Academic Calendar - Spring 2020 | Red Rocks Community College

Important Academic Dates

Certain classes meet outside of the regular semester dates. Drop and withdrawal dates vary for each of these classes, depending on the starting date and the length of the class. See individual course listings in the Schedule for drop and withdrawal dates. Courses are subject to change without notice. Please check the Catalog for the most current course listings.

Spring Registration begins	November 4, 2019
Last day to add a 15-week class (without instructor approval)	January 20, 2020
15-week classes begin (Other classes begin throughout the Spring semester)	January 21, 2020
7.5-week Accelerated Session I begins (January 21, 2020 – March 11, 2020)	January 21, 2020
Students can access *full-term RRCC Online* courses**	January 21, 2020
14-week RRCC Online classes begin	January 27, 2020
Last day to drop 7.5-week Accelerated Session I classes and initiate a tuition refund	January 27, 2020
Deadline for credit/audit changes for 15-week classes	February 5, 2020
Last day to drop 15-week classes and initiate a tuition refund	February 5, 2020
Last day to drop 14-week RRCC Online classes and initiate a tuition refund	February 10, 2020
Last day to withdraw from 7.5-week Accelerated Session I	February 28, 2020
7.5-week Accelerated Session II begins (March 12, 2020 – May 12, 2020)	March 12, 2020
Last day to drop 7.5-week Accelerated Session II	March 19, 2020
Last day to withdraw from 15-week classes (You will be responsible for full payment)	April 20, 2020
Last day to withdraw from 14-week RRCC Online classes	April 22, 2020
Last day to withdraw from 7.5-week Accelerated Session II	May 1, 2020
Spring Session ends	May 12, 2020
Full-term Spring grades are due	May 17, 2020

Drop a class – The last day a student can remove him/herself from a class without having to pay for the class and without the class showing on his/her permanent student record.
Withdraw from a class – The last day a student can remove him/herself from a class and receive a “W” for the class instead of a grade. The student is responsible for payment.

Spring 2020 Registration begins	November 4, 2019
International Student Orientation	January 16, 2020
No classes; Martin Luther King Holiday	January 20, 2020
Student Welcome Day (Lakewood campus)	January 29, 2020
Deadline to petition for residency reclassification	February 5, 2020
Application deadline for Spring graduation	February 5, 2020
No classes; Spring Break	March 23-29, 2020
Summer 2020 Registration begins	April 6, 2020
Fall 2020 Registration begins	April 6, 2020
No classes; All-College Development Day	April 21, 2020
Graduation Ceremony	May 16, 2020

Due dates are based on when your register and NOT when the class starts. If you register after the full term drop date, payment is due by the 5th of the month following registration.
Spring payment plan opens	November 4, 2019
Payment Due Date - Failure to pay your bill in full or to set up an alternative payment arrangement (NBS Payment Plan, Financial Aid, or Third-Party) will result in late fee assessment	February 5, 2020
Late fees added to accounts with outstanding balances	February 6, 2020
Last day to sign up for the payment plan without a down payment	February 8, 2020
Payment Due Date (Balances incurred in previous month)	March 5, 2020
Late fees added to accounts with outstanding balances	March 6, 2020
Last day to sign up for payment plan (Down payment required)	March 9, 2020
Holds placed on accounts with outstanding balances and not on a payment plan	March 20, 2020
Payment Due Date (Balances incurred in previous month)	April 6, 2020
Late fees added to accounts with outstanding balances	April 7, 2020
Final Payment Due Date	May 12, 2020
Accounts with outstanding balances will be subject to collection action If you have signed up for the payment plan and it becomes delinquent, a hold will be placed on your account and any future registrations will be dropped.	May 13, 2020

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