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Graduate Catalog 08-09
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 2008
ACADEMIC CALENDAR 2008-2009
FALL SEMESTER 2008
| August 23 and 24 | Residence halls open |
| August 24 | Classes begin - 8 a.m.
Late Registration and Drop/Add |
| September 1 | Labor Day (no classes) |
| September 30 | Rosh Hashanah* |
| October 9 | Yom Kippur* |
| October 13 - 14 | Fall break (no classes) |
| November 26 | Thanksgiving recess begins - 8 a.m. |
| December 1 | Thanksgiving recess ends - 8 a.m. |
| December 6 - 7 | Reading days |
| December 8 | Last day of classes |
| December 9 - 14 | Examination period |
| December 14 | Undergraduate Commencement |
| December 15 | Graduate Commencement |
SPRING SEMESTER 2009
| January 12 | Classes begin - 8 a.m.
Late Registration and Drop/Add |
| January 19 | Martin Luther King, Jr. Day (no classes) |
| February 27 | Spring break begins - 5 p.m. |
| March 9 | Spring break ends - 8 a.m. |
| April 9 | Passover* |
| April 10 | Good Friday* |
| April 25 (Saturday) | First day of finals (Tuesday/Thursday classes only) |
| April 27 | Last day of classes |
| April 28 - May 1 | Examination period continues |
| May 2 | Undergraduate commencement |
| May 4 | Graduate commencement |
SUMMER SEMESTER 2009 (tentative)
| May 25 | Memorial Day (no classes) |
| May 26 - June 25 | First Five-Week Session |
| June 26 | Examinations |
| June 29 - July 30 | Second Five-Week Session |
| July 31 | Examinations |
| August 3 - August 20 | Third Session |
| August 21 | Examinations |
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.