Academic Calendar and Registration Policies

Please note quarter and semester start and end dates for the 2013–2014 academic year. Click on the links above to access detailed calendars for either the Quarter-Based Programs or the Semester-Based Programs.

Walden University’s Academic Calendar is broken up into Quarter-Based Terms (Fall, Winter, Spring, and Summer) and Semester-Based Terms (Fall, Spring, and Summer). Within each of these terms, there are Parts of Term that correlate to specific course lengths. These calendars provide term-specific information and list the last day to add or drop a course (with refund) and the last day to withdraw with a grade of “W.” The calendars also contain coding that is aligned with the Office of the Registrar’s system for student registration.

For a downloadable (and expanded) Academic Calendar in PDF format, visit the registrar’s Academic Calendar web page.

At-A-Glance Calendar

2013–2014

*Term*	*First Day of Term*	*Last Day of Term*
Quarter-Based
Fall Quarter 2013	03-Sep-2013	24-Nov-2013
Winter Quarter 2013	02-Dec-2013	23-Feb-2014
Spring Quarter 2014	03-Mar-2014	25-May-2014
Summer Quarter 2014	02-Jun-2014	24-Aug-2014
Semester-Based
Fall Semester 2013	03-Sep-2013	22-Dec-2013
Spring Semester 2014	06-Jan-2014	27-Apr-2014
Summer Semester 2014	05-May-2014	24-Aug-2014

2014–2015

Term	First Day of Term	Last Day of Term
Quarter-Based
Fall Quarter 2014	02-Sep-2014	23-Nov-2014
Winter Quarter 2014	01-Dec-2014	22-Feb-2015
Spring Quarter 2015	02-Mar-2015	24-May-2015
Summer Quarter 2015	01-Jun-2015	23-Aug-2015
Semester-Based
Fall Semester 2014	02-Sep-2014	21-Dec-2014
Spring Semester 2015	05-Jan-2015	26-Apr-2015
Summer Semester 2015	04-May-2015	23-Aug-2015