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Enrollment Calendar: Important Dates and Deadlines

College of DuPage is an open admission institution. Students can apply for admission at any time, as long as they have either earned a high school diploma, a GED or they are at least 18 years of age.

The following Enrollment Calendar outlines important dates and deadlines related to registration, financial aid, tuition payments and graduation.

Fall 2023

 
Event Deadline
Priority Registration Begins Wednesday, April 12
All Student Registration Begins Wednesday, April 19
Last Day to Enroll in the Early Bird Payment Plan ($10 down) Wednesday, May 31
Payment Due Date Saturday, July 1
Financial Aid Bookstore Vouchers Begin Monday, Aug. 7
Fall Term Begins Monday, Aug. 21
Term Census Date Friday, Sept. 1
Financial Aid Bookstore Disbursements Begin Monday, Sept. 11
Last Day to Add a Course with Instructor Permit (First 8-week) Monday, Sept. 18
Last Day to Add a Course with Instructor Permit (First 12-week) Monday, Oct. 2
Graduation Application Deadline Monday, Oct. 9
Last Day to Add a Course with Instructor Permit (16-week) Monday, Oct. 16
Financial Aid Bookstore Vouchers End Friday, Oct. 20
Last Day to Add a Course with Instructor Permit (2nd 12-week) Monday, Oct. 30
Last Day to Add a Course with Instructor Permit (2nd 8-week) Monday, Nov. 13
Fall Term Ends Friday, Dec. 15

Spring 2024

 
Event Deadline
Priority Registration Begins Tuesday, Oct. 31
All Student Registration Begins Tuesday, Nov. 7
Financial Aid Bookstore Vouchers Begin/End TBA
Spring Term Begins Monday, Jan. 22, 2024
Term Census Date Monday, Feb. 5
Financial Aid Grants & Scholarships Disbursements Begin Monday, Feb. 12
Last Day to add a course with instructor permit (First 8-week) Monday, Feb. 19
Financial Aid Loans Disbursements Begin Tuesday, Feb. 20
Last Day to add a course with instructor permit (First 12-week) Friday, March 8
Graduation Application Deadline Friday, March 15
Last Day to add a course with instructor permit (16-week) Friday, March 22
Last Day to add a course with instructor permit (Second 12-week) Friday, April 5
Last Day to add a course with instructor permit (Second 8-week) Saturday, April 16
Spring Term Ends Friday, May 17

More information on Enrollment Calendar dates

  • Priority Registration is for returning College of DuPage students with 30 or more completed COD credit hours. To view your priority registration credits, log into the portal at inside.cod.edu and locate myACCESS. Click on myACCESS for Students and from the drop-down menu select "Academic Profile," then select "My Profile." 
  • Census Date includes finals week for regular 16-week session (Faculty: See Roster Verification and Midterm Due Dates report on employee portal for all class census dates)

Calendars

For more detailed dates and deadlines, see the full version of each calendar: