Academics
Academic Calendar

Academic Calendar

Fall 2019

Sunday, August 18	Student Services Day
Monday, August 19	Welcome Week Activities
Tuesday, August 20	Student Services Day, faculty/staff in offices 8:00 am to 3:00 pm
Wednesday, August 21	Classes Begin
Tuesday, August 27	Last Day to Register, Add/Drop Courses, Make Section Changes, Change Pass/Fail and Audit
Monday, September 2	Labor Day Recess-College Closed
Thursday, October 10 (Noon)	Mid-Semester Grade Reports Due
Thursday, October 10 thru Friday, October 11	Fall Break
Tuesday, October 22	Pre-Registration for Spring 2020
Tuesday, November 19	Last Day to Withdraw from a Course or the College
Saturday, November 23 thru Sunday, December 1	Thanksgiving Recess
Thursday, December 12	Last Day of Classes
Friday, December 13	Prep Day for Finals
Monday, December 16 thru Friday, December 20	Final Examination Week
Sunday, December 22 (Noon)	Final Grade Reports for All Students Due

Spring 2020
Monday, January 13	Classes Begin
Friday, January 17	Last Day to Register, Add/Drop Courses, Make Section Changes, Change Pass/Fail and Audit
Monday, January 20	Martin Luther King, Jr. Day - College Closed
Friday, February 14	Last Day to Apply for Graduation for Spring 2020
Friday, March 6 (Noon)	Mid-Semester Grade Reports Due
Saturday, March 14 thru Sunday, March 22	Spring Recess
Tuesday, March 31	Pre-Registration for Fall 2020
Friday, April 10	Spring Holiday - College Closed
Friday, April 17	Last Day to Withdraw from a Course of from College
Friday, May 1	Last Day of Classes
Monday, May 4 through Friday, May 8	Final Examination Week
Saturday, May 9	Commencement
Monday, May 11(Noon)	Final Grade Reports for All Students Due
Tuesday, May 12	Election Day - College Closed
Monday, May 18	First Summer Session Begin

Helpful Resources:

Printable Version of Fall 2019 Academic Calendar

Printable Version of Spring 2020 Academic Calendar

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 Officeare 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:

The Interfaith Calendar

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.