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Academic Calendar
FALL 2024 SEMESTER: August 21 - December 20
- August 16 - Faculty Contract (9-month Start date)
- August 18 - Student Services Day
- August 20 - Student Services Day, faculty/staff in offices 8:00 am to 3:00 pm
- August 20 - Fall Online Graduation Application Opens
- August 21 - First Day of Classes
- August 27 - Last Day to Register, Add/Drop Courses, Make Section Changes, Tuesday, August 27 Change Pass/Fail and Audit
- September 2 - Labor Day Recess: College Closed
- October 4 - Fall Graduation Deadline
- October 8 - Priority Pre-Registration for Spring 2025
- October 9 (noon) - Mid-Semester Grade Reports Due
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October 11 - Fall Break
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October 11 - Fall Online Graduation Application Deadline
- October 14 - Second 8-Week Classes Begin
- October 14 (noon) - First 8-Week Classes Final Grades Due
- October 15 - Pre-Registration for Spring 2025
- November 5 - Election Day-College Closed
- November 22 - Last Day to Withdraw from a Course or the College
- November 23 - December 1 - Thanksgiving Recess
- December 12 - Last Day of Classes
- December 13 - Prep Day for Finals
- December 16 - December 20 - Final Examination Week
- December 23 - Final Grades Due
SPRING 2025 SEMESTER: January 13 - May 9
- January 13 - Classes Begin
- January 17 - Last Day to Register, Add/Drop Courses, Make Section Changes
- January 20 - Change Pass/Fail and Audit Martin Luther King, Jr. Day: College Closed
- January 21 - Online Graduation Application Opens
- February 28 (Noon) - Mid-Semester Grade Reports Due
- March 10 (Noon) - First 8-Week Classes Grades Due
- March 10 - Second 8-Week Classes Begin
- March 14 - Last Day to Apply for Graduation for Spring 2025
- March 15 thru March 23 - Spring Recess
- March 25 - Priority Pre-Registration for Summer/Fall 2025
- April 1 - Pre-Registration for Summer/Fall 2025
- April 18 - Spring Holiday: College Closed
- April 21 - Last Day to Withdraw from a Course or the College
- May 2 - Last Day of Classes
- May 5 thru May 9 - Final Examination Week
- May 10 - Commencement
- May 12 (Noon) - Final Grade Reports for All Students Due
- May 19 - First Summer Sessions Begin
Special Days of Concern
West Virginia University’s diverse student body includes students from a wide variety of faith communities. Religious holidays from different faith traditions occasionally fall on regular class days or scheduled exam days throughout the year.
Faculty are encouraged to respect the religious observances of our students of all faiths and denominations.
When a scheduled class or lab session falls on an observed religious holiday, this may mean excusing students from attending class and accepting make-up work. (Students are responsible for requesting accommodation for their absence in advance and for making up any missed work.)
The Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, Office of Global Affairs, and the Provost's Office are available as resources to support Instructors review of religious holiday accommodation requests.
The following website may be helpful in identifying the high holy days of various religions:
Other events that may justify an excused absence include illness of the student, illness of an immediate family member, death of an immediate family member, or extreme weather.
Absences stemming from work duties other than military obligation (e.g., unexpected changes in shift assignments) and traffic/transit problems should not typically qualify for excused absence.
If an instructor chooses to allow excused absences for these other events, the stated attendance policy for the course should specify the number of days that may be missed and instructions for contacting the instructor for the excused absence.
Instructors may request third party documentation.
West Virginia University's institutional attendance policy may be found in the WVU Catalog.
Faculty members who have questions or concerns about the academic calendar should send an email to Shirley Robinson in the Provost's Office.