Fall Semester 2011
| Date | Evemt |
| August 22 |
Fall 2011 Classes Begin |
| August 23 |
Last Day-Drop First Block Classes at 100% Credit/Refund |
| September 5 |
Labor Day Holiday |
| October 11 |
First Block Classes End |
| October 12 |
Mid-Semester/First Block Final Exams |
| October 13 - 16 |
Fall Break |
| October 17 |
Second Block Classes Begin |
| November 23 - 27 |
Thanksgiving Holiday |
| December 8 |
Last Day of Classes |
| December 9 |
Study Day - No Classes |
| December 10 - 15 |
Final Exam Period |
| December 16 |
Fall Commencement |
Winter Intersession 2012
| Date | Event |
| January 9 |
Winter Intersession Classes Begin |
| January 13 |
Winter Intersession Classes End |
Spring Semester 2012
| Date | Event |
| January 16 |
Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday |
| January 17 |
Spring 2012 Classes Begin |
| February 20 |
Presidents’ Day Holiday |
| March 8 |
First Block Classes End |
| March 9 |
Mid-Semester |
| March 12 |
Second Block Classes Begin |
| March 17 - 25 |
Spring Break |
| April 5 - 8 |
Spring Holiday |
| May 10 |
Last Day of Classes |
| May 11 |
Study Day - No Classes |
| May 12 - 17 |
Final Exam Period |
| May 18 |
Spring Commencement |
Summer Semester 2012
| Date | Event |
| June 11 |
Summer Semester Begins |
| July 4 |
Independence Day Observed |
| July 5 |
Last Day of Session 3 Classes/Final Exams |
| July 9 |
Session 4 Classes Begin |
| July 12 |
Session 2 Classes Period Ends/Final Exams |
| August 1 |
Last Day of Sessions 1 & 4 Classes |
| August 2 - 3 |
Final Exam Period for Sessions 1 & 4 |
| August 3 |
Summer Commencement |
*subject to change
For additional dates, please see the MSU academic calendar.
