Academic Calendar

For other academic calendars, refer to the Academic Calendar section of the COS webpage.   

Fall Semester 2024

August 12, 2024 - December 13, 2024

Sept 5, 2023 WEB Admission Applications Begin for Summer/Fall 2024 at www.cos.edu
Starting April 1 Fall WEB Registration for Priority Registration/Continuing Students
Apr 18 - 19 Fall Registration for Students who have completed STEPS
April 29 Fall Registration for Students who have completed ALL Matriculation
April 30 Fall Registration for Early College High Schools (VTEC/UPHS)
May 1 Fall WEB OPEN Registration for Eligible Students
May 1 Registration for Students on Probation
May 6 Summer/Fall Registration for Concurrently Enrolled High School Students
May 13 Summer Registration for Students who have completed 100 or more units at COS
July 1 Payment Deadline: Students must pay fall fees by July 1st or 2 weeks after registration (whichever is later) to avoid the possibility of being dropped from classes
July 22 Fall Registration for Students who have completed 100 or more units at COS
Aug 9 FLEX Day; Registration is available at www.cos.edu
Aug 12 Fall Semester Begins
Aug 12 - 18 Fall Late WEB Registration With Instructor Add Codes
Aug 23 First Day "No Show" Rosters are due for Full Term Classes
Aug 25 Last Day to Drop a Class Without a "W" and be Eligible for a Refund
Sept 2 Labor Day Holiday (no classes)
Sept 6 Permanent Rosters are due for Full Term Classes
Oct 17 Last Day to File for Associate Degree for Fall 2024
Oct 18 Fall Final Drop Date - Drop Classes on the WEB; this drop date does not apply to short-term classes as each short-term class has its own drop date
Nov 11 Veterans' Day Holiday (no classes)
Nov 27 - 29 Thanksgiving Holiday (no classes and offices closed)
Dec 9 - 13 Fall Final Exams
Dec 13 Fall Semester Ends
Dec 13 Last Day to Make Up Incomplete "I" Grades for Fall 2023 semester
Dec 14 - Jan 12 Break Between Semesters

Spring Semester 2025

January 13, 2025 - May 21, 2025

Sept 3, 2024 WEB Admission Applications Begin for Spring 2025 at www.cos.edu
Starting Oct. 28 Spring WEB Registration for Priority Registration/Continuing Students
Nov 18 Spring Registration for students who have completed ALL matriculation
Nov 19 Spring Registration for Early College High Schools (VTEC/UPHS)
Nov. 20 Spring WEB OPEN Registration for Eligible Students
Nov. 20 Registration for Students on Probation
Dec 2 Spring WEB Registration for Concurrently Enrolled High School Students
Jan 2 Spring Registration for Students who have completed 100 or more units at COS
Jan 10 FLEX Day; Registration is available at www.cos.edu
Jan 13 Spring Semester Begins
Jan 13 - 19 Spring Late WEB Registration With Instructor Add Codes
Jan 20 Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday; Registration is available at www.cos.edu
Jan 24 First Day "No Show" Rosters are due for Full Term Classes
Jan 26 Last Day to Drop a Class Without a "W" and Eligible for a Refund
Feb 7 Permanent Rosters are due for Full Term Classes
Feb 14 Lincoln Day Holiday (no classes)
Feb 17 Presidents' Day Holiday (no classes)
Feb 20 Last Day to File for Associate Degree for Spring 2025
Mar 21 Spring Final Drop Date - Drop Classes on the WEB; this drop date does not apply to short-term classes as each short-term class has its own drop date
April 14 - 18 Spring Break (no classes); Offices open April 14 - 16; closed April 17 - 18
May 15 - 21 Spring Final Exams
May 21 Spring Semester Ends; Last Day to Make Up Incomplete “I” Grades for Spring 2024 Semester
May 22 Commencement Ceremony