2016-2017 Academic Dates & Deadlines
Notes: Information is subject to change at any time. OTA stands for Occupational Therapy Assistant.
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| Date | Day | Fall 2016 Semester |
| Aug. 1 | Monday | Minimester classes begin |
| Aug. 3 | Wednesday | Last summer financial aid checks mailed |
| Aug. 11 | Thursday | Sedalia campus closes at noon for opening day of Missouri State Fair |
| Aug. 12 | Friday | Minimester classes end |
| Aug. 15-19 | OTA final exams | |
| Aug. 15 | Monday | Faculty returns to campus for fall semester |
| All campuses closed from 8-11 a.m. for all-college meeting | ||
| Aug. 19 | Friday | OTA classes end |
| Aug. 21 | Sunday | Residence Hall opens |
| Aug. 22 | Monday | Fall semester begins |
| First day for 100% refund for dropped 16-, first 8-week and OTA first 8-week classes | ||
| Aug. 23 | Tuesday | Enrollment closes for first 8- and OTA first 8-week classes in mySTAR |
| Aug. 24 | Wednesday | Enrollment closes for 16-week classes in mySTAR |
| First day to add 16-week classes with instructor signature | ||
| Only day to add first 8- and OTA first 8-week classes with instructor signature | ||
| Aug. 26 | Friday | Fall tuition and fees for all parts of term due by 11:59 p.m. |
| Last day to add 16-week classes with instructor signature | ||
| Last day for 100% refund on dropped 16-, first 8- and OTA first 8-week classes | ||
| Last day for 100% textbook refund or to terminate rental contract for any reason for 16- and first 8-week classes (need fall 2016 receipt; all sales final after deadline) | ||
| Aug. 29 | Monday | Attendance reporting opens for 16- and first 8-week classes |
| Aug. 31 | Wednesday | Last day to change first 8- and OTA first 8-week classes to audit |
| Sept. 1 | Thursday | Last day for 100% textbook refund or to terminate rental contract for dropped 16- and first 8-week classes |
| Last day to make charges to financial aid in Campus Store | ||
| Attendance reporting closes at noon for 16- and first 8-week classes | ||
| Sept. 5 | Monday | Labor Day – SFCC closed |
| Sept. 6 | Tuesday | 12-week classes begin |
| First day for 100% refund for 12-week classes | ||
| Sept. 7 | Wednesday | Enrollment closes for 12-week classes in mySTAR |
| Sept. 8 | Thursday | First day to add 12-week classes with instructor signature |
| Sept. 9 | Friday | Last day to add 12-week classes with instructor signature |
| Sept. 12 | Monday | Last day for 100% refund for dropped 12-week classes |
| Last day for 100% refund for textbooks or to terminate rental contract for 12-week classes (need proof of enrollment and fall 2016 receipt; all sales final after deadline) | ||
| Last day to change 16-week classes to audit | ||
| Sept. 13 | Tuesday | Attendance reporting opens for 12-week classes |
| Sept. 15 | Thursday | Attendance reporting closes at noon for 12-week classes |
| Financial aid checks mailed | ||
| Sept. 16 | Friday | OTA first 8-week classes midterm |
| Sept. 21 | Wednesday | Last day to change 12-week classes to audit |
| Sept. 27 | Tuesday | Career Day on Sedalia campus – day classes canceled; classes starting at 5 p.m. and later are in session |
| Sept. 29 | Thursday | Financial aid checks mailed |
| Oct. 5 | Wednesday | Second 8-week textbooks available online and in Campus Store and financial aid charging allowed |
| Oct. 6 | Thursday | Last day to drop first 8- and OTA first 8-week classes |
| Oct. 7 | Friday | Grade entry opens for OTA first 8-week classes |
| Oct. 11 | Tuesday | Grade entry opens for first 8-week classes |
| Oct. 12 | Wednesday | Financial aid checks mailed |
| Oct. 14 | Friday | OTA first 8-week classes end |
| Oct. 17 | Monday | Mid-semester fall textbook buyback and rental return |
| Spring schedule available to view in mySTAR | ||
| Grade entry closes at noon for OTA first 8-week classes | ||
| Oct. 18 | Tuesday | Last day mid-semester fall textbook buyback and rental return |
| First 8-week classes end | ||
| Oct. 19 | Wednesday | Second 8-week classes begin |
| First day for 100% refund for dropped second 8-week classes | ||
