UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI-ST. LOUIS
ACADEMIC CALENDAR FOR 2020-2021
(Approved by Faculty Senate, November 13, 2018)
FALL SEMESTER – 2020
August 24 - Monday, classes begin 8:00 a.m.
September 7 - Monday, no classes, Labor Day holiday
September 8 - Tuesday, classes resume 8:00 a.m.
November 21 - Saturday, Fall Break (Thanksgiving holiday) begins 5:00 p.m.
November 30 - Monday, classes resume 8:00 a.m.
December 12 - Saturday, classes end 5:00 p.m.
December 14 - Monday, final examinations begin
December 19 - Saturday, Fall Semester closes, end of day
December 19 - Saturday, Fall Commencement
WINTER INTERSESSION – 2021
January 4 - Monday, classes begin 8:00am
January 16 - Saturday, classes end 5:00pm
SPRING SEMESTER – 2021
January 18 - Monday, Martin Luther King holiday
January 19 - Tuesday, classes begin 8:00 a.m.
March 27 - Saturday, Spring Break begins 5:00 p.m.
April 5 - Monday, classes resume 8:00 a.m.
May 8 - Saturday, classes end 5:00 p.m.
May 10 - Monday, final examinations begin
May 15 - Saturday, Spring Semester closes, end of day
May 14-16 - Friday - Sunday, Spring Commencement
SUMMER SESSIONS – 2021
SUMMER SESSION 1 (4 WEEKS)
May 17 - Monday, classes begin, 8:00 a.m.
May 31 - Monday, no classes, Memorial Day holiday
June 1 - Tuesday, classes resume, 8:00 a.m.
June 12 - Saturday, session closes, end of day
SUMMER SESSION 2 (4 WEEKS)
June 14 - Monday, classes begin, 8:00 a.m.
July 5 - Monday, no classes, Independence Day holiday (observed)
July 6 - Tuesday, classes resume, 8:00 a.m.
July 10 - Saturday, session closes, end of day
SUMMER SESSION 3 (4 WEEKS)
July 12 - Monday, classes begin, 8:00 a.m.
August 7 - 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 17 – July 10 (Summer Sessions 1 & 2, above)
July 7, 8, 9 & 10 - Final Examinations
SUMMER SESSION 5 (8 WEEKS)
June 14 – August 7 (Summer Sessions 2 & 3, above)
August 4, 5, 6 & 7 - Final Examinations
SUMMER SESSION 6 (12 WEEKS)
May 17 – August 7 (Summer Sessions, 1, 2, & 3, above)
August 4, 5, 6 & 7 - Final Examinations