2023-2024
FIRST SEMESTER
August 28 1st Semester Tuition Due
September 4 MSP Closed: Labor Day
September 5 Semester Begins
September 5-8 Fall Semester Prep Week*
*Prep-Week may contain asynchronous work, reading expectations, and other homework to prepare for the first in-person class the following week. It may also include meetings and trainings depending on the semester.
September 7 New Student Orientation
September 8 MSP Engagement Day
September 11 In-Person Classes Begin
September 11 Final day for a full tuition refund
September 25 Final day for a partial tuition refund
November 20-21 No Class
November 21 Final day to withdraw with grades of “W”**
November 22-24 MSP Closed: Thanksgiving Recess
December 1 2nd Semester Tuition Due
December 8 Classes End
SECOND SEMESTER
January 2 Semester Begins
January 2-5 Winter Semester Prep Week*
January 8 In-Person Classes Begin
January 8 Final day for a full tuition refund
January 15 MSP Closed: Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
January 22 Final day for a partial tuition refund
January 30 No Class
February 19-23 Mid-Semester Break: MSP Closed
March 1 No Class
March 6 No Class
March 14 No Class
March 23 Final day to withdraw with grades of “W”**
April 8 3rd Semester Tuition Due
April 12 Classes End
April 12 All work due from previous semester incompletes
April 15-19 Semester Recess
THIRD SEMESTER
April 22 Semester Begins
April 22-26 Spring Semester Prep-Week*
April 29 In-Person Classes Begin
April 29 Final day for a full tuition refund
May 13 Final day for a partial tuition refund
May 27 MSP Closed: Memorial Day
June 19 MSP Closed: Juneteenth observed
July 4 MSP Closed: Independence Day
July 8 Final day to withdraw with grades of “W”**
July 23 No Class: Graduation Rehearsal
July 25 Classes End
July 25 All work due from previous semester incompletes
July 26 Graduation Ceremony
July 29-Aug 2 MSP Closed
*Prep-Week may contain asynchronous work, reading expectations, and other homework to prepare for the first in-person class the following week. It may also include meetings and trainings depending on the semester.
**Courses that are 10 weeks in length may have an earlier withdrawal date. Please refer to the course syllabus for withdrawal dates specific to though courses.
Please Note: MSP operates on a semester credit hour model. The standard semester length is 12 weeks; when there are less than 12 weeks, the length of course meeting time is adjusted to meet the semester credit hour standards of 15 hours of instruction per credit hour awarded. This calendar is subject to change.
