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West Chester University

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





Academic Calendar 2010-2011


Fall Semester 2011
August 27-28
August 29
September 5
September 29
October 8
October 10-11
October 21-23
November 23
November 28
December 10-11
December 12
December 13-17
December 18
December 19
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

Spring Semester 2012
January 16
January 23
March 9
March 19
April 6
April 7
May 4
May 7-11
May 12
May 14
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day (University closed)
Classes begin at 8 a.m.
Spring Break begins at 5 p.m.
Spring Break ends; classes resume at 8 a.m.
Good Friday*
Passover*
Last day of classes
Examination period
Undergraduate Commencement
Graduate Commencement

Summer Session 2012
May 29-June 29
May 28
June 30
July 2-August 3
July 4
August 4
August 6-23
August 24
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.