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Autumn 2024 Academic Calendar

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. Click here for more drop deadline and refund deadline information.

A day marked with an “*” is either a weekend day, a holiday and/or the campuses are closed.

Printable Autumn 2024 Calendar

Fee Payment Deadline: Wednesday, August 21, 2024

CougarWeb will be unavailable beginning 11:00 PM on Wednesday, August 21, 2024

Students who have not paid all fees by the fee payment deadline are subject to having their entire schedule dropped.

Jump to: Undergraduate Student Information | College Credit Plus | Deadlines & Closing Dates

Undergraduate Student Information

Full Term

Term Begins Monday August 26
First Day of Classes Monday August 26
Classes End Saturday* December 14
Grades Due by 11:00 PM Monday December 16
Last Day to Drop Without a “W” Monday September 16
Last Day to Drop Classes Thursday October 31
Last Day for 100% Refund (Does not apply to College Credit Plus Students) Thursday September 5
Last Day for 50% Refund Monday September 16
Financial Aid Freeze Date Monday September 16

Other Terms

Columbus State hosts a number of short-term classes to fit your schedule.

Looking for important dates for a class section not listed below? Discover them using our Refund and Drop Dates Calculator.

Term Begins Monday August 26
First Day of Classes Monday August 26
Classes End Saturday* October 19
Grades Due by 11:00 PM Monday October 21
Last Day to Drop Without a “W” Thursday September 5
Last Day to Drop Classes Friday September 27
Last Day for 100% Refund (Does not apply to College Credit Plus Students) Friday August 30
Last Day for 50% Refund Thursday September 5
Financial Aid Freeze Date Thursday September 5
Term Begins Sunday* October 20
First Day of Classes Sunday* October 20
Classes End Saturday* December 14
Grades Due by 11:00 PM Monday December 16
Last Day to Drop Without a “W” Wednesday October 30
Last Day to Drop Classes Friday November 22
Last Day for 100% Refund (Does not apply to College Credit Plus Students) Thursday October 24
Last Day for 50% Refund Wednesday October 30
Financial Aid Freeze Date Wednesday October 30
Term Begins Monday* September 2
First Day of Classes Tuesday September 3
Classes End Saturday* December 14
Grades Due by 11:00 PM Monday December 16
Last Day to Drop Without a “W” Saturday* September 21
Last Day to Drop Classes Sunday* November 3
Last Day for 100% Refund (Does not apply to College Credit Plus Students) Wednesday September 11
Last Day for 50% Refund Saturday* September 21
Financial Aid Freeze Date Saturday* September 21
Term Begins Monday September 30
First Day of Classes Monday September 30
Classes End Saturday* December 14
Grades Due by 11:00 PM Monday December 16
Last Day to Drop Without a “W” Monday October 14
Last Day to Drop Classes Thursday November 14
Last Day for 100% Refund (Does not apply to College Credit Plus Students) Monday October 7
Last Day for 50% Refund Tuesday October 15
Financial Aid Freeze Date Tuesday October 15
Term Begins Monday August 26
First Day of Classes Monday August 26
Classes End Sunday* September 29
Grades Due by 11:00 PM Tuesday October 1
Last Day to Drop Without a “W” Sunday* September 1
Last Day to Drop Classes Sunday* September 15
Last Day for 100% Refund (Does not apply to College Credit Plus Students) Wednesday August 28
Last Day for 50% Refund Sunday* September 1
Financial Aid Freeze Date Sunday* September 1
Term Begins Monday September 30
First Day of Classes Monday September 30
Classes End Sunday* November 3
Grades Due by 11:00 PM Tuesday November 5
Last Day to Drop Without a “W” Sunday* October 6
Last Day to Drop Classes Sunday* October 20
Last Day for 100% Refund (Does not apply to College Credit Plus Students) Wednesday October 2
Last Day for 50% Refund Sunday* October 6
Financial Aid Freeze Date Sunday* October 6
Term Begins Monday November 4
First Day of Classes Monday November 4
Classes End Sunday* December 8
Grades Due by 11:00 PM Tuesday December 10
Last Day to Drop Without a “W” Sunday* November 10
Last Day to Drop Classes Sunday* November 24
Last Day for 100% Refund (Does not apply to College Credit Plus Students) Wednesday November 6
Last Day for 50% Refund Sunday* November 10
Financial Aid Freeze Date Sunday* November 10

College Credit Plus

(For High School students taking college courses)

Full 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 8
Last Day to Drop Without a “W”  Monday September 16
Last Day to Drop Classes (will incur a “W”)  Thursday October 31

Other Terms

Columbus State hosts a number of short-term classes to fit your schedule.

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 8
Last Day to Drop Without a “W”  Thursday September 5
Last Day to Drop Classes (will incur a “W”)  Friday September 27
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.  Saturday* November 2
Last Day to Drop Without a “W”  Wednesday October 30
Last Day to Drop Classes (will incur a “W”)  Friday* November 22
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 15
Last Day to Drop Without a “W”  Saturday* September 21
Last Day to Drop Classes (will incur a “W”)  Sunday* November 3
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* October 27
Last Day to Drop Without a “W”  Monday October 14
Last Day to Drop Classes (will incur a “W”)  Thursday November 14

Deadlines & Closing Dates

April 15 (M) Registration Opens
June 27 (TH) Readmission Deadline for Academic Dismissal and Academic Review Autumn Semester 2024
July 31 (W) Deadline for FAFSA online application. Apply for Financial Aid
August 13 - 23 Higher Education Council of Columbus (HECC) Registration Period
August 21 (W) Fee Payment Deadline. CougarWeb will be available until 11:00 PM on Wednesday, August 21. Drop for Non-Payment begins at 12:01 AM Thursday, August 22.
August 23 (F) Convocation - Offices Open at 11:00 a.m.
August 26 - September 16 Good As Gold Registration Period for Full Term, First 8-week Term and First 5-week Term. Second 8-week Term, Second 5-week Term, Third 5-week Term and Flex Term registration is open up to 20% completion of the course.
September 2 (M) Labor Day Observed - Campuses Closed
September 9 (M) CougarWeb will be available for payment until 11:00 PM on Monday, September 9. Drop for Non-Payment begins at 12:01 AM Tuesday, September 10.
September 14 - 20 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 20 (F) Graduation Application due for Autumn Semester 2024
October 1 (T) Day of Service - Offices Closed, no day classes
October 6 (SU) Last day to remove Incompletes (I) incurred Summer Semester 2024
October 25 - 30 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 (M) Veterans Day Observed - Campuses Closed
November 21 (TH) Readmission Deadline for Academic Dismissal and Academic Review Spring Semester 2025
November 27 Thanksgiving Observed - Campuses Closed (W, TH, F, S, SU)
November 25 - December 1  Third Financial Aid Participation and Non-Attendance Reporting Window for Second 8-week Term, Third 5-week Term and Flex Term Courses.
December 13 (F) Graduation Ceremony
December 14 (S) Autumn Semester 2024 Ends