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Western Carolina University
2024-2025 Academic Calendar
FALL 2024
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Monday
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Tuesday
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Wednesday
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Thursday
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Friday
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Aug. 19 - All classes begin
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Aug. 20
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Aug. 21
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Aug. 22
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Aug. 23
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Aug. 26
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Aug. 27
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Aug. 28
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Aug. 29
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Aug. 30
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Sept. 2 - Labor Day- No Classes
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Sept. 3
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Sept. 4
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Sept. 5
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Sept. 6
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Sept. 9
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Sept. 10
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Sept. 11
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Sept. 12
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Sept. 13
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Sept. 16
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Sept. 17
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Sept. 18
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Sept. 19
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Sept. 20
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Sept. 23
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Sept. 24
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Sept. 25
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Sept. 26
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Sept. 27
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Sept. 30
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Oct. 1
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Oct. 2
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Oct. 3
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Oct. 4
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Oct. 7
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Oct. 8
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Oct. 9
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Oct. 10
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Oct. 11
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Oct. 14 - Fall Break - No Classes
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Oct. 15 - Fall Break - No Classes
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Oct. 16 - Fall Break - No Classes
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Oct. 17 - Fall Break - No Classes
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Oct. 18 - Fall Break - No Classes
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Oct. 21
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Oct. 22
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Oct. 23
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Oct. 24
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Oct. 25 - Last day for “W”
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Oct. 28
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Oct. 29 - Advising Day - No Classes
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Oct. 30
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Oct. 31
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Nov. 1
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Nov. 4
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Nov. 5 (Election Day)
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Nov. 6
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Nov. 7
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Nov. 8
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Nov. 11
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Nov. 12
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Nov. 13
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Nov. 14
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Nov. 15
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Nov. 18
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Nov. 19
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Nov. 20
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Nov. 21 -
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Nov. 22
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Nov. 25
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Nov. 26
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Nov. 27 - No Classes
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Nov. 28 - Thanksgiving - No Classes
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Nov. 29 - No Classes
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Dec. 2
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Dec. 3
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Dec. 4
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Dec. 5
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Dec. 6 - Last day of classes
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Dec. 9 - Final Exams
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Dec. 10 - Final Exams
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Dec. 11 - Final Exams
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Dec. 12 - Final Exams
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Dec. 13 - Final Exams
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75 Class Days
EIGHT WEEK SESSION DATES:
First 8Wk Begins Monday, Aug. 19
Last Day to Withdraw - Friday, Sept. 13
Ends - Friday, Oct. 11
Last 8Wk Begins Monday, Oct. 14
Last Day to Withdraw - Friday, Nov. 8
Ends - Friday, Dec. 6
*(8 Week Session students do not observe Fall Break)
Residence Halls Open - Aug. 16, 2024
First Day of Classes - Monday, Aug. 19, 2024
Labor Day - No Classes - Monday, Sept. 2, 2024
Census Date - Friday, Aug. 30, 2024
Fifth Week Grades Due - Monday, Sept. 23, 2024
Fall Break - No Classes, Monday-Friday, Oct. 14-18, 2024
Last Day to drop with a “W” - Friday, Oct. 24, 2024
Homecoming - TBD
Advising Day- Tuesday, Oct. 29, 2024
Thanksgiving. No Classes. Wednesday-Friday, Nov. 27-29, 2024
Last Day of Classes - Friday, Dec. 6, 2024
Final Exams - Saturday-Friday, Dec. 7-13, 2024
Commencement - Saturday, Dec. 14, 2024
All Grades Due by 10:00 AM on Monday, Dec. 16, 2024
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Western Carolina University
2024-2025 Academic Calendar
SPRING 2025
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Monday
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Tuesday
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Wednesday
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Thursday
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Friday
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Jan. 6
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Jan. 7
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Jan. 8
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Jan. 9 - Orientation & Registration
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Jan. 10 - Orientation & Registration
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Jan. 13 - All classes begin
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Jan. 14
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Jan. 15
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Jan. 16
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Jan. 17
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Jan. 20 - MLK Holiday - No Classes
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Jan. 21
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Jan. 22
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Jan. 23
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Jan. 24
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Jan. 27
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Jan. 28
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Jan. 29
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Jan. 30
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Jan. 31
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Feb. 3
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Feb. 4
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Feb. 5
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Feb. 6
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Feb. 7
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Feb. 10
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Feb. 11
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Feb. 12
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Feb. 13
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Feb. 14
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Feb. 17
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Feb. 18
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Feb. 19
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Feb. 20
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Feb. 21
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Feb. 24
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Feb. 25 - Advising Day - No Classes
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Feb. 26
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Feb. 27
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Feb. 28
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Mar. 3
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Mar. 4
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Mar. 5
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Mar. 6
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Mar. 7
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Mar. 10 - Spring Break - No Classes
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Mar. 11 - Spring Break - No Classes
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Mar. 12 - Spring Break - No Classes
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Mar. 13 - Spring Break - No Classes
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Mar. 14 - Spring Break - No Classes
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Mar. 17
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Mar. 18
