The Westminster Seminary California Academic Calendar is the official institutional schedule and includes important dates and reminders for each academic year.
Academic Year 2019-2020
2019 Summer Term
| April 1-5 |
Registration for Summer Term & Fall Semester for continuing students |
| July 1 |
Registration and Enrollment Deposit due for new Summer Term and Fall Semester students |
| July 29 |
Greek Placement Exam at 9:00 am |
| July 30 |
Greek I begins at 8:00 am |
| July 31 |
Final day to add/drop Greek I without authorization |
| Aug 21 |
Greek I final drop date without academic penalty |
| Aug 30 |
Classes end |
| Sep 3 |
Greek I Final Exam at 1:00 pm |
| Sept 13 |
Grades due to Registrar |
2019 Fall Semester
| April 1-5 |
Registration for Fall Semester for continuing students
|
| July 1 |
Registration and Enrollment Deposit due for new Fall Semester students |
| Sep 2 |
Labor Day: WSC Closed |
| Sep 3 |
Language Placement Exams: Greek at 9:00 am; Hebrew by appointment with OT faculty |
| Sep 4 |
New Student Orienation & Reception |
| Sept 5 |
Classes begin |
| Sept 16 |
English Bible Exam at 3:00 pm (Required of all new students) |
| Sept 20 |
Final day to drop without authorization |
| Oct 25 |
Final drop date without academic penalty |
| Nov 4-8 |
Registration for Winter Term and Spring Semester for continuing students |
| Nov 28-29 |
Thanksgiving holiday: WSC closed |
| Dec 6 |
Classes end, papers due at 10:00 am |
| Dec 7-11 |
Reading period |
| Dec 12-20 |
Final exams |
| Jan 10, 2020 |
Grades due to Registrar |
2020 Winter Term
| Nov 4-8, 2019 |
Registration for Winter Term for continuing students |
| Dec 16, 2019 |
Registration due for new Winter Term students |
| Jan 7 |
Classes begin |
| Jan 13 |
English Bible Exam at 3:00 pm (Required of all new students and those not passing in fall) |
| Jan 31 |
Classes end |
| Feb 1-4 |
Reading period |
| Feb 5-7 |
Final exams |
| Feb 21 |
Grades due to Registrar |
2020 Spring Semester
| Nov 4-8, 2019 |
Registration for Winter Term for continuing students |
| Dec 16, 2019 |
Registration due for new Spring Semester students |
| Feb 10 |
New Student Orientation for students starting in Winter Term or Spring Semester |
| Feb 11 |
Classes begin |
| Feb 24 |
Final day to drop without authorization |
| Mar 27 |
Final drop date without academic penalty |
| March 30-Apr 3 |
Registration for Summer Term and Fall Semester for continuing student |
| Apr 6-10 |
Spring Vacation |
| Apr 10 |
Good Friday; WSC closed
|
| May 15 |
Classes end, papers due at 10:00am |
| May 16-20 |
Reading period |
| May 21-28 |
Final exams |
| May 30 |
Commencement |
| June 3 |
Grades due to registrar |
Academic Year 2020-2021
2020 Summer Term
| Mar 30-Apr 3 |
Registration for Summer Term for continuing students |
| July 1 |
Registration and Enrollment Deposit due for new Summer Term and Fall Semester students |
| July 27 |
Greek Placement Exam at 9:00 am |
| July 28 |
Greek I begins at 8:00 am |
| July 29 |
Final day to add/drop Greek I without authorization |
| Aug 19 |
Greek I final drop date without academic penalty |
| Aug 28 |
Classes end |
| Sep 1 |
Greek I Final Exam at 1:00 pm |
| Sept 11 |
Grades due to Registrar |
2020 Fall Semester
| Mar 30-Apr 3 |
Registration for Fall Semester for continuing students
|
| July 1 |
Registration and Enrollment Deposit due for new Fall Semester students |
| Sep 1 |
Placement exams: Greek at 9:00 am; Hebrew by appointment with OT faculty |
| Sep 2 |
New Student Orientation for all students: Reception for new students at 7:00 pm |
| Sep 3 |
Classes begin |
| Sept 7 |
Labor Day: WSC closed |
| Sept 14 |
English Bible Exam at 3:00 pm (Required of all new students) |
| Sept 18 |
Final day to drop without authorization |
| Oct 23 |
Final drop date without academic penalty |
| Nov 2-6 |
Registration for Winter Term and Spring Semester for continuing students |
| Nov 26-27 |
Thanksgiving holiday: WSC closed |
| Dec 4 |
Classes end, papers due at 10:00 am |
| Dec 5-9 |
Reading period |
| Dec 10-18 |
Final exams |
| Jan 8, 2021 |
Grades due to Registrar |
2021 Winter Term
| Nov 2-6, 2020 |
Registration for Winter Term for continuing students |
| Dec 14, 2020 |
Registration due for new Winter Term students |
| Jan 5, 2021 |
Classes begin |
| Jan 11 |
English Bible Exam at 3:00 pm (Required of all new students and those not passing in fall) |
| Jan 29 |
Classes end |
| Jan 30-Feb 2 |
Reading period |
| Feb 3-5 |
Final exams |
| Feb 19 |
Grades due to Registrar |
2021 Spring Semester
| Nov 2-6, 2018 |
Registration for Winter Term for continuing students |
| Dec 14, 2018 |
Registration due for new Spring Semester students |
| Feb 8 |
New Student Orientation for students starting in Winter Term or Spring Semester |
| Feb 9 |
Classes begin |
| Feb 22 |
Final day to drop without authorization |
| Mar 26 |
Final drop date without academic penalty |
| Mar 29-Apr 2 |
Spring Vacation |
| Apr 2 |
Good Friday: WSC closed |
| Apr 5-9 |
Registration for Summer Term and Fall Semester for continuing student
|
| May 14 |
Classes end, papers due at 10:00 am |
| May 15-19 |
Reading period |
| May 20-27 |
Final exams
|
| May 29 |
Commencement |
| June 2 |
Grades due to Registrar |
Course Schedules
In addition to the Academic Calendar, the Registrar’s Office publishes the following class and final exam schedules for each academic term:
