Academic Calendar - Spring 2024

Important Registration 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. Search individual course listings for drop and withdrawal dates. Courses are subject to change without notice. Please check the Catalog for the most current course listings.

Spring 2024 Registration begins

October 30, 2023

15-week classes begin (Other classes begin throughout the Spring semester)

January 16, 2024

Deadline for credit/audit changes for 15-week classes

January 31, 2024

Last day to drop 15-week classesAfter this date you will be responsible for full payment.

January 31, 2024

Last day to withdraw from 15-week classes (You will be responsible for full payment)

April 11, 2024

Spring Session ends

May 7, 2024

Full-term Spring grades are due

May 12, 2024

Terminology

  • 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.

College Dates

Spring 2024 Registration begins

October 30, 2023

International Student Orientation

TBD

No classes; Martin Luther King Holiday

January 15, 2024

January 31, 2024

Deadline to petition for residency reclassification

January 31, 2024

Application deadline for Spring graduation

January 31, 2024

Welcome Day 

  • Arvada Campus - TBD
  • Lakewood Campus- TBD
TBD

No classes; Spring Break

March 18-March 24, 2024

Summer 2024 Registration begins

March 11, 2024

Fall 2024 Registration begins

March 11, 2024

No classes; All-College Development Day

April 16, 2024

Graduation Ceremony

May 11, 2024

Payment Dates

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 (No down payment required)

November 7, 2023

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

January 31, 2024

Last day to sign up for the payment plan without a down payment February 1, 2024

Late fees added to accounts with outstanding balances

February 6, 2024

Payment Due Date (Balances incurred in previous month) March 5, 2024

Late fees added to accounts with outstanding balances

March 6, 2024

Holds placed on accounts with outstanding balances and not on a payment plan

March 7, 2024

Last day to sign up for payment plan (Down payment required)

March 11, 2024

Payment Due Date (Balances incurred in previous month)

April 5, 2024

Late fees added to accounts with outstanding balances 

April 6, 2024

Final Payment Due Date

May 7, 2024

Accounts with outstanding balances will be subject to collection action

May 8, 2024

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. 

 

Financial Disclaimer for the 2023-24 School Year: During the 2023-24 academic year, some or all of the instructional formats may change due to an emergency situation affecting college operations, public safety, or public health, including the COVID-19 pandemic. Tuition and fees are charged at the beginning of the semester and will remain in place regardless of any changes in instructional format. Tuition and fees will not be refunded in the event the curriculum delivery format changes for any part of the 2023-2024 academic year.