General Catalog – Academic Calendar
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Fall semester 2008 is Aug 25 through Dec 19
Spring semester 2009 is Jan 12 through May 8
| Fall 2008 |
Spring 2009 |
|
|---|---|---|
| Classes begin; Tuition is due; Late registration begins; $25 late registration fee | Aug 25 | Jan 12 |
| Last date to cancel enrollment at WSU with a full refund (less administration fee) | Aug 29 | Jan 16 |
| Last date a student may add a course using myWSU | Aug 29 | Jan 16 |
| Labor Day-No classes; offices will be closed | Sept 1 | |
| Martin Luther King, Jr. Day-No classes; offices will be closed | Jan 19 | |
| Last date to change from audit to credit | Sept 5 | Jan 23 |
| Last date to enroll prior to $100 late registration fee | Sept 5 | Jan 23 |
| Last date to receive refund for a special course fee | Sept 5 | Jan 23 |
| Last date to pay prior to a 3% service fee | Sept 8 | Jan 26 |
| Last date to change a course from graded to pass/fail | Sept 12 | Jan 30 |
| Last date to add a course as audit or change from credit to audit | Sept 19 | Feb 6 |
| Last date to drop a course without record (Course withdrawals after this date cost $5.00 each and a "W" is recorded on the student's transcript.) | Sept 23 | Feb 10 |
| Last date to file for Residency status | Sept 23 | Feb 10 |
| Last date to pay tuition prior to an additional 5% service fee for late payment | Sept 23 | Feb 10 |
| President's Day-No classes; University offices are open | Feb 16 | |
| Last date to pay prior to an additional 7% service fee for late payment | Oct 8 | Feb 25 |
| Last date to apply for a Graduate degree or Graduate Certificate | Oct 10 | Mar 6 |
| Last date to apply for an Undergraduate degree and/or teaching certificate | Oct 10 | Mar 6 |
| Midterm grades due at 5:00pm | Oct 15 | Mar 4 |
| Last date to withdraw from a course except those undergraduates qualified to use an uncontested course withdrawal (Rule 69b) | Oct 24 | Mar 13 |
| Spring Vacation | Mar 16-20 | |
| Last date to schedule final oral examination for an advanced degree | Nov 7 | Apr 3 |
| Priority registration begins | Nov 10 | Apr 13 |
| Veterans' Day-No classes; offices will be closed | Nov 11 | |
| Last date to take final oral examination for an advanced degree | Nov 21 | Apr 17 |
| Thanksgiving Vacation | Nov 24-28 | |
| Theses due in Graduate School | Dec 5 | Apr 24 |
| Last day of instruction | Dec 12 | May 1 |
| Last date to add a class with appropriate signature(s) | Dec 12 | May 1 |
| Last date to change a pass/fail to a letter grade | Dec 12 | May 1 |
| Last date to cancel enrollment (Rule 70b) | Dec 12 | May 1 |
| Last date to use an uncontested course withdrawal (Undergraduate students only, Rule 69b) | Dec 12 | May 1 |
| Final Examination Week | Dec 15-19 | May 4-8 |
| Final grades due by 5:00pm | Dec 23 | May 12 |
| Commencement (tentatively scheduled for 1:00pm) | May 16 |