General Information
This Bulletin includes a description of undergraduate and graduate policies and programs at the University of Missouri-St. Louis for 2021-2022. All statements in this publication concerning regulations, fees, curricula, or other matters are subject to change without notice. They are not to be regarded as offers to contract.
The University of Missouri – St. Louis is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission. This accreditation applies to all baccalaureate, masters, and doctoral levels. UMSL earned full Reaffirmation of Accreditation following the November 2018 comprehensive site visit and according to the final HLC report, “… provided a convincing argument with sufficient data to demonstrate it adheres to federal compliance guidelines and that it meets all HLC core components, and therefore all criteria for accreditation.”
The policies of the University of Missouri-St. Louis comply with the provisions under those laws that forbid discrimination on the basis of race, color, sex, national origin, religion, age, handicap, or veteran status in any program or activity of the University (CRR 600.010-600.020).
Bulletins for the past thirteen years are posted in the archives section of this site. Older versions are available in campus advising offices and Academic Affairs or in the Institutional Repository Library. Program requirements are also available to students through Degree Audit Reports (DARS), which are available online or from an academic adviser, who will assist in the interpretation of the audit.
The University of Missouri-St. Louis is one of four campuses that constitute the University of Missouri. Established in Columbia in 1839 on the ideals of Thomas Jefferson, the University of Missouri became a land-grant institution upon passage of the Morrill Act by Congress in 1862.
When the University of Missouri System was organized in 1963, the St. Louis campus was the only one that started as an entirely new university. The University of Missouri-St. Louis began as a consequence of the national movement to create public universities in metropolitan centers. UMSL was designed to educate the area’s professionals through research, coursework, and hands-on experiences in the region’s businesses, schools, hospitals, agencies, and arts organizations.
According to the campus’s history, The Emerging University: The University of Missouri-St Louis, 1963-1983, faculty were hired from prestigious universities with a vision of creating a university where graduates would be able to confront urban issues through research, critical thinking, and creativity. More than traditional workforce development, these leaders’ vision for UMSL was to educate students for lifelong learning, which would produce good citizens and effective leaders in the region’s organizations. That legacy continues because those early leaders created a culture of faculty excellence that persists today.
Since the doors of the old Administration Building opened on a golf course more than 50 years ago, UMSL has grown to encompass 470 acres in St. Louis County and has a mix of modern and historic academic buildings. The campus is now St. Louis's largest university in the number of students and is the third largest in the state.
The campus takes pride in the success of its students, faculty, and staff and highlights of these successes are posted regularly on the UMSL home page. Detailed information about the university is also available on the About UMSL site and the Student Consumer Information site. Student achievement data can be found on the College Portrait.
The University of Missouri St. Louis is the metropolitan, land-grant, research institution serving the most diverse and economically important region in Missouri.
Mission
We transform lives.
Vision
The University of Missouri St. Louis will be a beacon of hope, a force for good, and a leader in the pursuit of excellence in education, impactful research and community service. We boldly assert that education is for everyone who is willing and able to seek it out. We honor the duties inherent in our land-grant beginnings by positioning ourselves as partners in the search for knowledge, progress and positive change for ourselves, our communities, our world.
Faculty Senate and University Assembly
The Faculty Senate has primary responsibility for making educational policy decisions to create a rigorous, innovative, student-oriented environment for learning, research, and community service. The Senate and University Assembly together and through their committees advise the chancellor and other senior administrators on matters related to students, faculty and staff.
The Faculty Senate includes a faculty member from each department and approximately 10 at-large faculty members, as well as three administrators who are non-voting members. The University Assembly consists of the elected members of the Senate, five administrators, student representatives, and staff members. Non-voting members consist of vice chancellors and vice provosts not already included, deans of all colleges, the dean of libraries, and the president of the Student Government Association. The Faculty Senate meets monthly between September and May and the Assembly meets in alternate months during the year. Information about the Faculty Senate and University Assembly are available on the Senate's web site.
