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2025-2026 Catalog

Academic Calendar 2025-2026


Fall Semester 2025
  Monday - Wednesday August 11-13

Deadline for General Admissions: Fall 2025

www.bluefieldstate.edu/admissions

  Wednesday  August 13

Faculty Returns

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

 

  Thursday - Friday August 14-15 Scheduling for New or Returning Students
  Monday August 18

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

Payment for Tuition & Fees Due

  Friday August 22

Last Day for Late Registration or Adding Classes 

 

  Monday August 25 Late Fee Applied to Non-Paid Students
  Monday August 25

ATTENDANCE VERIFICATION DEADLINE

1st 8-week Session and 16-week Term

Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Online Classes

 

Tuesday

August 26

ATTENDANCE VERIFICATION DEADLINE

1st 8-week Session and 16-week Term

Tuesday and Thursday Classes

  Monday September 1 Labor Day - University Closed, No Classes
  Monday - Friday September 8-12 Midterm Exams for 1st 8-Week Compressed Session
  Monday September 15

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

Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Online Classes

Report All Letter Grades

  Tuesday September 16

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

Tuesday and Thursday Classes

Report All Letter Grades

  Friday September 26 Last Day to Drop a Class in the 1st 8-Week Compressed Session
  Monday - Friday October 6-10

Final Exams for 1st 8-Week Compressed Session

Midterm Exams for 16-Week Term

  Monday October 13 2nd 8-Week Compressed Session begins
  Monday October 13

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

Midterm Grades due by noon for 16-Week Term

Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Online Classes

Report all letter grades.

  Tuesday October 14

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

Midterm Grades due by noon for 16-Week Term

Tuesday and Thursday Classes

Report all letter grades.

  Friday October 17 Last day for Late Registration or Adding Classes for 2nd 8-week Session
  Monday October 20
 

ATTENDANCE VERIFICATION DEADLINE

for 2nd 8-Week Compressed Session

Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Online Classes

  Tuesday October 21

ATTENDANCE VERIFICATION DEADLINE

for 2nd 8-Week Compressed Session

Tuesday and Thursday

  Monday  October 27 Pre-registration for Winter Intersession and Spring 2024 opens for currently enrolled students
  Saturday November 1

Deadline for International Student General Admission

bluefieldstate.edu/admissions

  Monday - Friday November 3-7 Midterm Exams for 2nd 8-Week Compressed Session
  Monday November 10

Registration for Winter Intersession and Spring 2024 open to all students

 

  Monday November 10

ATTENDANCE VERIFICATION DEADLINE

for 2nd 8-Week Compressed Session

Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Online Classes

  Tuesday November 11

ATTENDANCE VERIFICATION DEADLINE

for 2nd 8-Week Compressed Session

Tuesday and Thursday Classes

  Friday November 14

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

 

  Friday November 21 Spring 2026 Graduation Applications Due
  Monday- Friday November 24-28 Thanksgiving Break for Students- No Classes
  Thursday-Friday November 27-28 Thanksgiving Holiday- Campus Closed
  Monday December 1

Classes Resume

  Friday December 5 Last Day of Classes
  Monday-Friday December 8-12 Final Exams for 2nd 8-week and 16-week Term
  Monday December 15

Final Grades Due

Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Online Classes

  Tuesday December

Final Grades Due

Tuesday and Thursday Classes

Winter Intersession 2025-2026
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

 

  Wednesday-Thursday December 24-January 1

Christmas and Year’s Holiday-Campus Closed 

Classes Continued for Winter Intersession

  Friday January 2

Last Day to Drop a Class and Recieve a Grade of “W” or Officially Withdraw from the University

  Friday January 16 Last Day of Class
  Saturday January 17 Final Exams
  Tuesday January 20

Final Grades Due by noon

 

       
Spring Semester 2026
 
  Friday January 2

Campus Opens

  Wednesday January 14

 

Faculty Returns All University Institute

 

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

Martin Luther King Jr. Day

University Closed 

  Tuesday January 20

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

Payment of Tuition & Fees are due

  Friday January 23 Last Day for Registration or Adding Classes
  Monday January 26 Late Fees applied to Non-Paid students
 

Monday

 

January 26

ATTENDANCE VERIFICATION DEADLINE

  Monday - Friday February 9-13 Midterm Exams for 1st 8-Week Compressed Session
  Monday February 16 Midterm Grades due by noon 1st 8-Week Compressed Session - Report All Letter Grades
  Friday February 27 Last Day to Drop a class in the 1st 8-Week Compressed Session
  Monday-Friday  March 9-13

Final Exams for 1st 8-Week Session

Midterm Exams for 16-Week Term

  Monday March 16 2nd 8-Week Compressed Session begins
  Monday March 16

Final Grades due for 1st 8-Week Session

Midterm Grades due by noon for 16-Week Term

Report all letter grades

  Monday - Friday March 16-20 Spring Break - No Classes
  Monday March 23

Classes Resume

2nd 8-week Session Begins

  Friday March 27 Last Day for Late Registration or adding class for 2nd 8-week session
  Monday March 30

ATTENDANCE VERIFICATION DEADLINE

2nd 8-Weeks Session

  Monday April 6 Pre-Registration for Summer and Fall 2025 opens for currently enrolled students
  Monday - Friday April 13-17 Mid-Term Exams for 2nd 8-Weeks Session
  Monday April 20

Summer and Fall 2026 Registration Opens

Mid-Term Grades due for 2nd 8-week Session

 

  Friday April 24 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 1 Fall 2026 Graduation Applications Due
  Friday May 8 Last Day of Classes
  Monday - Friday May 11-15 Final Exams
  Saturday May 16 Commencement Ceremony
  Monday May 18

Final Grades Due by Noon

       
Summer Sessions 2026
 
First Summer and Ten-Week Terms 
  Tuesday May 26

Classes Begin for 10-Week and I Summer Sessions

Payment of Tuition & Fees due

  Friday  May 29

Last Day for Registration or Adding Classes

  Monday June 1 Deadline for International Student General Admission
  Monday June 1 ATTENDANCE VERIFICATION DEADLINE
  Monday June 1 Late Fee applied to Non-Paid Student Accounts
  Friday June 19 Last Day to Drop a  I Summer Session class
  Friday June 26

Final Exams for I Summer Session

  Monday June 29 Final Grades due by noon for I Summer Session
       
Second Summer and Ten-Week Terms
  Monday June 29

First Day of Classes II Summer Session

Payment of Tuition & Fees

  Thursday July 2

Last Day for Registration or Adding Classes

  Friday July 3 Fourth of July Holiday- Campus Closed
  Monday July 6 ATTENDANCE VERIFICATION DEADLINE
  Monday July 6 Late Fee applied to Non-Paid Student Accounts
  Friday July 24 Last Day to Drop a 10-Week or II Summer Session class 
  Friday July 31 Final Exams for Summer II or 10-Weeks Session
  Monday August 3 Final Grades due by noon