{"id":6,"date":"2012-06-04T14:20:42","date_gmt":"2012-06-04T14:20:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/catalogs.wcsu.edu\/ugrad2627252624251213\/academic-calendar\/"},"modified":"2026-06-22T13:53:25","modified_gmt":"2026-06-22T17:53:25","slug":"academic-calendar","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/catalogs.wcsu.edu\/ugrad\/academic-calendar\/","title":{"rendered":"Academic Calendar"},"content":{"rendered":"<table style=\"border-collapse: collapse;width: 66.1419%\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 20.6167%\">\n<h2><a href=\"#Fall2026\"><strong><span style=\"color: #ff4d00\">Fall 2026<\/span><\/strong><\/a><\/h2>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 27.6147%\">\n<h2><a href=\"#Winter2027\"><strong><span style=\"color: #ff4d00\">Winter 2027<\/span><\/strong><\/a><\/h2>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 24.1855%\">\n<h2><strong><a href=\"#Spring2027\"><span style=\"color: #ff4d00\">Spring 2027<\/span><\/a><\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<table class=\"table\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"200\">\n<h4 class=\"subTitle\"><strong><a id=\"Fall2026\"><\/a>Fall 2026<\/strong><\/h4>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"460\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>August 21<\/td>\n<td>Cross Registration and Senior Citizen registration begins<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>August 24<\/td>\n<td>Last day for full-time students to withdraw from the university with 100% refund<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>August 24<\/td>\n<td>Academic Year begins for faculty<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>August 25<\/td>\n<td><strong>Classes begin\u00a0<\/strong>(Full semester courses and 1st half 8-week term)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>August 31<\/td>\n<td>Last day for full-time students to withdraw from the university with 90% refund (Full semester and 1 st 8-week term). Last day for part-time students to withdraw from courses with 100% refund (Full semester and 1 st 8-week term). Last day to add a course without permission<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>September 7<\/td>\n<td>Labor Day \u2013\u00a0<strong>No classes \u2013 University closed<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>September 8<\/td>\n<td>Last day for full-time students to withdraw from the university with 60% refund (Full semester and 1 st 8-week term). Last day for part-time students to withdraw from courses with 60% refund (Full semester and 1 st 8-week term). Last day to drop a course (full semester)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>September 14<\/td>\n<td>Full-time to part-time and part-time to full-time status change deadline Last day to submit Pass\/Fail Option and Audit forms to the Registrar\u2019s Office Student Independent Study forms and Faculty Development forms due in Registrar\u2019s Office.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>September 15<\/td>\n<td>Enrollment Reporting Census &amp; Financial Aid Freeze (5pm)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>September 18<\/td>\n<td>WCSU Day of Service. No morning classes.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>September 21<\/td>\n<td>Last day for full-time students to withdraw from the university with a 40% refund (Full semester and 1 st 8-week term). Last day for part-time students to withdraw from courses with 40% refund (Full semester and 1 st 8-week term). Last day to Withdraw from 1 st 8-week term courses.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>September 23<\/td>\n<td>Winter 2026 Intersession registration begins<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>October 5<\/td>\n<td>Undergraduate Incomplete submission deadline for Spring\/Summer 2026<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>October 16<\/td>\n<td>1 st 8-week term courses end<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>October 19<\/td>\n<td><strong>Classes begin<\/strong>\u00a0(2nd 8-week term) Midterm grades due.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>October 25<\/td>\n<td>Last day for 100% refund (2nd half 8-week courses)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>November 1<\/td>\n<td>Undergraduate Graduation Application Deadline for May Commencement Last day for 60% refund for 2nd half 8-week term courses<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>November 4<\/td>\n<td>Spring registration begins (tentative). See Registrar\u2019s Webpage for detailed information.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>November 8<\/td>\n<td>Last day to 40% refund for 2nd half 8-week term courses<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>November 16<\/td>\n<td>Last day to Withdraw from full semester courses<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>November 23<\/td>\n<td>Last day to Withdraw from 2nd half 8-week term courses<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>November 25<\/td>\n<td>Thanksgiving Recess begins \u2013\u00a0<strong>No Classes\u00a0\u2013 University open<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>November 26 &#8211; 29<\/td>\n<td>Thanksgiving Recess \u2013\u00a0<strong>No Classes \u2013 University closed<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>December 1<\/td>\n<td>Non-matriculated student Spring registration begins (tentative)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>December 6<\/td>\n<td>Last Day of Classes (Full semester courses) Graduate Incomplete submission deadline for Spring\/Summer 2026<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>December 7 &#8211; 13<\/td>\n<td>Final Exam Week<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>December 