Important Dates & Deadlines
Fall 2024
| Item | Fall Main (August 19 - December 6) |
August Express (August 19 - October 8) |
September Express (September 9 - December 6) |
October Express (October 14 - December 6) |
| Release of Class Schedule (on the website) | March 18 | March 18 | March 18 | March 18 |
| Registration Opens for Current Students and for State Employees | Fall semester registration:
March 20 (SP) |
Fall semester registration:
March 20 (SP) |
Fall semester registration:
March 20 (SP) |
Fall semester registration:
March 20 (SP) |
| Tuition Payment Plan Begins | March 20 | March 20 | March 20 | March 20 |
| International Admission Deadline | July 1 | July 1 | July 1 | |
| Best Results for Financial Aid: submit completed FAFSA for a stress-free, on-time awarding of financial aid. | July 9 | July 9 | July 9 | July 9 |
| Financial Aid Priority Date: submit all required financial aid documents. If done by this date, you are likely to be awarded in time for deferment. | July 16 | July 16 | July 16 | July 16 |
| Fee Payment Deadline | August 5 | August 5 | August 26 | September 30 |
| State Employee Waiver Form Due for ALL Sessions | July 29 | July 29 | July 29 | July 29 |
| Bookstore Credit/Textbook Voucher Window Opens | August 5 | August 5 | August 26 | September 30 |
| Bookstore Credit/Textbook Voucher Window Closes | August 26 | August 26 | September 16 | October 21 |
| Classes Begin | August 19 | August 19 | September 9 | October 14 |
| Last Day to Add a Class | August 21 | August 21 | September 11 | October 16 |
| Tuition Payment Plan Ends | August 21 | August 21 | August 21 | August 21 |
| Last Day to Cancel Registration/Drop Courses and Receive 100% Refund; Last Day to Change from Credit to Audit or Audit to Credit | August 23 | August 23 | September 13 | October 18 |
| Financial Aid Standard Disbursement Begins | September 2 | September 2 | September 23 | October 18 |
| Last Day to Withdraw from a Course(s); Last Day Instructor May Assign AW | October 29 | September 23 | November 5 | November 18 |
| Last Day of Classes (Not Including Finals) | November 27 | October 4 | November 27 | November 27 |
| Last Day to Finish Incomplete (I) Grades Received in the Previous Term | December 2 | December 2 | December 2 | December 2 |
| Final Exams | December 2 -6 | October 7 - 8 | December 2 - 6 | December 2 - 6 |
| Term Ends | December 6 | October 8 | December 6 | December 6 |
| Grades Due from Faculty at 11 a.m. | December 9 | October 10 | December 9 | December 9 |
| Final Grades Available in Workday | December 9 | October 10 | December 9 | December 9 |
Final Exam Schedule
The dates referenced above pertain to classes that begin and end with the traditional College term. Division of Workforce Development non-credit courses and Florida Public Safety Institute courses have different deadlines.
- Division of Workforce Development:
- Florida Public Safety Institute:
College Holidays/Special Events*
| Labor Day (College Closed) | September 2, 2024 |
| Veterans Day (College Closed) | November 11, 2024 |
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Thanksgiving Break (On-campus classes will not meet on Wednesday, November 27. Students are expected to complete class assignments asynchronously.) (College closed beginning 5 p.m., Nov. 27, 2024) |
November 27-29, 2024 |
| Fall Commencement Ceremony | December 5, 2024, at 6 p.m. |
| Winter Break (College closed beginning 1 p.m. Dec. 18, 2024) |
December 18, 2024 - Jan. 1, 2025 |
Download the Fall 2024 Calendar
Spring 2025
| Item | January Main (January 8 - May 2) |
January Express (January 8 - February 25) |
February Express (February 3 - May 2) |
March Express (March 17 - May 2) |
| Release of class schedule (on the website) | Oct 14 | Oct 14 | Oct 14 | Oct 14 |
| Registration Opens for Current Students and for State Employees |
