NOTICE TO ALL STUDENTS: ODU does not drop classes for non-payment or non-attendance. Students are expected to drop or withdraw from classes by the published deadlines.
Winter Term courses are part of Spring 2024 -- When the Spring 2024 schedule is available, students looking for Winter Term classes should choose the Spring 2024 term and look for the Winter Term course attribute when viewing search results. Course dates Begin 12/18/2023, End: 01/05/2024
Winter Term 2023-2024
| Day | Date | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Monday | December 18, 2023 | Classes begin |
| Wednesday | December 20 | Add/Drop the deadline |
| Sunday | December 25 | Holiday |
| Sunday | January 1, 2024 | Holiday |
| Thursday | January 4 | Last day to withdraw from Winter Term classes |
| Friday | January 5 | Winter Term classes end |
| Saturday | January 6 | Degree conferral date (pending completion of all degree requirements) |
Spring Semester 2024
| Day | Date | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Saturday | January 6 | Classes begin |
| Monday | January 8 | Tuition Deadline |
| Sat-Mon | January 13-15 | Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday - no classes held |
| Mon-Sat | March 4-9 | Spring Holiday - no classes held |
| Monday | April 22 | Last day to withdraw from classes |
| Monday | April 22 | Classes end |
| Tuesday | April 23 | Reading Day |
| Wednesday | April 24 | Exams begin |
| Wednesday | May 1 | Exams end |
| Friday, Saturday | May 3, 4 | Commencement |
| Saturday | May 4 | Degree Conferral Date* |
* Degrees may be conferred on additional dates during the semester pending completion of all degree requirements.
Withdrawal Deadlines effective Fall 2023 (See University Catalogs)
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.