Staff Association
The University of Missouri—St. Louis Staff Association is a body formed to consider, to recommend, and to take such other actions as are properly related to the common concerns and best interest of those personnel at the University of Missouri-St. Louis. The Staff Association fosters a spirit of unity and cooperation among all employees of the University of Missouri-St. Louis, to consider methods and means by which employment conditions may be improved and the operating efficiency of the University of Missouri-St. Louis increased; to receive and consider matters concerning working conditions of membership; to make such recommendations that it deems appropriate, and to provide a means of communicating problems of mutual concern between the Staff Association and the University of Missouri-St. Louis administration. Representatives of the Staff Association serve as voting members of University Assembly committees.
Student Government Association
The Student Government Association (SGA) of the University of Missouri St. Louis, housed in 366 Millennium Student Center, 314-516-5105, is the student governance body at UMSL. SGA is comprised of elected student representatives and a general assembly which includes representatives from all recognized student organizations. The purpose of the SGA is to represent student concerns at every level of governance within the university. This is done by ensuring adequate and capable student representation within the University Assembly, the policymaking and governance body of the university.
2021-2022 Calendar
Fall Semester 2021
16 Week Session
| Date | Weekday | Event |
|---|---|---|
| August 23 | Monday | Classes Begin 8:00 a.m. |
| August 29 | Sunday | Last day a student may enroll (enter a course for credit). |
| August 29 | Sunday | Last day Registrar’s Office will automatically move students from the wait list to open sections |
| September 6 | Monday | Labor Day Holiday |
| September 7 | Tuesday | Classes Resume, 8:00 a.m. |
| September 20 | Monday | Last day to drop a course or withdraw from school without receiving a grade. |
| September 20 | Monday | Last day any student may place a course on Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory basis |
| September 21 | Tuesday | First day all regular session dropped courses and withdrawals from school are assigned an EX grade. |
| October 18 | Monday | Mid Semester |
| October 18 | Monday | Last day to drop a course or withdraw from school without instructor approval. EX grade will be assigned. |
| November 15 | Monday | Last day a student may drop a course or withdraw from school. Instructors’ and Dean’s approvals are required. Grades of EX or EX-F will be assigned for each course. |
| November 16 | Tuesday | As of this date, students with exigent circumstances who need to drop a class or withdraw from the term must provide documentation of exigent circumstances and receive approval from both The instructor and the dean. If approved, grades of EX or EX-F will be assigned. |
| November 20 | Saturday | Fall Break (Thanksgiving holiday) Begins 5:00 p.m. |
| November 29 | Monday | Classes Resume, 8:00 a.m. |
| December 11 | Saturday | Classes End, 5:00 p.m. |
| December 13 | Monday | Final Examinations Begin |
| December 18 | Saturday | Fall Semester Closes, end of day |
| December 18 | Saturday | Fall Commencement |
Fall Semester 2021
8 Week-1 Session
| Date | Weekday | Event |
|---|---|---|
| August 23 | Monday | Classes Begin 8:00 a.m. |
| August 26 | Thursday | Last day a student may enroll |
| August 26 | Thursday | Last day Registrar’s Office will automatically move students from the wait list to open sections |
| September 6 | Monday | Labor Day Holiday |
| September 7 | Tuesday | Classes Resume, 8:00 am |
| September 7 | Tuesday | Last day to drop a course or withdraw from school without receiving a grade |
| September 7 | Tuesday | Last day any student may place a course on Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory basis |
| September 8 | Wednesday | First day all regular term dropped courses and withdrawals from school are assigned an EX grade. |
