(January 10, 2011 - May 6, 2011)
| October 11, 2010 | Spring Term 2011 Class Schedule Available for Viewing on the Web |
| November 10, 2010 | Online enrollment begins for all Spring 2010 installment payment plan options through Nelnet/FACTS (non-refundable $25 fee charged upon enrollment) |
| November 10, 2010 | Spring Term 2011 Registration Begins (ends January 14, 2011) |
| December 1, 2010 | Last day for online enrollment in "zero-down, five monthly installments beginning December 5" payment plan option through Nelnet/FACTS (non-refundable $25 fee charged upon enrollment) |
| December 17, 2010 | Last day for online enrollment in "15% or $300 down, four monthly installments beginning January 5" option through Nelnet/FACTS (non-refundable $25 fee charged upon enrollment) |
| December 30, 2010 | Entire bill due, if you registered by December 10, 2010, and not enrolled in Nelnet/FACTS payment plan. Finalized financial aid awards may be deducted from the balance due. |
| January 3, 2011 | Students with eligible financial aid status and/or active FACTS payment plan as of December 26, 2010, may charge Spring semester textbook/supply purchases at Barnes & Noble Bookstore @ MSU beginning January 3, 2011, through January 13, 2011 (will be notified of eligibility by e-mail) |
| Registration Cancellation For Nonpayment will be processed. Student accounts that do not meet payment requirements will have all courses administratively dropped. | |
| January 10, 2011 | Classes begin (evening classes begin at 6:00 p.m.) |
| January 14, 2011 | Students with work-study assignments must report to employing department by fifth class day of term |
| January 14, 2011 | Last day for official withdrawal with 100% refund/credit of tuition/fee charges |
| January 14, 2011 | Entire bill due, if you registered from December 11, 2010, through January 14, 2011, and not enrolled in Nelnet/FACTS payment plan |
| January 14, 2011 | Last day for online enrollment in "15% or $300 down, three monthly installments beginning February 5" option through Nelnet/FACTS (non-refundable $25 fee charged upon enrollment) |
| January 14, 2011 | Last day for online enrollment in "30% down, two monthly installments beginning March 5" option through Nelnet/FACTS (non-refundable $25 fee charged upon enrollment) |
| January 14, 2011 | Last day for online full payment through Nelnet/FACTS (no fee) |
| January 14, 2011 | Deadline for Original Registration (adding or changing full term classes) |
| January 14, 2011 | Deadline for Dropping Full Term Classes (with refund and without affecting completion rate; classes dropped after this date will appear with a "W" on a transcript) |
| January 15, 2011 | Processing of spring semester financial aid funds begins. |
| January 15, 2011 | Available grant, scholarship and loan funds posted to student accounts and applied to charges. Excess financial aid funds after account balances paid in full are designated for scheduled disbursement (payment) to student on January 22, 2010. |
| Registration Cancellation For Nonpayment will be processed. Student accounts that do not meet payment requirements will have all courses administratively dropped. | |
| January 17, 2011 | Martin Luther King, Jr. Day (No Classes) |
| January 21, 2011 | Scheduled direct deposit to student bank accounts of excess financial aid funds identified from January 15, 2011, processing of spring semester financial aid. |
| January 24, 2011 | Last day for official withdrawal with 75% refund/credit of tuition/fee charges |
| January 24, 2011 | Deadline for Changing Grading Method of Full Term Classes |
| January 31, 2011 | Last day for official withdrawal with 50% refund/credit of tuition/fee charges |
| February 2, 2011 | Deadline to submit appeals to reinstate financial aid suspended for failure to meet Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP) Standards |
| February 7, 2011 | Last day for official withdrawal with 25% refund/credit of tuition/fee charges |
| February 8, 2011 | Deadline to submit FAFSA for Spring term eligibility of MN State Grants |
| February 14, 2011 | Accounts with Spring Semester unpaid balances subject to Unpaid Balance hold and $50 late fee (30 days past due) |
| February 28, 2011 | Accounts with past due residence hall charges subject to suspension of dining privileges until full payment received |
| March 5, 2011 | Saturday Classes Held |
| March 7, 2011 | No Classes Held March 7 through March 11 |
| April 8, 2011 | Deadline for Withdrawal of Individual Full Term Classes |
| April 22, 2011 | Last day for official withdrawal of full-term classes (no refund/credit of tuition/fee charges for withdrawals after February 7, 2011) |
| April 22, 2011 | Deadline for Official Withdrawal of All Full Term Classes |
| April 25, 2011 | Last day to apply for a loan for the 2010-11 Academic year (Fall/Spring or Spring only) |
| April 30, 2011 | Final Examinations for Saturday Classes |
| May 2, 2011 | Final Examination Week May 2 through May 6 |
| May 6, 2011 | Official Closing of Spring Term |
| May 7, 2011 | Graduation (held on Saturday) |
| May 9, 2011 | Accounts with Spring Semester past due balances subject to referral for collection to MN Department of Revenue |