2018-2019 Academic Dates & Deadlines
Notes: Information is subject to change at any time. OTA stands for Occupational Therapy Assistant.
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| Day – Date | Fall 2019 Semester |
| Wednesday, July 31, 2019 | Fall minimester classes begin |
| Thursday, August 1, 2019 | Last day for 100% textbook refund and to terminate rental contracts for any reason for fall minimester |
| Thursday, August 1, 2019 | Last day to change fall minimester class to audit |
| Thursday, August 1, 2019 | Last day to purchase fall minimester books and financial aid charges allowed |
| Friday, August 2, 2019 | Campus Store closed |
| Friday, August 2, 2019 | Attendance reporting opens for fall minimester classes |
| Monday, August 5, 2019 | Last day to drop OTA classes (no refunds) |
| Monday, August 5, 2019 | Attendance reporting closes at noon for fall minimester classes |
| Monday, August 5, 2019 | Fall books available online or in Campus Store; financial aid charging allowed |
| Tuesday, August 6, 2019 | Grade entry opens for fall minimester classes |
| Thursday, August 8, 2019 | Sedalia campus closes at noon for opening day of Missouri State Fair |
| Thursday, August 8, 2019 | Campus Store closes at 11:30 a.m. |
| Friday, August 9, 2019 | Last day to drop minimester classes (no refunds) |
| Tuesday, August 13, 2019 | Fall minimester classes end |
| Wednesday, August 14, 2019 | Faculty returns |
| Thursday, August 15, 2019 | Grade entry closes at noon for fall minimester grades |
| Saturday, August 17, 2019 | Campus Store opens 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. for fall books and supplies; financial aid charging allowed |
| Sunday, August 18, 2019 | Campus Store opens 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. for fall books and supplies; financial aid charging allowed |
| Sunday, August 18, 2019 | Enrollment closes 11:59 p.m. for 16-, first 8- and OTA first 8-week classes |
| Sunday, August 18, 2019 | Residence Hall opens at 10 a.m. |
| Monday, August 19, 2019 | Fall semester begins for 16-, first 8- and OTA first 8-week classes |
| August 19-23, 2019 | 100% refund for dropped 16-, first 8- and OTA first 8-week classes |
| Friday, August 23, 2019 | Last day for 100% textbook refund or to terminate rental contract for any reason for 16-, first 8- and OTA first 8- week classes (need fall 2019 receipt; all sales final after deadline) |
| Friday, August 23, 2019 | Fall tuition and fees due for all parts of term by 11:59 p.m. |
| Friday, August 23, 2019 | Last day for 100% refund for dropped 16-, first 8- and OTA first 8-week classes |
| Friday, August 23, 2019 | Last day for 100% refund for fall housing |
| Saturday, August 24, 2019 | Campus Store opens 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. for fall books and supplies; financial aid charging allowed |
| Monday, August 26, 2019 | Attendance reporting opens for 16- and first 8-week classes |
| Wednesday, August 28, 2019 | Attendance reporting closes at noon for 16- and first 8-week classes |
| Wednesday, August 28, 2019 | Last day to change first 8- and OTA first 8-week classes to audit |
| Friday, August 30, 2019 | Last day for 100% textbook refund or to terminate rental contract for dropped 16- and first 8-week classes (need fall 2019 receipt, proof of enrollment; all sales final after deadline) |
| Monday, September 2, 2019 | Enrollment closes at 11:59 p.m. for 12-week classes |
| Monday, September 2, 2019 | Labor Day – SFCC closed |
| September 3-9, 2019 | 100% refund for dropped 12-week classes |
| Tuesday, September 3, 2019 | 12-week classes begin |
| Monday, September 9, 2019 | Last day for 100% refund for dropped 12-week classes |
| Monday, September 9, 2019 | Last day for 100% textbook refund and to terminate rental contract for any reason for 12-week classes (need proof of enrollment and fall 2019 receipt; all sales final after deadline) |
| Monday, September 9, 2019 | Last day to change 16-week classes to audit |
| Tuesday, September 10, 2019 | Attendance reporting opens for 12-week classes |
| Thursday, September 12, 2019 | Financial aid checks mailed |
| Thursday, September 12, 2019 | Attendance reporting closes at noon for 12-week classes |
| Friday, September 13, 2019 | SFCC offices closed from 12:30 to 5 p.m. for all-staff meeting; classes in session; Campus Store closed noon to 5 p.m. |
| Friday, September 13, 2019 | OTA first 8-week classes midterm |
| Wednesday, September 18, 2019 | Last day to change 12-week classes to audit |
| Tuesday, September 24, 2019, | Career Day on Sedalia campus – day classes canceled on Sedalia campus; Campus Store closed for the day |
| Tuesday, September 24, 2019 | Classes that start at 5 p.m. or later are in session |
| Monday, September 30, 2019 | Financial aid checks mailed |
| Thursday, October 3, 2019 | Last day to drop first 8- and OTA first 8-week classes (no refunds) |
