Office of Graduate Studies and Extended Education
McKelvie Hall, 102 W. Rosedale Avenue
West Chester University
West Chester, PA 19383
610-436-2943
fax: 610-436-2763
gradstudy@wcupa.edu
Revised March 2010
ACADEMIC CALENDAR 2010-2011
FALL SEMESTER 2010
| August 28 - 29 | Residence halls open |
| August 30 | Classes begin - 8 a.m.
Late Registration and Drop/Add |
| September 6 | Labor Day (no classes) |
| September 9 | Rosh Hashanah* |
| September 18 | Yom Kippur* |
| October 11 - 12 | Fall break (no classes) |
| November 24 | Thanksgiving recess begins - 8 a.m. |
| November 29 | Thanksgiving recess ends - 8 a.m. |
| December 11 - 12 | Reading days |
| December 13 | Last day of classes |
| December 14 - 18 | Examination period |
| December 19 | Commencement (undergraduate) |
| December 20 | Commencement (graduate) |
SPRING SEMESTER 2011
| January 17 | Martin Luther King, Jr. Day (no classes) |
| January 18 | Classes begin - 8 a.m. Late Registration and Drop/Add |
| March 4 | Spring break begins - 5 p.m. |
| March 14 | Spring break ends - 8 a.m. |
| April 19 | Passover* |
| April 22 | Good Friday* |
| April 29 | Last day of classes |
| May 2 - 6 | Examination period |
| May 7 | Commencement (undergraduate) |
| May 9 | Commencement (graduate) |
Please consult the current course schedule and the University's Web site (www.wcupa.edu) for the most up-to-date calendars.
*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 appropriate accommodations to students of other faiths when assignments, exams, and other course requirements fall on the major holy days of their religions.