2021-2022 Academic Calendar for Undergraduate Programs
First Semester — 2021
August
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Monday, August 16 - New Faculty and Staff Orientation
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Tuesday, August 17 - All-University Convocation and Workshops
- Thursday, Aug. 19 - Residence halls open (new students only)
- Thursday, Aug. 19 to Sunday, Aug. 22 - New Student Orientation; Matriculation Convocation
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Friday, August 20 - Last day to make change in meal plan
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Monday, August 23 - Classes begin
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Friday, August 27 - Last day for late registration; last day to drop or add courses; last day to indicate pass/fail or audit preferences
September
- Monday, September 6 - Labor Day (No day classes; evening classes will resume at 6 p.m.)
October
- Saturday, October 9, through Tuesday, Oct. 12 - Fall break for main campus
- Tuesday, October 12 - Midsemester grades due from faculty by noon
- Wednesday, October 13 - Classes resume
- Friday, October 29 - Last day to withdraw from classes
November
- Wednesday, November 24 - Thanksgiving break begins for main campus
- Monday, November 29 - Classes resume
December
- Monday, December 6 - Day of Study
- Tuesday, December 7, through Friday, December 10 - Semester examinations
- Friday, December 10 - First semester ends
- Tuesday, December 14 - Final grades due from faculty by noon
Second Semester — 2022 (tentative)
January
- Saturday, January 1, through Sunday, January 9 - Domestic/International Mission Service Trips
- Friday, January 7 - Last day to make change in meal plan
- TBA - Residence halls open
- Monday, January 10 - Classes begin
- Friday, January 14 - Last day for late registration; last day to drop or add courses; last day to indicate pass/fail or audit preferences
- Tuesday, January 18 - Martin Luther King, Jr. Convocation (11 a.m.)
February
- Thursday, February 17 - Assessment (11 a.m. – 1 p.m.)
- Saturday, February 26 - Spring recess begins
- Saturday, February 26, through Sunday, March 6 - Domestic/International Mission Service Trips
March
- Tuesday, March 1 - Midsemester Grades due from faculty by noon
- Monday, March 7 - Classes resume
- Tuesday, March 22 - Charter Day Convocation
- Friday, March 25 - Last day to withdraw from classes
April
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Friday, April 15 - Good Friday (classes will not meet)
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Monday, April 18 - No day classes; evening classes will resume (6 p.m.)
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Friday, April 22 - Regular classes end
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Monday, April 25, through Friday, April 29 - Semester examinations
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Friday, April 29 - Second semester ends
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Saturday, April 30 - Commencement ceremony (4 p.m.) for students graduating from Graduate and Professional Studies programs
May
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Sunday, May 1 - Baccalaureate Service (11 a.m.); One Hundred Seventy-First Commencement for undergraduate students (2 p.m.)
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Monday, May 2, through Sunday, May 8 - Domestic/International Mission Service Trips
Summer Sessions - 2022 (tentative)
- May 10 through June 22 - First summer session
- First Three-Week Subsession: May 10 through May 31
- First Five-Week Session: May 10 through June 14
- Second Three-Week Subsession: June 2 through June 22
- July 5 through August 8 - Second summer session
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