Oct 05, 2024  
CURRENT 2024-2025 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
CURRENT 2024-2025 Undergraduate Catalog

2024-2025 Academic Calendar


Western Carolina University

2024-2025 Academic Calendar

FALL 2024

 Monday

 Tuesday

 Wednesday

 Thursday

 Friday

 Aug. 19 - All classes begin

 Aug. 20

 Aug. 21

 Aug. 22

 Aug. 23

 Aug. 26

 Aug. 27

 Aug. 28

 Aug. 29

 Aug. 30

 Sept. 2 - Labor Day- No Classes

 Sept. 3

 Sept. 4

 Sept. 5

 Sept. 6

 Sept. 9

 Sept. 10

 Sept. 11

 Sept. 12

 Sept. 13

 Sept. 16

 Sept. 17

 Sept. 18

 Sept. 19

 Sept. 20

 Sept. 23

 Sept. 24

 Sept. 25

 Sept. 26

 Sept. 27

 Sept. 30

 Oct. 1

 Oct. 2

 Oct. 3

 Oct. 4

 Oct. 7

 Oct. 8

 Oct. 9

 Oct. 10

 Oct. 11

 Oct. 14 - Fall Break - No Classes

 Oct. 15 - Fall Break - No Classes

 Oct. 16 - Fall Break - No Classes

 Oct. 17 - Fall Break - No Classes

 Oct. 18 - Fall Break - No Classes

 Oct. 21

 Oct. 22

 Oct. 23

 Oct. 24

 Oct. 25 - Last day for “W”

 Oct. 28

 Oct. 29 - Advising Day - No Classes

 Oct. 30

 Oct. 31

 Nov. 1

 Nov. 4

 Nov. 5 (Election Day)

 Nov. 6

 Nov. 7

 Nov. 8

 Nov. 11

 Nov. 12

 Nov. 13

 Nov. 14

 Nov. 15

 Nov. 18

 Nov. 19

 Nov. 20 

 Nov. 21 - 

 Nov. 22

 Nov. 25

 Nov. 26

 Nov. 27 - No Classes

 Nov. 28 - Thanksgiving - No Classes

 Nov. 29 - No Classes

 Dec. 2

 Dec. 3

 Dec. 4

 Dec. 5

 Dec. 6 - Last day of classes

 Dec. 9 - Final Exams

 Dec. 10 - Final Exams

 Dec. 11 - Final Exams

 Dec. 12 - Final Exams

 Dec. 13 - Final Exams

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

 

Western Carolina University

2024-2025 Academic Calendar

SPRING 2025

 Monday

 Tuesday

 Wednesday

 Thursday

 Friday

 Jan. 6

 Jan. 7

 Jan. 8

 Jan. 9 - Orientation & Registration 

 Jan. 10 - Orientation & Registration 

 Jan. 13 - All classes begin

 Jan. 14

 Jan. 15

 Jan. 16

 Jan. 17

 Jan. 20 - MLK Holiday - No Classes 

 Jan. 21

 Jan. 22

 Jan. 23

 Jan. 24

 Jan. 27

 Jan. 28

 Jan. 29

 Jan. 30

 Jan. 31

 Feb. 3

 Feb. 4

 Feb. 5

 Feb. 6

 Feb. 7

 Feb. 10

 Feb. 11

 Feb. 12

 Feb. 13

 Feb. 14

 Feb. 17

 Feb. 18

 Feb. 19

 Feb. 20

 Feb. 21

 Feb. 24

 Feb. 25 - Advising Day - No Classes 

 Feb. 26

 Feb. 27

 Feb. 28

 Mar. 3

 Mar. 4

 Mar. 5

 Mar. 6

 Mar. 7

 Mar. 10 - Spring Break - No Classes

 Mar. 11 - Spring Break - No Classes

 Mar. 12 - Spring Break - No Classes 

 Mar. 13 - Spring Break - No Classes

 Mar. 14 - Spring Break - No Classes

 Mar. 17

 Mar. 18

 Mar. 19

 Mar. 20

 Mar. 21 - Last day for “W”

 Mar. 24

 Mar. 25

 Mar. 26

 Mar. 27

 Mar. 28

 Mar. 31

 Apr. 1

 Apr. 2

 Apr. 3

 Apr. 4

 Apr. 7

 Apr. 8

 Apr. 9

 Apr. 10

 Apr. 11

 Apr. 14

 Apr. 15

 Apr. 16 - No Classes

 Apr. 17 - No Classes

 Apr. 18 - No Classes

 Apr. 21

 Apr. 22

 Apr. 23

 Apr. 24

 Apr. 25

 Apr. 29

 Apr. 20

Apr. 30

 May 1

 May 2 - Last day of classes

 May 5 - Final Exams

 May 6 - Final Exams

 May 7 - Final Exams

 May 8 - Final Exams

 May 9 - Final Exams

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

 

Western Carolina University

2024-2025 Academic Calendar

SUMMER 2025

 Monday

 Tuesday

 Wednesday 

 Thursday

 Friday

 May 12 - Spring grades due

 May 13

 May 14

 May 15

 May 16

 May 19

 May 20

 May 21

 May 22

 May 23

 May 26

 May 27 - Mini-mester ends

 May 28

 May 29

 May 30

 June 2

 June 3 - 9-week and First 4.5-week Term classes begin

 June 4

 June 5

 June 6

 June 9

 June 10

 June 11

 June 12

 June 13

 June 16

 June 17

 June 18

 June 19

 June 20

 June 23

 June 24

 June 25

 June 26

 June 27

 June 30

 July 1

 July 2

 July 3 - First 4.5- week term classes

 end

 July 4 - Holiday - No Classes 

 July 7 - Second 4.5-week term classes begin 

 July 8

 July 9

 July 10

 July 11

 July 14

 July 15

 July 16

 July 17

 July 18

 July 21

 July 22

 July 23

 July 24

 July 25

 July 28

 July 29

 July 30

 July 31

 Aug. 1

 Aug. 4

 Aug. 5 - 9-week term ends and Second 4.5-week term ends

 Aug. 6

 Aug. 7

 Aug. 8

 Aug. 11

 Aug. 12

 Aug. 13

 Aug. 14

 Aug. 15

 Aug. 18 - Fall semester classes begin

 Aug. 19

 Aug. 20

 Aug. 21

 Aug. 22

 

 May 12 - 27, 2025

 Monday-Tuesday

 Mini-session (2.5 weeks)

 June 3, 2025

 Tuesday, 8 a.m.

 9-Week and First 4.5-Week Term classes begin

 June 3 - Aug. 5, 2025 

 Thursday-Thursday

 9-Week Term

 June 3 - July 3, 2025

 Tuesday-Thursday

 First 4.5-Week Term

 July 4, 2025

 Friday

 Independence Day Holiday

 July 7, 2025

 Monday, 8 a.m.

 Second 4.5-Week Term classes begin

 July 7 - Aug. 5, 2025

 Monday-Wednesday

 Second 4.5-Week Term

 Various Dates

 Last day of each course

 Final Exams

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.