| September 20 | Monday | Last day to drop a course or withdraw from the Eight week 1 session without Instructor approval. EX grade will be assigned. |
| October 4 | Monday | Last day to drop or withdraw from an Eight week 1 course. Instructor approval is required. |
| October 5 | Wednesday | As of this date, students with exigent circumstances who need to drop a class or withdraw from the term must provide documentation of exigent circumstances and receive approval from both the instructor and the dean. If approved, grades of EX or EX-F will be assigned. |
| October 16 | Saturday | Fall Semester 8 Week 1 closes, end of day |
Final Exams are held during the last class meeting of the Session
Fall Semester 2021
8 Week-2 Session
| Date | Weekday | Event |
|---|---|---|
| October 18 | Monday | Classes begin 8:00 a.m. |
| October 21 | Thursday | Last day a student may enroll |
| October 21 | Thursday | Last day Registrar’s Office will automatically move students from the wait list into open sections |
| November 1 | Monday | Last day to drop a course or withdraw from school without receiving a grade |
| November 1 | Monday | Last day to place an Eight week 2 course on Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory basis. |
| November 15 | Monday | Last day to drop a course or withdraw from the Eight week 2 session without Instructor approval. EX grade will be assigned. |
| November 20 | Saturday | Fall Break (Thanksgiving holiday) begins 5:00 p.m. |
| November 29 | Monday | Classes Resume, 8:00 a.m. |
| December 6 | Monday | Last day to drop or withdraw an Eight week 2 course. Instructor approval is required. A grade of EX or EX-F will be assigned. |
| December 7 | Tuesday | As of this date, students with exigent circumstances that need to drop a class or withdraw from the term must provide documentation of exigent circumstances and receive approval from both the instructor and the dean. If approved, grades of EX or EX-F will be assigned. |
| December 18 | Saturday | Fall Semester 8 Week 2 Closes, end of day. |
Final Exams are held during the last class meeting of the Session
Winter Intersession - 2022
| Date | Weekday | Event |
|---|---|---|
| January 3 | Monday | Classes Begin, 8:00 a.m. |
| January 3 | Monday | Last day to add a Winter Intersession course |
| January 5 | Wednesday | Last day to drop a Winter Intersession course without receiving a grade |
| January 5 | Wednesday | Last day to place a Winter Intersession course on Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory basis |
| January 8 | Saturday | Last day to drop a course from the Winter Intersession without instructor approval. EX grade will be assigned. |
| January 12 | Wednesday | Last day to drop a Winter Intersession course. Instructor's approval is required. Grade of EX or EX-F will be assigned. |
| January 15 | Saturday | Classes End, 5:00 p.m. |
Spring Semester - 2022
| Date | Weekday | Event |
|---|---|---|
| January 17 | Monday | Martin Luther King Holiday |
| January 18 | Tuesday | Classes Begin, 8:00 a.m. |
| January 24 | Monday | Last day any student may enroll (enter a course for credit) |
| January 24 | Monday | Last day Registrar's Office will automatically move students from the wait list to open sections |
| February 14 | Monday | Last day to drop a course or withdraw from school without receiving a grade |
| February 14 | Monday | Last day any student may place a course on Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory basis |
| February 15 | Tuesday | First day all regular session dropped courses and withdrawals from school are assigned an EX grade. |
| March 14 | Monday | Mid Semester |
| March 14 | Monday | Last day to drop a course or withdraw from school without instructor approval. EX grade will be assigned. |
| March 26 | Saturday | Spring Recess Begins, 5:00 p.m. |
| April 4 | Monday | Classes Resume, 8:00 a.m. |
| April 18 | Monday | Last day student may withdraw from school or drop a course. Instructor's approval is required. A grade of EX or EX-F will be assigned. |
