feb. 5	Monday	Last day for 100% for dropped 12-week classes
		Last day for 100% textbook refund or to terminate rental contract for any reason for 12-week classes
		Last day to change 16-week classes to audit
Feb. 6	Tuesday	Attendance reporting opens for 12-week classes
Feb. 7	Wednesday	Financial aid checks mailed
Feb. 8	Thursday	Attendance reporting closes at noon for 12-week classes
Feb. 14	Wednesday	Last day to change 12-week classes to audit
Feb. 19	Monday	Presidents Day – SFCC closed
Feb. 19-23		OTA midterms
Feb. 21		Financial aid checks mailed
Feb. 26-March 2		OTA spring break
March 1		Last day to drop first 8-week classes
		Residence Hall applications accepted for summer and fall
March 6	Tuesday	Professional Development Day – SFCC closed and no day or evening classes
March 7	Wednesday	Grade entry opens for first 8-week classes
		Financial aid checks mailed
March 14	Wednesday	First 8-week classes end
March 14-15		Mid-semester spring textbook buyback and rental return
March 16	Friday	Grade entry closes at noon for first 8-week classes
		Residence Hall closes at 5 p.m.
March 19-23		Spring break – SFCC closed
March 25	Sunday	Enrollment closes at 11:59 p.m. for second 8-week classes
		Residence Hall opens at 1 p.m.
March 26	Monday	Second 8-week classes begin
March 26-April 2		100% refund for dropped second 8-week classes
March 28		Fall schedule available in mySTAR
March 30	Friday	Spring holiday – SFCC closed, including administrative offices
April 2	Monday	Last day for 100% refund for dropped second 8-week classes
		Last day for 100% textbook refund or to terminate rental contract for second 8-week classes for any reason; need proof of enrollment, spring 2018 receipt; all sales final after deadline
April 3	Tuesday	Attendance reporting opens for second 8-week classes
April 4	Wednesday	Enrollment opens for fall semester
		Last day to charge against spring financial aid in Campus Store and online
		Financial aid checks mailed
April 5	Thursday	Attendance reporting closes at noon for second 8-week classes
		Last day to change second 8-week classes to audit
		Summer graduation application priority date
April 11	Wednesday	Last day to drop OTA classes (no refunds)
April 13	Friday	Grade entry opens for OTA classes
April 16-20		OTA finals
April 17	Tuesday	Last day to drop 12-week classes (no refunds)
April 18	Wednesday	Financial aid checks mailed
April 20	Friday	OTA classes end
April 23	Monday	Grade entry closes at noon for OTA classes
April 23-May 4		Books available online or in Campus Store for OTA classes; financial aid charging allowed
April 26	Thursday	Grade entry opens for 12-week classes
		Last day to drop 16-week classes
April 29	Sunday	Enrollment closes at 11:59 p.m. for OTA summer classes
April 30	Monday	OTA summer classes begin
April 30-May 4		100% refund for dropped OTA classes
May 1	Monday	Last call to be included in commencement program
		Summer residence hall assignments announced
May 2	Wednesday	Financial aid checks mailed
May 3	Thursday	12-week classes end
May 4	Friday	Last day for 100% refunded for dropped OTA classes
		Last day for 100% refund for OTA summer books for any reason
May 7	Monday	Grade entry closes at noon for 12-week classes
May 9	Wednesday	Last day to drop second 8-week classes (no refunds)
May 11	Friday	Last call to participate in commencement
		Last day to purchase or receive 100% refund for commencement regalia
		Grade entry opens for 16- and second 8-week classes
May 14	Monday	Enrollment closes at 11:59 p.m. for minimester classes
May 14-18		Final exams for 16- and second 8-week classes
		Spring textbook buyback and rental return in Campus Store: May 14–17, 9 a.m. to 7 p.m.; May 18, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.; May 21, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
May 14-22		Books available online or in Campus Store for minimester classes; financial aid charging allowed
May 16	Wednesday	Financial aid checks mailed
		Spring textbook buyback and rental return SFCC-Lake of the Ozarks noon to 5 p.m.
May 17	Thursday	Spring textbook buyback and rental return SFCC-Clinton noon to 5 p.m. and Boonville 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
		SFCC commencement rehearsal at 5:30 p.m.
		Central Methodist University-Sedalia commencement, 6 p.m.
May 18		16- and second 8-week classes end
		Health Sciences commencement, 2 p.m.
		Commencement, 7 p.m.
		Campus Store closes at 3 p.m.
		Residence Hall closes at 5 p.m.
		Last day to change OTA classes to audit
		Spring textbook buyback and rental return SFCC-Boonville
May 19	Saturday	Adult Education and Literacy commencement at 1 p.m.
May 21	Monday	Last day to sell textbooks and return rentals by 3 p.m.
		Campus Store closes at 3 p.m.
