The academic calendar of Washington University in St. Louis is designed to provide an optimal amount of classroom instruction and examination within a manageable time frame, facilitating our educational mission to promote learning among both students and faculty.
The academic calendar committee is appointed annually by the provost. Committee members include representatives from each school; the chairperson of the committee is the university registrar. New academic calendars are generally established in the spring, four years in advance of the current academic year.
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2012-13 |
2013-14 |
2014-15 |
2015-16 |
2016-17 |
| Fall Semester | |||||
| First day of classes | Aug 28 | Aug 27 | Aug 25 | Aug 24 | Aug 29 |
| Labor Day holiday * | Sep 3 | Sep 2 | Sep 1 | Sep 7 | Sep 5 |
| Fall Break * | Oct 19 | Oct 18 | Oct 17 | Oct 16 | Oct 21 |
| Thanksgiving Break * | Nov 21-25 | Nov 27 – Dec 1 | Nov 26-30 | Nov 25-29 | Nov 23-27 |
| Last day of classes | Dec 5 | Dec 4 | Dec 9 | ||
| Reading and Exams | Dec 13-19 | Dec 12-18 | Dec 8-17 | Dec 7-16 | Dec 12-21 |
| Spring Semester | |||||
| First day of classes | Jan 14 | Jan 13 | Jan 12 | Jan 19 | Jan 17 |
| Martin Luther King holiday * | Jan 21 | Jan 20 | Jan 19 | Jan 18 | Jan 16 |
| Spring Break * | Mar 10-16 | Mar 9-15 | Mar 8-14 | Mar 13-19 | Mar 12-18 |
| Last day of classes | Apr 24 | Apr 29 | Apr 28 | ||
| Reading and Exams | May 2-8 | May 1-7 | Apr 27- May 6 | May 2-11 | May 1-10 |
| Commencement | May 17 | May 16 | May 15 | May 20 | May 19 |
| Summer Semester | |||||
| First Summer Session begins | May 20 | May 19 | May 18 | May 23 | May 22 |
| Memorial Day holiday * | May 27 | May 26 | May 25 | May 30 | May 29 |
| Independence Day holiday * | Jul 4 | Jul 4 | Jul 3 | Jul 4 | Jul 4 |
| Last Summer Session ends | Aug 15 | Aug 14 | Aug 13 | Aug 18 | Aug 17 |
| * no classes | |||||
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