Important Academic Dates

Before you drop your classes

Please check with our office (Angie Piercy) before you drop or withdraw Missouri S&T engineering classes.

You need to drop/withdraw the class(es) with both Missouri State and Missouri S&T.

Highlights of the Missouri State and Missouri S&T calendars

Important academic dates for the semester are listed below. S&T ad MSU will be on differing schedules this Spring. Please check with your instructors to confirm start date of classes!

As you plan your semester, be sure to check the Missouri State and Missouri S&T calendars to confirm these dates.

Note: You are enrolled with both Missouri S&T and Missouri State.

Fee refund schedule

Refunds are made according to the Missouri State refund schedule.

Full Semester Session Last day for 100% credit Last day for 75% credit Last day for 50% credit Last day for 25% credit Last day to drop or withdraw

January 13 to May 8 (including finals week)

January 17 January 27 February 10 March 11 April 4

Spring 2025 Missouri S&T and Missouri State academic calendar

Missouri S&T will not allow you to withdraw from any engineering courses unless you contact S&T’s Office of the Registrar. Let the Missouri State engineering office know as well.

Date School Event/activity
Dec. 23, 2024 - Jan. 3, 2025 MSU Winter Break (No Classes, Offices Closed)
Jan. 13, 2025 - May 1, 2025 MSU See Spring 2025 Refund Schedules - Student Resources - Office of the Registrar - Missouri State for Drop and Refund Deadline Information
Monday
January 13
MSU

Full Semester Classes Begin - MSU Schedule

January 17 MSU

*Last day for 100% Credit Refund

January 20 MSU & S&T

Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday (No Classes, Offices Closed)

January 21 S&T 

Full Semester Classes Begin - S&T Schedule

January 24 MSU

Deadline to request a Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) - Office of the Registrar - Missouri State hold

January 27 MSU

*Last day for 75% Credit Refund 

January 31 MSU

Last Day to Submit an Instructor Drop

February 3 S&T

Last day to change grading option (Pass/Fail) and Last day to register/add courses

February 10 MSU

*Last day for 50% Credit Refund 

February 10 MSU

My Payment Plan Installment Due

February 17 S&T 

Last day to apply to graduate in May 2025

February 17 MSU  Presidents' Day Holiday (No Classes, Offices Closed)
February 18 S&T  Spring Career Fair
March 3 S&T Last day to drop without a "WD" showing on transcript
March 10 MSU My Payment Plan Installment Due
March 13 - March 17 S&T  Spring Recess
March 15 - March 23 MSU Spring Break (No Classes, Offices Open)
March 21 S&T Mid-Semester grades available via Joe'SS
March 23 - March 31 S&T  Spring Break (No Classes, Offices Open)
April 10 MSU Final My Payment Plan Installment Due
April 18 - April 20 MSU Spring Holiday (No Classes, Offices Closed)
April 18 S&T Last Day for Dropping a Course and/or withdrawing from school
May 1 MSU Last Class Day
May 2 MSU Study Day (No Classes, Offices Open)
May 3 - May 8 MSU Final Exam Period
May 9 S&T Last Class Day
May 9 MSU  Spring Commencement Commencement - Missouri State
May 12 - May 16 S&T Final Exam Period
May 17  S&T  Spring Commencement ceremonies at 10am and 3pm
May 15 MSU Students' Final Grades, GPA Calculations, & Academic status Available on Transcripts
May 23  S&T Final grades available to students via Joe'ss

Calendar details to know

  • Permission Numbers required for first two weeks via Joe’SS.

  • After two weeks from the start of semester, the only classes eligible to add are: Special Problems, Research, Seminar or Oral Exam.

  • Drop exclusions include co-requisites or drop below minimum hours; therefore a paper drop form will be required. See the MSU EGR Office before dropping an S&T Engineering class.
  • Faculty are aware of respective religious and other holidays that a number of students may wish to observe. Faculty are encouraged to avoid scheduling examinations on these days.