Spring 2025

Key Dates for Spring 2025

Open registration for all students: October 28, 2024
Winter Session Payment due date: November 20, 2024
Payment due date: January 7, 2025 (except for the Winter Session)
Spring break: March 17 – 23, 2025
Final Exam Schedule - May 6 – 12, 2025 ( 13-week and 15-week terms )

  • Last Day to Add Name to Waitlist: December 5
  • Classes Begin: December 18
  • Last Day to Add/Enroll: December 19 (Payment is due at time of enrollment)
  • Census Date - Last Day to Drop with a Tuition Refund or Change to Audit: December 23*
  • Last Day to Withdraw Without Grade Penalty: January 6**
  • Classes/Exams End: January 18
  • Last Day to Submit Grades: January 20

  • Last Day to Add Name to Waitlist: January 8
  • Classes Begin: January 21
  • Last Day to Add/Enroll: January 27 (Payment is due at time of enrollment)
  • Census Date - Last Day to Drop with a Tuition Refund or Change to Audit: February 6*
  • Last Day to Withdraw Without Grade Penalty: March 28**
  • Classes/Exams End: May 12
  • Last Day to Submit Grades: May 14

  • Last Day to Add Name to Waitlist: January 8
  • Classes Begin: January 21
  • Last Day to Add/Enroll: January 23 (Payment is due at time of enrollment)
  • Census Date - Last Day to Drop with a Tuition Refund or Change to Audit: January 28*
  • Last Day to Withdraw Without Grade Penalty: February 20**
  • Classes/Exams End: March 10
  • Last Day to Submit Grades: March 12

  • Last Day to Add Name to Waitlist: January 22
  • Classes Begin: February 4
  • Last Day to Add/Enroll: February 10 (Payment is due at time of enrollment)
  • Census Date - Last Day to Drop with a Tuition Refund or Change to Audit: February 18*
  • Last Day to Withdraw Without Grade Penalty: April 3**
  • Classes/Exams End: May 12
  • Last Day to Submit Grades: May 14

  • Last Day to Add Name to Waitlist: March 12
  • Classes Begin: March 25
  • Last Day to Add/Enroll: March 27 (Payment is due at time of enrollment)
  • Census Date - Last Day to Drop with a Tuition Refund or Change to Audit: April 1*
  • Last Day to Withdraw Without Grade Penalty: April 23**
  • Classes/Exams End: May 12
  • Last Day to Submit Grades: May 14

NOVA Online

NOVA Online Sessions: View session dates and deadlines


Important Dates for Financial Aid and Book Purchases

Buy Books and Supplies with Financial Aid:

  • Winter Session: December 9 – December 23, 2024
  • Spring Session: January 7 – April 1, 2025

Financial Aid Adjustments Begin: February 7, 2025

Classes added on or after this date for the current term will not increase student eligibility for financial aid grants. Aid may be reduced for students enrolled in less than 12 eligible credits.

For more information, visit the financial aid policies page.


Spring 2025 Breaks & Holidays

Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday: January 20, 2025

Observed for students, faculty, and staff. College offices will be closed.

Spring Break: March 17 – 23, 2025

No classes will be held during this period.


Footnotes

* To find the last day to drop with a tuition refund (census date) for a variable duration (dynamic) course, go to the schedule of classes, search for the course, then click on the class number.

** Withdrawals after this date require documentation of mitigating circumstances and the instructor's and academic dean's permission. Please check NOVAConnect for start dates and census dates for variable-duration (dynamic) sessions.