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Graduate Catalog 09-10
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 2009
ACADEMIC CALENDAR 2009-2010
FALL SEMESTER 2009
| August 29 - 30 | Residence halls open |
| August 31 | Classes begin - 8 a.m.
Late Registration and Drop/Add |
| September 7 | Labor Day (no classes) |
| September 18 | Rosh Hashanah* |
| September 27 | Yom Kippur* |
| October 12 - 13 | Fall break (no classes) |
| November 25 | Thanksgiving recess begins - 8 a.m. |
| November 30 | Thanksgiving recess ends - 8 a.m. |
| December 12-13 | Reading days |
| December 14 | Last day of classes |
| December 15 - 19 | Examination period |
| December 20 | Undergraduate Commencement |
| December 21 | Graduate Commencement |
SPRING SEMESTER 2010
| January 18 | Martin Luther King, Jr. Day (no classes) |
| January 19 | Classes begin - 8 a.m. Late Registration and Drop/Add |
| March 5 | Spring break begins - 5 p.m. |
| March 15 | Spring break ends - 8 a.m. |
| March 30 | Passover* |
| April 2 | Good Friday* |
| May 1 (Saturday) | First day of finals (Tuesday/Thursday classes only) |
| May 3 (Monday) | Last day of classes |
| May 4-7 (Tuesday-Friday) | Examination period continues |
| May 8 | Commencement (Undergraduate) |
| May 10 | Commencement (Graduate) |
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.