| FALL SEMESTER |
| Residence halls open for new residential students | Aug. 24 |
| Residence halls open for returning residential students | Aug. 25 |
| Instruction begins at 8:00 a.m. | Aug. 27 |
| Drop/Add begins at 8:00 a.m. | Aug. 27 |
| Labor Day (no classes) | Sept. 2 |
| Final date to register or add a class | Sept. 3 |
| Final date to drop without course appearing on transcript | Sept. 3 |
| Formal Opening Convocation | Sept. 4 |
| Mid-semester | Oct. 16 |
| Fall break (no classes) | Oct. 17 - 18 |
| Begin second half-term classes | Oct. 21 |
| Final date to drop with “W” | Oct. 31 |
| Registration for spring semester | Oct. 28 - Nov. 15 |
| Thanksgiving Break (at close of evening classes Nov. 26) | Nov. 27-Dec. 1 |
| Instruction resumes | Dec. 2 |
| Last day of classes | Dec. 6 |
| Final Exams | Dec. 9-13 |
| Residence halls close at noon | Dec. 14 |
| FALL Online |
| Term 1 | Aug. 27 - Oct. 14 |
| Last Day to drop/add | Aug. 29 |
| Final date to drop with "W" if registered ONLY in Term 1 | Sept. 24 |
| Final date to drop with "W" if registered in BOTH Terms I and 2 | Oct. 31 |
| Term 2 | Oct. 21 - Dec. 6 |
| Last Day to drop/add | Oct. 23 |
| Final date to drop with "W" if registered ONLY in Term 2 | Nov. 18 |
| SPRING SEMESTER |
| Residence halls open for Wesleyan Into the World participants | Jan. 6 |
| Residence halls open for returning students | Jan. 7 |
| Instruction begins at 8:00 a.m. | Jan. 8 |
| Drop/Add begins at 8:00 a.m. | Jan. 8 |
| Final date to register or add a class | Jan. 15 |
| Final date to drop without course appearing on transcript | Jan. 15 |
| Martin Luther King Holiday (no classes) | Jan. 20 |
| Spring Break (no classes) | Mar. 2-6 |
| Mid-semester | Mar. 4 |
| Instruction resumes | Mar. 9 |
| Begin second half-term classes | Mar. 9 |
| Final date to drop with a “W” | Mar. 12 |
| Registration for summer and fall semesters | Mar. 16 - Apr. 3 |
| Celebration of Student Achievements (classes end at noon) | Apr. 8 |
| Easter Recess (classes end at 9 p.m. on Apr. 9) | Apr. 10 - 13 |
| Instruction Resumes | Apr. 14 |
| Last day of classes | Apr. 17 |
| Examination period | Apr. 20-24 |
| Baccalaureate | Apr. 24 |
| Residence Halls close for all but Graduating Seniors at 5 p.m. | Apr. 24 |
| Commencement at 10:00 a.m. | Apr. 25 |
| SPRING Online |
| Term 1 | Jan. 8 - Feb. 28 |
| Last day to drop/add | Jan. 15 |
| Final date to drop with "W" if registered ONLY in Term 1 | Feb. 10 |
| Final date to drop with "W" if registered in BOTH Terms I and 2 | Mar. 12 |
| Term 2 | Mar. 9 - Apr. 24 |
| Last day to drop/add | Mar. 11 |
| Final date to drop with "W" if registered ONLY in Term 2 | Apr. 6 |
| SUMMER SESSIONS |
| Session I | May 4 - June 5 |
| Last day to drop/add | May 6 |
| Final date to drop with "W" | May 25 |
| Session II | June 8 - July 10 |
| Last day to drop/add | June 10 |
| Final date to drop with "W" | June 29 |
| SUMMER ONLINE |
| Term 1 | May 4 - June 19 |
| Last day to drop/add | May 6 |
| Final date to drop with "W" if registered ONLY in Term 1 | June 1 |
| Final date to drop with "W" if registered in BOTH Terms I and 2 | June 30 |
| Term 2 | June 22 - Aug. 7 |
| Last day to drop/add | June 24 |
| Final date to drop with "W" if registered ONLY in Term 2 | July 20 |