| April 19 | Tuesday | As of this date, students with exigent circumstances who need to withdraw from a class or withdraw from the term must provide documentation of exigent circumstances and receive approval from both the instructor and the dean. If approved, grades of EX or EX-F will be assigned. |
| May 07 | Saturday | Classes End, 5:00 p.m. |
| May 9 | Monday | Final Examinations Begin |
| May 14 | Saturday | Spring Semester Closes, end of day |
| May 14 | Saturday | Spring Commencement |
| May 15 | Sunday | Spring Commencement |
Spring Semester 2022
8 Week-1 Session
| Date | Weekday | Event |
|---|---|---|
| January 17 | Monday | Martin Luther King Holiday |
| January 18 | Tuesday | Classes Begin, 8:00 a.m. |
| January 21 | Friday | Last day any student may enroll (enter a course for credit) |
| January 21 | Friday | Last day Registrar’s office will automatically move students from the wait list into open sections. |
| January 31 | Monday | Last day to drop an Eight Week 1 course without receiving a grade |
| January 31 | Monday | Last day any student may place an Eight Week 1 course on Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory basis |
| February 1 | Tuesday | First day all Eight Week 1 session dropped courses and withdrawals from school are assigned an EX grade. |
| February 14 | Monday | Last day to drop a course or withdraw from the Eight Week 1 without instructor approval. EX grade will be assigned. |
| February 28 | Monday | Last day student may drop an Eight Week 1 course. Instructor's approval is required. A grade of EX or EX-F will be assigned. |
| February 28 | Monday | Last day a student may withdraw from the Eight Week 1 session. Instructors' and Deans' approvals are required. Grades of EX or EX-F will be assigned for each course. |
| March 1 | Tuesday | As of this date, students with exigent circumstances who need to withdraw from a class or withdraw from the term must provide documentation of exigent circumstances and receive approval from both the instructor and the dean. If approved, grades of EX or EX-F assigned. |
| March 12 | Saturday | Spring Semester 8 Week 1 Closes, end of day |
Final Exams are held during the last class meeting of the Session
Spring Semester 2022
8 Week-2 Session
| Date | Weekday | Event |
|---|---|---|
| March 14 | Monday | Classes Begin, 8:00 a.m. |
| March 17 | Thursday | Last day any student may enroll (enter a course for credit). |
| March 17 | Thursday | Last day Registrar’s office will automatically move students from the wait list into open sections. |
| March 26 | Saturday | Spring Recess Begins, 5:00 p.m. |
| April 4 | Monday | Classes Resume, 8:00 a.m. |
| April 4 | Monday | Last day to drop an Eight Week 2 course without receiving a grade |
| April 4 | Monday | Last day any student may place a course on Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory basis |
| April 5 | Tuesday | First day all Eight Week 2 session dropped courses and withdrawals from school are assigned an EX grade |
| April 18 | Monday | Last day to drop a course or withdraw from an Eight Week 2 course without instructor approval. EX grade will be assigned. |
| May 3 | Monday | Last day a student may drop or withdraw from an Eight Week 2 course. Instructors’ and Dean’s approvals are required. Grades of EX or EX-F will be assigned for each course. |
| May 3 | Tuesday | As of this date, students with exigent circumstances who need to withdraw from a class or withdraw from the term must provide documentation of exigent circumstances and receive approval from both the instructor and the dean. If approved, grades of EX or EX-F assigned. |
| May 14 | Saturday | Spring Semester 8 Week 2 Closes, end of day |
Final Exams are held during the last class meeting of the Session
Summer Sessions - 2022
| Date | Weekday | Event |
|---|---|---|
| January 3, 2022 | Monday | Registration begins for all students and all sessions |
Summer Session I (4 Weeks)
| Date | Weekday | Event |
|---|---|---|
| May 16 | Monday | Classes Begin, 8:00 a.m. |
| May 18 | Wednesday | Last day any student may enroll (enter a course for credit) for Session I |