16<\/td>\n<td>Fall Final Grades Due by 4:30 pm<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table class=\"table\" style=\"width: 41.8671%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 131.485%\" colspan=\"2\" width=\"200\">\n<h4 class=\"subTitle\"><strong><a id=\"Winter2027\"><\/a>Winter 2027 Intersession<\/strong><\/h4>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 30.7584%\">December 14<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 100.727%\">Intersession Classes Begin<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 30.7584%\">December 16<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 100.727%\">Last day to Withdraw with 100% refund<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 30.7584%\">December 19<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 100.727%\">Last day to Withdraw with 60% refund<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 30.7584%\">December 22<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 100.727%\">Last day to Withdraw with 40% refund<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 30.7584%\">December 25<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 100.727%\">Christmas Holiday \u2013\u00a0<strong>No classes \u2013 University closed<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 30.7584%\">January 1<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 100.727%\">New Year\u2019s Holiday \u2013\u00a0<strong>No classes \u2013 University closed<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 30.7584%\">January 4<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 100.727%\">Last day to Withdraw from courses<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 30.7584%\">January 17<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 100.727%\">Intersession Classes End<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 30.7584%\">January 20<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 100.727%\">Intersession Final grades due by 4:30pm<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table class=\"table\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"200\">\n<h4 class=\"subTitle\"><strong><a id=\"Spring2027\"><\/a>Spring 2027<\/strong><\/h4>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"460\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>January 15<\/td>\n<td>Cross registration and Senior Citizen registration begins<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>January 18<\/td>\n<td>Martin Luther King Day \u2013\u00a0<strong>University closed<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>January 19<\/td>\n<td>Last day for full-time students to withdraw from the university with 100% refund<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>January 20<\/td>\n<td><strong>CLASSES BEGIN<\/strong>\u00a0(Full semester and 1 st half 8-week term)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>January 26<\/td>\n<td>Last day for full-time students to withdraw from the university with 90% refund (Full semester and 1 st 8-week term) Last day for part-time students to withdraw from courses with 100% refund (Full semester and 1 st 8-week term) Last day to add a course without permission<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>February 1<\/td>\n<td>Undergraduate Graduation Application deadline for August degree conferral<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>February 2<\/td>\n<td>Last day for full-time students to withdraw from the university with 60% refund (Full semester and 1 st 8-week term) Last day for part-time students to withdraw from courses with 60% refund (Full semester and 1 st 8-week term) Last day to drop a course<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>February 5<\/td>\n<td>Student Independent Study forms &amp; Faculty Development forms due to Registrar\u2019s Office<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>February 9<\/td>\n<td>Full-time to part-time and part-time to full-time status change deadline<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>February 10<\/td>\n<td>Enrollment Reporting Census &amp; Financial Aid Freeze (5pm)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>February 12 &#8211; 15<\/td>\n<td>President\u2019s Holiday \u2013 NO CLASSES (University Closed)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>February 16<\/td>\n<td>Last day for full-time students to withdraw from the university with a 40% refund (full semester and 1 st 8-week term) Last day for part-time students to withdraw from courses with 40% refund (Full semester and 1 st 8-week term) Last day to Withdraw from 1 st 8-week term courses. Last day to submit Pass\/Fail Option and Audit forms to the Registrar\u2019s Office<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>February 24<\/td>\n<td>Summer registration begins (tentative)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>March 2<\/td>\n<td>Undergraduate Incomplete submission deadline for Fall 2026\/Winter 2027<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>March 15 &#8211; 21<\/td>\n<td>Spring Break \u2013\u00a0<strong>No classes<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>March 22<\/td>\n<td><strong>Classes begin<\/strong>\u00a0(2nd half 8-week term)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>March 23<\/td>\n<td>Midterm grades due<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>March 26-28<\/td>\n<td>Day of Reflection Recess \u2013\u00a0<strong>NO CLASSES (University Closed)<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>March 28<\/td>\n<td>Last day for 100% refund (2nd half 8-week courses)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>April 7<\/td>\n<td>Fall registration begins (tentative). 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