January 2023 University Catalog with April Addendum

Academic Calendars

2023 Holiday Schedule

Capella will observe the following holiday schedule in 2023. The office switchboard will be closed on the following dates:

New Year’s Day Monday, January 2, 2023

Martin Luther King Jr. Day Monday, January 16, 2023

Memorial Day Monday, May 29, 2023

Juneteenth Monday, June 19, 2023

Independence Day Tuesday, July 4, 2023

Labor Day Monday, September 4, 2023

Thanksgiving Day Thursday, November 23, 2023

Day after Thanksgiving Friday, November 24, 2023

Christmas Day Monday, December 25, 2023

 

Academic Calendar Winter and Spring 2023

Winter Quarter 2023

Registration Dates

January

February

Mid-February

March

Registration begins
(1:00 am CST)

 11-01-22

 11-01-22

11-01-22

11-01-22

Registration ends
(11:59 pm CST)

01-11-23

02-08-23

02-15-23

03-08-23

 


Course Dates

January

February

Mid-February

March

Access to courses
(by 5:00 pm CST)

 01-06-23

02-03-23

02-10-23

03-03-23

Courses begin
(8:00 am CST)

01-09-23

02-06-023

02-13-23

03-06-23

Last day to drop with 100% refund
(by 11:59 pm CST)

01-13-23

02-10-23

02-17-23

03-10-23

Last day to drop with 75% refund
(by 11:59 pm CST)

 01-20-23

02-17-23

02-24-23

03-17-23

Last day to drop without a grade
(by 11:59 pm CST)

01-20-23

02-17-23

02-24-23

03-17-23

Last day to drop with a "W" grade
(by 11:59 pm CST)

10-Week Courses

02-27-23

03-27-23

 

04-24-23

5-Week Courses

02-02-23 

 

03-09-23

 

Courses end
(by 11:59 pm CST)

10-Week Courses

03-17-23

04-14-23

 

05-12-23

5-Week Courses

 02-10-23

 

03-17-23

 

 


Grading

January

February

Mid-February

March

Online Grading opens

10-Week Courses

 03-18-23

04-15-23

 

05-13-23

5-Week Courses

02-11-23

 

03-18-23

 

Online Grading ends

10-Week Courses

03-26-23

 04-23-23

 

05-21-23

5-Week Courses

02-19-23

 

03-26-23

 

 

Spring Quarter 2023

Registration Dates

April

May

Mid-May

June

Registration begins
(1:00 am CST)

 01-31-23

01-31-23

01-31-23

01-31-23

Registration ends
(11:59 pm CST)

04-12-23

05-10-23

05-17-23

06-07-23

 

Course Dates

April

May

Mid-May

June

Access to courses
(by 5:00 pm CST)

04-07-23 

05-05-23

05-12-23

06-02-23

Courses begin
(8:00 am CST)

04-10-23 

05-08-23

05-15-23

06-05-23

Last day to drop with 100% refund
(by 11:59 pm CST)

 04-14-23

05-12-23

05-19-23

06-09-23

Last day to drop with 75% refund
(by 11:59 pm CST)

04-21-23

05-19-23

05-26-23

06-16-23

Last day to drop without a grade
(by 11:59 pm CST)

 04-21-23

05-19-23

05-26-23

06-16-23

Last day to drop with a "W" grade
(by 11:59 pm CST)

10-Week Courses

 05-29-23

06-26-23

 

07-24-23

5-Week Courses

05-04-23

 

06-08-23

 

Courses end
(by 11:59 pm CST)

10-Week Courses

06-16-23

07-14-23

 

08-11-23

5-Week Courses

05-12-23

 

06-16-23

 



Grading

April

May

Mid-May

June

Online Grading opens

10-Week Courses

 06-17-23

07-15-23

 

08-12-23

5-Week Courses

05-13-23

 

06-17-23

 

Online Grading closes

10-Week Courses

06-25-23

07-23-23

 

08-20-23

5-Week Courses

05-21-23

 

06-25-23

 

 

 

 

 

Academic Calendar Summer and Fall 2023

Summer Quarter 2023

Registration Dates

July

August 

Mid-August

September

Registration begins
(1:00 am CST)

05-02-23 

05-02-23 

 05-02-23

 05-02-23

Registration ends
(11:59 pm CST)

07-12-23 

 08-09-23

 08-16-23

 09-13-23

 


Course Dates

July

August

Mid-August

September

Access to courses
(by 5:00 pm CST)

 07-07-23

08-04-23

 08-11-23

 09-08-23

Courses begin
(8:00 am CST)

07-10-23

08-07-23

08-14-23

09-11-23

Last day to drop with 100% refund
(by 11:59 pm CST)

 07-14-23

08-11-23

08-18-23

09-15-23

Last day to drop with 75% refund
(by 11:59 pm CST)

 07-21-23

08-18-23

08-25-23

09-22-23

Last day to drop without a grade
(by 11:59 pm CST)

07-21-23

08-18-23

08-25-23

09-22-23

Last day to drop with a "W" grade
(by 11:59 pm CST)

10-Week Courses

08-28-23

09-25-23

 

10-3023

5-Week Courses

08-03-23

 

