2024-2025 Academic Catalog 
    
    Nov 21, 2024  
2024-2025 Academic Catalog

Academic Calendar 2024-2025


Fall Semester 2024
 
  Monday - Wednesday August 12-14

Deadline for General Admissions: Fall 2024

www.bluefieldstate.edu/admissions

  Wednesday  August 14

Faculty Returns

All University Institute (9:00am)/Faculty Meetings (1:00pm)

Faculty Training - Concurrent Sessions

  Thursday - Friday August 15-16 Scheduling for New or Returning Students
  Monday August 19

Classes Begin for 16-Week and 1st 8-Week Compressed Session

Payment for Tuition & Fees Due

  Friday August 23

Last Day for Late Registration or Adding Classes 

 

  Monday August 23 Late Fee Applied to Non-Paid Students
 

Monday

August 26

ATTENDANCE VERIFICATION DEADLINE

  Monday September 2 Labor Day - University Closed, No Classes
  Monday - Friday September 9-13 Midterm Exams for 1st 8-Week Compressed Session
  Monday September 16

Midterm Grades due by Noon for 1st 8-Week Compressed Session

Report All Letter Grades

  Friday September 27 Last Day to Drop a Class in the 1st 8-Week Compressed Session
  Monday - Friday October 7-11

Final Exams for 1st 8-Week Compressed Session

Midterm Exams for 16-Week Term

  Monday October 14 2nd 8-Week Compressed Session begins
  Monday October 14

Final Grades due by noon for the 1st 8-Week Compressed Session

Midterm Grades due by noon for 16-Week Term

Report all letter grades.

  Monday October 21
 

ATTENDANCE VERIFICATION DEADLINE

for 2nd 8-Week Compressed Session

  Monday - Friday October 28- November - 1 Pre-registration for Winter Intersession and Spring 2024 opens for currently enrolled students
  Monday - Friday October 23-27 Midterm Exams for 2nd 8-Week Compressed Session
  Friday November 1

Registration for Winter Intersession and Spring 2024 open to all students

Deadline for International Student General Admission

bluefieldstate.edu/admissions

  Monday-Friday November 11 Midterm Grades due by noon for 2nd 8-Week Compressed Session
  Friday November 15

Last Day to Drop a class & receive a grade of “W,” Officially Withdraw from the University

 

  Friday November 22 Spring 2025 Graduation Applications Due
  Thursday - Friday November 25-29 Thanksgiving Holiday - University Closed - No Classes
  Monday December 2

Classes Resume

  Friday December 6 Last Day of Classes
  Monday-Friday December 9-13 Final Exams for 2nd 8-week and 16-week Term
  Monday December16 Final Grades Due
Winter Intersession 2024-2025
5-Week Term
  Monday December 15

First Day of Classes

Payment of Tuition & Fees are due

  Wednesday December 17 Last Day for Registration or Adding Classes
 

Wednesday

December 17

 

Attendance Verification Deadline

 

  Friday December 15

Last Day to Drop a Class & receive a grade of “W,” Officially Withdraw from the University

    December 24-January 1 Campus Closed
  Wednesday-Thursday December 26-29 Classes Continued Winter Intersession
  Friday January 2

Last Day of Classes

  Saturday January 17 Final Exams
  Wednesday January 20

Final Grades Due by noon

 

       
Spring Semester 2025
 
  Tuesday January 2

Campus Opens

  Wednesday January 15

 

Faculty Returns All University Institute

 

  Thursday - Friday January 16-17 Scheduling for New or Returning Students
  Monday January 20

Martin Luther King Jr. Day

University Closed 

  Tuesday January 21

First Day of Classes (16-Week and 1st 8-Week Compressed Session)

Payment of Tuition & Fees are due

  Friday January 24 Late Fees applied to Non-Paid students
  Friday January 12 Last Day for Registration or Adding Classes
 

Monday

 

January 27

ATTENDANCE VERIFICATION DEADLINE

  Monday - Friday  February 10-14 Midterm Exams for 1st 8-Week Compressed Session
  Monday February 17 Midterm Grades due by noon 1st 8-Week Compressed Session - Report All Letter Grades
  Friday February 28 Last Day to Drop a class in the 1st 8-Week Compressed Session
  Monday-Friday  March 10-14

Final Exams for 1st 8-Week Session

Midterm Exams for 16-Week Term

  Monday March 4 2nd 8-Week Compressed Session begins
  Monday March 17

Final Grades due for 1st 8-Week Session

Midterm Grades due by noon for 16-Week Term

Report all letter grades

  Monday - Friday March 17-21 Spring Break - No Classes
  Monday March 24

Classes Resume

2nd 8-week Session Begins

  Friday March 28 Last Day for Late Registration or adding class for 2nd 8-week session
  Monday March 31

ATTENDANCE VERIFICATION DEADLINE

2nd 8-Weeks Session

  Monday April 7 Pre-Registration for Summer and Fall 2025 opens for currently enrolled students
  Monday - Friday April 14-18 Mid-Term Exams for 2nd 8-Weeks Session
  Monday April 21

Summer and Fall 2025 Registration Opens

 

  Friday April 25 Last Day to Drop a class and receive a Grade of “W: for 2nd 8-weeek session or 16-week Term or Officially Withdraw from the University
  Friday May 2 Fall 2025 Graduation Applications Due
  Friday May 9 Last Day of Classes
  Monday - Friday May 12-16 Final Exams
  Saturday May 17 Commencement Ceremony
  Monday May 19

Final Grades Due by Noon

       
Summer Sessions 2025
 
First Summer and Ten-Week Terms 
  Tuesday May 27

Classes Begin for 10-Week and I Summer Sessions

Payment of Tuition & Fees due

  Friday  May 30

Last Day for Registration or Adding Classes

  Sunday June 1 Deadline for International Student General Admission
  Tuesday June 3 ATTENDANCE VERIFICATION DEADLINE
  Tuesday June 3 Late Fee applied to Non-Paid Student Accounts
  Thursday June 19

Juneteenth Holiday

University Closed-No Classes

  Friday June 20 Last Day to Drop a  I Summer Session class
  Friday June 27

Final Exams for I Summer Session

  Monday June 30 Final Grades due by noon for I Summer Session
       
Second Summer and Ten-Week Terms
  Monday June 30

First Day of Classes II Summer Session

Payment of Tuition & Fees

  Thursday July 3

Last Day for Registration or Adding Classes

  Friday July 4 Fourth of July Holiday- Campus Closed
  Monday July 7 ATTENDANCE VERIFICATION DEADLINE
  Monday July 7 Late Fee applied to Non-Paid Student Accounts
  Friday July 25 Last Day to Drop a 10-Week or II Summer Session class 
  Friday August 1 Final Exams for Summer II or 10-Weeks Session
  Monday August 4 Final Grades due by noon