2016-2017 Academic Calendar
* NOTE: The fall and spring dates below pertain to full-term courses. The summer dates pertain to the two five-week sessions. The calendar for condensed courses may differ from what is printed below. Please reference the Registrar's Office website for course and term definitions and pertinent Academic Calendar dates for courses not conforming to the beginning and ending dates outlined below.
*Summer May 9 to August 5, 2016
First Session - May 31 to July 1, 2016 (five-week courses)
| Late registration for first session | May 31 - June 1 |
| Classes begin | May 31 |
| Last day to officially withdraw/drop courses with full reduction of tuition and fees | June 1 |
| Last day to register and add courses/change sections | June 1 |
| Last day to officially withdraw/drop courses with 80 percent reduction of tuition | June 6 |
| Early registration for freshmen for fall semester | May through August |
| Last day to drop courses with a “W” or change from credit to audit | June 27 |
| First session ends | July 1 |
Second Session - July 5 to August 5, 2016 (five-week courses)
| Holiday | (Monday) July 4 |
| Late registration for second session | July 5 - 6 |
| Classes begin | July 5 |
| Last day to officially withdraw/drop courses with full reduction of tuition and fees | July 6 |
| Last day to register and add courses/change sections | July 6 |
| Last day to officially withdraw/drop courses with 80 percent reduction of tuition | July 11 |
| Last day to drop courses with a “W” or change from credit to audit | August 1 |
| Second session ends | August 5 |
| Graduation | August 6 |
Fall Semester Opens August 15, 2016
| Selected fall activities | August 15 - 23 |
| Registration | August 15 - 23 |
| Classes begin | August 24 |
| Last day to officially withdraw/drop courses with full reduction of tuition and fees | August 30 |
| Last day to register and add courses/change sections | August 30 |
| Labor Day holiday | September 5 |
| Last day to officially withdraw/drop courses with 80 percent reduction of tuition | September 28 |
| Deadline for degree audit (transcript evaluation), December 2017 graduates | October 7 |
| Mid-term | October 12 |
| Fall break | October 20 - 21 |
| Early registration for spring semester | October 24 - December 6 |
| Thanksgiving holidays | 7:00 a.m., November 23 - 7:00 a.m., November 28 |
| Last day to drop courses with a “W“ or change from credit to audit | November 28 |
| Students follow regular Monday class schedule | Monday, December 5 |
| Students follow regular Wednesday class schedule | Tuesday, December 6 |
| Reading Day | 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m., Wednesday, Dec 7 |
| End of course examinations (see exam week schedule) | 7:00 p.m., December 7 - 5:30 p.m., December 13 |
| Graduation | December 16 - 17 |
Spring Semester Opens January 3, 2017
| Registration | January 3 - 13 |
| Martin Luther King Day holiday | January 16 |
| Classes begin | January 17 |
| Last day to officially withdraw/drop courses with full reduction of tuition and fees | January 23 |
| Last day to register and add courses/change sections | January 23 |
| Last day to officially withdraw/drop courses with 80 percent reduction of tuition | February 20 |
| Deadline for degree audit (transcript evaluation), May 2018 graduates | March 3 |
| Mid-term | March 6 |
| Spring holidays | 7:00 a.m., March 20 to 7:00 a.m., March 27 |
| Deadline for degree audit (transcript evaluation), summer 2018 graduates | March 27 |
| Early registration for summer and fall semesters | March 27 - May 2 |
| Last day to drop courses with a “W” or change from credit to audit | April 21 |
| Students follow regular Monday class schedule | Monday, May 1 |
| Students follow regular Wednesday class schedule | Tuesday, May 2 |
| Reading Day | 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m., Wednesday, May 3 |
| End of course examinations (see exam week schedule) | 7:00 p.m., May 3 - 5:30 p.m., May 9 |
| Graduation (all ceremonies in Tucker Coliseum) | |
| Ozark Campus | May 11 |
| Graduate College | May 12 |
| Russellville Campus Undergraduate | May 13 |
*Summer May 15 to August 11, 2017
First Session - June 5 to July 7, 2017 (five-week courses)
| Late registration for first session | June 5 - 6 |
| Classes begin | June 5 |
| Last day to officially withdraw/drop courses with full reduction of tuition and fees | June 6 |
| Last day to register and add courses/change sections | June 6 |
| Last day to officially withdraw/drop courses with 80 percent reduction of tuition | June 9 |
| Early registration for freshmen for fall semester | May through August |
| Last day to drop courses with a “W” or change from credit to audit | June 30 |
| Holiday | (Tuesday) July 4 |
| First session ends | July 7 |
Second Session - July 10 to August 11, 2017 (five-week courses)
| Late registration for second session | July 10 - 11 |
| Classes begin | July 10 |
| Last day to officially withdraw/drop courses with full reduction of tuition and fees | July 11 |
| Last day to register and add courses/change sections | July 11 |
| Last day to officially withdraw/drop courses with 80 percent reduction of tuition | July 14 |
| Last day to drop courses with a “W” or change from credit to audit | August 4 |
| Second session ends | August 11 |
| Graduation | August 12 |