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 eleven 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 2009
| April 14 | Early registration begins |
| August 24 | Last day to cancel your registration |
| August 25 | Courses begin; late registration begins |
| August 31 | Last day to add a course (by 5 pm) |
| September 7 | Holiday |
| September 8 | 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 19 | Last day for full-time undergraduates who are UNC-Chapel Hill degree students to drop a course (December 9 for non-UNC-Chapel Hill students) |
| October 22-25 | Fall Break |
| October 26 | Last day to withdraw from the entire semester with a prorated refund |
| November 25-29 | Holiday |
| December 9 | Last day of classes. Last day to withdraw—no tuition credit. |
| December 11-18 | Exams |
Calendar for Spring 2010
| October 27 | Early registration begins |
| January 10 | Last day to cancel your registration |
| January 11 | Courses begin; late registration begins |
| January 15 | Last day to add a course (by 5 pm) |
| January 18 | Holiday |
| January 26 | Last day to drop one of your courses from your schedule and receive a refund (by 5 pm). Note: 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. |
| March 5 | Spring Break begins at 5 pm |
| March 15 | Classes resume at 8 am |
| March 15 | Last day for UNC-Chapel Hill degree students to drop a course (April 27 for non-UNC-Chapel Hill students) |
| March 15 | Last day to withdraw from the entire semester with a prorated refund |
| April 2 | Holiday |
| April 28 | Last day of classes. Last day to withdraw—no tuition credit. |
| April 30-May 7 | Exams |