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 |