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Add/Drop & Course Request Dates

Drop/Add opens at 8:00 p.m. on the dates listed below. During the Fall semester, Drop/Add has an initial period that will open at 8:00 p.m. When it re-opens for the second period of time, it will open at midnight on the date posted.

The deadline to drop individual courses without a grade penalty is shown below. Please visit the Office of the University Bursar for the applicable refund based on the date your enrollment changed. The deadline to add or drop courses being audited is the deadline to add courses.

Add/Drop/Resign Dates Add Drop Last Day to Resign Course Request
Fall 2023

UG: 4/21/23 - 5/26/23 & 7/31/23 - 8/25/23

GR: 4/21/23 - 8/25/23

UG: 4/21/23 - 5/26/23 & 7/31/23 - 10/3/23

GR: 4/21/23 - 10/3/23

10/23/23  
Winter 2024

Virtual: 7/31/23 - 12/26/23

Residential: 7/31/23 - 1/2/24

Virtual: 7/31/23 - 12/26/23

Residential: 7/31/23 - 1/2/24

1/3/24  
Spring 2024 11/24/23 - 1/22/24 11/24/23 - 2/26/24 3/26/24 October 17 - October 31, 2023
S1: First 6 Week Summer Session 2024 (Tentative) 3/12/24 - 5/22/24 3/12/24 - 6/3/24 6/11/24 *  
S2: Second 6 Week Summer Session 2024 (Tentative) 3/12/24 - 7/3/24 3/12/24 - 7/15/24 7/23/24 *  
S3: 12 Week Summer Session 2024 (Tentative) 3/12/24 - 5/23/24 3/12/24 - 6/17/24 7/3/24 *  
Fall 2024 (Tentative)

UG: 4/19/24 - 5/24/24 & 8/5/24 - 8/30/24

GR: 4/19/24 - 8/30/24

UG: 4/19/24 - 5/24/24 & 8/5/24 - 10/8/24

GR: 4/19/24 - 10/8/24

10/28/24 March 19 - April 2, 2024
Winter 2025 (Tentative)

Virtual: 8/5/24 - 12/26/24

Residential: 8/5/24 - 1/2/25

Virtual: 8/5/24 - 12/26/24

Residential: 8/5/24 - 1/2/25

1/3/25  
Spring 2025 (Tentative) 11/29/24 - 1/27/25 11/29/24 - 3/3/25 4/1/25 October 22 - November 5, 2024
S1: First 6 Week Summer Session 2025 (Tentative) 3/18/25 - 5/29/25 3/18/25 - 6/9/25 6/17/25 *  
S2: Second 6 Week Summer Session 2025 (Tentative) 3/18/25 - 7/10/25 3/18/25 - 7/21/25 7/29/25 *  
S3: 12 Week Summer Session 2025 (Tentative) 3/18/25 - 5/30/25 3/18/25 - 6/24/25 7/10/25 *  
Fall 2025 (Tentative)

UG: 4/25/25 - 5/30/25 & 8/4/25 - 8/29/25

GR: 4/25/25 - 8/29/25

UG: 4/25/25 - 5/30/25 & 8/4/25 - 10/7/25

GR: 4/25/25 - 10/7/25

10/27/25 March 25 - April 8, 2025
Winter 2026 (Tentative)

Virtual: 8/4/25 - 12/26/25

Residential: 8/4/25 - 1/2/26

Virtual: 8/4/25 - 12/26/25

Residential: 8/4/25 - 1/2/26

1/5/26  
Spring 2026 (Tentative) 11/28/25 - 1/26/26 11/28/25 - 3/2/26 3/31/26 October 21 - November 4, 2025
S1: First 6 Week Summer Session 2026 (Tentative) 3/17/26 - 5/28/26 3/17/26 - 6/8/26 6/16/26 *  
S2: Second 6 Week Summer Session 2026 (Tentative) 3/17/26 - 7/9/26 3/17/26 - 7/20/26 7/28/26 *  
S3: 12 Week Summer Session 2026 (Tentative) 3/17/26 - 5/29/26 3/17/26 - 6/23/26 7/9/26 *  
Fall 2026 (Tentative)

UG: 4/24/26 - 5/29/26 & 8/3/26 - 8/28/26

GR: 4/24/26 - 8/28/26

UG: 4/24/26 - 5/29/26 & 8/3/26 - 10/6/26

GR: 4/24/26 - 10/6/26

10/26/26 March 24 - April 7, 2026
Winter 2027 (Tentative)

