Schedules and Calendars
Carolina Courses Online is a semester-based program and follows the UNC-Chapel Hill calendar for the fall and spring semesters. During the summer, courses are offered in an extended session of approximately twelve weeks.
You are expected to begin work in the first week of class and work continually and regularly throughout the term. No classroom attendance is required, but you should be prepared to complete assignments and/or participate in discussion forums on a weekly basis.
Calendar for Fall 2008
| April 11 | Early registration begins |
| August 18 | Last day to cancel your registration |
| August 19 | Courses begin; late registration begins |
| August 25 | Last day to add a course (by 5 pm) |
| September 1 | Holiday |
| September 2 | Last day to drop one of your courses from your schedule and receive a refund (by 5 pm). You must have other courses on your schedule. Note: Dropping ALL courses requires a withdrawal from the semester and follows a different prorated refund policy. |
| October 13 | Last day for UNC-Chapel Hill undergraduate students to drop courses (Dec 3 for non-UNC-Chapel Hill students) |
| October 16-19 | Fall Break |
| October 20 | Last day to withdraw from the entire semester with a prorated refund |
| November 26-30 | Holiday |
| December 3 | Last day of classes. Last day to withdraw—no tuition credit. |
| December 5-12 | Exams |