Undergraduate Catalog 2023-2024

Calendar

The University provides a year round instructional program consisting of fall and spring semesters and a summer term. WKU also offers a winter term, three 5-week sessions in spring, summer and fall terms, and bi-term courses during the fall and spring semesters. The academic year at WKU is divided into two semesters consisting of sixteen weeks, a thirteen-week summer term, and a three-week winter term. The opening and closing dates are listed below.   

Fall Semester 2023

Classes Begin (Full-Term, First Bi-Term, 5-Week Session 1) Monday, August 21
Labor Day (university closed) Monday, September 4
5-Week Session 1 Ends Friday, September 22
5-Week Session 2 Begins Monday, September 25
Fall Break (University closed) Monday-Tuesday, October 2-3
1st Bi-Term Finals Thursday-Friday, October 12-13
2nd Bi-Term Begins Monday, October 16
5-Week Session 2 Ends Friday, October 27
5-Week Session 3 Begins Monday, October 30
Thanksgiving Holiday (University closed) Wednesday-Friday, November 22-24
Final Examinations Monday-Thursday, December 4-7
2nd Bi-Term Finals Wednesday-Thursday, December 6-7
5-Week Session 3 Ends Thursday, December 7
College Recognition Ceremonies Friday, December 8
Final Grades Due (noon) Tuesday, December 12

Winter Term 2024

3-Week and 5-Week Sessions Begin Monday, December 11
Winter Break (University closed-Winter Session Classes in Session) December 18-January 1
3-Week Classes End Friday, December 29
2-Week Classes Begin Tuesday, January 2
2-Week and 5-Week Classes End Saturday, January 13
Martin Luther King Jr. Day (University closed) Monday, January 15
Final Grades Due (noon) Tuesday, January 16

Spring Semester 2024

Classes Begin (Full-Term, First Bi-Term, 5-Week Session 1) Tuesday, January 16
5-Week Session 1 Ends Friday, February 16
5-Week Session 2 Begins Monday, February 19
1st Bi-Term Finals Thursday-Friday, February 29-March 1
2nd Bi-Term Begins Monday, March 4
Spring Break Monday-Friday, March 18-22 (University closed - Wednesday-Friday, March 20-22)
5-Week Session 2 Ends Friday, March 29
5-Week Session 3 Begins Monday, April 1
Final Examinations Monday-Thursday, April 29-May 2
2nd Bi-Term Finals Wednesday-Thursday, May 1-2
5 Week Session 3 Ends Thursday, May 2
Commencement Thursday, May 2
College Recognition Ceremonies Friday, May 3
Final Grades Due (noon) Tuesday, May 7

Summer Term 2024

May Sessions
Classes Begin Monday, May 13
Memorial Day (University closed) Monday, May 27
June I Sessions
Classes Begin Monday, June 3
June II Sessions
Classes Begin Monday, June 10
Juneteenth Holiday (University closed) Wednesday, June 19
July I Sessions
Independence Day (University closed) Thursday, July 4
Classes Begin Monday, July 8
July II Sessions
Classes Begin Monday, July 15
Summer Term Ends Friday, August 9