| May 18 | Wednesday | Last day Registrar’s Office will move students automatically from the wait list to open sections |
| May 23 | Monday | Last day to drop a Session I course without receiving a grade. |
| May 23 | Monday | Last day a student may place a Session I course on Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory basis |
| May 24 | Tuesday | First day all regular session dropped courses and withdrawals from term are assigned an EX grade will be assigned. |
| May 30 | Monday | Memorial Day Holiday |
| May 31 | Tuesday | Classes Resume, 8:00 a.m. |
| May 31 | Tuesday | Last day to drop a Session I course without instructor approval. EX grade will be issued. |
| June 6 | Monday | Last day a student may drop or withdraw from a Session I course. Instructor's approval is required. EX or EX-F grade will be issued. |
| June 7 | Tuesday | As of this date, students with exigent circumstances who need to drop a class or withdraw from the term must provide documentation of exigent circumstances and receive approval from both the instructor and the dean. If approved, grades of EX or EX-F will be assigned. |
| June 11 | Saturday | Session Closes, end of day |
Summer Session II (4 Weeks)
| Date | Weekday | Event |
|---|---|---|
| June 13 | Monday | Classes begin 8:00 a.m. |
| June 15 | Wednesday | Last day any student may enroll (enter a course for credit) for Session II |
| June 15 | Wednesday | Last day Registrar’s Office will move students automatically from the wait list to open sections |
| June 20 | Monday | Juneteenth Holiday |
| June 21 | Tuesday | Classes Resume |
| June 21 | Tuesday | Last day to drop a Session II course without receiving a grade |
| June 21 | Tuesday | Last day a student may place a Session II course on Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory basis |
| June 21 | Tuesday | First day all Session II dropped courses and withdrawals from school are assigned an EX grade |
| June 28 | Monday | Last day to drop a Session II course without instructor approval. EX grade will be issued. |
| July 4 | Monday | Independence Day Holiday |
| July 5 | Tuesday | Classes Resume |
| July 5 | Tuesday | Last day a student may drop or withdraw from a Session II course. Instructor's approval is required. A grade of EX or EX-F will be issued. |
| July 6 | Wednesday | As of this date, students with exigent circumstances who need to drop a class or withdraw from the term must provide documentation of exigent circumstances and receive approval from both the instructor and the dean. If approved, grades of EX or EX-F will be assigned. |
| July 9 | Saturday | Session Closes, end of day |
Summer Session III (4 Weeks)
| Date | Weekday | Event |
|---|---|---|
| July 11 | Monday | Classes Begin, 8:00 a.m. |
| July 13 | Wednesday | Last day any student may enroll (enter a course for credit) for Session III |
| July 13 | Wednesday | Last day Registrar’s Office will move students automatically from the wait list to open sections |
| July 18 | Monday | Last day to drop a Session III course without receiving a grade |
| July 18 | Monday | Last day a student may place a Session III course on Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory basis |
| July 19 | Tuesday | First day all Session III dropped courses and withdrawals from term are assigned an EX grade. |
| July 25 | Monday | Last day a student may drop or withdraw from a Session III course without instructor approval. EX grade will be issued. |
| August 1 | Monday | Last day to drop or withdraw from a Session III course. Instructor's approval is required. EX or EX-F grade will be issued. |
| August 2 | Tuesday | As of this date, students with exigent circumstances who need to drop a class or withdraw from the term must provide documentation of exigent circumstances and receive approval from both the instructor and the dean. If approved, grades of EX or EX-F grade will be assigned. |
| August 6 | Saturday | Session III Closes, end of day |
Final examinations are held during the last class meeting of Summer Sessions I, II, and III.
