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Academic Calendar

Keep up to date with our upcoming academic calendar.

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You’ll have access to a wide range of classes and academic events here at Western. Stay up to date using the academic calendars below.

Summer 2023

Date Title
May 8, 2023 Classes begin first 3 weeks (Mayterm) and full term
May 29, 2023 Memorial Day - No Classes
May 30, 2023 Classes begin first 5 weeks and 10 week sessions
June 19, 2023 Juneteenth - No Classes
July 3, 2023 Classes begin second 5 week
July 4, 2023 Independence Day - No Classes
August 4, 2023 End of Summer Semester

Fall 2023

Date Title
August 14, 2023 New Faculty Report
August 21, 2023 Classes Begin
September 4, 2023 Labor Day - No Classes
September 19, 2023 Study Abroad Info Night
October 13, 2023 Mid-Fall Break - No Classes
November 20, 2023 - November 24, 2023 Fall Break
December 11, 2023 - December 14, 2023 Final Exams

Spring 2024

Date Title
January 8, 2024 Classes Begin
January 15, 2024 Martin Luther King Day - No Classes
January 24, 2024 Student Film Night 
February 19, 2024 Presidents Day - No Classes
March 11, 2024 - March 15, 2024 Spring Break
April 30, 2024 - May 3, 2024 Final Exams
May 4, 2024 Spring Commencement

Summer 2024 (Tentative)

Date Title
May 6, 2024 Classes begin first 3 weeks (Mayterm) and full term
May 27, 2024 Memorial Day - No Classes
May 28, 2024 Classes begin first 5 weeks and 10 week sessions
June 19, 2024 Juneteenth - No Classes
July 1, 2024 Classes begin second 5 week
July 4, 2024 Independence Day - No Classes
August 2, 2024 End of Summer Semester

Fall 2024 (Tentative)

Date Title
August 19, 2024 New Faculty Report
August 21, 2024 New Student Orientation: First-Year Students (Aug. 21-24)
August 23, 2024 Transfer & Nontraditional Student Orientation
August 26, 2024 Classes Begin
September 2, 2024 Labor Day - No Classes
October 18, 2024 Mid-Fall Break - No Classes
November 25, 2024 - November 29, 2024 Fall Break
December 16, 2024 - December 19, 2024 Final Exams

Spring 2025 (Tentative)

Date Title
January 13, 2025 Classes Begin
January 20, 2025 Martin Luther King Day - No Classes
February 17, 2025 Presidents Day - No Classes
March 17, 2025 - March 21, 2025 Spring Break
May 6, 2025 - May 9, 2025 Final Exams
May 10, 2025 Spring Commencement

Summer 2025 (Tentative)

Date Title
May 12, 2025 Classes begin first 3 weeks (Mayterm) and full term
May 26, 2025 Memorial Day - No Classes
June 2, 2025 Classes begin first 5 weeks and 10 week sessions
June 19, 2025 Juneteenth - No Classes
July 4, 2025 Independence Day - No Classes
July 7, 2025 Classes begin second 5 week
August 8, 2025 End of Summer Semester

Fall 2025 (Tentative)

Date Title
August 25, 2025 Classes Begin
September 1, 2025 Labor Day - No Classes
October 17, 2025 Mid-Fall Break - No Classes
November 24, 2025 - November 28, 2025 Fall Break Week - No Classes
December 15, 2025 - December 18, 2025 Final Exams

Spring 2026 (Tentative)

Date Title
January 12, 2026 Classes Begin
January 19, 2026 Martin Luther King Day - No Classes
February 16, 2026 Presidents Day - No Classes
March 16, 2026 - March 20, 2026 Spring Break - No Classes
May 5, 2026 - May 8, 2026 Final Exams
May 9, 2026 Spring Commencement

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