Spring 2018 - Academic Calendar

Important Dates
Priority registration for continuing students.		November 6
Open registration begins for all students.		November 13
Tuition payment deadline if you register by December 11. If you register December 12 or after, you must pay your tuition before 5:00 p.m. the next business day to prevent being dropped from your classes.		December 12
College closes at noon. Winter Break begins.		December 21
Winter Break for students, faculty and staff. College offices closed. NOVAConnect registration only.		December 22 - January 2
Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday for students, faculty and staff. College offices closed.		January 15
Parking enforcement on Student B Lots begins at 6:00 a.m. Students are not required to display a permit while parked in a B lot after 3:45 p.m. on weekdays or anytime on weekends.		January 30
Last day to apply for Spring graduation. *		March 1
Spring Break for teaching faculty and students. College offices open March 12-16.		March 12-18
Memorial Day holiday for students, faculty and staff. College offices closed.		May 28
16-Week Session
Last day to join class wait lists		December 28
Classes begin		January 10
Last day to drop with a tuition refund or change to audit (census date)**		February 7
Last day to withdraw without grade penalty***		March 22
Examinations end		May 8
14-Week Session
Last day to join class wait lists		January 11
Classes begin		January 24
Last day to drop with a tuition refund or change to audit (census date)**		February 8
Last day to withdraw without grade penalty***		March 28
Examinations end		May 8
12-Week Session
Last day to join class wait lists		January 25
Classes begin		February 7
Last day to drop with a tuition refund or change to audit (census date)**		February 20
Last day to withdraw without grade penalty***		April 3
Examinations end		May 8
10-Week Session
Last day to join class wait lists		February 8
Classes begin		February 21
Last day to drop with a tuition refund or change to audit (census date)**		March 5
Last day to withdraw without grade penalty***		April 9
Examinations end		May 8
First 8-Week Session
Last day to join class wait lists		December 28
Classes begin		January 10
Last day to drop with a tuition refund or change to audit (census date)**		January 18
Last day to withdraw without grade penalty***		February 13
Examinations end		March 6
Second 8-Week Session
Last day to join class wait lists		February 22
Classes begin		March 7
Last day to drop with a tuition refund or change to audit (census date)**		March 16
Last day to withdraw without grade penalty***		April 13
Examinations end		May 8
ELI/Online Learning Dates
ELI/Online Learning Dates	Start Date	Last Day to Drop with a Tuition Refund or Change to Audit (Census Date)
16-week	January 10	January 27
First 8-week	January 10	January 18
First 12-week	January 10	January 22
Second 8-week	January 31	February 8
Second 12-week	January 24	February 5
Third 8-week	February 21	March 1
Third 12-week	February 14	February 26
Fourth 8-week	March 14	March 22
Plan Ahead
Summer 2018 open registration begins		March 27, 2018
colspan="2"Summer 2018 classes begin	May 16, 2018

* Earlier application is highly recommended.

** To find the last day to drop with refund (census date) for a variable duration (dynamic) course, go to the Schedule of Classes, search for the course, and then click on the class number of the section. The last day to “drop with refund” will be listed at the bottom of the course information.

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

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All dates subject to change. Check back here for the most up-to-date information.