		SFCC-Whiteman AFB commencement, 6 p.m.
		Grade entry closes at noon for 16- and second 8-week classes
		Minimester classes begin
May 21-22		100% refund for dropped minimester classes
May 21-June 8		Summer books available online or in Campus Store; financial aid charging allowed; store closes at 3 p.m. May 21
May 22	Tuesday	Last day 100% refund for dropped minimester classes
		Last day for 100% textbook refund or to terminate rental contract for minimester classes for any reason; need proof of enrollment, summer 2018 receipt; all sales final after deadline
		Last day to change minimester classes to audit
May 23	Wednesday	Attendance reporting opens for minimester classes
May 24	Thursday	Attendance reporting closes at noon for minimester classes
May 25	Friday	Grade entry opens for minimester classes
May 28	Monday	Memorial Day – SFCC closed
May 30	Wednesday	Last day to drop minimester classes (no refunds)

Date	Day	Fall 2017 Semester
Aug. 1	Tuesday	Minimester classes begin
		Spring residence hall applications accepted
		Last day to drop summer OTA classes
Aug. 1-2		100% refund for dropped minimester classes
Aug. 2-4		Campus Store closed
Aug. 2	Wednesday	Last day for 100% refund for dropped minimester classes
		Last day for 100% book and rental refunds for minimester classes
		Last day to change minimester classes to audit
Aug. 3	Thursday	Summer grades for second 4- and 8-week classes due by noon
		Attendance reporting opens for minimester classes
Aug. 4	Friday	Attendance reporting closes at noon for minimester classes
Aug. 7	Monday	Grade entry opens for minimester classes
		Summer financial aid checks mailed
Aug. 7-31		Books available online and in Campus Store for 16- and first 8-week classes; financial aid charging allowed
Aug. 10	Thursday	Campus Store closed at 11:30 a.m.; SFCC closed at noon for opening day of Missouri State Fair
		Last day to drop minimester classes
Aug. 11	Friday	Grade entry opens for OTA summer classes
Aug. 14	Monday	Minimester classes end
Aug. 14-18		OTA summer final exams
Aug. 16	Wednesday	SFCC, including Campus Store, closed from 8-11 a.m. for all-college meeting
		Faculty returns to campus for fall semester
		Grade entry closes at noon for minimester classes
Aug. 18	Friday	OTA summer classes end
Aug. 20	Sunday	Enrollment closes at 11:59 p.m. for 16-, first 8- and OTA first 8-week classes
		Residence Hall opens at 10 a.m.
Aug. 21	Monday	Fall semester begins for 16-, first 8- and OTA first 8-week classes
		Grade entry closes at noon for OTA summer classes
Aug. 25	Friday	Fall tuition and fees for all parts of term due by 11:59 p.m.
		Last day for 100% refund for dropped 16-, first 8- and OTA first 8-week classes
		Last day for 100% for fall housing
		Last day for 100% textbook refund or to terminate rental contract for any reason for 16- and first 8-week classes (need fall 2017 receipt; all sales final after deadline)
Aug. 28	Monday	Attendance reporting opens for 16 -and first 8-week classes
Aug. 30	Wednesday	Attendance reporting closes at noon for 16- and first 8-week classes
		Last day to change first 8- and OTA first 8-week classes to audit
Aug. 31	Thursday	Last day for 100% refund or to terminate rental contract for dropped classes (need fall 2017 receipt, proof of enrollment; all sales final after deadline)
Sept. 4	Monday	Labor Day – SFCC closed
		Enrollment closes at 11:59 p.m. for 12-week classes
Sept. 5	Tuesday	12-week classes begin
Sept. 5-11		100% refund for dropped 12-week classes
Sept. 5-20		Books available online and in Campus Store for 12-week classes; financial aid charging allowed
Sept. 11	Monday	Last day for 100% refund for dropped 12-week classes
		Last day for 100% refund for textbooks or to terminate rental contract for 12-classes (need proof of enrollment and fall 2017 receipt; all sales final after deadline)
		Last day to change 16-week classes to audit
Sept. 12	Tuesday	Attendance reporting opens for 12-week classes
Sept. 13	Wednesday	Financial aid checks mailed
Sept. 14	Thursday	Attendance reporting closes at noon for 12-week classes
Sept. 16	Saturday	OTA first 8-week classes midterm
Sept. 19	Tuesday	Job Fair
Sept. 20	Wednesday	Last day to change 12-week classes to audit
Sept. 26	Tuesday	Career Day on Sedalia campus – Campus closed and day classes canceled; classes starting at 5 p.m. and later are in session
Sept. 27	Wednesday	Financial aid checks mailed
