Add/Drop & Course Request Dates
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 opens at 7:00 a.m.
| Add/Drop/Resign Dates | Add | Drop | Last Day to Resign | Course Request |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| S1: First 6 Week Summer Session 2025 | 3/18/25 - 5/29/25 | 3/18/25 - 6/9/25 | 6/17/25 * | |
| S2: Second 6 Week Summer Session 2025 | 3/18/25 - 7/10/25 | 3/18/25 - 7/21/25 | 7/29/25 * | |
| S3: 12 Week Summer Session 2025 | 3/18/25 - 5/30/25 | 3/18/25 - 6/24/25 | 7/10/25 * | |
| Fall 2025 | 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 | 12 /1/25 - 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) | 11/30/26 - 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) | 11/29/27 - 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) | 11/27/28 - 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.