Calendars

Breadcrumb

Whittier College's academic calendar is comprised of two semesters (fall and spring). 

 

Fall 2023

August 21-22 | Fall Orientation

August 23 | First day of Fall Instruction

August 29 | Last day of instructor drop

August 30 | Last day to add

September 4 | Labor Day (no instruction)

September 6 | Last day to drop

September 19 | Last day to apply for CR/NC

September 25-29 | Senior Advising Week

October 2-8 | Senior Registration Week

October 2-6 | Junior Advising Week

October 4 | Last day to drop classes with a “W”

October 9 | Indigenous Peoples' Day (no instruction)

October 9-15 | Junior Registration Week

October 9-13 | Sophomore Advising Week

October 16-22 | Sophomore Registration Week

October 16-20 | First Year (continuing) Advising Week

October 23-29 | First Year (continuing) Registration Week

October 27 | Summer Incomplete grades due

October 30-November 10 | Academic Advising

November 20-24 | Fall/Thanksgiving Break (no instruction)

December 6 | Last day of Fall Instruction

December 7 | Reading Day No Instruction

December 8, 9, 11, & 12 | Finals

December 13 to January 14 | Winter Break

December 15 | Fall grades due

Spring 2024

January 15 | Martin Luther King Jr. Day (no instruction)

January 16 Spring Instruction Begins

January 22 | Last day of instructor drop

January 23 | Last day to add

January 30 | Last day to drop

February 6 | Last day to apply for CR/NC

February 14 | Fall Incompletes due

February 29 | Last day to drop a class with a “W”

March 11-15 | Spring Break (no instruction)

March 21 | Last day to withdraw from the college

April 1 | Cesar Chavez Day (No instruction)

April 29 | Last day of Spring Instruction

May 1-3, 6 | Finals

May 9 | Commencement

May 13 | Spring Grades due

Summer 2024

May 13 | First day of May term and Summer Session 1/Grad Summer Session. Last day to drop without a W.

May 27 | Memorial Day (no instruction)

June 7 | End of May Term

June 20 | End of Summer Session 1/Grad Summer Session

June 21 | Summer Session 1 Finals

June 24 | Summer Session 2 Begins

June 28 | Summer Session 1 grades due

July 4 | Independence day (no instruction)

July 8 | Spring Incomplete grades due

August 1 | End of Summer Session 2

August 2 | Summer Session 2 finals

August 9 | Summer Session 2 grades due

Fall 2022

August 22-23 | Fall Orientation

August 24 | First day of Fall Instruction

August 30 | Last day of instructor drop

August 31 | Last day to add

September 5 | Labor Day (no instruction)

September 13 | Last day to drop

September 20 | Last day to apply for CR/NC

September 26-30 | Senior Advising Week

October 3-9 | Senior Registration Week

October 3-7 | Junior Advising Week

October 5 | Last day to drop with a “W”

October 10-16 | Junior Registration Week

October 10-14 | Sophomore Advising Week

October 17-23 | Sophomore Registration Week

October 17-21 | First Year (continuing) Advising Week

October 24-30 | First Year (continuing) Registration Week

October 28 | Summer Incomplete grades due

October 31-November 11 | Academic Advising

November 21-25 | Fall/Thanksgiving Break (no instruction)

December 7 | Last day of Fall Instruction

December 8 | Reading Day No Instruction

December 9, 10, 12, & 13 | Finals

December 14 to January 10 | Winter Break

December 15 | Fall grades due

Spring 2023

January 11 | First day of Spring Instruction

January 16 | Martin Luther King Jr. Day (no instruction)

January 17 | Last day of instructor drop

January 18 | Last day to add

January 25 | Last day to drop

February 1 | Last day to apply for CR/NC

February 16 | Last day to drop with a “W”

February 20-24 | Priority Registration advising week

February 27-March 12 | Priority Registration

February 27-March 3 | Senior advising week

March 6-10 | Spring Break (no instruction)

March 9 - Last day to withdraw from the college

March 13-19 | Senior registration / Junior advising

March 20-26 | Junior registration / Sophomore advising

March 27 | Fall incomplete grades due

March 27-April 2 | Sophomore registration / First-Year advising

March 31 | Cesar Chavez Day (No instruction)

April 3-9 | First-Year Registration

April 10 | Registration reopens for all continuing students

April 24 | Last day of Spring Instruction

April 26-29 | Finals

May 2 | Commencement

May 5 | Spring Grades due

Summer 2023

May 8 | First day of May term and Summer Session 1. Last day to drop without a W.

May 29 | Memorial Day (no instruction)

May 30 | First day of Graduate Summer Session

June 2 | End of May Term

June 15 | End of Summer Session 1

June 16 | Summer Session 1 finals

June 19 | Juneteenth (no instruction)

June 20 | First day of Summer Session 2. Last day to drop without a W.

June 23 | Summer Session 1 grades due

July 4 | Independence day (no instruction)

July 7 | End of Graduate Summer Session, Spring IN grades due

July 31 | End of Summer Session 2

August 1 | Summer Session 2 finals

August 8 | Summer Session 2 grades due

Fall 2021

August 22-23 | Fall Orientation

August 24 | Fall Instruction Begins

August 31 | Last day to add a class

September 6 | Labor Day (College closed) 

September 13 | Last day to drop a class

September 14 | Begin WD period

September 28 | End CR/NC option

October 5 | Last day to drop a class with a "W"

October 20 | Last day to withdraw from the College

October 29 | Summer Incompletes due

November 1-12 | Advising period for Spring 2022

November 15-18 | Spring Registration

November 22-23 | No instruction

November 24-26 | Thanksgiving Break (College closed)

December 3 | End of Fall Instruction

December 6-9 | Finals

December 15 | Grades due

December 10 - January 4 | Winter Break

JanTerm 2022

January 5 | JanTerm Instruction Begins

January 6 | End Add

January 10 | End Drop

January 11 | End CR/NC option

January 11 | Begin WD period

January 14 | End WD from Class and College

January 17 | Martin Luther King Jr. Day (College closed) 

January 26 | End Instruction

Spring 2022

January 27-28 | Spring Orientation

January 31 | Spring Instruction Begins

February 7 | End Instructor Drop

February 8 | End Add

February 11 | Jan Term Grades Due

February 18 | End Drop

February 19 | Begin WD period

February 25 | End CR/NC option

March 9 | End WD from Class

March 21 - 25 | Spring Break (no instruction)

March 22 | Fall Incompletes due

March 28 | Jan Term Incompletes due

March 31 | Cesar Chavez Day (College closed)

April 6 | End WD

April 18-29 | Advising

May 2 Fall registration begins

May 13 End Spring Instruction

May 16-19 Finals

May 20 - 27 No instruction

May 24 Commencement

May 27 Spring Grades Due

May 30 Memorial Day (College closed) 

Summer 2022

May 31 | Beginning of Summer FT & S1 and May term, also last day to add or drop for session One

June 1 | Last day to WD from session 1

June 13 | GR Session Begin Instruction, also last day to add or drop for GR session

June 14 |Last day to WD from GR session

June 30 | S1 End Instruction

July 1 | S1 Finals

July 4 | Independence Day

July 5 | S2 Begin Instruction, also last day to add or drop for S2

July 6 | Last day to WD from S2

July 8 | S1 Grades Due

July 22 | GR Session End Instruction

July 25 | GR Grades Due

Aug 4 | S2 & FT End Instruction

Aug 5 | S2 & FT Finals

August 12 | S2 & FT Grades Due