University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Law

The urban public law school with a small liberal arts feel

Academic Calendar Summer Semester 2008 Coursework Begins May 19th Memorial  Day Observed May 26th  (No classes) Graduation application filing deadline1 Friday, June 20th (Students who are planning to graduate at the end of summer 2008 should contact Carol A. Pegues and file application for graduation with campus—see footnote below) Independence Day Holiday July 4th (No Classes) Last Day of Classes July 9th Final Examinations Begin July 14th Final Examinations End July 18th Fall Semester 2008 Orientation August 14th - 15th Coursework Begins August 18th Labor Day Holiday September 1st (No classes) Graduation application filing deadline 1 September 15th (Students who are planning to graduate at the end of Fall 2008 should contact Carol A. Pegues and file application for graduation with campus—see footnote below) Last Day of Classes November 20th Final Examinations Begin December 1st Final Examinations End December 12th UMKC Unified Commencement TBD Spring Semester 2009 Coursework Begins January 8th Martin Luther King Birthday Observance January 19th (No classes) Graduation application filing deadline1 February 9th (Students who are planning to graduate at the end of Spring 2008 should contact Carol A. Pegues and file application for graduation with campus—see footnote below)     Spring Break March 23rd-29th (No classes) Coursework Resumes March 30th Last Day of Classes April 23rd Final Examinations Begin April 27th Final Examinations End May 8th Graduation Events TBD 1 Application for Graduation Graduation takes place three times per year at UMKC, at the end of each Spring, Summer and Fall semester. An application for graduation form is required of all students. The form is available in the UMKC Records Office and on the web at http://www.umkc.edu/registrar/forms/graduation.pdf. The form should be completed and submitted to the UMKC Records Office at the beginning of the academic year prior to graduation. In order to graduate in any given semester, students must apply prior to the deadline for that semester which is the end of the fourth week of classes in Fall and Spring semesters and at the end of the second week of classes in Summer semesters. Students are encouraged to check with the UMKC Records Office to confirm that they are listed as an applicant for graduation at least three months ahead of their graduation date. Changes to Anticipated Graduation Date Students who need to alter their graduation plans need to submit a new application for graduation to the UMKC Records Office. The semester and other information listed on the new application for graduation will be used to replace the information previously submitted. All deadlines for the new semester of graduation apply to applicants that are altering their semester of graduation. Who to Contact UMKC Records Office, Wee Poh Yeo Chieu 5100 Rockhill Road (mailing address) 5115 Oak Street (physical address), Room AC 115 Kansas City, Mo. 64110 (816) 235-1121 Fax: (816) 235-5513 e-mail yeowp@umkc.edu