276 │ COLUMBIA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY 2017-2018 │ APPENDIX B
SPRING 2018
JANUARY 8 - APRIL 27
Virtual Session 1: January 8-March 2
Virtual Session 2: March 5-April 27
January 7
Sunday
Last day to add Virtual Session 1 courses
January 8
Monday
Semester Begins (Spring Semester, Virtual Session 1);
Settlement of semester charges due by midnight
January 12
Friday
Last day to drop classes for Virtual Session 1
January 15
Monday
CIU Closed for Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
January 16
Tuesday
Last day to drop/add classes for Spring Semester;
Last day to receive a 90% refund for Virtual Session 1
January 18
Thursday
90% Refund period ends for Spring Semester
January 22
Monday
50% Refund period ends for Virtual Session 1
January 25
Thursday
50% Refund period ends for Spring Semester;
January 29
Monday
20% Refund period ends for Virtual Session 1;
Last day to receive a grade of “W”
February 13
Tuesday
20% Refund period ends for Spring Semester;
Last day to receive a grade of “W”
March 1
Thursday
Summer Registration Opens
March 2
Friday
Virtual Session 1 ends
March 4
Sunday
Last day to add Virtual Session 2 courses
March 5
Monday
Virtual Session 2 Begins;
Settlement of semester charges due by midnight
March 5-9
Monday-Friday
Spring Break for Residential Students
March 9
Friday
Last day to drop classes for Virtual Session 2
March 12
Monday
Last day to receive a 90% refund for Virtual Session 2
March 16
Friday
50% Refund period ends for Virtual Session 2
March 23
Friday
20% Refund period ends for Virtual Session 2;
Last day to receive a grade of “W”
April 1
Sunday
Fall Registration Opens
April 27
Friday
Semester Ends (Spring Semester, Virtual Session 2)
April 28
Saturday
Commencement Ceremonies
May 7
Monday
Spring Grades Due