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Mar. 19
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Mar. 20
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Mar. 21 - Last day for “W”
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Mar. 24
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Mar. 25
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Mar. 26
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Mar. 27
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Mar. 28
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Mar. 31
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Apr. 1
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Apr. 2
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Apr. 3
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Apr. 4
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Apr. 7
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Apr. 8
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Apr. 9
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Apr. 10
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Apr. 11
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Apr. 14
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Apr. 15
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Apr. 16 - No Classes
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Apr. 17 - No Classes
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Apr. 18 - No Classes
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Apr. 21
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Apr. 22
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Apr. 23
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Apr. 24
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Apr. 25
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Apr. 29
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Apr. 20
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Apr. 30
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May 1
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May 2 - Last day of classes
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May 5 - Final Exams
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May 6 - Final Exams
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May 7 - Final Exams
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May 8 - Final Exams
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May 9 - Final Exams
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75 Class Days
EIGHT WEEK SESSION DATES:
First 8Wk Begins Tuesday, Jan. 13
Last Day to Withdraw - Friday, Feb. 7
Ends - Friday, Mar. 7
Last 8Wk Begins Monday, Mar. 10
Last Day to Withdraw - Friday, Apr. 4
Ends - Friday, May 2
*(8 Week Session students do not observe Spring Break)
Residence Halls Open - Jan. 9, 2025 (tentative)
Orientation - Jan. 9 & 10, 2025
Martin Luther King Holiday - Monday, Jan. 20, 2025
First Day of Classes - Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2025
Census Date - Monday, January 27, 2025
Fifth Week Grades Due - Monday, Feb. 17, 2025
Advising Day - Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2025
Spring Break - Monday-Friday, Mar. 10-14, 2025
Last Day to drop with a “W” - Friday, Mar. 21, 2025
No Classes - Wednesday-Friday, Mar. 16-18, 2025
Last Day of Classes - Friday, May 2, 2025
Final Exams - Saturday-Friday, May 3-9, 2025
Commencement (Graduate) - Friday, May 9, 2025
Commencement (Undergraduate) - Saturday, May 10, 2025
All Grades Due by 10:00 AM on Monday, May 12, 2025
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Western Carolina University
2024-2025 Academic Calendar
SUMMER 2025
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Monday
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Tuesday
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Wednesday
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Thursday
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Friday
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May 12 - Spring grades due
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May 13
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May 14
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May 15
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May 16
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May 19
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May 20
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May 21
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May 22
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May 23
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May 26
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May 27 - Mini-mester ends
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May 28
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May 29
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May 30
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June 2
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June 3 - 9-week and First 4.5-week Term classes begin
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June 4
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June 5
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June 6
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June 9
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June 10
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June 11
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June 12
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June 13
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June 16
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June 17
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June 18
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June 19
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June 20
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June 23
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June 24
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June 25
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June 26
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June 27
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June 30
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July 1
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July 2
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July 3 - First 4.5- week term classes
end
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July 4 - Holiday - No Classes
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July 7 - Second 4.5-week term classes begin
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July 8
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July 9
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July 10
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July 11
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July 14
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July 15
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July 16
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July 17
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July 18
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July 21
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July 22
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July 23
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July 24
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July 25
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July 28
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July 29
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July 30
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July 31
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Aug. 1
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Aug. 4
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Aug. 5 - 9-week term ends and Second 4.5-week term ends
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Aug. 6
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Aug. 7
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Aug. 8
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Aug. 11
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Aug. 12
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Aug. 13
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Aug. 14
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Aug. 15
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Aug. 18 - Fall semester classes begin
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Aug. 19
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Aug. 20
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Aug. 21
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Aug. 22
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May 12 - 27, 2025
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Monday-Tuesday
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Mini-session (2.5 weeks)
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June 3, 2025
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Tuesday, 8 a.m.
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9-Week and First 4.5-Week Term classes begin
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June 3 - Aug. 5, 2025
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Thursday-Thursday
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9-Week Term
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June 3 - July 3, 2025
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Tuesday-Thursday
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First 4.5-Week Term
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July 4, 2025
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Friday
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Independence Day Holiday
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July 7, 2025
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Monday, 8 a.m.
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Second 4.5-Week Term classes begin
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July 7 - Aug. 5, 2025
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Monday-Wednesday
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Second 4.5-Week Term
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Various Dates
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Last day of each course
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Final Exams
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Grades are due to the Registrar’s Office 48 hours after the last official class day.
Students are expected to register prior to the first day of class.
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.
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