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Spring Semester 2010

Priority date for Spring financial aid applications for all students.

 October 1
Advising Week for Spring Semester
November 2-6
Continuing students can log into NOVAConnect to find out their priority registration date November 5

Priority registration for Spring classes begins for continuing students by assigned start date.  Priority registration continues through November 15 .
November 10-13

Open registration for Spring classes for all students.
November 16

Tuition payment deadline if you register between November 10 and December 17.

NOTE : If you register December 18 or after, you must pay your tuition before 5 p.m. the next business day to prevent being dropped from your class(es).

 December 18

Parking enforcement on Student (B) Lots begins at 6 a.m.  A current parking permit is required for all semesters/sessions of attendance.

 January 29

16-Week Session
Classes Begin
January 11
Schedule adjustments (add/drop/swap - on NOVAConnect) without Permission
January 11-18
Martin Luther King Day Holiday for Faculty, Staff and Students
January 18
Schedule adjustments with permission (Adds -- in person only;
Drops -- on NovaConnect)
January 19-25
Last Day to drop a class with Tuition Refund
(Census Date)
January 28
Last Day to Apply for Graduation for Spring 2010
March 1
Spring Break (No classes)
March 8-14
Last Day to Withdraw Without Grade Penalty or Change to Audit
March 26
Classes and Examinations End
May 10
Commencement Ceremony 
May 16

First 8-Week Session
Classes Begin
January 11
Schedule adjustments (add/drop/swap - on NOVAConnect) without
Permission
January 11-13
Schedule adjustments with permission (Adds -- in person only;
Drops -- on NovaConnect)
January 14-19
Martin Luther King Day Holiday for Faculty, Staff and Students
January 18
Last Day for Schedule Adjustments with Tuition Refund (Census Date)
January 19
Last Day to Withdraw Without Grade Penalty or Change to Audit
Feburary 15
Last Day to Apply for Graduation for Spring 2010
March 1
Classes and Examinations End
March 7

Second 8-Week Session  
Classes Begin
March 15
Schedule adjustments (add/drop/swap - on NOVAConnect) without
Permission
March 15-17
Schedule adjustments with permission (Adds -- in person only;
Drops -- on NovaConnect)
March 18-23
Last Day for Schedule Adjustments with Tuition Refund (Census Date)
March 23
Last Day to Withdraw Without Grade Penalty or Change to Audit
April 19
Classes and Examinations End
May 10
Commencement Ceremony
May 16
Plan Ahead:
Summer 2010 registration for all students begins March 30
Summer 2010 classes begin May 17
Fall 2010 Advising Week April 5 - 9

Fall 2010 priority registration for continuing students begins

 April 13

Fall 2010 classes begin

 August 23

Winter Break
December 24 - January 3

Fall Semester 2009
Continuing students can log into NOVAConnect to find out their priority registration date
April 3
Academic Advising Week for Fall 2009
April 6-10
Priority registration for Fall classes begins for continuing students
April 14-May 4
Priority date for Fall financial aid applications* for all students.
May 1
NOVAConnect Fall registration suspended.
May 5
Open registration for Fall classes resumes for all students.
June 9
Tuition payment deadline if you register between April 14 and July 30.
July 31
Parking enforcement on Student (B) Lots begins at 6 a.m.  A current parking permit is required for all semesters/sessions of attendance.
September 3

16-Week Session
Classes Begin
August 24
Schedule Adjustments (add/drop/swap -- on NOVAConnect) without Permission
August 24 -30
Schedule Adjustments With Permission (Adds -- in person only; Drops -- on NOVAConnect)
August 31 - September 4
Labor Day Holiday
September 7
Last day to drop with tuition refund (Census Date)**
September 10
Last Day to Apply for Graduation
October 1
Non-Instructional days for faculty and students
October 12 - 13
Last Day to Withdraw Without Grade Penalty or Change to Audit
November 2
Non-Instructional day for faculty and students- College closes at noon
November 25
Thanksgiving Holidays
November 26 - 27
Non-Instructional Days/No Classes
November 28 - 29
Classes and Examinations End
December 20

First 8-Week Session
Classes Begin
August 24
Schedule Adjustments (add/drop/swap -- on NOVAConnect) without Permission
August 24 - 26
Schedule Adjustments with Permission (Adds -- in person only; Drops -- on NOVAConnect)
August 27 - August 31

Last day for schedule adjustments with tuition refund (Census Date)

      
August 31
Labor Day Holiday
September 7
Last Day to Withdraw Without Grade Penalty or Change to Audit
September 28
Last Day to Apply for Graduation
October 1
Non-Instructional Days/No Classes
October 12 - 13
Classes and Examinations End
October 20


Second 8-Week Session
Classes Begin
October 21
Schedule Adjustments (add/drop/swap -- on NOVAConnect) without Permission
October 21 - 23
Schedule Adjustments with Permission (Adds -- in person only; Drops -- on NovaConnect)
October 24 - 28
Last Day to Drop with Tuition Refund (Census Date)*
October 28
Last Day to Withdraw Without Grade Penalty or Change to Audit
November 23
Non-Instructional day - College closes at noon
November 25
Thanksgiving Holidays
November 26 - 27
Non-Instructional Days/No Classes
November 28 - 29
Classes and Examinations End
December 20

Summer Semester 2009
NOVAConnect Web/Telephone Enrollment Begins for All Sessions
March 31

12-Week Session
Classes Begin
May 18
Memorial Day Holiday
May 25
Last Day for Schedule Adjustments with Tuition Refund (Census date)
June 1
Last Day to Apply for Graduation
June 2
Independence Day Holiday (Observed)
July 3
Non-Instructional Days for Faculty and Students
July 4-5
Last Day to Withdraw Without Grade Penalty or Change to Audit
July 8
Classes and Examinations End
August 10
First 6-Week Session
Classes Begin
May 18
Memorial Day Holiday
May 25
Last Day for Schedule Adjustments with Tuition Refund (Census date)
May 26
Last Day to Apply for Graduation
June 2
Last Day to Withdraw Without Grade Penalty or Change to Audit
June 12
Classes and Examinations End
June 29

Second 6-Week Session
Classes Begin
June 30
Independence Day Holiday (Observed)
July 3
Non-Instructional Days for Faculty and Students
July 4-5
Last Day for Schedule Adjustments with Tuition Refund (Census date)
July 7
Last Day to Withdraw Without Grade Penalty or Change to Audit
July 27
Classes and Examinations End
August 10