Academic Calendar 2024-2025

 

Fall Semester 2024

March 13

Priority Registration Begins: Fall 2024

March 14

Current Student Registration Begins: Fall 2024

June 18  Cardinal Commit Session for New Students: Cherokee Campus
June 25  Cardinal Commit Session for New Students: Ayers Campus
June 27  Cardinal Commit Session for New Students: Gadsden Campus 

June 27

New Student Registration Begins: Fall 2024

July 27  Cardinal Commit Session for New Students: Gadsden Campus

August 12

Tuition Payment Deadline – courses removed for non-payment

August 14, 15, 16

Faculty duty days

August 18

Last day to remove all classes with full refund

August 19

First day of class: Full Term and Mini 1

August 19, 20, 21, 22, 23

Drop/Add Schedule Adjustment Period: Refund Policy Begins

August 29

Tuition Payment Deadline – courses removed for non-payment

August 29

Financial Aid Freeze/Census

August 29

Courses removed for non-attendance

September 2

Labor Day: College Closed

September 6

Local Professional Development (Fall Convocation Faculty/Staff)

September 20

60% attendance date: Fall Mini 1

September 27

Last day to withdraw: Mini 1

October 11

Final exams for Mini 1

October 14

First day of class: Mini 2

October 14, 15

Drop/Add Schedule Adjustment Period: Mini 2

October 21

Tuition Payment Deadline – Mini 2 courses removed for non-payment

October 21

Courses removed for non-attendance – Mini 2

October 23

60% attendance date: Full Fall

October 29

Priority Registration Begins: Spring 2025

October 30

All Other Registration Begins: Spring 2025

November 11

Veterans Day: College Closed

November 14

60% attendance date: Fall Mini 2

November 25

Last day to withdraw: Full Fall & Mini 2

November 25, 26, 27

No Classes for Students

November 25, 26, 27

State/Local Professional Development (Faculty duty days)

November 28, 29

Thanksgiving: College Closed

December 2

First day of Mini 3

December 2, 3 Drop/Add Schedule Adjustment Period: Mini 3

December 6

Tuition payment deadline - Mini 3 courses removed for non-payment

December 6

Courses removed for non-attendance – Mini 3

December 9 60% Attendance Date: Mini 3
December 10 Last Day to Withdraw: Mini 3

December 9, 10, 11, 12, 13

Final exams: Full Fall, Mini 2

December 11, 12, 13 Final exams: Mini 3

December 16, 17, 18, 19

Faculty duty days

December 17

Grades due @ 10am for Full Fall, Mini 2, Mini 3

December 19

Commencement @ 6pm: Gadsden State Cherokee

December 23-January 1

Christmas Holidays: College Closed

 

 

Spring Semester 2025

October 29

Priority Registration Begins: Spring 2025

October 30

All Other Registration Begins: Spring 2025

January 2

Duty day for non-instructional staff

January 3, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10

Faculty duty days

January 6

Tuition Payment Deadline – courses removed non-payment

January 12

Last day to remove all classes with full refund

January 13

First day of class: Full Spring & Mini 1

January 13, 14, 15, 16, 17

Drop/Add Schedule Adjustment Period: Refund Policy Begins

January 20

Martin Luther King Day: College Closed

January 23

Tuition Payment Deadline – courses removed for non-payment

January 23

Financial Aid Freeze/Census

January 23

Courses removed for non-attendance

January 31

Local Professional Development (Spring Convocation Faculty/Staff)

February 14 60% attendance date: Spring Mini 1

February 21

Last day to withdraw: Mini 1

March 7

Final exams for Mini I

March 10

First day of class: Mini 2

March 10, 11

Drop/Add Schedule Adjustment Period: Mini 2

March 12

Priority Registration Begins: Summer 2024 & Fall 2025

March 13

All Other Registration Begins: Summer 2025

March 13

Current Student Registration Begins: Fall 2025

March 17

Tuition Payment Deadline – Mini 2 courses removed for non-payment

March 17

Courses Removed for nonattendance – Mini 2

March 19 60% attendance date: Full Spring

March 24-28

Spring Break

April 18

Last day to withdraw: Full Spring & Mini 2

April 19 60% attendance date Spring Mini 2

May 2, 5, 6, 7, 8

Final exams: Full Spring & Mini 2

May 9, 12, 13

Faculty duty days

May 12

Grades due @ 10 am

May 13

Commencement @ 6pm: Gadsden State Cherokee

 

 

Summer Semester 2025

March 12  Priority Registration Begins: Summer 2025 & Fall 2025

March 13

All Other Registration Begins: Summer 2025

March 13

Current Student Registration Begins: Fall 2025

May 21

Tuition Payment Deadline – courses removed non-payment

May 26

Memorial Day: College closed

May 23, 27

Faculty duty day

May 27

Last day to remove all classes with full refund

May 28

First day of class: Full Summer & Mini 1

May 28, 29

Drop/Add Schedule Adjustment Period: Refund Policy Begins

June 9

Tuition Payment Deadline – courses removed non-payment

June 9

Courses removed for non-attendance: Full Summer & Mini 1

June 9

Financial Aid Freeze/Census

June 18

60% attendance date: Mini 1

June 19

Juneteenth: College Closed

June 23

New Student Registration Begins: Fall 2025

June 25

Last day to withdraw: Mini 1

July 2

Final exams for Mini 1

July 3

First day of class: Mini 2

July 4

Independence Day: College Closed

July 3, 7

Drop/Add Schedule Adjustment Period: Mini 2

July 10

Tuition Payment Deadline Mini 2 courses removed non-payment

July 10

Courses removed for non-attendance: Mini 2

July 10

60% attendance date: Full Summer

July 24

60% attendance date: Mini 2

July 30

Last day to withdraw: Full Summer & Mini 2

August 6, 7

Final exams: Full Summer & Mini 2

August 8, 11

Faculty duty days

August 11

Grades due @ 10:00 am

 

Revised: March 15, 2024