Academic Calendar

Fall 2021
August 17	Cross Registration and Senior Citizen registration begins
August 22	Academic Year Begins For Faculty First year/Transfer student move in (Tentative)
August 25	Last day for full-time student to withdraw with no financial penalty.  Residence Halls open for returning students (Tentative)
August 26	First Day of Classes.  Enrollment reporting begins
September 1	Last day for full-time students to withdraw from WCSU and receive a 90% refund Last day for part-time students to withdraw with 100% refund
September 2	Add/Drop period ends for Full Semester Day classes
September 6	Labor Day – No classes – University closed
September 9	Last day for students to withdraw from WCSU and receive a 60% refund
September 16	Enrollment Reporting Census Date
September 17	Student Independent Study forms and Faculty Development forms due in Registrar’s Office
	WCSU Day of Service. No morning classes. Afternoon classes resume at 1pm
September 23	Last day for students to withdraw from WCSU and receive a 40% refund. Last day to submit Pass/Fail Option forms and Audit forms to the Registrar’s office.
September 29	Winter Intersession registration begins
October 8	Undergraduate Incomplete submission deadline for Spring/Summer
October 11	Columbus Day – Classes in session. Non-essential Univ. offices closed
October 22	Midterm grades due. May report Stopped Attending (SA)
October 25	Second eight week classes begin
November 1	Undergraduate Graduation Application Deadline for Spring Commencement
November 3 – November 23	Tentative registration begins for Spring 2021 Semester– See Registrar’s webpage for detailed information
November 11	Veteran’s Day Observed – University open. Classes in session
November 19	Withdrawal deadline without academic penalty
November 24	Thanksgiving Recess  Begins – No Classes – University open
November 26- November 28	Thanksgiving Recess Cont. – No Classes – University closed
November 29	Non-matriculated student registration begins
December 7	Last day of Classes
December 8-14	Final Exams
December 17	Fall final grades due
Winter Intersession
December 20	Intersession Begins
December 24	Christmas Holiday (Observed) – No classes – University closed
December 25	Christmas Holiday – No classes – University closed
January 1	New Year’s Holiday – No classes – University closed
January 15	Intersession Ends
January 19	Intersession Final grades due
Spring 2022
January 14	Cross registration and Senior Citizen registration begins
January 17	Martin Luther King Day – No Classes – University closed
January 18	Last day for full-time students to Withdraw from WCSU with no financial penalty
January 19	Semester Begins First Day of Classes
January 25	Last day for full-time students to withdraw from WCSU and receive a 90% refund Last day for part-time students to withdraw from WCSU and receive 100% refund
January 26	Last day to Add/Drop day courses
February 1	Last day for students to withdraw from WCSU and receive a 60% refund
February 9	Enrollment Reporting Census Date
February 15	Last day for students to withdraw from WCSU and receive a 40% refund Last day to submit Pass/Fail Option forms and audit forms to the Registrar’s Office
February 18-21	President’s holiday – No classes, University closed
February 22	Student Independent Study forms are due to the Registrar’s Office
March 18	Undergraduate Incomplete submission deadline for Fall/Intersession
March 14-20	Spring Break No Classes
March 21	Midterm grades due. May report Stopped Attending (SA)
April 6 – 22	Tentative Undergraduate registration begins – See Registrar’s office webpage for detailed information
April 15	Day of Reflection – No classes, University closed
April 16	No classes, University closed
April 18	Withdrawal deadline without academic penalty
April 25	Non-matriculated undergraduate students registration
May 7	Last Day of Classes Graduate Incomplete submission deadline for Fall/Intersession
May 9-15	Final Exam Week
May 15	Undergraduate and Graduate Commencement (tentative)
May 18	Spring Final grades due
Summer Session 2022
May 16	Summer Session I Begins
May 30	Memorial Day – No classes, University closed
June 18	Summer Session I Ends
June 20	Summer Session II Begins
June 22	Summer Session I Final grades due
July 4	Independence Day – No classes, University closed
July 23	Summer Session II Ends
July 25	Summer Session III Begins
July 27	Summer Session II Final grades due
August 27	Summer Session III Ends
August 31	Summer Session III Final grades due