Liberty University Online
Academic Calendar 2015 – 2016
The Liberty University Online academic school year consists of three terms: fall, spring, and summer. Terms consist of three
eight-week sub-terms (B, C & D), and one semester-long sub-term (A) which can range from fifteen to eighteen weeks in
length. Additionally, intensive courses of varying frequency are offered each semester (J).
Fall Semester 2015 – 17-week and 8-week (2015-40)
Registration for Fall 2015 Opens May 27, 2015
Year
Term
Subterm
Acceptance
Deadline
Registration
Deadline
2015
40
J
2015
40
A
7/29/15
8/12/15
2015
40
B
7/29/15
2015
40
C
2015
40
D
Financial
Check-In
Deadline
Student Access
(0 Week)
Start Date
End Date
Grades Due
Varies
8/24/15
12/18/15
12/28/2015
8/17/15
8/18-23, 2015
8/24/15
12/18/15
12/28/2015
8/12/15
8/17/15
8/18-23, 2015
8/24/15
10/16/15
10/26/2015
8/26/15
9/9/15
9/14/15
9/15-20, 2015
9/21/15
11/13/15
11/23/2015
9/30/15
10/14/15
10/19/15
10/20-25, 2015
10/26/15
12/18/15
12/28/2015
Winter Semester 2015 – Winter Intensives (2016-10)
Registration for Winter 2015 Opens September 23, 2015
Year
Term
Subterm
2016
10
J
Acceptance
Deadline
Registration
Deadline
Financial
Check-In
Deadline
Student Access
(0 Week)
Start Date
End Date
Grades Due
Varies
12/19/15
1/10/16
3/14/2016
Spring Semester 2016 – 17-week and 8-week (2016-20)
Registration for Spring 2016 Opens September 23, 2015
Year
Term
Subterm
Acceptance
Deadline
Registration
Deadline
2016
20
J
2016
20
A
12/16/15
1/06/16
2016
20
B
12/16/15
2016
20
C
2016
20
D
Financial
Check-In
Deadline
Student Access
(0 Week)
Start Date
End Date
Grades Due
Varies
1/11/16
5/13/16
5/23/2016
1/11/16
1/12-17, 2016
1/18/16
5/13/16
5/23/2016
1/06/16
1/11/16
1/12-17, 2016
1/18/16
3/11/16
3/21/2016
1/20/16
2/03/16
2/08/16
2/09-14, 2016
2/15/16
4/08/16
4/18/2016
2/24/16
3/09/16
3/14/16
3/15-20, 2016
3/21/16
5/13/16
5/23/2016
Summer Semester 2016 – 15-week and 8-week (2016-30)
Registration for Summer 2016 Opens February 17, 2016
Year
Term
Subterm
Acceptance
Deadline
Registration
Deadline
2016
30
J
2016
30
A
4/20/16
5/04/16
2016
30
B
4/20/16
2016
30
D
6/08/16
Financial
Check-In
Deadline
Student Access
(0 Week)
Start Date
End Date
Grades Due
Varies
5/16/16
8/26/16
9/02/16
5/09/16
5/10-15, 2016
5/16/16
8/26/16
9/02/16
5/04/16
5/09/16
5/10-15, 2016
5/16/16
7/08/16
7/18/16
6/22/16
6/27/16
6/29-3, 2016
7/4/16
8/26/16
9/02/16
Please note the following:
1.
2.
Course offerings are limited in Terms A and C
Tuition Recalculation:
If a student registers full time and subsequently withdraws from one or more courses which results in their remaining
enrollment changing from full-time to part-time, they will be charged the part-time tuition rate for the remaining courses in
that semester. If the new tuition rate results in a balance, the student is responsible for making payment.
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Undergraduate students enrolled in less than 12 hours in a semester constitutes part time status
Graduate students enrolled in less than 9 hours in a semester constitutes part time status
Doctoral students enrolled in less than 6 hours in a semester constitutes part time status