Provost & Vice-President
Academic Affairs
2007-2008 Undergraduate Catalog
Academic Calendar for 2007-2008
The academic year consists of the fall and spring semesters and one eight-week summer session. Each semester includes 15 weeks of instruction and one week of final examinations. The summer session includes a pre-session, one eight-week, one six-week, and two four-week periods of instruction.
Fall Semester 2007
- August 20, Monday – Classes Begin
- September 3, Monday – Labor Day (No Classes/University Closed)
- September 4, Tuesday – Classes Resume
- November 19–21, Monday–Wednesday – Thanksgiving Break (No Classes)
- November 22–23, Thursday-Friday – Thanksgiving Holiday (No Classes/University Closed)
- November 26, Monday – Classes Resume
- December 10–14, Monday–Friday – Final Exam Week
- December 15, Saturday – Undergraduate and Graduate Commencement
Spring Semester 2008
- January 14, Monday – Classes Begin
- January 21, Monday – Dr. Martin Luther King Day (No Classes/University Closed)
- January 22, Tuesday – Classes Resume
- February 12, Tuesday – Lincoln's Birthday (No Classes/University Closed)
- February 13, Wednesday – Classes Resume
- March 10–14, Monday–Friday – Spring Break (No Classes)
- March 17, Monday – Classes Resume
- May 5–9, Monday–Friday – Final Exam Week
- May 9, Friday – Graduate Commencement
- May 10, Saturday – Undergraduate Commencement
- May 11, Sunday – WIU-QC Undergraduate and Graduate Commencement
Summer Session 2008
- May 12, Monday – Pre-Session Begins
- May 26, Monday – Memorial Day (No Classes/University Closed)
- May 27, Tuesday – Classes Resume
- May 30, Friday – Pre-Session Ends
- June 2, Monday – 8-Week and First 4-Week Sessions Begin
- June 16, Monday – 6-Week Session Begins
- June 27, Friday – First Four-Week Session Ends
- June 30, Monday – Second Four-Week Session Begins
- July 4, Friday – Independence Day (No Classes/University Closed)
- July 7, Thursday – Classes Resume
- July 25, Friday – All Sessions End