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Spring Semester 2026
Classes Begin (Full Semester, 1st Bi-Term, 5-Week Session 1) Tuesday, January 20
5-Week Session 1 Ends Friday, February 20
5-Week Session 2 Begins Monday, February 23
1st Bi-Term Finals Thursday - Friday, March 5 - 6
2nd Bi-Term Begins Monday, March 9
Spring Break

Monday - Friday, March 16 - 20 (No Classes)

(WKU Offices Closed | March 18 - 20)
5-Week Session 2 Ends Friday, April 3
5-Week Session 3 Begins Monday, April 6
Final Examinations (2nd Bi-Term Classes) Thursday - Friday, April 30 - May 1
Final Examinations (Full Semester Classes) Monday - Thursday, May 4 - 7
5-Week Session 3 Ends Thursday, May 7
Commencement Thursday, May 7
College Recognition Ceremonies Friday, May 8
Final Grades Due Tuesday, May 12 (noon)

Summer Session 2026
Classes Begin Monday, May 11
Memorial Day (University closed) Monday, May 25
Juneteenth Holiday (University closed) Friday, June 19
Independence Day observed (University closed) Friday, July 3
Summer Term Ends

Friday, August 7

Fall Semester 2026
Classes Begin (Full Semester, 1st Bi-Term, 5-Week Session 1) Monday, August 24
Labor Day (University Closed) Monday, September 7
5-Week Session 1 Ends Friday, September 25
5-Week Session 2 Begins Monday, September 28
Fall Break (University Closed) Monday - Tuesday, October 5-6
1st Bi-Term Finals Thursday-Friday, October 15-16
2nd Bi-Term Begins Monday, October 19
5-Week Session 2 Ends Friday, October 30
5-Week Session 3 Begins Monday, November 2
Thanksgiving Holiday (University Closed) Wednesday - Friday, November 25-27
Final Day of Class (Full Semester, 2nd Bi-Term Classes) Friday, December 4
Final Examinations (Full Semester Classes)

Monday - Thursday, December 7-10
Final Examinations (2nd Bi-Term Classes)

Wednesday - Thursday, December 9-10
5-Week Session 3 Ends Thursday, December 10
College Recognition Ceremonies Friday, December 11
Final Grades Due Tuesday, December 15 (noon)

Winter Session 2027
3-Week and 5-Week Sessions Begin Monday, December 14
Winter Break (University Closed - Winter Session Classes in Session) Monday, December 21 - Friday, January 1
3-Week Session Ends Saturday, January 2
2-Week Session Begins Monday, January 4
2-Week and 5-Week Sessions End Saturday, January 16
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day (University closed)

Monday, January 18
Final Grades Due

Tuesday, January 19

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