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Fall Semester 2023


Saturday, July 1, 2023

Online add/drop begins for returning students (8:00 a.m.)

Saturday, August 19, 2023 New Student Move-In (New Student Week)
Tuesday, August 22, 2023 Returning Student Move-In
Wednesday, August 23, 2023 Fall semester begins (8:00 am)
Wednesday, August 23, 2023 Fall Session I begins
Friday, August 25, 2023 Fall Session I deadline to add courses by 4:00 pm CT
Monday, August 28, 2023 Fall Session I deadline to drop courses by 4:00 pm CT
Tuesday, August 29, 2023 Fall semester deadline to add courses, independent studies, and internships by 4:00 pm CT 
Thursday, August 31, 2023 Fall semester deadline to drop courses without receiving grade of WP/WF by 4:00 pm CT 
Friday, September 1, 2023 Fall semester withdrawal period begins (WP/WF grades)
Monday, September 4, 2023 Labor Day holiday- no classes (college offices closed)
Wednesday, September 6, 2023 Fall semester deadline to elect CR-D-F and Writing Intensive Option by 4:00 pm CT
September 19-20, 2023 Hancock Symposium for Democracy (Student Attendance Required)
Friday, September 22, 2023 Fall Session I Interim Progress Report Due
Friday, September 22, 2023 Fall Semester Interim Progress Report Due
 Wednesday, September 27, 2023 Fall Session I deadline to withdraw from courses
Wednesday, October 4, 2023 Deadline for removing Spring 2023 Incomplete grades
Monday, October 9, 2023 Academic advising begins for Spring 2024 preregistration (Tentative)
Wednesday, October 11, 2023   Fall Session I ends
Wednesday, October 11, 2023 Fall Semester Midterm
October 12-13, 2023 Fall Holiday- No Classes
Monday, October 16, 2023 Fall Semester midterm grades due in MyWC by 4:00 pm CT
Monday, October 16, 2023 Fall Session I grades due in MyWC by 4:00 pm CT
Wednesday, October 18, 2023 Fall Semester students and advisors receive midterm grade reports
Monday, October 23, 2023 Fall Session II begins
Wednesday, October 25, 2023 Fall Session II deadline to add courses by 4:00 pm CT
Thursday, October 26, 2023 Fall session II deadline to drop courses by 4:00 pm CT
October 25-27, 2023 Homecoming & Fall Family Weekend
November 16-18, 2023 Fall Board of Trustees Meeting
Thursday, November 16, 2023 Fall Session II Interim Progress Report due 
November 20-24, 2023 Thanksgiving Holiday- No in-person classes (college offices closed)
Tuesday, November 28, 2023 Fall Semester deadline to withdraw from classes
Tuesday, November 29, 2023 Fall Session II deadline to withdraw from classes      
Monday, December 11, 2023 Fall Session II ends for online classes
Monday, December 11, 2023 Fall Semester classes end  
December 12-15, 2023 Fall Semester Final Exams
Friday, December 15, 2023 Fall Session II ends for campus classes
Monday, December 18, 2023 Fall Semester grades due in MyWC by 4:00 pm CT
Monday, December 18, 2023 Fall Session II grades due in MyWC by 4:00 pm CT  
Monday, December 18, 2023 Winter Session Begins  
Monday, December 18, 2023 Winter Session deadline to add courses
Tuesday, December 19, 2023 Winter Session deadline to drop courses
December 25, 2023- January 1, 2024 Winter Break- Campus Closed. Online classes will continue to meet.

