August 19 Start Date
Fall 2020 Semester Schedule & Weeks of Instruction
Incorporating Common Key Dates
The following programs will follow the August 19 start-date schedule and weeks of instruction for Fall 2020:
- All Professional Programs (MD, Dentistry, Physical Therapy, PharmD, Law)
- Online Graduate Programs
- Graduate Programs (Only - Occupational Therapy, Athletic Training, Pathology Assistant)
- Beckley and Keyser campuses
Printable PDF of Full 2020-2021 Academic Calendar
Fall 2020 Schedule
Fall 2020 Weeks of Instruction
- Monday, August 17 – General Registration
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First Week of Instruction (Aug 19 – Aug 25)
- Wednesday, August 19 – On Campus First Day of Classes
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Second Week of Instruction (Aug 26 – Sept 1)
- Tuesday, September 1 - Last day to Register, Add New Courses, Make Section Changes, Change Pass/Fail and Audit
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Third Week of Instruction (Sept 2 – Sept 8)
- Monday, September 7 – Labor Day Recess: University Closed
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Fourth Week of Instruction (Sept 9 – Sept 15)
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Fifth Week of Instruction (Sept 16 – Sept 22)
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Sixth Week of Instruction (Sept 23 – Sept 29)
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Seventh Week of Instruction (Sept 30 – Oct 6)
- Friday, October 2 – Mid-Check Grades Due by Noon
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Eighth Week of Instruction (Oct 7 – Oct 13)
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Ninth Week of Instruction (Oct 14 – Oct 20)
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Tenth Week of Instruction (Oct 21 – Oct 27)
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Eleventh Week of Instruction (Oct 28 – Nov 3)
- Tuesday, November 3 – General Election Day: University Closed
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Twelfth Week of Instruction (Nov 4 – Nov 10)
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Thirteenth Week of Instruction (Nov 11 – Nov 17)
- Fourteenth Week of Instruction (Nov 18 – Nov 24)
- Friday, November 20 - Last Day Face-to-Face Instruction
- Monday, November 23 and Tuesday, November 24 – Online Instruction
- Fifteenth Week of Instruction (Nov 25 – Dec 4)
- Wednesday, November 25 through Sunday, November 29 – Fall Recess: Students Leave Campus until Spring 2021 Semester; Fall 2020 Semester Resumes Monday, November 30
- Monday, November 30 through Friday, December 4 – Week of Online Instruction
- Friday, December 4 – Last Day of Classes
- Friday, December 4 – Last Day to Drop a Class and Last Day to Withdraw from the University
- Final Exam Week (Dec 7 – Dec 11)
- Saturday, December 19 – Virtual Commencement Ceremony
- Saturday, December 19 – Winter Recess Begins