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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.

Spring 2023

 
Event Deadline
Priority Registration Begins Wednesday, Oct. 26, 2022
All Student Registration Begins Wednesday, Nov. 2, 2022
Payment Due Date  Thursday, Dec. 1, 2022
Spring Term Begins Monday, Jan. 23, 2023
Pell Recalculation Date Friday, Feb. 17
Graduation Application Deadline (and deadline to be in commencement booklet) Wednesday, March 15
Spring Term Ends Friday, May 19

Summer 2023

 
Event Deadline
Priority Registration Begins Wednesday, March 22
All Student Registration Begins Thursday, March 30
Payment Due Date  Monday, May 1
Summer Term Begins Tuesday, May 30
Summer Term Ends Saturday, Aug. 5

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, 2023
All Student Registration Begins Tuesday, Nov. 7
Payment Due Date  TBA
Spring Term Begins Monday, Jan. 22, 2024
Pell Recalculation Date TBA
Graduation Application Deadline (and deadline to be in commencement booklet) Friday, March 15
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. View priority earned credits on the My Profile page of myACCESS for students.
  • 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)

More information on Academic Calendar dates

  • “Last Day to Withdraw without submitting a Late Withdrawal Appeal” – Dates which fall outside of normal business days (e.g. Saturday/Sunday (spring and fall terms) and Friday/Saturday/Sunday (summer term) will be given a one-day grace period to the next business day without penalty. Students must call or email Student Registration.
  • Services to initiate the withdraw (emails must be sent from dupage.edu account to registration@cod.edu).
  • Session End Dates include finals week for regular 16-week and 12-week sessions
  • Refund dates for classes are found on the Student Schedule in myACCESS for students. The refund policy is as follows:
    • 100% refund of tuition and fees will be granted during the first 7% of the number of calendar days in the session based on the start date of the class.
    • 50% refund of tuition and fees will only be granted during the first 8-12% of the number of calendar days in the session based on the start date of the class.
    • Dropping a course during a refund period will not result in a "W" grade. Refund dates are rounded down (Ex: 3.85 days = 3 days; 4.12 days = 4 days).

Calendars

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