Student Handbook — Academic Calendar
Fall Semester 2007 is August 20 – December 14
Spring Semester 2008 is January 7 – May 2
Complete Academic Calendars including Summer
| Important Date | Fall 2007 | Spring 2008 |
|---|---|---|
| Classes begin; Tuition is due; Late registration begins; $25 late registration fee | August 20 | January 7 |
| Last date to cancel enrollment at WSU with a full refund (less administration fee) | August 24 | January 11 |
| Last date a student may add a course using myWSU | August 24 | January 11 |
| Last date to change from audit to credit | August 31 | January 18 |
| Last date to enroll prior to $100 late registration fee | August 31 | January 18 |
| Last date to receive refund for a special course fee | August 31 | January 18 |
| Labor Day — No classes; offices will be closed | September 3 | - |
| Martin Luther King, Jr. Day — No classes; offices will be closed | - | January 21 |
| Last date to pay prior to a 3% service fee for late payment | September 4 | January 22 |
| Last date to change a course from graded to pass/fail | September 7 | January 25 |
| Last date to add a course as audit or change from credit to audit | September 14 | February 1 |
| 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) | September 18 | February 5 |
| Last date to file for Residency status | September 18 | February 5 |
| Last date to pay tuition prior to an additional 5% service fee for late payment | September 19 | February 5 |
| President's Day — No classes; University offices are open | - | February 18 |
| Last date to pay prior to an additional 7% service fee for late payment | October 4 | February 20 |
| Last date to apply for a Graduate degree or Graduate Certificate | October 12** | February 29*** |
| Last date to apply for an Undergraduate degree and/or teaching certificate | October 12** | February 29*** |
| Last date to withdraw from a course* | October 19 | March 7 |
| Spring Vacation | - | March 10-14 |
| Priority registration begins | November 5 (for Spring 2008) |
April 7 (for Summer and Fall 2008) |
| Veterans' Day — No classes; offices will be closed | November 12 | - |
| Last date to schedule final oral examination for an advanced degree | November 2** | April 4*** |
| Thanksgiving Vacation | November 19-23 | - |
| Last day of instruction | December 7 | April 25 |
| Last date to add a class with appropriate signature(s) | December 7 | April 25 |
| Last date to change a pass/fail to letter grade | December 7 | April 25 |
| Last date to take final oral exam for an advanced degree | November 16 | April 18 |
| Last date to cancel enrollment (Rule 70b) | December 7 | April 25 |
| Last date to use uncontested course withdrawal* | December 7 | April 25 |
| Final Examination Week | December 10-14 | April 28-May 2 |
| Theses due in Graduate School | November 30** | April 25*** |
| Final grades due by 5:00 p.m. | December 18 | May 6 |
| Commencement (Tentatively scheduled for 1:00 p.m.) | - | May 10 |
*Except those undergraduates qualified to use an uncontested course withdrawal (Rule 69b)
**For December graduation
***For May graduation