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Academic Calendar
FALL 2025 SEMESTER: August 20 – December 19
- Friday, August 15: Faculty Contract (9-month Start date)
- Sunday, August 17: Student Move-In Day
- Monday, August 18 and Tuesday, August 19: Student Services Days
- Tuesday, August 19: Fall Online Graduation Application Opens
- Wednesday, August 20: Classes Begin
- Tuesday, August 26: Last Day (Full Term and First 8 weeks courses) to Register, Add/Drop Courses, Make Section Changes, Change Pass/Fail and Audit without a “W”
- Monday, September 1: Labor Day Recess — College Closed
- Friday, September 19 (Noon): First 8-week Midterm Grades Due
- Tuesday, October 7: Priority Pre-Registration for Spring 2026
- Wednesday, October 8 (Noon): Mid-Semester Grade Reports Due (16-week Courses)
- Thursday, October 9 and Friday, October 10: Fall Break
- Friday, October 10: Fall Online Graduation Application Deadline
- Monday, October 13: Second 8-Week Classes Begin
- Monday, October 13 (Noon) : First 8-Week Classes Final Grades Due
- Tuesday, October 14: Last Day (Second 8-weeks courses) to Register, Add/Drop Courses, Make Section Changes, Change Pass/Fail and Audit without a “W”
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Tuesday, October 14: Pre-Registration Opens for Spring 2026
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Friday, November 7 (Noon): Second 8-week Midterm Grades Due
- Friday, November 21: Last Day to Withdraw from a Course or the College
- Saturday, November 22 thru Sunday, November 30: Thanksgiving Recess
- Thursday, December 11: Last Day of Classes
- Friday, December 12: Prep Day for Finals
- Monday, December 15 thru Friday, December 19: Final Examination Week
- Monday, December 22 (Noon): Final Grades Due
- Monday, December 22 – Thursday, January 8, 2026: Winter Break
SPRING 2026 SEMESTER: January 12 – May 8
- January 12 - Classes Begin
- January 16 - Last Day to Register, Add/Drop Courses, Make Section Changes, Chnage Pass/Fail and Audit
- January 19 - Martin Luther King, Jr. Day: College Closed
- January 20 - Online Graduation Application Opens
- February 6 (Noon) - First Half (8-Week) Part of Term Mid-term Grades due
- February 27 (Noon) - Full-term Mid-Semester Grade Reports Due
- March 9 - Second 8-Week Classes Begin
- March 9 (Noon) - First 8-Week Classes Grades Due
- March 13 - Last Day to Apply for Graduation for Spring 2025
- Saturday, March 14 thru Sunday, March 22 - Spring Recess
- March 24 - Priority Pre-Registration for Summer/Fall 2025
- March 31 - Pre-Registration for Summer/Fall 2025
- April 1 - Last day for graduates to notify Academic Affairs of participation in ceremony
- April 3 - Spring Holiday: College Closed
- April 6 (Noon) - Second Half (8-Weeks) Mid-term Grades due
- April 17 - Last Day to Withdraw from a Course or the College
- May 1 - Last Day of Classes
- Monday, May 4 thru Friday, May 8 - Final Examination Week
- May 9 - Commencement
- May 11 (Noon) - Final Grade Reports for All Students Due
- May 18 - 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 Engagement and Compliance , 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.