Academic Calendar
Spring Semester 2025
Tuition Due: Registered Student
Priority deadline to apply for Admission (Degree and Non-Degree Students)
Campus closed 8:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.: In-service
Campus closed: Martin Luther King Jr. Day Holiday
Spring Semester begins: Session A (first 8-week session) and Session C (full semester)
Last day to change residency status
No classes; Campus closed: Presidents’ Day Holiday
Last day to change degree/major
Registration begins for Summer 2025: All Students–New, Returning, Running Start
Experience FVCC Day
Session A ends
Session B begins (second 8-week session)
No classes: Spring Break
Registration begins for Fall 2025: Sophomores
Registration begins for Fall 2025: Returning Students
Experience FVCC Day
Registration begins for Fall 2025: New Degree-Seeking Students
Priority deadline for submitting Summer 2025 and Fall 2025 Graduation Applications
Registration begins for Fall 2025: Running Start and New Non-Degree Students
Scholar’s Conference
Session B ends
Session C finals
Spring Semester ends
Commencement
| Category | Session C: Full Semester | Session A: 1st 8 weeks | Session B: 2nd 8 weeks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Session Dates | Jan 21 - May 15 | Jan 21 - Mar 12 | Mar 13 - May 9 |
| End of 100% refund | Jan 28 | Jan 24 | Mar 18 |
| Last day to add classes w/o instructor's permission | Jan 28 | Jan 24 | Mar 18 |
| End of 50% refund (0% refund after this date) | Feb 10* | Jan 28* | Mar 20* |
| Last day to add classes with instructor's permission | Feb 10* | Jan 28* | Mar 20* |
| Last day to drop classes w/o a "W" grade | Feb 10* | Jan 28* | Mar 20* |
| Last day to withdraw from classes or request/rescind an audit grade | Apr 16 | Feb 28 | Apr 28 |
Summer Semester 2025
- May 5 (M) - Tuition Due: Registered Students
- May 20 (T) - Priority deadline to apply for Admission (Degree and Non-degree students)
- May 26 (M) - No classes; Campus Closed: Memorial Day Holiday
- May 27 (T) - Summer Semester begins: Session A (first 5 weeks) and Session C (full semester)
- June 10 (T) - Last Day to Change Residency Status
- June 24 (T) - Last Day to Change Degree/Major for Summer Term
- June 27 (F) - Session A Ends
- June 30 (M) - Session B Begins (second 5 weeks)
- July 4 (F) - No Classes: Campus Closed for Fourth of July Holiday
- July 31 (Th) - Last Day of Summer Semester: Sessions B and C End
| Category | Session A: 1st 5 weeks | Session B: 2nd 5 weeks | Full Semester |
|---|---|---|---|
| Session Dates | May 27 - Jun 27 | Jun 30 - Jul 31 | May 27 - Jul 31 |
| End of 100% refund | May 30 | Jul 3 | Jun 3 |
| Last day to add classes w/o instructor's permission | May 30 | Jul 3 | Jun 3 |
| End of 50% refund (0% refund after this date) | Jun 3 | Jul 8 | Jun 10* |
| Last day to add classes with instructor's permission | Jun 3 | Jul 8 | Jun 10 |
| Last day to drop classes w/o a "W" grade | Jun 3 | Jul 8 | Jun 10 |
| Last day to withdraw from classes or request/rescind an audit grade | Jun 19 | Jul 24 | Jul 15 |
Fall 2025
- August 1 (F) - Tuition Due: Registered Students
- August 18 (M) - Priority Application Deadline (Degree and Non-Degree Students)
- August 21 (Th) - Campus Closed 8:00 - 10:00 a.m. for College Inservice
- August 25 (M) - Fall Semester Begins: Session A (first 8 week) and Session C (full semester)
- September 1 (M) - No Classes: Campus Closed for Labor Day Holiday
- September 15 (M) - Last Day to Change Residency Status
- October 6 (M) - Last Day to Change Degree/Major
- October 10 (F) - Experience FVCC Day
- October 15 (W) - Session A Ends
- October 16 (Th) - Session B Begins (second 8 weeks)
- November 3 (M) - Registration Begins for Spring 2026: Sophomores
- November 4 (T) - Registration Begins for Spring 2026: Returning Students
- November 11 (T) - Registration Begins for Spring 2026: New Degree-Seeking Students
- November 11 (T) - Classes Will Meet: Veteran’s Day Observed
- November 19 (W) - Registration Begins for Spring 2026: Running Start and New Non-Degree Students
- November 27, 28 (Th, F) - No Classes: Campus Closed for Thanksgiving Holiday
- December 2 (M) - Priority Deadline for Submitting Spring 2026 Graduation Applications
- December 5 (F) - Scholar’s Conference
- December 5 (F) - Session B Ends
- December 9 (M) - No Classes: Faculty Advising / Student Study Day
- December 9-12 (T-F) - Session C Finals
- December 12 (F) - Fall Semester Ends
- Dec 24 - Jan 2 (W-F, M-F) - Campus Closed: Semester Break
| Semester Term | Session A: 1st 8 weeks | Session B: 2nd 8 weeks | Session C: Full Semester |
|---|---|---|---|
| Session Dates | Aug 25 - Oct 15 | Oct 16 - Dec 5 | Aug 25 - Dec 12 |
| End of 100% Refund | Aug 29 | Oct 23 | Sept 2 |
| Last day to add classes without instructor's permission | Aug 29 | Oct 23 | Sept 2 |
| End of 50% Refund (0% refund after this date) | Sept 3 | Oct 25 | Sept 15* |
| Last day to add classes with instructor's permission | Sept 3 | Oct 25 | Sept 15 |
| Last day to drop classes without a "W" grade | Sept 3 | Oct 25 | Sept 15 |
| Last day to withdraw from classes or request/rescind an audit grade | Oct 3 | Nov 24 | Nov 11 |
*Financial Aid census date: last day to charge to financial aid in the FVCC Bookstore; last day to opt out of Inclusive Access books/access codes. Last day for Running Start Students to drop classes and receive a 100% refund.
Short classes that run fewer than 8 weeks and do not begin in the first week of Session A, B, or C must be dropped by the next business day of the start of class in order to receive a 100% refund. No refund will apply after this day. A “W” grade will be recorded if dropping a class after the refund period.
Classes that run 8 weeks or longer and do not begin in the first week of Session A, B, or C must be dropped by the 4th business day of the start of class in order to receive a 100% refund and by the 6th business day in order to receive 50% refund. No refund will apply after this day. A “W” grade will be recorded if dropping a class after the refund period.
FVCC Bookstore:
1) Textbooks purchased for classes can be returned for full refund within two weeks of purchase.
2) Textbook buyback begins two days before the end of the Full Semester and ends the last day of finals.
3) Textbook rentals are due in the Kalispell bookstore the last day of the Full Semester finals.
Billing and statement questions: Business Services Office (406) 756-3831
Assistance with course add, drop or withdrawal: Admissions & Registration (406) 756-3366