Important Dates
Priority registration for continuing students.		November 5
Open registration begins for all students.		November 12
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
Winter Break for students, faculty and staff. College offices closed.		December 21 - January 1
Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday for students, faculty and staff. College offices closed.		January 21
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 9-15
Memorial Day holiday for students, faculty and staff. College offices closed.		May 27
16-Week Session
Last day to join class wait lists		December 30
Classes begin		January 12
Last day to drop with a tuition refund or change to audit (census date)**		January 29
Last day to withdraw without grade penalty***		March 24
Examinations end		May 10
First 8-Week Session
Last day to join class wait lists		December 30
Classes begin		January 12
Last day to drop with a tuition refund or change to audit (census date)**		January 29
Last day to withdraw without grade penalty***		February 11
Examinations end		March 8
14-Week Session
Last day to join class wait lists		January 13
Classes begin		January 26
Last day to drop with a tuition refund or change to audit (census date)**		February 10
Last day to withdraw without grade penalty***		March 30
Examinations end		May 10
12-Week Session
Last day to join class wait lists		January 27
Classes begin		February 9
Last day to drop with a tuition refund or change to audit (census date)**		February 22
Last day to withdraw without grade penalty***		April 4
Examinations end		May 10
10-Week Session
Last day to join class wait lists		February 10
Classes begin		February 23
Last day to drop with a tuition refund or change to audit (census date)**		March 6
Last day to withdraw without grade penalty***		April 10
Examinations end		May 10
Second 8-Week Session
Last day to join class wait lists		March 3
Classes begin		March 16
Last day to drop with a tuition refund or change to audit (census date)**		March 24
Last day to withdraw without grade penalty***		April 18
Examinations end		May 10
NOVA Online/ELI Dates
ELI/Online Learning Dates	Start Date	Last Day to Drop with a Tuition Refund or Change to Audit (Census Date)
16 week	January 14	January 31
First 4-week	January 14	January 18
First 8-week	January 14	January 22
First 12-week	January 14	January 26
Second 4-week	February 11	February 15
Second 8-week	February 4	February 12
Second 12-week	January 28	February 9
Third 4-week	March 18	March 22
Third 8-week	February 25	March 5
Third 12-week	February 18	March 2
Fourth 4-week	April 15	April 18
Fourth 8-week	March 18	March 26
Plan Ahead
Spring 2019 Final Exam Schedule		May 4-10, 2019
Summer 2019 open registration begins		March 25, 2019
Summer 2019 classes begin		May 20, 2019

* 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.