Academic Calendar - Western Carolina University

Apr 18, 2025

ARCHIVED 2013-2014 Graduate Catalog

Academic Calendar

Fall 2013

August 16	Friday	Residence halls open for all students
August 19	Monday	Classes begin (8 AM)
August 19-23	Monday-Friday	Schedule adjustments permitted for all students
August 23	Friday	Schedule adjustment activities for all students closes (5 PM)
August 24	Saturday	Class schedules will be cancelled for all undergraduate/graduate students who have not paid fees (including delinquent charges)
August 26	Monday	Begin period for drop with an automatic grade of “W”
August 30	Friday	University Census Day (no enrollment after 5 PM)
August 30	Friday	Late Registration Ends Fall 2013
September 2	Monday	Labor Day Holiday (No classes)
October 7-11	Monday-Friday	Fall Break (No classes)
October 26	Saturday	Homecoming
October 29	Tuesday	Advising Day (No classes or faculty meetings)
October 30	Thursday	Early Registration begins
October 30	Wednesday	Online graduation application opens for Spring 2013 degree candidates
October 31	Thursday	Auto “W” ends (5 PM)
November 1	Friday	Begin “W” period for medical, mental health, legal, or administrative reasons
November 11	Monday	Completed dissertations due to Graduate School for December 2013 degree candidates
November 11	Monday	Completed theses, comprehensive examination(s), portfolio, and foreign language results due to Graduate School for December 2013 degree candidates
November 11	Monday	Thesis/dissertation abstracts due to Graduate School for Spring 2014 degree candidates
November 27-29	Wednesday-Friday	Thanksgiving Holiday (No classes)
December 2	Monday	Last day to receive “W” for medical, mental health, legal, or administrative reasons (5 PM)
December 6	Friday	Last day of regular class meetings
December 6	Friday	Incomplete removal grades due in Registrar’s Office (5 PM)
December	Friday-Tuesday	Academic transcript for currently enrolled students unavailable due to Fall 2013 partial grading
December 9-13	Saturday-Friday	Final exams for all classes/semester ends
December 13	Friday	Residence halls close (5 PM)
December 14	Saturday	Commencement (2 PM)
December 16	Monday	All Fall 2013 grades due (10 AM)

Spring 2014

January 10	Friday	Residence halls open for all students
January 13	Monday	Classes begin (8 AM)
January 13-17	Monday-Friday	Schedule adjustments permitted for all students
January 17	Friday	Schedule adjustment activities for all students closes (5 PM)
January 20	Monday	Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday (No classes)
January 21	Tuesday	Begin period for drop with an automatic grade of “W”
January 27	Monday	University Census Day (no enrollment after 5 PM)
February 25	Tuesday	Advising Day (No classes or faculty meetings)
February 26	Wednesday	Early Registration begins
March 10-14	Monday-Friday	Spring Break (No classes)
March 26	Wednesday	Auto “W” ends (5 PM)
March 27	Thursday	Begin “W” period for medical, mental health, legal, or administrative reasons
April 10	Thursday	Completed dissertations due to Graduate School for May 2014 degree candidates
April 10	Thursday	Completed theses, comprehensive examination(s), portfolio, and foreign language results due to Graduate School for May 2014 degree candidates
April 10	Thursday	Thesis/Dissertation abstracts due to Graduate School for Summer and Fall 2014 degree candidates
May 2	Friday	Last day to receive “W” for medical, mental health legal or administrative reasons (5 PM)
May 2	Friday	Last day of regular class meetings
May 5-9	Saturday - Friday	Final exams for all classes/semester ends
May 9	Friday	Commencement-Graduate Students Only (7 PM)
May 10	Saturday	Commencement-Undergraduate Students Only
May 12	Monday	All Grades Due (10 AM)

Summer 2014

Note: Pay close attention to start and end dates of various summer courses. Summer Session Term dates can be found on the Registrar’s web page.

May 12-27	Monday-Tuesday	Mini-session (Drop/Add period for the mini-session ends on the second day of the class. Automatic “W” period ends on the 6th day of class)
May 12-July 4	Monday-Friday	Assisted registration for Asheville, Suite 355, Biltmore Park
May 29-30	Thursday-Friday	Registration in Cullowhee
June 2-August 4	Monday-Monday	9 Week Term
June 2-July 2	Monday-Wednesday	First 4.5 Week Term
July 4	Friday	Independence Day holiday
July 7	Monday	Registration in Cullowhee (No classes)
July 7-August 4	Monday-Monday	Second 4.5 week Term
July 10	Thursday	Completed dissertations due to Graduate School for August 2014 degree candidates
July 10	Thursday	Completed theses and comprehensive examination(s), portfolio, and foreign language results due to Graduate School for August 2014 degree candidates
Varied Dates	Last day of course	Final exams