Spring Semester 2021
Fee Payment Deadline: Wednesday, January 13, 2021
CougarWeb will be unavailable beginning 11:00 PM on Wednesday, January 13, 2021
- 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 Spring 2021 Calendar
* A day marked with an “*” is either a weekend day, a holiday and/or the campuses are closed.
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* January 18 |
Monday* January 18 |
Sunday March 21 |
Monday February 22 |
Monday* January 18 |
Monday February 22 |
Monday April 5 |
| First Day of Classes | Tuesday January 19 |
Tuesday January 19 |
Sunday March 21 |
Monday February 22 |
Tuesday January 19 |
Monday February 22 |
Monday April 5 |
| Classes End | Saturday May 15 |
Saturday March 13 |
Saturday May 15 |
Saturday May 15 |
Sunday February 21 |
Sunday April 4 |
Sunday May 9 |
| Grades Due by 11:00 PM | Monday May 17 |
Monday March 15 |
Monday May 17 |
Monday May 17 |
Tuesday February 23 |
Tuesday April 6 |
Tuesday May 11 |
| Last Day to Drop Without a “W” | Tuesday February 9 |
Thursday January 28 |
Wednesday March 31 |
Wednesday March 10 |
Sunday January 24 |
Monday March 1 |
Sunday April 11 |
| Last Day to Drop Classes | Monday March 29 |
Friday February 19 |
Friday April 23 |
Monday April 12 |
Sunday February 7 |
Thursday March 18 |
Sunday April 25 |
| Last Day for 100% Refund (Does not apply to College Credit Plus Students) | Thursday January 28 |
Friday January 22 |
Thursday March 25 |
Monday March 1 |
Wednesday January 20 |
Thursday February 25 |
Wednesday April 7 |
| Last Day for 50% Refund (Does not apply to College Credit Plus Students) | Tuesday February 9 |
Thursday January 28 |
Wednesday March 31 |
Wednesday March 10 |
Sunday January 24 |
Monday March 1 |
Sunday* April 11 |
| Financial Aid Freeze Date (Does not apply to College Credit Plus Students) | Tuesday February 9 |
Thursday January 28 |
Wednesday March 31 |
Wednesday March 10 |
Sunday January 24 |
Monday March 1 |
Sunday April 11 |
College Credit Plus (CCP) Drop Deadlines
(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* January 31 |
Sunday* January 31 |
Friday April 3 |
Sunday* March 7 |
| Last Day to Drop Classes (will incur a “W”) | Monday March 29 |
Friday February 19 |
Friday April 23 |
Monday April 12 |
Semester Dates
| October 19 (M) | Registration Opens |
| November 19 (TH) | Readmission Deadline for Academic Dismissal and Academic Review Spring Semester 2021 |
| December 4 (F) | Deadline for FAFSA online application www.fafsa.ed.gov |
| December 25 (F) | Christmas Day Observed - Campuses Closed |
| December 26 – 31 | Winter Break - Campuses Closed: No Student Services In-Person or via Telephone |
| January 1 (F) | New Year’s Day Observed - Campuses Closed |
| January 4-15 | Higher Education Council of Columbus (HECC) Registration Period |
| January 13 (W) | Fee Payment Deadline. CougarWeb will be available for payment until 11:00 PM on Wednesday, January 13. Drop for Non-Payment begins at 12:01 AM Thursday, January 14. |
| January 18 | Good As Gold Registration Opens |
| January 18 (M) | Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Observed - Campuses Closed |
| February 2 (T) | CougarWeb will be available for payment until 11:00 PM on Monday, February 1. Drop for Non-Payment begins at 12:01 AM, Tuesday, February 2. |
| February 6 - 12 | First Financial Aid Participation and Non-Attendance Reporting Window for Full-Term, First 8-Week Term, First 5-Week Term and Flex Term Courses |
| February 12 (F) | Graduation Application due for Spring Semester 2021 |
| February 12 (F) | Presidents’ Day Observed - Campuses Closed |
| February 28 (SU) | Last day to remove Incompletes (I) incurred Autumn Semester 2020 |
| March 15-20 | Spring Break - Offices Open, no classes |
| March 22 - 29 | Second Financial Aid Participation and Non-Attendance Reporting Window for Full-Term, Second 8-Week Term, Second 5-Week Term and Flex Term Courses |
| April 1 (TH) | Readmission Deadline for Academic Dismissal and Academic Review Summer Semester 2021 |
| April 4 (SU) | Easter Sunday Observed - Campuses Closed |
| April 15 (TH) | In-Service Day - Offices Closed, no day classes. Evening classes resume at 5:00 PM. |
| April 25 - May 1 | Third Financial Aid Participation and Non-Attendance Reporting Window for Second 8-Week Term, Third 5-Week Term and Flex Term Courses |
| May 14 (F) | Graduation Ceremony |
| May 15 (S) | Spring Semester 2021 Ends |