| Oct. 20 | Thursday | Enrollment closes for second 8-week classes in mySTAR |
| Oct. 21 | Friday | Grade entry closes at noon for first 8-week classes |
| Only day to add second 8-week classes with instructor signature | ||
| Oct. 24 | Monday | Enrollment opens for spring semester |
| Spring graduation application priority date | ||
| OTA second 8-week classes begin | ||
| First day 100% refund for dropped OTA second 8-week classes | ||
| Oct. 25 | Tuesday | Last day 100% refund for dropped second 8-week classes |
| Last day 100% refund for second 8-week textbooks and rental contracts in Campus Store (proof of enrollment and fall 2016 receipt required) | ||
| Last day to make charges to financial aid in Campus Store | ||
| Financial aid checks mailed | ||
| Enrollment closes for OTA second 8-week classes in mySTAR | ||
| Oct. 26 | Wednesday | Attendance reporting opens for second 8-week classes |
| Only day to add OTA second 8-week classes with instructor signature | ||
| Oct. 27 | Thursday | Attendance reporting closes at noon for second 8-week classes |
| Oct. 28 | Friday | Last day to change second 8-week classes to audit |
| Last day for 100% refund for dropped OTA second 8-week classes | ||
| Nov. 2 | Wednesday | Last day to change OTA second 8-week classes to audit |
| Nov. 10 | Thursday | Financial aid checks mailed |
| Nov. 11 | Friday | Last day to drop 12-week classes |
| SFCC-Whiteman AFB closed for Veterans Day | ||
| Nov. 18 | Friday | OTA second 8-week classes mid-term |
| Nov. 22 | Tuesday | All SFCC campuses close at 5 p.m. for Thanksgiving break |
| Last day to drop 16-week classes | ||
| Financial aid checks mailed | ||
| Residence Hall closes at 5 p.m. | ||
| Nov. 23-25 | Thanksgiving break – all campuses closed | |
| Nov. 27 | Sunday | Residence Hall opens |
| Nov. 28 | Monday | Grade entry opens for 12-week classes |
| Dec. 1 | Thursday | Spring housing assignments emailed to students |
| Dec. 2 | Friday | 12-week classes end |
| Dec. 5 | Monday | Grades for 12-week classes due by noon |
| Summer schedule available to view in mySTAR | ||
| Minimester textbooks available online and in Campus Store | ||
| Dec. 6 | Tuesday | Last day to drop second 8-week classes |
| Dec. 9 | Friday | Grade entry opens for 16-, second 8- and OTA second 8-week classes |
| Last day to drop OTA second 8-week classes | ||
| Last day to drop OTA second 8-week classes | ||
| Financial aid checks mailed | ||
| Exit exam due for December graduates | ||
| Dec. 12 | Monday | First day for fall textbook buyback and rental return in Campus Store |
| Practical Nursing and Associate Degree Nursing fall commencement, 2 p.m. | ||
| Enrollment closes for spring minimester | ||
| Enrollment opens for summer semester | ||
| Spring textbooks available online | ||
| Dec. 12-16 | Finals as scheduled | |
| Dec. 14 | Wednesday | Fall textbook buyback at SFCC-Lake of the Ozarks, noon to 6 p.m. |
| Dec. 15 | Thursday | Fall textbook buyback at SFCC-Clinton, noon to 6 p.m. |
| Dec. 16 | Friday | Semester ends for 16-, second 8- and OTA second 8-week classes |
| Fall textbook buyback at SFCC-Boonville, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. | ||
| Residence Hall closes | ||
| Dec. 19 | Monday | Last day for fall textbook and rental return in Campus Store, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. (store closes at 1 p.m.) |
| Grade entry closes at noon for 16-, second 8- and OTA second 8-week classes | ||
| Minimester classes begin | ||
| First day for 100% refund for dropped minimester classes | ||
| Dec. 20 | Tuesday | Last day for 100% refund for dropped minimester classes |
| Only day for 100% refund for minimester textbooks or rentals for any reason | ||
| Financial aid checks mailed | ||
| Dec. 21 | Wednesday | SFCC closes at noon for winter break through Jan. 2 |
| Attendance reporting opens for minimester classes | ||
| Grade entry opens for minimester classes | ||
| Last day to change minimester class to audit | ||
| Dec. 23 | Friday | Attendance reporting closes at noon for minimester classes |
| Dec. 28 | Wednesday | Last day to drop minimester classes |
| Dec. 30 | Friday | Minimester classes end |
