Academic Calendar
Westfield State - Academic Calendars and Important Dates
SPRING 2012
January 23 - Classes begin
February 20 - Presidents’ Day (No Classes)
February 21 - Follow Monday Schedule
February 24 - Last Day to Withdraw for Session A
March 9 - Session A Classes End
March 12-16 - Spring Break
March 19 - Classes Resume and Session B Classes Begin
April 16 - Patriots’ Day Obsv. (No Classes)
April 17 - Last Day to Withdraw for Full Semester Classes
April 24 - Last Day to Withdraw for Session B
April 25 - Community Service Day (classes held)
May 7 - Classes End – Day Division †
May 8 - Reading Day or Make-up Day (Day Division Only)
May 9, 10, 11, 14 - Examination Period †
May 16 - Senior Grades Due by Noon
May 19 - Commencement
May 22 - All Other Grades Due by Noon
SUMMER 2012*
Summer Session I
May 21 - Classes Begin
May 28 - Memorial Day (No Classes)
June 29 - Classes End
July 9 - Grades Due
Summer Session II
July 2 - Classes Begin
August 10 - Classes End
August 20 - Grades Due
FALL 2012
September 3 - Labor Day (No Classes)
September 4 - Opening Day, University Meeting
September 5 - Classes Begin
October 3 - Spring/Summer Inc Grade Conversion
October 8 - Columbus Day – No Classes
October 9 - Follow Monday Schedule, Last Day to Withdraw for Session A
October 23 - Session A Classes End
October 24 - Session B Classes Begin
November 12 - Veterans’ Day Obsv. – No Classes
November 20 - Last Day to Withdraw for Full Semester Classes
November 21 - Thanksgiving Recess (begins 12:20 p.m.), No Classes – November 21-23
November 26 - Classes Resume
November 30 - Last Day to Withdraw for Session B
December 14 - Classes End – Day Division †
December 17 - Examination period †, December 17, 18, 19, 20
December 21 - Snow Make-Up Day
December 27 - All Grades Due by 12 Noon
SPRING 2013
January 21 - Martin Luther King, Jr. Day (No Classes)
January 22 - Classes begin
February 18 - Presidents’ Day (No Classes)
February 19 - Follow Monday Schedule
February 22 - Last Day to Withdraw for Session A
March 8 - Session A Classes End
March 11-15 - Spring Break
March 18 - Classes Resume and Session B Classes Begin
April 15 - Patriots’ Day (No Classes)
April 16 - Last Day to Withdraw for Full Semester Classes
April 23 - Last Day to Withdraw for Session B
April 24 - Community Service Day (classes held)
May 6 - Classes End – Day Division †
May 7 - Reading Day or Make-up Day (Day Division Only)
May 8, 9, 10, 13 - Examination Period †
May 15 - Senior Grades Due by Noon
May 18 - Commencement
May 21 - All Other Grades Due by Noon
SUMMER 2013*
May 20 - June 28 Summer Session I
May 27 Memorial Day – No Classes
July 8 Grades Due
July 1 - August 9 Summer Session II
July 4 – No Classes
August 19 Grades Due
FALL 2013
September 2 - Labor Day (No Classes)
September 3 - Opening Day, University Meeting
September 4 - Classes Begin
October 2 - Spring/Summer Inc Grade Conversion
October 7 - Last Day to Withdrawal for Session A
October 14 - Columbus Day – No Classes
October 15 - Follow Monday Schedule
October 22 - Session A Classes End
October 23 - Session B Classes Begin
November 11 - Veteran’s Day – No Classes
November 19 - Last Day to Withdraw for Full Semester
November 26 - Last Day to Withdraw for Session B
November 27 - Thanksgiving Recess (begins at 12:30 p.m.), No Classes November 28-29
December 2 - Classes Resume
December 13 - Classes End Day Division †
December 16 - Exam Period Begins, December 16, 17, 18, 19
December 20 - Exam Snow Day Make-Up
December 27 - Grades Due by Noon
SPRING 2014
January 20 - Martin Luther King, Jr. Day (No Classes)
January 21 - Classes Begin
February 17 - President’s Day (No Classes)
February 18 - Follow Monday Schedule, Fall/Winter Inc Grade Conversion
February 21 - Last Day to Withdraw for Session A
March 7 - Session A Classes End
March 10 - Spring Break, No Classes March 10-14
March 17 - Classes Resume, Session B Classes Begin
April 14 - Last Day to Withdraw for Full Semester Classes
April 21 - Patriot’s Day – No Classes
April 22 - Last Day to Withdraw for Session B
April 23 - Community Service Day (classes held)
May 5 - Classes End-Day Division †
May 6 - Reading Day or Make-up Day (Day Division Only)
May 7 - Examination Period †, May 7, 8, 9, 12
May 14 - Senior Grades Due 12 by Noon
May 17 - Commencement
May 20 - All Other Grades Due by Noon
SUMMER 2014*
May 19 – June 27 Summer Session I
July 7 Grades Due
June 30 – August 8 Summer Session II
August 11 Grades Due