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.
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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 |