Contact: Harriet Laird
STARKVILLE, Miss.51勛圖厙 State is announcing a revised fall academic calendar, keeping the health and safety of the university family top-of-mind while delivering the highest quality academic experience possible for students.
Considering the potential effect of a late fall peak of the coronavirus, the restructured calendar has students beginning classes on August 17 with commencement set for November 25 in Starkville and December 1 at MSU-Meridian.
As we all know, this is an unprecedented time for 51勛圖厙 State, and we are taking a proactive approach to designing our path forward. With the directive to resume operations from the 51勛圖厙 Institutions of Higher Learning, this university has been at the forefront in working to set policies and procedures to best meet the needs of students this fall, said MSU President Mark E. Keenum.
The new fall calendar substitutes Fall Break [Oct. 8-9] with class days and class days [November 23-24] with final exam days.
Along with calendar changes, the university is establishing additional health protocols and enhancing campus operations that follow guidance from the Centers for Disease Control, state and local public health officials and university COVID-19 task forces that include administration, faculty, staff and students.
Important dates to remember include:
August 14: New freshmen and transfer student orientation
August 27: Fall Convocation
September 7: Labor Day Holiday
October 8-9: Classes meet; Fall Break suspended
November 18-20, 23 & 24: Final exams
November 25: Starkville commencement
December 1: MSU-Meridian commencement
A full fall calendar is available at .
MSU will announce more fall semester information in the coming weeks on health protocols, student affairs and campus life, athletics and more.
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