Spring 2024 Semester Calendar (PDF) revised 11/13/2023

Summer 2024 Semester Calendar (PDF) revised 06/07/2024

Fall 2024 Semester Calendar (PDF) revised 03/29/2024

Student Accounts / Refund Dates


Most dates listed below pertain to full-semester, 16-week classes. Classes in smaller parts-of-term (presession, 8-week, etc.) have different but proportionately equivalent deadlines for adds, drops, refund and withdrawals. These dates can be found by clicking on the Important Semester Dates link at wichita.edu/onestop or on your class syllabus.

Fall 2024 Semester Calendar

Most dates listed below pertain to full-semester, 16-week classes. Classes in smaller parts-of-term (presession, 8-week, etc.) have different but proportionately equivalent deadlines for adds, drops, refund and withdrawals. These dates can be found by clicking on the Important Semester Dates link at wichita.edu/onestop or on your class syllabus.

Event Date
Fall online registration begins April 1, 2024 (Monday)

Fall presession classes begin

Last day for 100% refund for presession classes

Aug. 5, 2024 (Monday)

Late registration for presession classes only

In-person registration for Kansas resident auditors aged 60 years and older - presession classes only

Aug. 6, 2024 (Tuesday)
Last day to officially withdraw from presession classes with a "W" Aug. 13, 2024 (Tuesday)
Last day of presession classes Aug. 16, 2024 (Friday)

Weekday and evening full-semester classes begin

First day of late registration for full-semester classes

Aug. 19, 2024 (Monday)
In-person registration for Kansas resident auditors aged 60 years and older - full-semester classes only Aug. 22, 2024 (Thursday)
Last day to add full-semester classes or change sections of the same course Aug. 23, 2024 (Friday)
First day of Saturday / Sunday full-semester classes Aug. 24-25, 2024 (Saturday and Sunday)

Last day to drop a full-semester class and NOT have it appear on your record.

Last day to change your enrollment in a full-semester class from "credit" to "audit"

Last day to drop and receive a 100% tuition refund for full-semester classes. No additional partial refunds provided.

See refund policies at wichita.edu/refund

See tuition information at wichita.edu/tuition

See important Accounts Receivable dates at wichita.edu/ar

Aug. 30, 2024 (Friday)
NO CLASSES - Offices closed - Labor Day Sept. 2, 2024 (Monday)
Spring schedule of classes available online at wichita.edu/schedule (tentative) Oct. 2, 2024 (Wednesday)
Mid-semester point Oct. 9, 2024 (Wednesday)
NO CLASSES - Fall Break (Offices open Oct. 14-15)

Oct. 12-15, 2024

Begins 2 p.m. on Oct. 12 (Saturday)

Last day to officially withdraw from a full-semester class with a "W" Oct. 29, 2024 (Tuesday)
Spring registration begins (tentative) Nov. 11, 2024 (Monday)
NO CLASSES - Thanksgiving Break (Offices closed Nov. 28-29 and re-open Dec. 2) Nov. 27- Dec. 1, 2024
Last day of classes Dec. 5, 2024 (Thursday)
STUDY DAY Dec. 6, 2024 (Friday)
Final examinations - see schedule online at wichita.edu/finalexams Dec 7-12, 2024
Fall commencement - see details at wichita.edu/commencement Dec. 15, 2024 (Sunday)
Fall diplomas available - see details at wichita.edu/diplomas Feb. 10, 2025 (Monday)
Last day for students who graduated in the fall to order a transcript of their academic record and have the transcript fee waived April 15, 2025 (Tuesday)

Academic calendars:

Fall 2022 - Summer 2025 (PDF) revised 01-11-2023

Fall 2025 - Summer 2028 (PDF) revised 06-23-2023