Academic Calendar
Academic Calendar
Spring 2019
Please Note:
A16 Courses =
| Jan. 2 | First Day to Charge Books in the Bookstore if you have Financial Aid or Third Party Funding in Place |
| Dec. 28 |
Payment Due or Payment Arrangements have been made with Student Accounts for A16 Courses |
| Jan. 7 |
Spring A16 Courses Begin |
| Jan. 11 |
Last Day to Add an A16 Course |
| Jan. 11 |
Last Day to Completely Withdraw from all A16 Courses for the Spring Semester and Receive 100% Refund (excluding non-refundable fees) |
| Jan. 11 |
Last Day to Charge Books in the Bookstore if you have Financial Aid or Third Party Funding in Place |
| Jan. 18 |
Last Day to Drop an A16 Course Without Receiving a W on Transcript and to Receive 100% Refund for the Dropped Course - No Refund After This Date |
| Jan. 21 |
Martin Luther King Day (WDT Closed) |
| Jan. 22 |
Institutional Effectiveness Day (No Classes) |
| Jan. 24 |
Financial Aid Credit Balance Checks Released to Previous Student Loan Borrowers |
| Feb. 8 |
New Student Loan Borrower Financial Aid Credit Balance Checks Released |
| Feb. 18 |
President's Day (WDT Closed) |
| Feb. 19 |
Institutional Effectiveness Day (No Classes) |
| Mar. 4-8 |
Spring Break (No Classes) |
| Mar. 11 |
Midterm Release of Financial Aid Credit Balance Checks |
| Mar. 15 |
Midterm Advising Day |
| Apr. 9 |
Last Day to Withdraw from an A16 Course |
| Apr. 19-22 |
Easter Break (WDT Closed) |
| Apr. 23 |
Institutional Effectiveness Day (No Classes) |
| May 10 |
Last Day of A16 Courses |
| May 10 |
Last Day of Spring Semester |
Summer 2019
| May 10 |
Payment Due or Payment Arrangements have been made with Student Accounts for Subterm 1 and Subterm 2 Courses |
| May 20 |
First Day to Charge Books in the Bookstore if you have Financial Aid or Third Party Funding in Place |
| May 28 |
Summer Subterm 1 and Subterm 2 Courses Begin |
| May 29 |
Last Day to Add a Subterm 1 or Subterm 2 Course |
| May 29 |
Last Day to Completely Withdraw from All Courses for Subterm 1 or Subterm 2 and Receive 100% Refund (excluding non-refundable fees) |
| May 31 |
Last Day to Charge Books in the Bookstore if you have Financial Aid or Third Party Funding in Place |
| Jun. 3 |
Last Day to Drop a Subterm 1 or Subterm 2 Course Without Receiving a W on Transcript and to Receive 100% Refund for the Dropped Course- No Refund After This Date |
| Jun. 3 |
Summer Subterm 3 (EMT Bootcamp) Begins |
| Jun. 3 |
Last Day to Add a Subterm 3 (EMT Bootcamp) Course |
| Jun. 4 |
Last Day to Drop or Withdraw from a Subterm 3 (EMT Bootcamp) Course Without Receiving a W on Transcript and to Receive 100% Refund for the Dropped Course (excluding non-refundable fees)- No Refund After This Date |
| Jun. 6 |
Financial Aid Credit Balance Checks Released to Previous Student Loan Borrowers |
| Jun. 24 |
Last Day to Withdraw from a Subterm 3 (EMT Bootcamp) Course |
| Jun. 28 |
New Student Loan Borrower Financial Aid Credit Balance Checks Released |
| Jul. 1 |
Subterm 3 Ends |
| Jul. 3 |
Midterm Release of Financial Aid Credit Balance Checks |
| Jul. 4 |
4th of July - WDT Closed |
| Jul. 5 |
No Classes |
| Jul. 10 |
Last Day to Withdraw from a Subterm 1 Course |
| Jul. 23 |
Last Day to Withdraw from a Subterm 2 Course |
| Jul. 24 |
Subterm 1 Ends |
| Aug. 9 |
Subterm 2 Ends |
| Aug. 9 |
Last Day of Summer Semester |
Fall 2019
| Aug. 1 | Payment Due or Payment Arrangements have been made with Student Accounts for (A8) and (A16) Courses |
| Aug. 12 | First Day to Charge Books in the Bookstore if you have Financial Aid or Third Party Funding in Place |
| Aug. 19 |
Fall (A8) and (A16) Courses Begin |
| Aug. 20 |
Last Day to Add an (A8) Course |
| Aug. 23 |
Last Day to Add an (A16) Course |
| Aug. 23 |
Last Day to Drop an (A8) Course Without Receiving a W on Transcript and to Receive 100% Refund for the Dropped Course- No Refund After This Date |
| Aug. 23 | Last Day to Completely Withdraw from All Courses (A8, A16, B8) for the Fall Semester and Receive 100% Refund (excluding non-refundable fees) |
| Aug. 23 | Last Day to Charge Books in the Bookstore if you have Financial Aid or Third Party Funding in Place |
| Aug. 30 | Last Day to Drop an (A16) Course Without Receiving a W on Transcript and to Receive 100% Refund for the Dropped Course- No Refund After This Date |
| Sep. 2 |
Labor Day (WDT Closed) |
| Sep. 5 |
Financial Aid Credit Balance Checks Released to Previous Student Loan Borrowers |
| Sep. 20 | New Student Loan Borrower Financial Aid Credit Balance Checks Released |
| Sep. 30 | Last Day to Withdraw from an (A8) Course |
| Oct. 11 |
Last Day of (A8) Courses |
| Oct. 14 |
Native American Day (WDT Closed) |
| Oct. 15 |
No Classes |
| Oct. 16 |
(B8) Courses Begin |
| Oct. 18 | Midterm Release of Financial Aid Credit Balance Checks |
| Oct. 18 |
Last Day to Add a (B8) Course |
| Oct. 22 |
Last Day to Drop a (B8) Course Without Receiving a W on Transcript and to Receive 100% Refund for the Dropped Course - No Refund After This Date |
| Nov. 11 |
Veterans Day Observed (WDT Closed) |
| Nov. 13 |
Last Day to Withdraw from an (A16) Course |
| Nov. 28-29 |
Thanksgiving Break (WDT Closed) |
| Nov. 27 |
Last Day to Withdraw from a (B8) Course |
| Dec. 13 |
Last Day of (A16) and (B8) Courses |
| Dec. 13 |
Last Day of Fall Semester |
Western Dakota Tech uses the Standard Academic Calendar format. Standard terms include semesters, trimesters, and quarters. Semesters and trimesters are terms that are generally 15 to 17 weeks long. An academic calendar that uses semesters traditionally has two terms, in the fall and spring, and a trimester academic calendar traditionally has three terms, in the fall, spring, and summer. Academic progress is measured in semester credit-hours, and full-time is at least
PLEASE NOTE: The academic calendar is subject to modification or interruption due to occurrences such as fire, flood, labor disputes, illness, accident, or death of an instructor, interruption of utility services, acts of God, civil disorder and war. In
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