WITHDRAW DEADLINES effective Fall 2023
Withdraw deadline for all non-semester-long courses (i.e., Summer sessions, Maymester, Winter Term, or 8-week sessions) is now the day prior to the last day of classes for that session (not the last day of classes).
Deadline to withdraw from semester-long (16-week) sessions without instructor's permission is the end of the twelfth (12th) week of classes. After the withdraw deadline, instructor permission is required on the Permission to Withdraw After Deadline form.
Please refer to the detailed calendar dates for each session (below) for the withdraw deadlines.
Students should use Banner Registration in LEO Online to withdraw. Students with holds preventing any registration transactions may email register@odu.edu from the @odu.edu email address, with name and University ID Number (UIN) and the SUBJ/CRSE/CRN(s) of the classes to be withdrawn. A confirmation email will be sent when the request has been processed.
Requests for withdraws must be received by the deadline. Requests received after the deadline will not be processed.
Fall Term 2023
Session 1 (Full Term) August 26-December 8
| Saturday | August 26 | Classes begin Deadline to apply for instate tuition rates for Fall 2023 |
| Monday | August 28 | FALL TUITION DEADLINE |
| Monday | September 4 | Labor Day Holiday -- no classes |
| Tuesday | September 5 | Add/Drop deadline Last day to register, add, or drop classes with no grade or financial penalty Last day to designate a course for audit or pass/fail credit or exercise any other grade option |
| Wednesday | September 6 | Beginning of period to withdraw with grade of W |
| Tuesday | September 12 | Withdrawal deadline to receive 50% tuition refund or credit (full-semester classes) |
| Saturday-Tuesday | October 7 - 10 | Fall Holiday (no classes) |
| Saturday | October 21 | Last day to apply for Fall 2023 graduation and be listed in the Commencement book |
| Monday-Friday | October 30-November 3 | Spring/Summer 2024 (including Winter Term) pre-registration for currently registered degree-seeking students (time ticket required) |
| Saturday | November 4 | Spring/Summer 2024 (including Winter Term) open registration begins, NO time ticket required |
| Tuesday | November 7 | Election Day Holiday (no classes) |
| Friday | November 17 | Last day to withdraw from Session 1 classes without instructor permission |
| Wednesday-Sunday | November 22-26 | Thanksgiving Holiday (no classes) |
| Wednesday | November 30 | Recommended deadline to apply for Spring (May 2024) graduation |
| Friday | December 8 | Fall classes end |
| Saturday | December 9 | Exams begin; deadline for electronic submission of doctoral dissertations to ProQuest for Fall 2023 graduates |
| Friday | December 15 | Exams end; deadline for electronic submission of masters' theses to ProQuest for Fall 2023 graduates |
| Saturday | December 16 | Fall 2022 Commencement and Degree conferral date (check http://odu.edu/commencement for the most up to date information on Fall commencement) |
| Tuesday | December 19 | Fall grade deadline (noon); final grades for prior semester incompletes due by noon |
Session 2 (8-week classes) August 26-October 17
| Saturday | August 26 | Classes begin |
| Monday | September 4 | Labor Day Holiday -- no classes |
| Tuesday | September 5 | Add/Drop deadline Last day to register, add, or drop classes with no grade or financial penalty Last day to designate a course for audit or pass/fail credit or exercise any other grade option |
| Wednesday | September 6 | Beginning of period to withdraw with grade of W |
| Tuesday | September 12 | Withdrawal deadline to receive 50% tuition refund/credit (Session 2 (1st half of semester) classes) |
| Saturday-Tuesday | October 7-10 | Fall Holiday -- no classes |
| Thursday | October 12 | Deadline for electronic submission of doctoral dissertations to ProQuest for Session 2 degree conferral |
| Monday | October 16 | Withdraw deadline Session 2 classes |
| Tuesday | October 17 | Session 2 classes end |
| Wednesday | October 18 | Deadline for electronic submission of masters' theses to ProQuest for Session 2 degree conferral |
| Thursday | October 19 | Degree conferral date -- Session 2 (pending completion of all degree requirements) |
| Friday | October 20 | Session 2 Grades due |
Session 3 (8-week classes) October 18-December 8
| Wednesday | October 18 | Classes begin |
| Saturday | October 21 | Add/Drop deadline Last day to register, add, or drop classes with no grade or financial penalty Last day to designate a course for audit or pass/fail credit or exercise any other grade option |
| Sunday | October 22 | Beginning of withdraw period Session 3 classes |
| Monday | October 23 | Withdrawal deadline to receive 50% refund/credit for Session 3 classes |
| Tuesday | November 7 | Election Day Holiday -- no classes |
| Wednesday-Sunday | November 22-26 | Thanksgiving Holiday -- no classes |
| Thursday | December 7 | Withdraw deadline Session 3 classes |
| Friday | December 8 | Session 3 classes end |
| Saturday | December 9 | Deadline for electronic submission of doctoral dissertations to ProQuest for December graduates |
| Friday | December 15 | Deadline for electronic submission of masters' theses to ProQuest for December graduates |
| Saturday | December 16 | Degree conferral date (pending completion of all degree requirements) |
| Tuesday | December 19 | Session 3 Grades due by noon |