ACADEMIC CALENDAR 2012-2013

FALL SEMESTER 2012

August 25 - 26	Residence halls open
August 27	Classes begin - 8 a.m. Late Registration and Drop/Add
September 3	Labor Day (no classes)
September 17	Rosh Hashanah*
September 26	Yom Kippur*
October 8-9	Fall break (no classes)
November 21	Thanksgiving recess begins - 8 a.m.
November 26	Thanksgiving recess ends - 8 a.m.
December 8-9	Reading days
December 10	Last day of classes
December 11-15	Examination period
December 16	Commencement (undergraduate)
December 17	Commencement (graduate)

SPRING SEMESTER 2013

January 21	Martin Luther King, Jr. Day (no classes)
January 28	Classes begin - 8 a.m. Late Registration and Drop/Add
March 15	Spring break begins - 8 a.m.
March 25	Spring break ends - 5 p.m.
March 26	Passover*
March 29	Good Friday*
May 10	Last day of classes
May 13-17	Examination period
May 18	Commencement (undergraduate)
May 20	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.