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
Monday, October 12 - Midsemester grades due from faculty
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)
Friday, January 15 to Sunday, January 17 - Residence halls open
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
Sunday, May 2 - Baccalaureate Service at 11 a.m.; One Hundred Seventieth Commencement at 2 p.m.
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
