Academic Calendar and Registration Policies

Please note quarter and semester start and end dates for the 2010–2011 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

2011-2012

Term	*First Day of Term*	*Last Day of Term*
Quarter-Based
Fall Quarter 2011	06-Sep-11	27-Nov-11
Winter Quarter 2011	05-Dec-11	26-Feb-12
Spring Quarter 2012	05-Mar-12	27-May-12
Summer Quarter 2012	04-Jun-12	26-Aug-12
Semester-Based
Fall Semester 2011	6-Sep-11	26-Dec-11
Spring Semester 2012	3-Jan-12	22-Apr-12
Summer Semester 2012	30-Apr-12	19-Aug-12

2012–2013

*Term*	*First Day of Term*	*Last Day of Term*
Quarter-Based
Fall Quarter 2012	04-Sep-12	25-Nov-12
Winter Quarter 2012	03-Dec-12	24-Feb-13
Spring Quarter 2013	04-Mar-13	26-May-13
Summer Quarter 2013	03-June-13	25-Aug-13
Semester-Based
Fall Semester 2012	04-Sep-12	23-Dec-12
Spring Semester 2013	07-Jan-13	28-Apr-13
Summer Semester 2013	29-Apr-13	18-Aug-13