Oct. 4-24		Second 8-week textbooks available online and in Campus Store and financial aid charging allowed
Oct. 5	Thursday	Last day to drop first 8- and OTA first 8-week classes
Oct. 6	Friday	Grade entry opens for OTA first 8-week classes
Oct. 10	Tuesday	Grade entry opens for first 8-week classes
Oct. 11	Wednesday	Financial aid checks mailed
Oct. 13	Friday	OTA first 8-week classes end
Oct. 16	Monday	Grade entry closes at noon for OTA first 8-week classes
Oct. 17-18		Mid-semester fall textbook buyback and rental return, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Oct. 17	Tuesday	First 8-week classes end
		Enrollment closes at 11:59 p.m. for second 8-week classes
Oct. 18	Wednesday	Second 8-week classes begin
Oct. 18-24		100% refund for dropped second 8-week classes
Oct. 20	Friday	Grade entry closes at noon for first 8-week classes
Oct. 22	Sunday	OTA enrollment closes at 11:59 p.m. for OTA second 8-week classes
Oct. 23	Monday	OTA second 8-week classes begin
Oct. 23-27		100% refund for dropped OTA second 8-week classes
Oct. 24	Tuesday	Last day 100% for dropped second 8-week classes
		Last day 100% refund for second 8- and OTA 8-week textbooks and rental contracts in Campus Store (proof of enrollment and fall 2017 receipt required; all sales final after deadline)
		Spring schedule available in mySTAR
Oct. 25	Wednesday	Financial aid checks mailed
		Attendance reporting opens for second 8-week classes
Oct. 27	Friday	Attendance reporting closes at noon for second 8-week classes
		Last day for 100% refund for dropped OTA second 8-week classes
		Last day to change second 8-week classes to audit
Oct. 31	Tuesday	Enrollment opens for spring semester
Nov. 1	Wednesday	Last day to change OTA second 8-week classes to audit
Nov. 8	Wednesday	Financial aid checks mailed
Nov. 10	Friday	SFCC-Whiteman AFB closed for Veterans Day
		Last day to drop 12-week classes
Nov. 15	Wednesday	Spring graduation application priority date
Nov. 16	Thursday	OTA second 8-week classes mid-term
Nov. 21	Tuesday	SFCC closes at 5 p.m. for Thanksgiving break
		Last day to drop 16-week classes
		Residence Hall closes at 5 p.m.
Nov. 22-24		Thanksgiving break – SFCC closed
Nov. 26	Sunday	Residence Hall opens at 1 p.m.
Nov. 27	Monday	Grade entry opens for 12-week classes
Dec. 1	Friday	12-week classes end
		Spring residence hall assignments announced
Dec. 4	Monday	Grade entry closes at noon for 12-week classes
Dec. 5	Tuesday	Last day to drop second 8-week classes
		Summer schedule available in mySTAR
Dec. 6	Wednesday	Financial aid checks mailed
Dec. 8	Friday	Grade entry opens for 16-, second 8- and OTA second 8-week classes
		Last day to drop OTA second 8-week classes
Dec. 11-18		Fall textbook buyback and rental return in Campus Store
Dec. 11		Practical Nursing and Associate Degree Nursing fall commencement, 2 p.m.
Dec. 11-15		Finals as scheduled for 16- and second 8-week classes
Dec. 12-19		Minimester and OTA books available online and in Campus Store
Dec. 12	Tuesday	Enrollment closes at 11:59 p.m. for minimester classes
		Enrollment opens for summer semester
Dec. 13	Wednesday	Fall textbook buyback and rental return at SFCC-Lake of the Ozarks, noon to 6 p.m.
Dec. 14	Thursday	Fall textbook buyback and rental return at SFCC-Clinton, noon to 6 p.m.
Dec. 15	Friday	Fall textbook buyback at SFCC-Boonville, noon to 6 p.m.
		Semester ends for 16-, second 8- and OTA second 8-week classes
		Residence Hall closes at 5 p.m.
Dec. 18	Monday	Last day for fall textbook and rental return in Campus Store, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. (store closes at 3 p.m.)
		Grade entry closes at noon for 16-, second 8- and OTA second 8-week classes
Dec. 19	Tuesday	Minimester classes begin
Dec. 19-20		100% refund for dropped minimester classes
Dec. 20	Wednesday	Winter break – SFCC closes at noon through Jan. 1
		Spring books for minimester and OTA available online until noon
		Last day 100% refund for dropped minimester classes
		Only day for 100% refund for minimester textbooks or rentals for any reason
		Last day to change minimester classes to audit
		Financial aid checks mailed
Dec. 21	Thursday	Attendance reporting opens for minimester classes
Dec. 22	Friday	Attendance reporting closes at noon for minimester classes
Dec. 29	Friday	Last day to drop minimester classes
Jan. 3	Wednesday	Minimester classes end

2017-2018 Academic Dates & Deadlines

2017-2018 Academic Dates & Deadlines

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