Fall 2026 Calendar
Note: All listed activities are held in Central Standard Time. RSVP options now available for Program Preview (orientation) and Day in the Life Visit (shadowing class) for prospective students and families.
October 13: Day in the Life Visit at UMSL for prospective students from 10 AM - 1 PM
October 14: Family Info Session on Zoom from 6:30 - 7:30 PM (only for current OIPE families, no students)
October 17: Fall Family Workshop at Benton Hall from 9:30 AM - 11 AM (only for current OIPE families, no students)
October 19: OIPE will be at the Hollister High School Transition Fair in Missouri
October 21: OIPE will be at the Education Plus Transition Academy in Missouri
October 24: Program Preview for prospective students and family members from 10 AM - 12 PM
October 26: OIPE will be at the College and Postsecondary Fair at Churchill Center and School in Missouri
October 28: OIPE will be at the Nottingham Parent-Teacher Conference in Missouri
November 3: Day in the Life Visit at UMSL for prospective students from 10 AM - 1 PM
November 3: Election Day (polling station at the Millennium Student Center)
November 10: OIPE will be at Sullivan High School Transition Night in Missouri
November 11: Family Info Session on Zoom from 6:30 - 7:30 PM (only for current OIPE families, no students)
November 11: Veterans Day (no classes)
November 12: OIPE will be at the Pathways to Possibilities Postsecondary Transition Resource Fair in Illinois
November 17: Program Preview for prospective students and family members from 6 PM - 8 PM
November 17: OIPE will be at the Miriam Next Steps Fair in Missouri
November 21: Thanksgiving Break begins at 5 PM
November 26: Thanksgiving Day
November 30: Classes resume at 8 AM
December 4: Hanukkah begins at sundown
December 8: Day in the Life Visit at UMSL for prospective students from 10 AM - 1 PM
December 9: Family Info Session on Zoom from 6:30 - 7:30 PM (only for current OIPE families, no students)
December 12: Classes end at 5 PM
December 12: OIPE will be at the Francis Howell School District Community Resource Fair in Missouri
December 14: Final examinations begin
December 15: Program Preview for prospective students and family members from 6 PM - 8 PM
December 24: Christmas eve
December 25: Christmas day
December 26: Kwanzaa begins
December 31: New year's eve
UMSL Academic Calendar 2026- 2027
OIPE is now accepting applicants for fall 2027! Priority deadline: December 4, 2026
Ready to apply to the Succeed, Plus, or Link programs for fall semester 2027? Apply Now
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