UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI – ST. LOUIS
ACADEMIC CALENDAR FOR 2002 – 2003
2002 FALL SEMESTER
August 21 - Wednesday, classes begin 8 a.m.
August 31 - Saturday, Labor Day holiday begins 5 p.m.
September 3 - Tuesday, classes resume 8 a.m.
November 26 - Tuesday, Thanksgiving holiday begins 11 p.m.
December 2 - Monday, classes resume 8 a.m.
December 9 - Monday, classes end 11 p.m.
December 10 & 11 - Tuesday and Wednesday, Intensive study days*
December 12 - Thursday, final examinations begin
December 20 - Friday, Fall Semester closes, end of day
2003
January 12 - Sunday, Fall commencement
SPRING SEMESTER
January 13 - Monday, classes begin 8 a.m.
January 20 - Monday, Dr. Martin Luther King Holiday
March 22 - Saturday, Spring recess begins 5 p.m.
March 31 - Monday, classes resume 8 a.m.
May 5 - Monday, classes end 11 p.m.
May 6 & 7 - Tuesday and Wednesday, Intensive study days*
May 8 - Thursday, final examinations begin
May 16 - Friday, Spring semester closes, end of day
May 17 - Saturday, Spring commencement
*Intensive study days – no classes held, no exams scheduled
Note: Students will not be allowed to enter courses (undergraduate and/or graduate)
following the first week of a regular semester without the written consent of the
instructor.
SUMMER SESSIONS--2003
SUMMER SESSION 1 (4 WEEKS)
May 19 - Monday, classes begin, 8 a.m.
May 26 - Monday, Memorial Day holiday
June 14 - Saturday, session closes, end of day
SUMMER SESSION 2 (4 WEEKS)
June 16 - Monday, classes begin, 8 a.m.
July 4 - Friday, Independence Day holiday
July 12 - Saturday, session closes, end of day
SUMMER SESSION 3 (4 WEEKS)
July 14 - Monday, classes begin, 8 a.m.
August 9 - Saturday, session closes, end of day
Final examinations are held during the last class meeting of Summer Sessions 1, 2 & 3
SUMMER SESSION 4 (8 WEEKS)
May 19 – July 8 (Summer Sessions 1 & 2, above)
July 9, 10, 11 & 12 - Final Examinations
SUMMER SESSION 5 (8 WEEKS)
June 16 – August 5 (Summer Sessions 2 & 3, above)
August 6, 7, 8 & 9 - Final Examinations
SUMMER SESSION 6 (12 WEEKS)
May 19 – August 5 (Summer Sessions 1, 2 & 3, above)
August 6, 7, 8 & 9 - Final Examinations
August 10 - Sunday, Summer commencement