Important Dates
Priority date for Spring financial aid applications* for all students.	March 1 April 1
Registration for Summer classes begins for all students	March 30
Tuition payment deadline if you register by April 29 NOTE: If you register April 30 or after, you must pay your tuition before 5:00 p.m. the next business day to prevent being dropped from your class(es).	April 30
Last day to add your name to the Wait List for all classes except second 6-week session.	May 13
Last day to initiate change of domicile for Summer term.	May 17
Parking enforcement on Student (B) Lots begins at 6:00 a.m. A current parking permit is required for all semesters/sessions of attendance.	May 29
Last day to add your name to the Wait List for second 6-week classes	June 25

 

12-Week Session
Classes begin	May 17
Schedule adjustments (add/drop/swap on NOVAConnect) open to all	May 17-23
Late Schedule Additions in person, permission required	May 24-28
Drops on NOVAConnect with tuition refund	May 24-28
Last day to drop with tuition refund or change to audit (Census Date)**	May 28
Memorial Day Holiday for faculty, staff and students	May 31
Last day to apply for Summer graduation	June 1
Non-Instructional days/no classes	July 3-4
Independence Day Holiday for faculty, staff and students	July 5
Last day to withdraw without grade penalty or change to audit	July 7
Classes and examinations end	August 9

First 6-Week Session
Classes begin	May 17
Schedule adjustments (add/drop/swap) on NOVAConnect (open to all)	May 17-19
Late Schedule Adds- in person, permission required	May 20-24
Drops on NOVAConnect with tuition refund	May 20-24
Last day to drop with tuition refund or change to audit(Census Date)**	May 24
Memorial Day Holiday for faculty, staff and students	May 31
Last day to withdraw without grade penalty or change to audit	June 11
Last day to apply for Summer graduation	June 1
Classes and examinations end	June 28

Second 6-Week Session
Classes begin	June 29
Schedule adjustments (add/drop/swap) on NOVAConnect (open to all)	June 29-July 1
Late Schedule Adds, permission required	July 2-6
Drops on NOVAConnect with tuition refund	July 2-6
Non-Instructional days/no classes	July 3-4
Independence Day Holiday for faculty, staff and students	July 5
Last day to drop with tuition refund (Census Date)**	July 6
Last day to withdraw without grade penalty or change to audit	July 26
Classes and examinations end	August 9

PLAN AHEAD:
Fall 2010 Advising Week	April 5 - 9
Fall 2010 priority registration for continuing students begins	April 13
Fall 2010 registration for all continuing students extends through	May 3
Open Fall 2010 registration for all students, new and continuing, begins	June 8
Fall 2010 classes begin	August 23
Fall 2010 semester ends	December 19
Spring 2011 priority registration for continuing students begins	November 9
Spring 2011 open registration begins	November 15
Spring 2011 semester begins	January 10

(Ft. Belvoir and Quantico 8-Week Sessions follow the above dates.)

*Earlier application is highly recommended.
**To find the Census Date (last day to drop with refund) for a Dynamic course or ELI course, go to www.nvcc.edu/schedule/crs2103,
Perform a search for the course, and then click on the class number of the section.  The census date will be listed at the bottom of the course information.

 

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The Importance of Attending Classes

When you register for a class at NOVA, you are making a commitment to attend the class regularly, either in person or online. Since the Commonwealth of Virginia contributes a significant portion of the cost of your education as a NOVA student, and since you are taking a seat in a class that might have gone to another student, you must establish your attendance or participation early in the semester.

If you do not attend at least one class meeting or participate in a distance learning class by the Last Day to Drop with a Tuition Refund (also known as the Census Date*), your class registration will be administratively deleted.

This means:

• there will be no record of the class or any letter grade on your transcript;
• the course credits will be deducted from your course load;
• the reduction of credits may affect your student status (full-time or part-time); and
• you will not receive a tuition refund.

* Summer 2010 Census Dates are as follows:

• First 6-week session in-person classes –  May 24
• 12-week session in-person classes –  May 28
• Second 6-week session in-person classes  – July 6  

ELI/Distance Learning Census Dates:

• First 8-week session – May 25
• First 12-week session -  May 29
• First 16-week session – June 2
• Second 12-week session – June 12
• Second 16-week session – June 16
• Second 8-week session – June 29
• Third 12-week session – July 3
• Third 16-week session – July 7

For all other class lengths (dynamic session classes),the Census Date is individually set. To find theCensus Date for dynamic session classes, dothe following:

• Go to: www.nvcc.edu
• Click on Current Students
• Under Academics, click on Schedule of Classes
• Click on the schedule and term from menu
• Enter Subject Area, Campus/Center, Session (Dynamic)
• Click Search
• Click on the 5-digit course ID for details
• The Census Date for that class (Drop with Refund) is
  printed on the bottom.