Academic Dates Academic Dates

Academic Dates

The academic calendar includes the start and end dates of course sessions, payment & refund dates, holidays, and registration dates. See details for each semester below.
 

Important Dates

 

Fall 2024

  • Election Day - No Credit Classes Tuesday, November 5

  • No Credit or Continuing Education (CE) Classes November 30 - December 1

  • No Credit Classes November 27

  • College Holiday November 28 - 29

  • Winter Break - College Holiday December 20 - January 1

Spring 2025

  • Priority Registration for Parenting Students and Veterans& Active-Duty Military opens Friday,October 25, 2024
  • First Day of January Session  (Tuesday-Friday and Online) Friday, January3
  • First Day of Regular Spring Credit Classes Saturday, January25
  • Spring Academic Sessions and Spring Credit Schedule subject to change.
  • Visit frederick.edu/schedules for the most up-to-date information.
  • 1st Payment Due Date for All Sessions (Exception for JW3/JW5 Sessions), Monday, January 13 by 6 p m

  • 2 nd Payment Due Date for Registrations after January 13 Thursday, January 23 by 6 p m

  • Payment Due Date for Registrations after January 23 Payment is Due by the Session Start Date

    • Failure to pay will result in students being dropped for non-payment

  • Employee Spring Convocation (Office hours and campus services may be impacted, classes run as scheduled) Thursday, January 16

  • Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day – College Holiday (No classes, office hours, or campus services) Monday, January 20

  • No Credit Classes; Continuing Education Classes are offered – College Open Monday, March 31 – Tuesday, April 1

  • Spring Break (No classes, office hours, or campus services) Wednesday, April 2 – Friday, April 4

  • No Credit Classes or Continuing Education Classes Saturday, April 5 – Sunday, April 6

  • Employee Celebration of Excellence (Office hours and campus services may be impacted, classes run as scheduled) Friday, April 11

  • Last Day of Spring Credit Classes Friday, May 16

  • Commencement (Graduation) Thursday, May 22

Semester/Term Dates

Fall 2024 

  • 15-week (1)  August 24- December 14, 2024
  • 1st 7.5-week (7H1) August 24 - October 15, 2024
  • 1st 10-week (10A) August 24 - November 4, 2024
  • 1st 5-week (5W1) August 24 - September 30, 2024
  • 13-week (13W) September 10 - December 14, 2024
  • 2nd 10-week (10B) October 1 - December 14, 2024
  • 2nd 5-week (5W2) October 1 - November 4, 2024
  • 2nd 7.5-week (7H2) October 16 - December 14, 2024
  • 3rd 5-week (5W3) November 6 - December 14, 2024
Spring 2025
  • January 3-Week Session (JW3) January 3 - January 21, 2025
  • January 5-Week Session (JW5) January 3 - February 6, 2025
  • 15-week (1) January 25 - May 16, 2025
  • 1st 7.5-week (7H1) January 25 - March 18, 2025
  • 1st 10-week (10A) January 25 - April 11, 2025
  • 1st 5-week (5W1) January 25 - February 28, 2025
  • 13-week (13W) February 8 - May 16, 2025
  • 2nd 10-week (10B) March 1 - May 16, 2025
  • 2nd 5-week (5W2) March 1 - April 11, 2025
  • 2nd 7.5-week (7H2) March 19 - May 16, 2025
  • 3rd 5-week (5W3) April 12 - May 16, 2025


 

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