Spring semester registration: Oct 16 (Priority) |
Spring semester registration: Oct 16 (Priority) |
Spring semester registration: Oct 16 (Priority) |
Spring semester registration: Oct 16 (Priority) |
| Nelnet Tuition Payment Plan Begins | Oct 16 | Oct 16 | Oct 16 | Oct 16 |
| International Admission Deadline | Nov 1 | Nov 1 | Nov 1 | |
| Best Results for Financial Aid: submit completed FAFSA for a stress-free, on-time awarding of financial aid | Nov 6 | Nov 6 | Dec 6 | Jan 24 |
| Financial Aid Priority Date: submit all required financial aid documents for financial aid. If done by this date, you are likely to be awarded in time | Nov 12 | Nov 12 | Dec 10 | Feb 4 |
| Fee payment deadline | Dec 5 | Dec 5 | Jan 21 | Feb 24 |
| State employee waiver form due for ALL sessions | Jan 3 | Jan 3 | Jan 3 | Jan 3 |
| Textbook Voucher Window Opens | Jan 2 | Jan 2 | Jan 27 | Mar 10 |
| Textbook Voucher Window Closes | Jan 24 | Jan 24 | Feb 14 | Mar 28 |
| Classes begin | Jan 8 | Jan 8 | Feb 3 | Mar 17 |
| Last day to add a class | Jan 10 | Jan 10 | Feb 5 | Mar 19 |
| Nelnet Tuition Payment Plan Ends | Jan 10 | Jan 10 | Feb 5 | Mar 19 |
| Last day to cancel registration/drop courses and receive a 100% refund; Last day to change from credit to audit or audit to credit | Jan 14 | Jan 14 | Feb 7 | Mar 21 |
| Financial aid refunds begins | Jan 28 | Jan 28 | Feb 24 | Apr 7 |
| Last day to withdraw from a course(s); last day instructor may assign AW | Mar 31 | Feb 10 | Apr 7 | Apr 17 |
| Last day of classes (not including finals) | Apr 25 | Feb 21 | Apr 25 | Apr 25 |
| Last day to finish incomplete (I) grades received in the previous term | May 2 | May 2 | May 2 | May 2 |
| Final exams | Apr 28 - May 2 | Feb 24 - 25 | Apr 28 - May 2 | Apr 28 - May 2 |
| Term ends | May 2 | Feb 25 | May 2 | May 2 |
| Grades due from faculty at 11 a.m. | May 5 | Feb 28 | May 5 | May 5 |
| Final grades available in Workday | May 5 | Feb 28 | May 5 | May 5 |
Final Exam Schedule
The dates referenced above pertain to classes that begin and end with the traditional College term. Division of Workforce Development non-credit courses and Florida Public Safety Institute courses have different deadlines.
- Division of Workforce Development:
- Florida Public Safety Institute:
College Holidays/Special Events*
| Martin Luther King, Jr. Day (College closed) Note: Saturday classes will be in session |
January 20, 2025 |
| Spring Break (College closed) Note: No Saturday classes on March 14, 2025 |
March 10 - 14, 2025 |
| Spring Commencement Ceremony | May 1, 2025 6 p.m. |
Download the Spring 2025 Calendar
Summer 2025
| May 8 | Main and May Express Classes Begin |
| May 12 | May Mini Classes Begin |
| May 26 | Memorial Day Observed - College Closed |
| June 2 | May Mini Classes End |
| June 3 | May Mini Final Exams |
| June 17 | May Express Classes End |
| June 18, 20 | May Express Final Exams - No Main Session Classes on Jun. 18 |
| June 19 | Juneteenth - College Closed |
| June 20 | May Express Final Exams |
| June 25 | June Express Classes Begin |
| July 4 | Independence Day - College Closed |
| July 21 | Main Session Classes End |
| July 22-23 | Main Session Final Exams - No June Express Classes on July 22 |
| August 5 | June Express Classes End |
| August 6-7 | June Express Final Exams |
Final Exam Schedule
- Summer 2025 - TBA
- General Information for All Terms
The dates referenced above pertain to classes that begin and end with the traditional College term. Division of Workforce Development non-credit courses and Florida Public Safety Institute courses have different deadlines.
- Division of Workforce Development:
- Florida Public Safety Institute:
College Holidays/Special Events
| Memorial Day | May 26, 2025 |
| Juneteenth Day | June 19, 2025 |
| Independence Day | July 4, 2025 |
Academic Calendar