Academic Affairs Calendar 2025-2026
Prior Academic Affairs Calendars have been removed from this site. To obtain a copy of prior calendars, plase contact provost@wichita.edu.
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Assessment funding requests available from Academic Affairs (final due date – March 1st 2026) Pre-session classes begin |
August 4, 2025 |
| Notice about sabbatical leave requests sent out | August 8 |
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New Faculty Orientation |
August 12 |
| All-university GTA orientation | August 13 |
| First day of weekday and evening classes | August 18 |
| Last day to enroll or add for fall semester (16 week classes) | August 22 |
| First day of weekend classes | August 23 |
| Last day to drop with 100% refund (16 week classes) | August 29 |
| LABOR DAY HOLIDAY | September 1 |
| Spring course schedules due to Registrar | September 5 |
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Twentieth class day Last day for graduate students to file an Application for Degree (for fall) |
September 15 |
| Sabbatical leave requests due to deans | September 26 |
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MURPA proposals due to Office of Research URCA proposals due to Office of Research |
October 3 |
| Spring Schedule of Courses available online – tentative | October 6 |
| Most first 8-week courses end this week | October 8 |
| Sabbatical leave requests due to Provost’s Office | October 10 |
| FALL BREAK (begins at 2 PM on the 11th) | October 11-14 |
| Last day to drop with a “W” | October 28 |
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MURPA and URCA awards announced Requests for nominations for faculty awards distributed to deans (ET, LAT, EA, EOT, TRT, TTFRT, ECFS) Faculty Support Committee recommendations for sabbatical leaves due to Provost 3MT Competition |
November 7 |
| Registration for spring begins | November 10 |
| Oral Defense deadline for fall | November 21 |
| THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY NO CLASSES | November 26 |
| THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY Offices Closed | November 27-30 |
| University Program Review committee meets with chairs and college deans to review evaluation | December 1-15 |
| Last day of fall classes | December 4 |
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Study day Grad student Graduation requirements due for fall Provost transmits sabbatical leave recommendations to President Awards for Excellence nominations due to Office of Research |
December 5 |
| FINALS | December 6-11 |
| Commencement Ceremonies | December 14 |
| Final grades due | December 16 |
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HOLIDAY CLOSEDOWN Begins at 5:00 pm Curriculum change forms must be through all college processes and received by Provost Office |
December 19 |
| Grades available to students | December 22 |
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Campus reopens at 8:00 am Pre-session classes begin |
January 5, 2026 |
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Summer course schedules due to Registrar - tentative College/dean forwards nominations for faculty awards to Provost (ET, LAT, EA, EOT, TRT, TTFRT, ECFS) |
January 9 |
| MARTIN LUTHER KING HOLIDAY | January 19 |
| First day of weekday and evening classes | January 20 |
| First day of weekend classes | January 24 |
| Fall course schedules due to Registrar – tentative | January 30 |
| Last day to drop with 100% refund (16 week classes) | February 2 |
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ARCS proposals due to Office of Research President notifies deans/faculty of sabbatical decisions Deadline for department chair/academic supervisor to complete post-tenure review with faculty member |
February 6 |
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Deadline for department chair/academic supervisor to communicate with the dean about any post-tenure review outcomes resulting with faculty members not meeting expectations Evaluations for first-year probationary faculty, non tenure-track teaching and provisional UP’s due to Academic Affairs |
February 13 |
| All curriculum changes must be through the approval process and at the Registrar’s Office step in the workflow if they are to be reflected in the 2026-27 catalogs | February 15 |
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Last day for graduate students to file an Application for Degree (for spring) Twentieth class day |
February 16 |
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Evaluations for untenured and tenured faculty, non tenure-track teaching, post-tenure review and UP’s due to Academic Affairs |
February 27 |
| Assessment Funding requests final deadline | March 1 |
| Summer and Fall Schedule of Courses available on line-tentative | March 2 |
| ARCS awards announced | March 6 |
| SPRING RECESS | March 16-22 |
| Academic Unit submits self-study (using approved template) to College Dean | April 1 |
| College dean reviews self-studies and forwards to Graduate School Dean | April 1-May 15 |
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Last day to drop with a “W” URCA proposals due to Office of Research |
April 3 |
| Registration for summer and fall begins | April 6 |
| GRASP Symposium | April 17 |
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Oral Defense deadline for spring URCA awards announced |
May 1 |
| Last day of classes | May 7 |
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Study day Grad student Graduation requirements due for spring |
May 8 |
| FINALS | May 9-14 |
| Commencement Ceremonies | May 15-16 |
| Graduate Dean reviews self-studies and submits to AVP for Academic Affairs | May 15-August 1 |
| Summer pre-session classes begin | May 18 |
| Final grades due to Registrar | May 19 |
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Grades available to students MEMORIAL DAY HOLIDAY |
May 25 |
| First day of weekday classes (8-week classes) | June 1 |
| Last day for graduate students to file an Application for Degree (for summer) | June 15 |
| Last day of first 4-week session | June 26 |
| First day of second 4-week session | June 29 |
| INDEPENDENCE DAY HOLIDAY | July 3 |
| Oral Defense deadline for summer | July 17 |
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Grad student Graduation requirements due for summer Summer session ends |
July 24 |
Tenure and Promotion Calendar 2025-2026
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Prior Academic Affairs Calendars have been removed from this site. To obtain a copy of prior calendars, plase contact provost@wichita.edu.
