FOR PARENTS AND FAMILIES
Your student's Mizzou,
explained.
The bill, the deadlines, the dorm rules, who to call. Every answer comes from Mizzou's own pages with the source under it, and TRU says when a step needs your student's own login.
ASK TRU AS A PARENT →- THE RECEIPTEvery answer cites the Mizzou page it came from, so you can check the source yourself.
- WHAT IT CAN'T SEETRU cannot see your student's record. It tells you when a step needs their login or a FERPA release, and how families get access.
- KEPT CURRENTThe deadlines below are checked against the registrar's and cashier's pages every week.
NEXT 90 DAYS, VERIFIED
- SEP 14 · 3 DAYSLast day to change your fall dining planDining plans can only be changed in the first three weeks of the semester. Source: Change Your Plan, Campus Dining.ADD TO CALENDAR
- SEP 18 · 7 DAYSLast day to drop a course without a gradeAfter this, dropping becomes a withdrawal with a W. Also the last day to change grading basis. Source: Fall 2026 Dates & Deadlines.ADD TO CALENDAR
- OCT 3 · 22 DAYSHomecoming, Mizzou vs. FloridaWear Gold game at Memorial Stadium; flex kickoff time. Source: 2026 Football Game Themes.ADD TO CALENDAR
- OCT 4 · 23 DAYSFamily Weekend registration closes$26 per person (students included), open since Aug. 15. No refunds for cancellations. Source: Family Weekend FAQ, Dean of Students.ADD TO CALENDAR
- OCT 23 · 42 DAYSFamily WeekendCheck-in at the MU Student Center. No football game this year, it lands on a bye weekend. Source: Family Weekend FAQ, Dean of Students.ADD TO CALENDAR
- NOV 21 · 71 DAYSThanksgiving recessBegins close of day Saturday, Nov. 21; classwork resumes 8 a.m. Monday, Nov. 30. Source: Academic Calendar 2026-27.ADD TO CALENDAR