Virtual: 8/3/26 - 12/28/26

Residential: 8/3/26 - 1/4/27

Virtual: 8/3/26 - 12/28/26

Residential: 8/3/26 - 1/4/27

1/5/27  
Spring 2027 (Tentative) 11/27/26 - 1/25/27 11/27/26 - 3/1/27 3/30/27 October 20 - November 3, 2026
S1: First 6 Week Summer Session 2027 (Tentative) 3/16/27 - 5/26/27 3/16/27 - 6/7/27 6/15/27 *  
S2: Second 6 Week Summer Session 2027 (Tentative) 3/16/27 - 7/8/27 3/16/27 - 7/19/27 7/27/27 *  
S3: 12 Week Summer Session 2027 (Tentative) 3/16/27 - 5/27/27 3/16/27 - 6/22/27 7/8/27 *  
Fall 2027 (Tentative)

UG: 4/23/27 - 5/28/27 & 8/2/27 - 8/27/27

GR: 4/23/27 - 8/27/27

UG: 4/23/27 - 5/28/27 & 8/2/27 - 10/5/27

GR: 4/23/27 - 10/5/27

10/25/27 March 23 - April 6, 2027
Winter 2028 (Tentative)

Virtual: 8/2/27 - 12/27/27

Residential: 8/2/27 - 1/3/28

Virtual: 8/2/27 - 12/27/27

Residential: 8/2/27 - 1/3/28

1/4/28  
Spring 2028 (Tentative) 11/26/27 - 1/24/28 11/26/27 - 2/28/28 3/28/28 October 19 - November 2, 2027
S1: First 6 Week Summer Session 2028 (Tentative) 3/14/28 - 5/24/28 3/14/28 - 6/5/28 6/13/28 *  
S2: Second 6 Week Summer Session 2028 (Tentative) 3/14/28 - 7/6/28 3/14/28 - 7/17/28 7/25/28 *  
S3: 12 Week Summer Session 2028 (Tentative) 3/14/28 - 5/25/28 3/14/28 - 6/20/28 7/6/28 *  
Fall 2028 (Tentative)

UG: 4/21/28 - 5/26/28 & 7/31/28 - 8/25/28

GR: 4/21/28 - 8/25/28

UG: 4/21/28 - 5/26/28 & 7/31/28 - 10/3/28

GR: 4/21/28 - 10/3/28

10/23/28 March 21 - April 4, 2028
Winter 2029 (Tentative)

Virtual: 7/31/28 - 12/26/28

Residential: 7/31/28 - 1/2/29

Virtual: 7/31/28 - 12/26/28

Residential: 7/31/28 - 1/2/29

1/3/29  
Spring 2029 (Tentative) 11/24/28 - 1/22/29 11/24/28 - 2/26/29 3/27/29 October 17 - October 31, 2028
S1: First 6 Week Summer Session 2029 (Tentative) 3/13/29 - 5/23/29 3/13/29 - 6/4/29 6/12/29 *  
S2: Second 6 Week Summer Session 2029 (Tentative) 3/13/29 - 7/5/29 3/13/29 - 7/16/29 7/24/29 *  
S3: 12 Week Summer Session 2029 (Tentative) 3/13/29 - 5/24/29 3/13/29 - 6/18/29 7/5/29 *  
Fall 2029 (Tentative)

UG: 4/20/29 - TBD

GR: 4/20/29 - TBD

UG: 4/20/29 - TBD

GR: 4/20/29 - TBD

  March 20 - April 3, 2029

 

  • * Last day for students to resign if enrolled in the respective single part of term, without grade penalty. If enrolled in multiple parts of term, the deadline is the date listed for S1.
  • The university processes all course requests received according to availability of seats in course requests.
  • Schedule adjustments are allowed during the "Add/Drop" timeframe.
  • Departments may allow entry in course sections that are at capacity ("FULL").
  • See the department offering the course to determine the process to request a "Force-Add" (registration over capacity).
  • Departments may not Force-Add over published room capacities.
  • Access: Authorized access to HokieSpa is based on the student's PID (password assistance: 4-HELP, 540-231-4357)
  • Note: There is no priority given to processing a student's request if entered the first day of course request nor is there a penalty for entering a request the final day of course request.
  • However, waiting until the last day of the course request period ensures difficulty in accessing the system due to the higher volume of activity.