Calendar - Undergraduate Catalog 2009-2010 | Western Illinois University

2009-2010 Undergraduate Catalog

Academic Calendar for 2009–2010

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 2009

August 24 -- Monday Classes Begin
September 7 -- Monday Labor Day (No Classes/University Closed)
September 8 -- Tuesday Classes Resume
November 23–27 -- Monday–Friday Thanksgiving Break (No Classes)
November 26-27 -- Thursday–Friday Thanksgiving Holiday (University Closed)
November 30 -- Monday Classes Resume
December 14–18 -- Monday–Friday Final Exam Week
December 19 -- Saturday Undergraduate and Graduate Commencement

Spring Semester 2010

January 18 -- Monday Dr. Martin Luther King Day (No Classes/University Closed)
January 19 -- Tuesday Classes Begin
February 12 -- Friday Lincoln's Birthday (No Classes/University Closed)
February 15 -- Monday Classes Resume
March 15–19 -- Monday–Friday Spring Break (No Classes)
March 22 -- Monday Classes Resume
May 10-14 -- Monday–Friday Final Exam Week
May 14 -- Friday Graduate Commencement
May 15 -- Saturday Undergraduate Commencement
May 16 -- Sunday WIU-QC Undergraduate and Graduate Commencement

Summer Session 2010

May 17 -- Monday Pre-Session Begins
May 31 -- Monday Memorial Day (No Classes/University Closed)
June 1 -- Tuesday Classes Resume
June 4 -- Friday Pre-Session Ends
June 7 -- Monday 8-Week and 1st 4-Week Sessions Begin
June 21 -- Monday 6-Week Session Begins
July 2 -- Friday 1st 4-Week Session Ends
July 5 -- Monday Independence Day Observed (No Classes/University Closed)
July 6 -- Tuesday 2nd 4-Week Session Begins
July 30 -- Friday All Sessions End