Important Dates
Final Application and Notification Deadlines:
- Application and supporting documents must be postmarked by March 15, 2010, for domestic applicants; and by January 15, 2010, for international applicants.
- Admission Notification Date is May 15, 2010, for domestic students; and February 15, 2010, for international students.
- Applicants are strongly urged to take the ACT or SAT before the test dates of February 6, 2010, and January 23, 2010, respectively.
- All domestic applicants must complete a FAFSA form. The deadline for FAFSA is April 1, 2010. This application is available online at www.fafsa.ed.gov. Please use the code for Northwest Missouri State University when applying. That code is 002496.
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Session Dates:
The Academic Year 2009-2010:
Fall Trimester:
- Classes begin August 31, 2009
- Classes end December 18, 200
Spring Trimester:
- Classes begin January 11, 2010
- Classes end April 30, 2010
May Session:
- Classes begin May 3, 2010
- Classes end May 28, 2010 (end of the Missouri Academy school year)
Important Holidays and Events:
- Move-In Day for the Class of 2011 -- first year students: Sunday, August 23, 2009
- Move-In Day for the Class of 2010 -- second year students: Saturday, August 29, 2009
- Thanksgiving Break: Wednesday, November 25 - Sunday, November 29, 2009
- Spring Break: Saturday March 20 - Sunday March 28, 2010
- Commencement/Graduation for the Class of 2010: Saturday May 29, 2010
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Summer Orientation (for Class of 2012 accepted students only):
Accepted students and at least one parent or guardian must attend a one day Summer Orientation session. Activities on this day include placement tests and a family session. Information about residential and academic life, the Student-Parent Handbook, and transitions will be presented. Summer Orientation dates for the class of 2012 are:
- Friday June 4, 2010
- Saturday June 5, 2010
- Friday June 11, 2010
- Saturday June 12, 2010
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Move-in Day (for Class of 2011 accepted students only):
Move-in day for the Class of 2011 is Sunday, August 23, 2009. August 24– August 30 will be Adventure Week. This week is set aside for an in-depth orientation to the Missouri Academy and Northwest. Students will get to know their roommates, CL’s and the Missouri Academy staff, participate in teambuilding activities, partake in teambuilding activities, partake in numerous fun activities on and off campus, and become acclimated to their new living and learning environment.
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