Academic Calendar Files

Fall 2018 Academic Calendar

(Last Updated 6 March 2018)


NOTE: Tuition refund deadlines for full semester courses are included in this Academic Calendar. Specific deadlines for tuition payments and refunds for short-term courses can be obtained from the menus available at the Business Office website. Withdrawal deadlines for short-term courses can be obtained from the University Registrar's website.

AUGUST

1 – 17 

  • Open Registration Continues

18 (Sat.)           

  • University Classes Begin

20 (Mon.)

  • Law School Orientation Begins (Entering Law Students)

24 (Fri.)                

  • Last day to change from audit to graded or A/Pass/Fail status
  • Last day to enroll in a course without instructor's permission

27 (Mon.)

  • Law Classes Begin (Returning Law Students)

31 (Fri.)

  • Last day to receive 100% tuition refund
  • Last day to set up payment plan

SEPTEMBER

3 (Mon.)

  • Labor Day Holiday (University Holiday)

4 (Tues.)

  • Classes Resume

7 (Fri.)

  • Last day to change from graded or A/Pass/Fail status to audit         
  • Last day to file Application for Degree for Fall graduates
  • Last day to enroll
  • Last day to receive 40% tuition refund

14 (Fri.)

  • Last day to receive 20% tuition refund

OCTOBER

17 (Wed.)

  • Freshman Mid-Term Grades Due (10:00 a.m.)

20 (Sat.)

  • Fall Break Begins

23 (Tues.)

  • Advance Registration begins for Spring Semester/Summer Session (ends October 26)

24 (Wed.)

  • Classes Resume

27 (Sat.)

  • Open Registration begins for Spring Semester/Summer Session (ends January 11)

NOVEMBER

2 (Fri.)

  • Last day to change grade status from A/Pass/Fail to graded, graded to A/Pass/Fail
  • Last day to withdraw
  • Last day to file application for degree for Spring/Summer graduates (School of Law)

9 (Fri.)

  • Deadline for Spring 2019 Reinstatement Petition submission to VPAA

15 (Thurs.)

  • Priority Deadline for Washburn University Academic Scholarships and Federal Campus-Based Financial Aid

21 (Wed.) - 25 (Sun.)

  • Thanksgiving Student Recess

26 (Mon.)

  • Classes Resume

30 (Fri.)

  • Last Day of Class (Law Students)

DECEMBER

3 (Mon.)

  • Success Week Begins

4 (Tues.)

  • Final Exams Begin (Law Students)

7 (Fri.)

  • Last Day of Classes

8 (Sat.)

  • Final examinations begin

14 (Fri.)

  • Final examinations end - All Students
  • End of semester
  • School of Nursing Recognition Ceremony
  • COMMENCEMENT

19 (Wed.)

  • Deadline for submission of grades (10:00 am)

25 (Tues.) – Jan. 1 (Tues.)

  • Winter Holiday Break (University closed)