Semester and Academic Calendars

Fall 2024 Semester Calendar (PDF) _{revised 03/29/2024}

Spring 2025 Semester Calendar (PDF) _{revised 12/06/2024}

Event	Date
Spring online registration begins	Nov. 13, 2023 (Monday)
OFFICES CLOSED - Holiday Shutdown	Dec. 19, 2023 (Wednesday) - Jan. 1, 2024 (Monday)
Spring presession classes begin Last day for 100% refund for presession classes	Jan. 2, 2024 (Tuesday)
Late registration for presession classes only In-person registration for Kansas resident auditors aged 60 years and older - presession classes only	Jan. 3, 2024 (Wednesday)
Last day to officially withdraw from presession classes with a "W"	Jan. 10, 2024 (Wednesday)
Last day of presession classes	Jan. 12, 2024 (Friday)
OFFICES CLOSED - Martin Luther King holiday	Jan. 15, 2024 (Monday)
Weekday and evening full-semester classes begin First day of late registration for full-semester classes	Jan. 16, 2024 (Tuesday)
In-person registration for Kansas resident auditors aged 60 years and older - full-semester classes only	Jan. 18, 2024 (Thursday)
First day of Saturday / Sunday full-semester classes	Jan. 20-21, 2024 (Saturday and Sunday)
Last day to add full-semester classes or change sections of the same course	Jan. 22, 2024 (Monday)
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	Jan. 29, 2024 (Monday)
Summer and fall schedule of classes available online at wichita.edu/schedule (tentative)	March 1, 2024 (Friday)
Mid-semester point	March 6, 2024 (Wednesday)
NO CLASSES - Spring Break (Offices open March 11-17)	March 11-17, 2024
Last day to officially withdraw from a full-semester class with a "W"	March 29, 2024 (Friday)
Summer and fall registration begins (tentative)	April 1, 2024 (Monday)
Last day of classes	May 2, 2024 (Thursday)
STUDY DAY	May 3, 2024 (Friday)
Final examinations - see schedule online at wichita.edu/finalexams	May 4-9, 2024
Spring Commencement - See details at wichita.edu/commencement	May 11, 2024 (Saturday)
Spring grades available through Self Service	May 17, 2024 (Friday)
Spring diplomas available - see details at wichita.edu/diplomas	July 1, 2024 (Monday)
OFFICES CLOSED - Independence Day Holiday	July 4, 2024 (Thursday)
Last day for students who graduated in the spring to order a transcript of their academic record and have the fee waived	Sept. 15, 2024 (Sunday)

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)
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	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	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	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)
Faculty deadline for submitting grades	Dec. 17 (Tuesday)
Fall grades available through Self-Service	Dec. 20 (Friday)
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)