09-07-23

 

Courses end
(by 11:59 pm CST)

10-Week Courses

09-15-23

10-13-23

 

11-17-23

5-Week Courses

08-11-23

 

09-15-23

 

 


Grading

July

August

Mid-August

September

Online Grading opens

10-Week Courses

09-16-23

10-14-23

 

11-18-23

5-Week Courses

08-12-23

 

09-16-23

 

Online Grading ends

10-Week Courses

09-24-23

10-22-23

 

11-26-23

5-Week Courses

08-20-23

 

09-24-23

 

 

Fall Quarter 2023

Registration Dates

October

November

Mid-November

December

Registration begins
(1:00 am CST)

08-01-23 08-01-23
08-01-23
08-01-23

Registration ends
(11:59 pm CST)

10-11-23
11-08-23
11-15-23
12-06-23

 

 

Course Dates

October

November

Mid-November

December

Access to courses
(by 5:00 pm CST)

10-06-23

11-03-23

11-10-23

12-01-23

Courses begin
(8:00 am CST)

10-09-23

11-06-23

11-13-23

12-04-23

Last day to drop with 100% refund
(by 11:59 pm CST)

10-13-23

11-10-23

11-17-23

12-08-23

Last day to drop with 75% refund
(by 11:59 pm CST)

10-20-23

11-17-23

11-24-23

12-15-23

Last day to drop without a grade
(by 11:59 pm CST)

10-20-23

11-17-23

11-27-23

12-15-23

Last day to drop with a "W" grade
(by 11:59 pm CST)

10-Week Courses

11-27-23

12-25-23

 

01-22-23

5-Week Courses

11-02-23

 

12-07-23

 

Courses end
(by 11:59 pm CST)

10-Week Courses

12-15-23

01-12-24

 

02-09-24

5-Week Courses

11-10-23

 

12-15-23

 



Grading

October

November

Mid-November

December

Online Grading opens

10-Week Courses

12-16-23

01-13-24

 

02-10-24

5-Week Courses

11-11-23

 

12-16-23

 

Online Grading closes

10-Week Courses

12-24-23

01-21-24

 

02-18-24

5-Week Courses

11-19-23

 

12-24-23

 

 

 

 

 

FlexPath Academic Calendar

First courses in FlexPath begin once each month (see charts below). All other FlexPath courses do not have set start dates, so learners may register and start a course on any day of the week. Please refer to the following guide to determine dates and deadlines for those courses.

Last Day to Drop Without a Transcript Record of the Course: 12 calendar days from the start of that course (including the date of registration).

Last Date to Drop With a “W”: 61 calendar days from the start of that course (including the date of registration).

Course End Date (last date to submit assessment(s)): 84 calendar days from the start of that course (including the date of registration). If the learner has a passing grade, the learner may end their course at any time prior to this date by pushing the course completion button in the courseroom.

Competency Scores Posted Date (when a learner hasn’t used the course completion button to end the course): 89 calendar days from the start of that course (count includes the date of registration).

FlexPath Academic Calendar Winter and Spring 2023

 

January 2023

February 2023

March 2023

April 2023

May 2023

June 2023

Monthly Start Dates and Deadlines

Jan. 9

Feb. 6

Mar. 6

April 10

May 8

June 5

Courses Begin (8:00 am Central Time)

01-09-23

02-06-23

03-06-23

04-10-23

05-08-23

06-05-23

Last Day to Drop Without a Transcript Record of the Course
(by 11:59 pm Central Time)

01-20-23

02-17-23

03-17-23

04-21-23

05-19-23

06-16-23

Last Day to Drop With a “W” (by 11:59 pm Central Time)

03-10-23

04-07-23

05-05-23

06-09-23

07-07-23

08-04-23

Course End Date (last date to submit assessment(s))
(by 5:00 pm Central Time)

04-02-23

04-30-23

05-28-23

07-02-23

07-30-23

08-27-23

Competency Scores Posted Date (when a learner hasn’t used the course
completion button to end the course)

04-07-23

05-05-23

06-02-23

07-07-23

08-04-23

09-01-23

 

FlexPath Academic Calendar Summer and Fall 2023

 

July
2023

August
2023

September 2023

October
2023

November 2023

December 2023

Monthly Start Dates and Deadlines

Jul 10

Aug 07

Sept 11

Oct 09

Nov 06

Dec 04

Courses Begin (8:00 am Central Time)

07-10-23

08-07-23

09-11-23

10-09-23

11-06-23

12-04-23

Last Day to Drop Without a Transcript Record of the Course
(by 11:59 pm Central Time)

07-21-23

08-18-23

09-22-23

10-20-23

11-17-23

12-15-23

Last Day to Drop With a “W” (by 11:59 pm Central Time)

09-08-23

10-06-23

11-10-23

12-08-23

01-05-24

02-02-24

Course End Date (last date to submit assessment(s))
(by 5:00 pm Central Time)

10-01-23

10-29-23

12-03-23

12-31-23

01-28-24

02-25-24

Competency Scores Posted Date (when a learner hasn’t used the course
completion button to end the course)

10-06-23

11-03-23

12-08-23

01-05-24

02-02-24

03-01-24