Current Mountaineer Families

Fall 2020 Schedule 

Aug. 22 – COVID-19 module deadline

Aug. 25 - December Graduation Application Opens

Sept. 1 – add/drop deadline for full semester, 16-week courses

Sept. 7 – Labor Day – University Closed

Sept. 30 – Virtual WVU Career and Internship Fair

Oct. 1 – FAFSA available (needs filled out every year) 

Oct. 13 – Mid-Check Grades Due

Oct. 16 - December Graduation Application Closes – emails will go to your student

Oct. 20 - STAR Web available for Graduate/Professional/Honors Day 1/L3/Athletes/Accessibility/Veterans/WVU Exceptions/PSC and WVUIT Open Registration Spring and Summer 2021 Registration

Oct. 21 - STAR Web available for L2, Honors Day 2 Spring and Summer 2021 Registration

Oct. 22 - STAR Web available for L1, Honors Day 3 Spring and Summer 2021 Registration

Oct. 23 - STAR Web available for Honors Day 4 Spring and Summer 2021 Registration 

Oct. 26 - STAR Web available for Seniors Spring and Summer 2021 Registration

Oct. 28 – STAR Web available for Juniors Spring and Summer 2021 Registration

Oct. 30 - STAR Web available for Sophomores Spring and Summer 2021 Registration

Nov. 2 - STAR Web available for Freshmen Spring and Summer 2021 Registration

Nov. 3 – Election Day – University Closed

Friday, November 20 – Last day of on-campus classes; community COVID-19 testing

Week of November 24 – Spring charges posts to accounts for those registered for the spring

Monday, November 23 and Tuesday, November 24 – Free COVID-19 testing

Wednesday, November 25 – Residence hall closing for winter break

Nov.  24 – Last day to drop a 16-week class and last day to withdraw from the university; Last day of face to face instruction

Nov. 25 – 29  – Fall Recess

Dec. 4 – Last day of classes; last day to drop a class and last day to withdraw from the University

Dec. 7 – 11 – Final Exam Week

Spring semester dates will be added soon. 

Financial Aid Things to Remember: 

• FAFSA needs filled out every year, available Oct. 1 and priority deadline March 1.
  
• Continuing to apply for departmental and external scholarships throughout all 4 years.
  
• Maintaining satisfactory academic progress which is reviewed at the end of every spring.
  
• Students need to review and accept/decline their offered aid every year, usually available by mid-spring if the FAFSA is OK and there are no unfulfilled requirements. 
  
• Student insurance waiver due every year by August 1.
  
• Seniors who are federal loan borrowers (or anyone dropping below half-time enrollment) need to do exit counseling for their loans.
  

Housing:

• Those wanting to explore off-campus housing living, can find more information here.
  

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