Summer Session IV (8 Weeks)
| Date | Weekday | Event |
|---|---|---|
| May 16 | Monday | Classes Begin, 8:00 a.m. |
| May 19 | Thursday | Last day any student may enroll (enter a course for credit) for Session IV |
| May 19 | Thursday | Last day Registrar’s Office will move students automatically from the wait list to open sections |
| May 30 | Monday | Memorial Day Holiday |
| May 31 | Tuesday | Classes Resume, 8:00 a.m. |
| Mary 31 | Tuesday | Last day to drop a Session IV course without receiving a grade |
| May 31 | Tuesday | Last day a student may place a Session IV course on Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory basis |
| June 1 | Wednesday | First day all Session IV dropped courses and withdrawals from term are assigned an EX grade |
| June 13 | Monday | Last day a student may drop or withdraw from a Session IV course without instructor approval. EX grade will be issued. |
| June 20 | Monday | Juneteenth Holiday |
| June 21 | Tuesday | Classes Resume |
| June 27 | Monday | Last day to drop or withdraw from a Session IV course. Instructor's approval is required. EX or EX-F grade will be issued. |
| June 28 | Tuesday | As of this date, students with exigent circumstances who need to drop a class or withdraw from the term must provide documentation of exigent circumstances and receive approval from both the instructor and the dean. If approved, grades of EX or EX-F grade will be assigned. |
| July 4 | Monday | Independence Day Holiday |
| July 5 | Tuesday | Classes Resume, 8:00 a.m. |
| July 6 | Wednesday | Final Examinations Begin |
| July 9 | Saturday | Session IV Closes, end of day |
Summer Session V (8 Weeks)
| Date | Weekday | Event |
|---|---|---|
| June 13 | Monday | Classes Begin, 8:00 a.m. |
| June 16 | Thursday | Last day any student may enroll (enter a course for credit) for Session V |
| June 16 | Thursday | Last day Registrar’s Office will move students automatically from the wait list to open sections |
| June 20 | Monday | Juneteenth Holiday |
| June 21 | Tuesday | Classes Resume |
| June 27 | Monday | Last day to drop a Session V course without receiving a grade |
| June 27 | Monday | Last day a student may place a Session V course on Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory basis |
| June 28 | Tuesday | First day all Session V dropped courses and withdrawals from term are assigned an EX grade. |
| July 4 | Monday | Independence Day Holiday |
| July 5 | Tuesday | Classes Resume, 8:00 a.m. |
| July 11 | Monday | Last day to drop a Session V course without instructor approval. EX grade will be issued. |
| July 25 | Monday | Last day a student may drop or withdraw from a Session V course. Instructor's approval is required. EX or EX-F will be issued. |
| July 26 | Tuesday | As of this date, students with exigent circumstances who need to drop a class or withdraw from the term must provide documentation of exigent circumstances and receive approval from both the instructor and the dean. If approved, grades of EX or EX-F grade will be assigned. |
| August 3 | Wednesday | Final Examinations Begin |
| August 6 | Saturday | Session V Closes, end of day |
Summer Session VI (12 Weeks)
| Date | Weekday | Event |
|---|---|---|
| May 16 | Monday | Classes Begin, 8:00 a.m. |
| May 20 | Friday | Last day any student may enroll (enter a course for credit) for Session VI |
| May 20 | Friday | Last day Registrar’s Office will move students automatically from the wait list to open sections |
| May 30 | Monday | Memorial Day Holiday |
| May 31 | Tuesday | Classes Resume, 8:00 a.m. |
| June 6 | Monday | Last day to drop a Session VI course without receiving a grade |
| June 6 | Monday | Last day a student may place a Session VI course on Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory basis |
| June 7 | Tuesday | First day all Session VI dropped courses and withdrawals from term are assigned an EX grade. |
| June 20 | Monday | Juneteenth Holiday |
| June 21 | Classes Resume | |
| June 27 | Monday | Last day to drop a Session VI course without instructor approval. EX grade will be issued. |
| July 4 | Monday | Independence Day Holiday |
| July 5 | Tuesday | Classes Resume, 8:00 a.m. |
| July 18 | Monday | Last day a student may drop or withdraw from a Session VI course. Instructor's approval is required. EX or EX-F will be issued. |
| July 19 | Tuesday | As of this date, students with exigent circumstances who need to drop a class or withdraw from the term must provide documentation of exigent circumstances and receive approval from both the instructor and the dean. If approved, grades of EX or EX-F grade will be assigned. |
| August 3 | Wednesday | Final Examinations Begin |
| August 6 | Saturday | Session Closes, end of day |