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Important Dates

Cancellation
Cancellation is when all enrollment is ceased prior to the first official day of classes for the term. No tuition or fees are charged, but other charges related to attending the University are the responsibility of the student.
Drop
A drop is withdrawing from a course while remaining registered for other courses in the term. Dropping a course during the drop/add period may result in a reduced tuition charge, if the drop reduces total hours to a lower tuition rate tier. Dropping a course after the last official day to drop a class during the term will not reduce tuition.
Withdrawal
A withdrawal is dropping all of your courses after the term has started. If the withdrawal is effective during the withdrawal refund period, tuition and fees will be reduced according to the withdrawal refund schedule.
See Important Financial Information Summer Session I – 2020 – for students dropping a class or withdrawing during the summer term.

Events and Dates
Date Event
03/16/2020 Registration begins
05/01/2020 Bills Generated (Registered by 5 p.m. on May 1)
05/01/2020 Pre‐Payment Period begins at 5 p.m. (Students not registered before this date must pre‐pay or provide proof of financial aid prior to registering.)
05/13/2020 Bills Due
05/13/2020 First Day of Class
05/13/2020 Maymester courses – Last day to add a class
05/14/2020 Last day to add regular summer courses and to submit employee tuition waiver form to Human Resources
See Important Financial Information Summer Session II 2020 for students dropping a class or withdrawing during the second summer term.

Events and Dates
Date Event
03/16/2020 Registration begins
05/29/2020 Bills Generated (Registered by 5 p.m. on May 29)
05/29/2020 Pre‐Payment Period begins at 5 p.m. (Students not registered before this date must pre‐pay or provide proof of financial aid prior to registering.)
06/09/2020 Bills Due
06/22/2020 First Day of Class
06/23/2020 Last day to add regular summer courses and to submit employee tuition waiver form to Human Resources
Events and Dates
Date Event
04/06/2020 Fall Registration begins
07/28/2020 July Bills Generated

If payment is not received by 5 p.m. on August 17, fall classes may be cancelled.
08/05/2020 Pre‐Payment Period begins at 5 p.m. (Students not registered before this date must pre‐pay or provide proof of financial aid prior to registering.)
08/10/2020 First Day of Classes

EARLIEST date to expect Financial Aid refund ‐ may be later if student has not fulfilled all requirements necessary to receive aid.

Note that it takes 3‐5 business days from the date the aid is applied to the student account to when a refund can be available.
08/16/2020 Last day to add a course.
08/17/2020 July Bills Due

If payment is not received by 5 p.m. on August 17, fall classes may be cancelled.
08/28/2020 August Bills Generated
08/31/2020 Last day to enroll in the installment payment plan with Tuition Management Systems (TMS)
By 5 p.m. on
08/31/2020		 Census Date

LAST DAY:

  • To DROP a course for tuition and fee credit (Census Date) ‐
    • You must still be registered for other courses.
    • If you drop your only course for the semester, you are considered to have withdrawn from school.
  • To submit employee tuition waiver to Human Resources.
09/10/2020 Last day to waive student health insurance.
09/15/2020 August Bills Due
09/18/2020 September Bills Generated
09/23/2020 Last day to submit North Carolina residency application to Admissions Office
Note: The nonresident rate must be paid unless you have been approved for NC residency.
10/13/2020 September Bills Due
10/16/2020 October Bills Generated
11/10/2020 October Bills Due
11/13/2020 November Bills Generated
12/08/2020 November Bills Due

Withdrawal

A weekly schedule, by percentage, is provided below for calculating a prorated estimated refund. Calculate withdrawal credit by multiplying total tuition and mandatory fees charged by the percentage below.

  • Please Note: This withdrawal refund schedule applies to programs that follow the University’s standard academic calendar: (ex: Fall 2020 August 10 – November 17). An adjusted withdrawal policy and schedule may apply to programs that do not follow the standard University calendar.
  • Students in MBA Online, MAC Online, MPA Online, and MPH Online must contact the program office regarding those programs’ withdrawal refund policies.
Fall 2020
Withdrawal Schedule % Credit
08/10 – 08/23 95%
08/24 – 08/31 80%
09/01 – 09/06 70%
09/07 – 09/14 60%
09/15 – 09/21 50%
09/22 – 09/28 40%
09/29 – 10/05 30%
10/06 – 10/12 20%
10/13 – 10/19 10%
10/20 and afterwards 0%

NOTE: if you have financial aid, some or all of your awards may have to be returned based. Contact aidinfo@unc.edu for more information.

Events and Dates
Date Event
11/30/2020 Spring Registration begins
12/11/2020 Pre‐Payment Period begins at 5 p.m. (Students not registered before this date must pre‐pay or provide proof of financial aid prior to registering.)
12/11/2020 December Bills Generated

If payment is not received by 5 p.m. on January 12, spring classes may be cancelled.
01/12/2021 December Bills Due

If payment is not received by 5 p.m. on January 12, spring classes may be cancelled.
01/15/2021 February Bills Generated
01/19/2021 First Day of Classes

Last day to enroll in the installment payment plan with Tuition Management Systems (TMS)

EARLIEST date to expect Financial Aid refund ‐ may be later if student has not fulfilled all requirements necessary to receive aid. Note that it takes 3‐5 business days from the date the aid is applied to the student account to when a refund can be available.
01/25/2021 Last day to add a course.
By 5 p.m. on 02/01/2021 Census Date

LAST DAY:

  • To DROP a course for tuition and fee credit (Census Date) ‐
    • You must still be registered for other courses.
    • If you drop your only course for the semester, you are considered to have withdrawn from school
  • To submit employee tuition waiver to Human Resources.
02/09/2021 February Bills Due
02/12/2021 March Bills Generated
03/04/2021 Last day to submit North Carolina residency application to Admissions Office.

  • Note: The nonresident rate must be paid unless you have been approved for NC residency.
03/09/2021 March Bills Due
03/12/2021 April Bills Generated
04/13/2021 April Bills Due

Withdrawal

A weekly schedule, by percentage, is provided below for calculating a prorated estimated refund. Calculate withdrawal credit by multiplying total tuition and mandatory fees charged by the percentage below.

  • Please Note: This withdrawal refund schedule applies to programs that follow the University’s standard academic calendar: (ex: Spring 2020 January 8 – April 26). An adjusted withdrawal policy and schedule may apply to programs that do not follow the standard University calendar.
  • Students in MBA Online, MAC Online, MPA Online, and MPH Online must contact the program office regarding those programs’ withdrawal refund policies.

NOTE: If you have financial aid, some or all of your awards may have to be returned. Please see their website on Withdrawals, Drops, and Underloads or contact aidinfo@unc.edu for more info.

Spring 2021
Withdrawal Schedule % Credit
01/19 – 01/25 95%
01/26 – 02/01 80%
02/02 – 02/08 70%
02/09 – 02/15 60%
02/16 – 02/22 50%
02/23 – 03/01 40%
03/02 – 03/08 30%
03/09 – 03/15 20%
03/16 – 03/22 10%
03/23 and afterwards 0%