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| FALL 2025 | DATE |
|---|---|
| Classes begin | August 25 |
| Full-term add deadline | August 28 |
| Labor Day (No Classes) | September 1 |
| Attendance reports due | September 4 by midnight |
| Full-term drop deadline | September 11 |
| Withdrawal period begins (full-term classes) / Census | September 12 |
| Spring 2026 draft schedule available | September 26 |
| 6-week interim grade reports due | October 2 by midnight |
| Mandatory freshman advising | October 2 |
| Spring 2026 course schedule published | October 6 |
| Advising weeks begin | October 13 |
| Mid-fall break (No Classes) | October 17 |
| 9-week interim grade reports due | October 23 by midnight |
| Spring registration begins for continuing students | November 3 |
| Withdrawal deadline (full-term classes) | November 6 |
| Spring registration begins for new students | November 10 |
| Fall break week (No Classes) | November 24–28 |
| Final exam week | December 15–18 |
| Grades due | Wednesday, December 24 at 3:00 pm |
| Grades post to transcripts | December 31 at midnight |
Academic Calendar
| SPRING 2026 | DATE |
|---|---|
| Classes begin | January 12 |
| Full-term add deadline | January 15 |
| Martin Luther King Jr. Day (No Classes) | January 19 |
| Attendance reports due | January 22 by midnight |
| Full-term drop deadline | January 29 |
| Withdrawal period begins (full-term classes) / Census | January 30 |
| Summer and Fall 2026 draft schedules available | February 13 |
| Presidents’ Day (No Classes) | February 16 |
| 6-week interim grade reports due | February 19 by midnight |
| Summer registration begins | March 2 |
| Advising weeks begin | March 2 |
| Summer and Fall 2026 course schedules published | March 2 |
| 9-week interim grade reports due | March 12 by midnight |
| Spring Break (No Classes) | March 16–20 |
| Fall registration begins for continuing students | March 30 |
| Withdrawal deadline (full-term classes) | April 2 |
| Registration for new students | May 1 |
| Final exam week | May 5–8 |
| Commencement | May 9 (10 am, Mountaineer Bowl) |
| Grades due | Wednesday, May 13 at 3:00 pm |
| SUMMER 2026 | DATE |
|---|---|
| Maymester classes begin | May 11 |
| Memorial Day (No Classes) | May 25 |
| Maymester classes end | May 29 |
| First 5-week and 10-week sessions begin | June 1 |
| Juneteenth (Observed, No Classes) | June 19 |
| First 5-week session ends | July 3 |
| Independence Day (No Classes) | July 4 |
| Second 5-week session begins | July 6 |
| End of summer semester | August 7 |
| Grades due | Tuesday, August 11 at 3:00 pm |
| FALL 2026 | DATE |
|---|---|
| Classes begin | August 24 |
| Add deadline (full-term classes, without instructor permission) | August 27 |
| Faculty record attendance reports due | September 3 by 11:59 pm |
| Labor Day (No Classes) | September 7 |
| Drop deadline (full-term classes) | September 10 |
| Withdrawal period begins (full-term classes) / Census | September 11 |
| Draft schedule for Spring 2027 due | September 25 |
| Faculty record 6-week progress reports due | October 1 by 11:59 pm |
| Mandatory freshman advising | October 1 |
| Spring 2027 course schedule published | October 5 |
| Student advising weeks begin | October 12 |
| Mid-fall break (No Classes) | October 16 |
| Faculty record 9-week progress reports due | October 22 by 11:59 pm |
| Spring registration begins for continuing students | November 2 |
| Withdrawal deadline (full-term classes) | November 5 |
| Spring registration begins for new students | November 9 |
| Fall break week (Thanksgiving break, No Classes) | November 23–27 |
| Final exams week | December 14–17 |
| Final grades due | Wednesday, December 23 at 3:00 pm |
| SPRING 2027 | DATE |
|---|---|
| Classes begin | January 11 |
| Add deadline (full-term classes, without instructor permission) | January 14 |
| Martin Luther King Day (No Classes) | January 18 |
| Faculty record attendance reports due | January 21 by 11:59 pm |
| Drop deadline (full-term classes) | January 28 |
| Withdrawal period begins (full-term classes) / Census | January 29 |
| Draft schedule for Summer and Fall 2027 due | February 12 |
| Presidents’ Day (No Classes) | February 15 |
| Faculty record 6-week progress reports due | February 18 by 11:59 pm |
| Student advising weeks begin | March 1 |
| Summer registration begins | March 1 |
| Summer and Fall 2026 course schedule published publicly | March 1 |
| Faculty record 9-week progress reports due | March 11 by 11:59 pm |
| Spring break (No Classes) | March 15–19 |
| Fall registration begins for continuing students | March 29 |
| Withdrawal deadline (full-term classes) | April 1 |
| Fall registration begins for new students | May 1 |
| Final exams week | May 4–7 |
| Spring commencement (10:00 am, Mountaineer Bowl) | May 8 |
| Final grades due | Wednesday, May 12 at 3:00 pm |
| SUMMER 2027 | DATE |
|---|---|
| Maymester classes begin | May 10 |
| Memorial Day (No Classes) | May 31 |
| Maymester classes end | May 28 |
| First 5-week and 10-week sessions begin | June 1 |
| Juneteenth (No Classes) | June 19 |
| First 5-week session ends | July 2 |
| Independence Day (Observed, No Classes) | July 3 |
| Second 5-week session begins | July 6 |
| End of summer semester | August 6 |
| Final grades due | Tuesday, August 10 at 3:00 pm |