Autumn Semester 2020
Fee Payment Deadline: Wednesday, August 26, 2020
CougarWeb will be unavailable beginning 11:00 PM on Wednesday, August 26, 2020
- Students who have not paid all fees by the fee payment deadline are subject to having their entire schedule dropped.
- Registration is open for a lecture course until the minute before the class meets. Registration is open for a web-based or blended course until the day before the course term begins.
Printable Autumn 2020 Calendar
A day marked with an “*” is either a weekend day, a holiday and/or the campuses are closed.
A day marked with a "^" is a date that was modified due to the COVID-19 issue.
Traditional Student Information
| Full Term | First 8-week Term | Second 8-week Term | 11-week Term (B Term) | First 5-week Term | Second 5-week Term | Third 5-week Term | |
| Term Begins | Monday August 31 |
Monday August 31 |
Sunday October 25 |
Monday October 5 |
Monday August 31 |
Monday October 5 |
Monday November 9 |
| First Day of Classes | Monday August 31 |
Monday August 31 |
Sunday October 25 |
Monday October 5 |
Monday August 31 |
Monday October 5 |
Monday November 9 |
| Classes End | Saturday December 19 |
Saturday October 24 |
Saturday December 19 |
Saturday* December 19 |
Sunday October 4 |
Sunday November 8 |
Sunday December 13 |
| Grades Due by 11:00 PM | Monday December 21 |
Monday October 26 |
Monday December 21 |
Monday December 21 |
Tuesday October 6 |
Tuesday November 10 |
Tuesday December 15 |
| Last Day to Drop Without a “W” | Monday September 21 |
Thursday September 10 |
Wednesday November 4 |
Tuesday October 20 |
Sunday September 6 |
Sunday October 11 |
Sunday November 15 |
| Last Day to Drop Classes | Thursday November 5 |
Friday October 2 |
Friday November 27 |
Monday November 23 |
Sunday September 20 |
Sunday October 25 |
Sunday November 29 |
| Last Day for 100% Refund (Does not apply to College Credit Plus Students) |
Thursday September 10 |
Friday September 4 |
Thursday October 29 |
Monday October 12 |
Wednesday September 2 |
Wednesday October 7 |
Wednesday November 11 |
| Last Day for 50% Refund (Does not apply to College Credit Plus Students) |
Monday September 21 |
Thursday September 10 |
Wednesday November 4 |
Tuesday October 20 |
Sunday September 6 |
Sunday October 11 |
Sunday November 15 |
| Financial Aid Freeze Date (Does not apply to College Credit Plus Students) |
Monday September 21 |
Thursday September 10 |
Wednesday November 4 |
Tuesday October 20 |
Sunday September 6 |
Sunday October 11 |
Sunday November 15 |
College Credit Plus (CCP) Student Information
(For High School students taking college courses)
| . | Full Term | First 8-week Term | Second 8-week Term | 11-week Term (B Term) |
| Last Day for College Credit Plus students to drop course(s) with no financial penalty. Check with your school district regarding tuition reimbursement requirements for courses dropped after this date. | Sunday September 13 |
Monday September 14 |
Saturday November 7 |
Sunday* October 18 |
| Last Day to Drop Classes (will incur a “W”) | Thursday November 5 |
Friday October 2 |
Friday November 27 |
Monday November 23 |
Semester Dates
| May 7 (TH)^ | Registration Opens |
| July 16 (TH)^ | Readmission Deadline for Academic Dismissal and Academic Review Autumn Semester 2020 |
| July 17 (F) | Deadline for FAFSA online application. www.fafsa.ed.gov |
| August 17-28 | Higher Education Council of Columbus (HECC) Registration Period |
| August 26 (W) | Fee Payment Deadline. CougarWeb will be available for payment until 11:00 PM Wednesday, August 26. Drop for Non-Payment begins 12:01 AM Thursday, August 27. |
| August 31 | Good As Gold Registration Opens |
| September 7 (M) | Labor Day Observed - Campuses Closed |
| September 15 (T) | CougarWeb will be unavailable for payment beginning 11:00 PM on Monday, September 14. Drop for Non-Payment begins at 12:01 AM Tuesday, September 15. |
| September 19 - 25 | First Financial Aid Participation and Non-Attendance Reporting Window for Full-Term, First 8-Week Term, First 5-Week Term and Flex Term Courses |
| September 25 (F) | Graduation Application due for Autumn Semester 2020 |
| September 29 (T) | Day of Service - Offices Closed, no day classes |
| October 9 | Convocation - Offices Open |
| October 26 - November 5 | Second Financial Aid Participation and Non-Attendance Reporting Window for Full-Term, Second 8-Week Term, Second 5-Week Term and Flex Term Courses |
| November 11 (W) | Veterans Day Observed - Campuses Closed |
| November 15 (SU)^ | Last day to remove Incompletes (I) incurred Summer Semester 2020 |
| November 19 (TH) | Readmission Deadline for Academic Dismissal and Academic Review Spring Semester 2021 |
| November 25 - 29 | Thanksgiving Observed - Campuses Closed (W, TH, F, S, SU) |
| December 6 - 12 | Third Financial Aid Participation and Non-Attendance Reporting Window for Second 8-Week Term, Third 5-Week Term and Flex Term Courses |
| December 18 (F) | Graduation Ceremony |
| December 19 (S) | Autumn Semester 2020 Ends |