Fall Semester 2020 (August 19 Start Date)
Incorporating Common 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
Monday, August 17 - General Registration
Fall Semester 2020 (August 26 Start Date)
Incorporating Common Dates
The following programs will follow the August 26 start-date schedule and weeks of instruction for Fall 2020:
- Undergraduate Programs (Online and On-Campus)
- On-Campus Graduate Programs
Even with the later August 26 start date for some students, all programs will still provide the 15 instructional weeks as required for regional accreditation. For programs following the August 26 start date, the week following Thanksgiving will now be considered a week of instruction rather than a review week.
Monday, August 24 - General Registration
Wednesday, August 26 - On Campus First Day of Classes
Tuesday, September 1 - Last day to Register, Add New Courses, Make Section Changes, Change Pass/Fail and Audit
Monday, September 7 - Labor Day Recess: University Closed
Tuesday, October 13 by noon - Mid-Check Grades Due
Tuesday, November - General Election Day: University Closed
Friday, November 20 - Last Day Face to Face Instruction
Monday, November 23 and Tuesday, November 24 - Online Instruction
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
Monday, December 7 through Friday, December 11 - Final Exam Week
Saturday, December 19 - Virtual Commencement Ceremony
Saturday, December 19 - Winter Recess Begins
Spring Semester 2021
Friday, January 15 - General Registration
Monday, January 18 - Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Recess: University Closed
Tuesday, January 19 - On Campus First day of Classes
Monday, January 25 - Last day to Register, Add New Courses, Make Section Changes, Change Pass/Fail and Audit
Thursday, February 11 - No Classes – Non-Instructional Day
Tuesday, March 2 - No Classes – Non-Instructional Day
Wednesday, March 3 - No Classes – Non-Instructional Day
Friday, March 12 by noon - Mid-Check Grades Due
Friday, April 2 - Spring Holiday: University Closed
Monday, May 3 - Last Day to Drop a Class and Last Day to Withdraw from the University
Monday, May 3 - Last Day of Classes (Morgantown campus only)
Tuesday, May 4 through Saturday, May 8 - Final Exam Week
Friday, Saturday and Sunday, May 14, May 15 and 16 - Commencement
Summer Semester 2021
Monday, May 17 - Registration
Monday, May 17 - On-Campus First Day of Classes
Monday, May 31 - Memorial Day Recess: University Closed
Friday, June 25 - Final Exam for First Six-Week Session
Monday, July 5 - Independence Day Recess: University Closed
Friday, August 6 - Final Exam for Second Six-Week Session and 12-Week Session
Friday, August 13 - Degree Conferring Date (No Ceremonies)