2020-2021 Academic Calendar for Undergraduate Programs
First Semester — 2020
AUGUST
- Tuesday, August 18 - All-University Convocation and Workshops
- Thursday, August 20 - Residence halls open (new students only)
- Thursday, August 20 to Sunday, August 23 - New Student Orientation
- Friday, August 21 - Last day to make change in meal plan; Matriculation Convocation
- Monday, August 24 - Classes begin
- Friday, August 28 - Last day for late registration; last day to drop or add courses; last day to indicate pass/fail or audit preferences
September
- Monday, September 7 - Labor Day - Classes will be in session
October
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Monday, October 12 - Midsemester grades due from faculty
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Friday, October 30 - Last day to withdraw from classes
November
- Friday, November 20 - Last day of on-campus instruction
- Monday, November 23 and Tuesday, November 24 - Remote campus instruction (some programs may require on-campus instruction)
- Wednesday, November 25 - Day of Study
- Thursday, November 26 - Thanksgiving Break Begins for Main Campus
- Monday, November 30 - Day of Study
december
- Monday, December 1 to Friday, December 4 - Semester examinations (remote)
- Friday, December 4 - First semester ends
Second Semester — 2021
January
- Friday, January 8 - Last day to make change in meal plan
- Thursday, January 14 & Friday, January 15 - Classes begin (Remote Instruction)
- Saturday, January 16 to Sunday, January 17 - Residence halls open for general population
- Monday, January 18 - On-campus instruction begins
- Tuesday, January 19 - Martin Luther King, Jr. Convocation
- Friday, January 22 - Last day for late registration; last day to drop or add courses; last day to indicate pass/fail or audit preferences
February
- Wednesday, February 10 - Keep Waynesburg Well Day (day classes won’t meet; classes that meet after 6 p.m. will meet, as scheduled; labs will meet at discretion of instructors; external placements continue, as scheduled; other activities held, as planned)
- Thursday, February 18 - Assessment Time
march
- Wednesday, March 3 - Midsemester grades due from faculty
- Tuesday, March 9 - Keep Waynesburg Well Day (day classes won’t meet; classes that meet after 6 p.m. will meet, as scheduled; labs will meet at discretion of instructors; external placements continue, as scheduled; other activities held, as planned)
- Tuesday, March 23 - Charter Day Convocation
- Friday, March 26 - Last day to withdraw from classes
April
- Friday, April 2 - Good Friday (classes will not meet)
- Friday, April 23 - Regular classes end
- Monday, April 26 to Friday, April 30 - Semester examinations
- Friday, April 30 - Second semester ends
May
- Saturday, May 1, and Sunday, May 2 - Commencement Weekend
Summer Sessions — 2021 (Tentative)
- Tuesday, May 11 to Wednesday, June 23 - First summer session (First Three-Week Subsession: May 11 to June 1; First Five-Week Session: May 11 to June 15; Second Three-Week Subsession: June 3 to June 23)
- Monday, July 5 to Friday, August 6 - Second summer session