ACADEMIC CALENDAR 2011-2012

FALL SEMESTER 2011

August 27 - 28	Residence halls open
August 29	Classes begin - 8 a.m. Late Registration and Drop/Add
September 5	Labor Day (no classes)
September 29	Rosh Hashanah*
October 8	Yom Kippur*
October 10 - 11	Fall break (no classes)
November 23	Thanksgiving recess begins - 8 a.m.
November 28	Thanksgiving recess ends - 8 a.m.
December 10 - 11	Reading days
December 12	Last day of classes
December 13 - 17	Examination period
December 18	Commencement (undergraduate)
December 19	Commencement (graduate)

SPRING SEMESTER 2012

January 16	Martin Luther King, Jr. Day (no classes)
January 23	Classes begin - 8 a.m. Late Registration and Drop/Add
March 12	Spring break begins - 8 a.m.
March 16	Spring break ends - 5 p.m.
April 6	Good Friday*
April 7	Passover*
May 4	Last day of classes
May 7 - 11	Examination period
May 12	Commencement (Undergraduate)
May 14	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.