| Friday, October 4, 2019 | Grade entry opens for OTA first 8-week classes |
| Tuesday, October 8, 2019 | Grade entry opens for first 8-week classes |
| Wednesday, October 9, 2019 | Financial aid checks mailed |
| Friday, October 11, 2019 | OTA first 8-week classes end |
| Monday, October 14, 2019 | Grade entry closes at noon for OTA first 8-week classes |
| Tuesday, October 15, 2019 | First 8-week classes final exams at Whiteman AFB |
| Tuesday, October 15, 2019 | First 8-week classes end |
| Tuesday, October 15, 2019 | Enrollment closes at 11:59 p.m. for second 8-week classes |
| Wednesday, October 16, 2019 | Second 8-week classes begin |
| October 16-22, 2019 | 100% refund for dropped second 8-week classes |
| Friday, October 18, 2019 | Grade entry closes at noon for first 8-week classes |
| Sunday, October 20, 2019 | OTA enrollment closes at 11:59 p.m. for OTA second 8-week classes |
| Monday, October 21, 2019 | OTA second 8-week lasses begin |
| October 21-25, 2019 | 100% refund for dropped OTA second 8-week classes |
| Tuesday, October 22, 2019 | Last day 100% refund for dropped second 8-week classes |
| Tuesday, October 22, 2019 | Last day for 100% textbook refund or to terminate rental contract for any reason for second 8- and OTA second 8-week classes (need fall 2019 receipt; all sales final after deadline) |
| Wednesday, October 23, 2019 | Spring schedule available in mySTAR |
| Wednesday, October 23, 2019 | Attendance reporting opens for second 8-week classes |
| Wednesday, October 23, 2019 | Financial aid checks mailed |
| Friday, October 25, 2019 | Attendance reporting closes at noon for second 8-week classes |
| Friday, October 25, 2019 | Last day for 100% refund for dropped OTA second 8-week classes |
| Friday, October 25, 2019 | Last day to change second 8-week classes to audit |
| Wednesday, October 30, 2019 | Spring enrollment opens for all students |
| Wednesday, October 30, 2019 | Last day to change OTA second 8-week classes to audit |
| Wednesday, November 6, 2019 | Financial aid checks mailed |
| Friday, November 8, 2019 | Last day to drop 12-week classes (no refunds) |
| Monday, November 11, 2019 | SFCC Whiteman AFB closed for Veterans Day |
| Friday, November 15, 2019 | OTA second 8-week classes mid-term |
| Friday, November 15, 2019 | Spring graduation application priority date |
| Tuesday, November 19, 2019 | Last day to drop 16-week classes (no refund) |
| Tuesday, November 19, 2019 | Grade entry opens for 12-week classes |
| Thursday, November 21, 2019 | Financial aid checks mailed |
| Tuesday, November 26, 2019 | SFCC closes at 5 p.m. for Thanksgiving break |
| Tuesday, November 26, 2019 | 12-week classes end |
| Tuesday, November 26, 2019 | Residence Hall closes at 5 p.m. |
| November 27-29, 2019 | Thanksgiving break – all campuses closed |
| Sunday, December 1, 2019 | Residence Hall opens at 1 p.m. |
| Monday, December 2, 2019 | Students notified of spring housing assignments |
| Monday, December 2, 2019 | Spring books available online and in Campus Store for minimester and OTA classes |
| Monday, December 2, 2019 | Grade entry closes at noon for 12-week classes |
| Tuesday, December 3, 2019 | Last day to drop second 8-week classes (no refunds) |
| Friday, December 6, 2019 | Last day to drop OTA second 8-week classes (no refunds) |
| Friday, December 6, 2019 | Grade entry opens for 16-, second 8- and OTA second 8-week classes |
| Friday, December 6, 2019 | Financial aid checks mailed |
| December 9-16, 2019 | Fall textbook buyback and rental return in Campus Store begins and ends 5 p.m. Dec. 16 |
| Monday, December 9, 2019 | Health Sciences pinning and commencement 2 p.m. |
| December 9-13, 2019 | Finals as scheduled for 16- and second 8-week classes |
| Tuesday, December 10, 2019 | Spring minimester enrollment closes at 11:59 p.m. |
| Thursday, December 12, 2019 | Fall textbook buyback and rental return at SFCC-Lake of the Ozarks, times TBD |
| Thursday, December 12, 2019 | Fall textbook buyback and rental return at SFCC-Clinton, times TBD |
| Friday, December 13, 2019 | Fall textbook buyback and rental return at SFCC-Boonville, times TBD |
| Friday, December 13, 2019 | Finals as scheduled at SFCC-Whiteman AFB |
| Friday, December 13, 2019 | Residence Hall closes at 5 p.m. |
| Friday, December 13, 2019 | Semester ends for 16-, second 8- and OTA 8-week classes |
| Monday, December 16, 2019 | Last day for fall textbook buyback and rental return in Campus Store, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. (store closes at 5 p.m.) |
| Monday, December 16, 2019 | Fall rented books MUST be returned by 5 p.m. to Campus Store, Sedalia campus, to avoid charges and holds on students’ accounts |
| Monday, December 16, 2019 | Grade entry closes at noon for 16-, second 8- and OTA second 8-week classes |
| Wednesday, December 18, 2019 | SFCC closes at noon for winter break through Jan. 1 |