Spring Semester 2024

Tuesday, January 2, 2024 Add/Drop begins for returning students (8:00 am)
Monday, January 8, 2024 Winter Session deadline to withdraw from courses
Friday, January 12, 2024 Winter Session ends  
Monday, January 15, 2024 Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday (college offices closed)
Tuesday, January 16, 2024 Winter Session grades due in MyWC by 4:00 pm CT
Tuesday, January 16, 2024 Residence halls open for returning students/New Student Move-In & Orientation
Wednesday, January 17, 2024 Spring Semester begins (8:00 am)
Wednesday, January 17, 2024 Spring Session I begins
Friday, January 19, 2024   Spring Session I Deadline to add courses
Monday, January 22, 2024   Spring Session I deadline to drop courses
Tuesday, January 23, 2024   Spring Semester deadline to add courses, independent studies and internships by 4:00 pm CT
Thursday, January 25, 2024 Spring Semester deadline to drop courses without receiving grade of WP/WF by 4:00 pm CT
Friday, January 26, 2024 Spring Semester withdrawal period begins (WP/WF grades)
Tuesday, January 30, 2024 Spring semester deadline to elect CR-D-F and Writing Intensive Option by 4:00 pm CT
Monday, February 5, 2024 Academic advising begins for Fall 2024 preregistration (Tentative)
Friday, February 16, 2024    President's Day Holiday- no in-person classes (college offices closed)
Friday, February 16, 2024 Spring Session I Interim 
Wednesday, February 21, 2024 Spring Session I deadline to withdraw from courses
Wednesday, February 28, 2024 Deadline for removing Fall 2023 Incomplete grades by 4:00 pm CT
Wednesday, Marcy 6, 2024 Spring Semester Interim Progress Reports due
Wednesday, March 6, 2024 Spring Session I ends
Wednesday, March 6, 2024 Spring Semester Midterm
Friday, March 8, 2024 Winter Board of Trustees Meeting
Monday, March 11, 2024 Spring Session I Final Grades Due in MyWC by 4:00 pm CT
Wednesday, March 13, 2024 Spring Semester students and advisors receive midterm grade reports
Wednesday, March 13, 2024 Spring Session II begins
Friday, March 15, 2024 Spring Session II deadline to add courses by 4:00 pm CT  
Monday, March 18, 2024 Spring Session II deadline to drop courses by 4:00 pm CT      
March 25-29, 2024 Spring Break- no campus classes (College offices closed March 27-29)
April 12-13, 2024 Alumni Weekend
Friday, April 12, 2024 Spring Session II Interim Progress Report due
Tuesday, April 16, 2024 Spring Semester deadline to withdraw from courses by 4:00 pm CT
Thursday, April 18, 2024 Undergraduate Scholars Forum (Student Attendance Required)
Monday, April 22, 2024 Spring Session II deadline to withdraw from course by 4:00 pm CT
Friday, May 3, 2024 Spring Semester courses end
Friday, May 3, 2024 Spring Session II online courses end
TBD Spring Board of Trustees' Meeting
May 6-9, 2024 Spring Semester Final Exams
 Thursday, May 9, 2024 Spring Session II Campus Courses End
 Thursday, May 9, 2024 Grades due in Registrar's Office for graduating seniors
 Saturday, May 11, 2024 Columns Ceremony, Commencement
 Tuesday, May 14, 2024 Spring Semester final grades due in MyWC by 4:00 pm CT
 Tuesday, May 14, 2024 Spring Session II final grades due in MyWC by 4:00 pm CT
Monday, May 27, 2024 Memorial Day Holiday (college offices closed)

Summer Session 2024

Monday, May 13, 2024 Summer Session I Begins
Monday, May 13, 2024 May term begins 8:00 am CT
Monday, May 13, 2024 May term deadline to add courses by 4:00 pm CT
Tuesday, May 14, 2024 May term deadline to drop courses by 4:00 pm CT
Wednesday, May 15, 2024 Summer Session I deadline to add courses by 4:00 pm CT
Thursday, May 16, 2024 Summer Session I deadline to drop courses by 4:00 pm CT
Thursday, May 23, 2024 May term deadline to withdraw from courses by 4:00 pm CT
Monday, May 27, 2024 Memorial Day Holiday (college offices closed)
Monday, June 10, 2024 May term ends
Monday, June 10, 2024 Degree in Three Session begins
Tuesday, June 11, 2024 Deadline to add summer internships by 4:00 pm CT
Wednesday, June 12, 2024 Degree in Three deadline to add courses by 4:00 pm CT
Thursday, June 13, 2024 Degree in Three deadline to drop courses by 4:00 pm CT
Friday, June 14, 2024 May Term grades due in MyWC by 4:00 pm CT
Monday, June 17, 2024 Summer Session I deadline to withdraw from courses by 4:00 pm CT
Wednesday, June 19, 2024 Juneteenth Holiday (college offices closed)
Friday, June 28, 2024 Summer Session I ends
Monday, July 1, 2024 Summer Session II begins
Tuesday, July 2, 2024 Summer Session I grades due in MyWC by 4:00 pm CT
Wednesday, July 3, 2024 Summer Session II deadline to add courses by 4:00 pm CT
July 4-5, 2024 July 4th Holiday Break (College offices closed)
Friday, July 5, 2024 Summer Session II deadline to drop courses by 4:00 pm CT
Wednesday, July 17, 2024 Degree in Three deadline to withdraw from courses by 4:00 pm CT
Thursday, August 1, 2024 Degree in Three session ends
Monday, August 5, 2024 Summer Session II deadline to withdraw from courses by 4:00 pm CT
Friday, August 15, 2024 Summer Session II ends
Tuesday, August 20, 2024 Summer Session II grades due in MyWC by 4:00 pm CT