Academic Calendar
FALL 2025 ACADEMIC CALENDAR
AUGUST
August 22 Cross Registration and Senior Citizen Registration begins
August 25 Last day for full-time students to withdraw with 100% refund and Academic Year Begins for Faculty
August 26 CLASSES BEGIN (Full semester courses and 1st half 8-week term)
SEPTEMBER
September 1 Labor Day – NO CLASSES – UNIVERSITY CLOSED
September 2 Last day for full-time students to withdraw from the university with 90% refund (full semester and 1st half 8-week term)
Last day for part-time students to withdraw from courses with 100% refund (full semester and 1st half 8-week term)
Last day to Add a course without permission (full semester and 1st half 8-week term)
September 9 Last day for full-time students to withdraw from the university with 60% refund (Full semester and 1st half 8-week term)
Last day for part-time students to withdraw from courses with 60% refund (Full semester and 1st half 8-week term)
Last day to Drop a course (Full semester and 1st half 8-week term)
September 12 Student Independent Study forms & Faculty Development forms due to Registrar’s Office
September 15 Full-time to part-time and part-time to full-time status change deadline
September 16 Enrollment Reporting Census Date
September 19 WCSU Day of Service. No morning classes.
September 22 Last day for full-time students to withdraw from the university with 40% refund (Full semester and 1st half 8-week term)
Last day for part-time students to withdraw from courses with 40% refund (Full semester and 1st half 8-week term)
Last day to submit Pass/Fail Option forms and Audit forms to the Registrar’s Office
OCTOBER
October 1 Winter 2025 Intersession registration begins
October 6 Undergraduate incomplete submission deadline for Spring/Summer
October 18 1st half 8-week term courses end
October 20 CLASSES BEGIN (2nd half 8-week term)
October 21 Midterm grades due. May report Stopped Attending (SA)
October 26 Last day for 100% refund (2nd half 8-week term)
NOVEMBER
November 1 Undergraduate Graduation Application Deadline for May Commencement
November 3 Last day for 60% refund (2nd half 8-week term)
November 5 Spring registration begins (tentative). See Registrar’s webpage for detailed information.
November 9 Last day for 40% refund (2nd half 8-week courses)
November 14 Last Day to WITHDRAW from Classes (Full semester)
November 17 Last Day to WITHDRAW from 2nd half 8-week term
November 26 Thanksgiving Recess begins – NO CLASSES (University open)
November 27-30 Thanksgiving Recess Continued – NO CLASSES (UNIVERSITY CLOSED)
DECEMBER
December 1 Non-matriculated student registration begins (tentative)
December 6 Last Day of Classes (Full semester courses) and Graduate incomplete submission deadline for spring/summer 2025
December 8-14 Final Exam Week
December 17 Fall Final Grades Due by 4:30 pm
WINTERSESSION 2026 ACADEMIC CALENDAR
December 15 Intersession Classes Begins
December 25 Christmas Holiday – NO CLASSES (UNIVERSITY CLOSED)
January 1 New Year’s Holiday – NO CLASSES (UNIVERSITY CLOSED)
January 187 Intersession Classes End
January 21 Intersession Final Grades due by 4:30 pm
SPRING 2026 ACADEMIC CALENDAR
JANUARY
January 16 Cross Registration and Senior Citizen Registration begins
January 19 Martin Luther King Day – UNIVERSITY CLOSED
January 20 Last day for full-time student to withdraw with 100% refund
January 21 CLASSES BEGIN (Full semester courses and 1st half 8-week term)
January 27 Last day for full-time students to withdraw from the university with 90% refund (Full semester courses and 1st half 8-week term)
Last day for part-time students to withdraw from courses with 100% refund (Full semester courses and 1st half 8-week term)
Last day to Add a course without permission
FEBRUARY
February 1 Undergraduate Graduation Application deadline for August degree conferral
February 3 Last day for full-time students to withdraw from the university with 60% refund (full semester and 1st half 8-week courses)
Last day for part-time students to withdraw from courses with 60% refund (full semester and 1st half 8-week courses)
Last day to Drop a course
February 6 Student Independent Study forms and Faculty Development forms due to the Registrar’s Office
February 10 Full-time to part-time and part-time to full-time status change deadline
February 11 Enrollment Reporting Census Date
February 13-16 President’s Holiday – NO CLASSES (UNIVERSITY CLOSED)
February 17 Last day for full-time students to withdraw from the university with 40% refund (Full semester and 1st half 8-week courses)
Last day for part-time students to withdraw from courses with 40% refund (Full semester and 1st half 8-week courses)
Last day to Withdraw from 1st half 8-week term courses
Last day to submit Pass/Fail Option forms and Audit forms to the Registrar’s Office
February 25 Summer registration begins (tentative)
MARCH
March 4 Undergraduate incomplete submission deadline for Fall 2025/Intersession 2026
March 16-22 Spring Break – NO CLASSES
March 23 CLASSES BEGIN (2nd half 8-week term)
March 24 Midterm grades due. May report Stopped Attending (SA)
March 29 Last day for 100% refund (2nd half 8-week term)
APRIL
April 1 Fall registration begins (tentative). See Registrar’s webpage for detailed information.
April 3-5 Day of Reflection Recess – NO CLASSES (UNIVERSITY CLOSED)
April 6 Last day for 60% refund
April 12 Last day for 40% refund (2nd half 8-week courses)
April 13 Last Day to WITHDRAW from classes (full semester)
April 21 Last day to WITHDRAW from classes (2nd half 8-week courses)
MAY
May 1 Non-matriculated student registration begins (tentative)
May 10 Last Day of Classes (Full semester)
Graduate Incomplete submission deadline for Fall 2025/Intersession 2026
May 11-17 Final Exam Week
TBD Undergraduate and Graduate Commencement
May 20 Spring Final Grades Due by 4:30 pm