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West Chester University

West Chester University
West Chester, PA 19383
610-436-1000





Academic Calendar 2012-2013


Fall Semester 2012
August 24-26
August 27
September 3
September 17
September 26
October 8-9
October 20
November 21
November 26
December 8-9
December 10
December 11-15
December 16
December 17		 Residence halls open
Classes begin at 8 a.m.
Labor Day (no classes)
Rosh Hashanah*
Yom Kippur*
Fall Break (no classes)
Homecoming Weekend
Thanksgiving Break begins at 8 a.m.
Thanksgiving Break ends; classes resume at 8 a.m.
Reading days
Last day of classes
Examination period
Undergraduate Commencement
Graduate Commencement

 

Winter Session 2013  
January 2
January 21
January 24
January 25 		Classes begin at 8:00 am
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day (no classes)
Last day of classes
Winter Session Finals Examinations


Spring Semester 2013
January 28
March 15
March 25
March 26
March 29
May 10
May 13-17
May 18
May 20 		Classes begin at 8 a.m.
Spring Break begins at 5 p.m.
Spring Break ends; classes resume at 8 a.m.
Passover*
Good Friday*
Last day of classes
Examination period
Undergraduate Commencement
Graduate Commencement

Summer Session 2013
May 28-June 27
May 27
June 28-29
July 1-August 1
July 4
August 2-3
August 5-22
August 23 		First Session
Memorial Day (no classes)
First Session Final Examinations
Second Session
Independence Day (no classes)
Second Session Final Examinations
Third Session
Third Session Final Examinations

*Although the University will be in session, no examinations are to be administered on these major Christian and Jewish holy days. All members of the academic community are also expected to be considerate of and provide accommodations to students of other faiths when assignments, exams, and other course requirements fall on major holy days of their religions.

Note: Dates are subject to change. Please check the Registrar's Web site at www.wcupa.edu/registrar for the most recent, up-to-date calendar.