Tenure, Promotion, Professor Incentive Review and Post-Tenure Review Calendar Event Date Deadline for completion of basic documents and secondary dossiers.
September 12, 2025 Deadline for inclusion of letters from external reviewers.
September 26 Deadline for departmental reviews and votes on tenure and/or promotion, and PIR. October 3 Deadline for department to notify dean of recommendations and within three (3) working days after the department’s notification, the dean will notify nominees of the department’s recommendation, the chair’s independent recommendation, and the candidate’s right to appeal a negative decision. October 10 Deadline for candidates to sign departmental cover sheet in dean’s office indicating they have reviewed all documents being forwarded by the department. October 17 Deadline for submission of appeals or rebuttals to department-level recommendations to the dean. October 24 Deadline for college/school/University Libraries committee to transmit recommendations to dean. November 21 Deadline for dean to notify candidates and department chairs of committee’s and dean’s independent recommendations and the candidate’s right to appeal a negative decision or rebut an evaluation statement.
December 5 Deadline for candidates to sign college cover sheet in the dean’s office indicating that they have reviewed all documents being forwarded by the college and within two (2) working days after the signing, the dean will transmit materials to the Provost. December 12 Deadline for appeal of or rebuttal to college-level recommendations to the Provost.
December 18 Deadline for the Provost to transmit materials to the University Tenure and Promotion Committee.
Deadline for adding materials to the secondary dossier.
December 19 Regular meeting of the University Tenure and Promotion Committee.
January 12-16, 2026 Deadline for University Tenure and Promotion Committee to report recommendations to the Provost and to notify candidates and department chairs of the committee’s recommendations and the candidate’s right to rebut the committee’s evaluation.
January 23 Deadline for submission of rebuttal statements by candidates to the Provost of the University Committee’s evaluation.
Deadline for department chair/academic supervisor to complete post-tenure review with faculty member.
February 6 Deadline for department chair/academic supervisor to communicate with the dean about any post-tenure review outcomes resulting with faculty member(s) not meeting expectations.
February 13 Deadline for notification of candidates of recommendations to be made by the Provost to the President.
February 20 Deadline for University Committee to identify problems in tenure policies and tenure and promotion guidelines for the Faculty Affairs Committee.
February 27 Deadline for appeals, rebuttals, and/or petitions to the President of negative recommendations.
March 6 Final transmittal of Wichita State University decisions to the candidates.
April 3 Academic Year 2026-2027 Tenure, Promotion, Professor Incentive Review and Post-Tenure Review Calendar Event Date Tenure and promotion review information can be obtained through WSU Reporting, OPA00006-Faculty Tenure Rank. If you are not familiar with WSU Reporting, click here for details.
January 9, 2026 Deadline for Office of Planning and Analysis to notify deans of faculty scheduled for mandatory tenure review.
Deadline for faculty applying for promotion, PIR, PTR and/or early tenure review to notify chair.
March 20 Deadline for dean of college to notify faculty scheduled for mandatory tenure review and post-tenure review with copies to the Provost.
April 3 Deadline for chair to notify dean of faculty applying for tenure and/or promotion, PIR or PTR.
April 10 Deadline for candidates needing an external review to provide reviewer and documents to chair and dean.
April 17 Deadline for dean’s office to send initial request for external reviews as required for all tenure and promotion cases (not PIR cases).
Deadline for dean of college to notify the Provost of faculty scheduled for early tenure review and/or promotion, PIR or PTR.
May 15
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