WVU Academic Calendar 2025‑2026: Important Dates & Deadlines

The WVU Academic Calendar 2025‑2026 is your go‑to source for every important deadline from application and enrollment cut‑offs, tuition payment due dates, and course add/drop windows to university holidays and final exam schedules.

The West Virginia University academic calendar helps Mountaineers lock in WVU registration deadlines, plan around the WVU exam schedule, track WVU term dates, and never miss the last day to withdraw without a “W” ensuring you stay on top of your academic and financial responsibilities at WVU.

WVU follows a traditional semester system plus a flexible summer:

• Fall Semester and Spring Semester each span approximately 15 weeks (14 instructional weeks plus one week of finals), giving you ample time for lectures, projects, and exams.
• Summer Session is broken into multiple sessions (short‑form modules and a full‑length session), each with its own add/drop and fee deadlines—ideal for accelerated coursework or making up credits.

Whether you’re mapping out your full‑semester course load, fitting in a Summer Session module, or syncing up with WVU semester dates, the WVU Academic Calendar 2025‑2026 keeps every date and deadline at your fingertips so you can focus on thriving at West Virginia University.

WVU Academic Calendar Fall 2025

1. General registration for the fall semester 2025 begins on Monday, August 18, 2025.
2. The first day of classes for the fall 2025 semester at WVU is Wednesday, August 20, 2025.
3. The last day to register, add new courses, make section changes, change pass/fail status, or audit for the fall semester 2025 is Tuesday, August 26, 2025.
4. Labor Day recess occurs on Monday, September 1, 2025, and the university is closed.
5. Mid-check grades are due by noon on Wednesday, October 8, 2025.
6. WVU Fall break is observed from Thursday, October 9, 2025, to Friday, October 10, 2025.
7. The last day to drop a class and the last day to withdraw from the university for the fall semester 2025 is Friday, November 21, 2025.
8. WVU Thanksgiving Break 2025 place from Saturday, November 22, 2025, to Sunday, November 30, 2025.
9. The last day of classes for the fall semester 2025 is Thursday, December 11, 2025.
10. Prep day for finals is on Friday, December 12, 2025.
11. Final exam week for the fall semester 2025 runs from Monday, December 15, 2025, to Friday, December 19, 2025.
12. Commencement for the fall semester 2025 is held on Saturday, December 20, 2025.
13. Winter recess begins on Saturday, December 20, 2025.
14. Grades for the fall semester 2025 are due by noon on Monday, December 22, 2025.

WVU Academic Calendar Spring 2026

1. Winter intersession will take place from Monday, December 22, 2025, to Thursday, January 8, 2026.
2. General registration for the spring semester 2026 begins on Friday, January 9, 2026.
3. WVU’s first day of classes for the spring semester 2026 is Monday, January 12, 2026.
4. The last day to register, add new courses, make section changes, change pass/fail status, or audit for the spring semester 2026 is Friday, January 16, 2026.
5. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day recess occurs on Monday, January 19, 2026, and the university is closed.
6. Mid-check grades are due by noon on Friday, February 27, 2026.
7. WVU Spring Break 2026 takes place from Saturday, March 14, 2026, to Sunday, March 22, 2026. Classes resume on Monday, March 23, 2026.
8. WVU Spring holiday is observed on Friday, April 3, 2026, and the university is closed.
9. The last day to drop a class and the last day to withdraw from the university for the spring semester 2026 is Friday, April 17, 2026.
10. The last day of classes for the spring semester 2026 is Friday, May 1, 2026.
11. Final exam week for the spring semester 2026 runs from Monday, May 4, 2026, to Friday, May 8, 2026.
12. Grades for the spring semester 2026 are due by noon on Monday, May 11, 2026.
13. Election Day is observed on Tuesday, May 12, 2026, and the university is closed.
14. WVU Commencement for the spring semester 2026 is held from Friday, May 15, 2026, to Sunday, May 17, 2026.

WVU Academic Calendar Summer 2026

1. Maymester begins on Monday, May 11, 2026.
2. Registration for the summer semester 2026 begins on Monday, May 18, 2026.
3. On-campus first day of classes for the summer semester 2026 is Monday, May 18, 2026.
4. Memorial Day recess occurs on Monday, May 25, 2026, and the university is closed.
5. Final exams for the first six-week summer session are held on Friday, June 26, 2026.
6. Independence Day recess occurs on Friday, July 3, 2026, and the university is closed.
7. Final exams for the second six-week summer session and the 12-week summer session are held on Friday, August 7, 2026.
8. Grades for the summer semester 2026 are due by noon on Monday, August 10, 2026.
9. The degree conferring date for the summer semester 2026 is Thursday, August 14, 2026, with no ceremonies held.

For more on the WVU Academic Calendar 2025-2026, visit the West Virginia University Calendar website.