Academic Calendar
Current Academic Year
2024-2025
Download Complete 2024–2025 Academic Calendar (PDF, 
)
This calendar is for credit classes. For details about noncredit classes and calendar
information, please visit Workforce Development and Continuing Education.
October 2024
- 1: MC I-20 Application for the spring semester
- 1: Spring deadline for new international students (F-1/M-1) to apply for a Form I-20 (outside of the U.S. or planning to change status)
- 1–30: Spring priority advising/counseling begins for current students
- 28: Spring priority registration begins
November 2024
- 1: Financial aid Application priority deadline for the spring semester
- 4: Spring general registration begins
December 2024
- 1: Spring Form I-20 paperwork deadline for transfer students in the U.S.
- 1: Winter/spring priority admissions Application deadline for students new to college
- 1: Spring deadline to request disability support services
- 20: Last day to enroll in spring 2025 Auto Pay Credit 4-Payment Plan
- 23: Official beginning of spring semester
- 23–January 3: MC CLOSED; winter holidays
January 2025
- 8: Classes dropped for non-payment 11:30 p.m. to 6 a.m. for spring 2025
- 10: Priority deadline for students to submit Maryland Dream Act paperwork to Office of Records and Registration
- 15: Classes dropped for non-payment 11:30 p.m. to 6 a.m. for spring 2025
- 20: MC CLOSED; Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday
- 21: Faculty return for professional days
- 22: Classes dropped for non-payment 11:30 p.m. to 6 a.m. for spring 2025
- 23: Senior citizen tuition waiver begins for spring 2025
- 24: Last day to enroll in spring 2025 Auto Pay Credit 3-Payment Plan
- 27: Spring semester classes begin–students must register for courses that have not started
- 27: First half of term (seven weeks) classes begin
- 27-31: Check "View Drop Deadline Dates" on your class schedule in MyMC for your specific deadlines for refund, add, drop without a W, drop with a W, or change from audit/credit. The deadlines are different for each class.
February 2025
- 1-2: Spring semester weekend classes begin
- 7: Deadline to declare/update major for spring 2025
- 10: Week three starts (13 weeks/12+finals) classes begin
- 14: Deadline to submit Disability Waiver forms for spring 2025
- 14: Deadline to submit Dream Act Affidavits for spring 2025
- 14: Deadline to submit Health Workforce Shortage and Statewide Forms for winter/spring 2025
- 14: Last day to enroll in spring 2025 Auto Pay Credit 2-Payment Plan
- 15: Spring graduation Application deadline
March 2025
- 1: Summer deadline to submit transcripts to MC for transfer credit evaluation
- 1: Health Sciences Application deadline for fall 2025
- 1: Deadline to file for Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) to quality for Maryland state scholarships
- 1: Students requesting foster care waivers MUST submit a FAFSA by this date
- 1: Students requesting a disability waiver MUST submit FAFSA by this date
- 10-14: Midterm exams held
- 17-23: Spring break for students and faculty; no classes
- 21: MC CLOSED; Spring break
- 24: Summer 2025 class schedule available for viewing
- 26: Spring 2025 midterm grades due by 11:59 p.m.
- 31: Second half of term (seven weeks) classes begin
- 31: Registration begins for summer 2025
April 2025
- 1: Check with MyMC class schedule for YOUR specific deadlines to drop with W for spring 2025
- 1: Nursing-Health Science Application due for fall 2025
- 1: Fall deadline to submit transcripts to MC for transfer credit evaluation
- 1: Deadline to submit FAFSA for summer 2025 for disability waivers
- 1: Priority deadline for students interested in changing status (B-1, B-2) to F1 check with international coordinators for specific information
- 14: Fall class schedule available for viewing
- 28: Fall priority registration begins
May 2025
- 5: Fall 2025 general registration begins
- 12-18: Final exam week for spring 2025
- 19-23: Non-instructional duty days for faculty
- 21: Spring final grades due from faculty by 11:59 p.m.
- 23: Commencement
- 23: Official end of spring semester and academic year
- 26: MC CLOSED; Memorial Day holiday
March 2025
- 1: Summer deadline to submit transcripts to MC for transfer credit evaluation
- 24: Summer 2025 class schedule available for viewing
April 2025
- 7: Registration begins for summer 2025*
May 2025
- 1: Deadline to request disability support services for summer I 2025
- 7: Payment deadline for 1st delete of summer I classes – make payment before 11:30 p.m.
- 14: Payment deadline for 2nd delete of summer I classes – make payment before 11:30 p.m.
- 21–27: Check "View Drop Deadline Dates" on your class schedule in MyMC for your specific deadlines for refund, add, drop without a W, drop with a W, or change from audit/credit. The deadlines are different for each class.
- 21: Payment deadline for 3rd delete of summer I classes – make payment before 11:30 p.m.
- 22: Senior citizen tuition waiver begins for summer I
- 27: Official beginning of summer sessions
- 27: Summer session I classes begin
June 2025
- 1: Summer graduation Application deadline
- 1: Fall deadline for new international students (F-1/M-1) to apply for a Form I-20 (outside of the U.S. or planning to change status)
- 6: Deadline to declare/update major for summer I 2025
- 16: Midsummer session classes begin
- 19: MC CLOSED; Juneteenth holiday
- 18: Payment deadline for 1st delete of summer II classes – make payment before 11:30 p.m.
- 25: Payment deadline for 2nd delete of summer II classes – make payment before 11:30 p.m.
July 2025
- 2: Payment deadline for 3rd delete of summer II classes – make payment before 11:30 p.m.
- 3: Senior citizen tuition waiver begins for summer II
- 4: MC CLOSED; Independence Day holiday
- 7: Summer session II classes begin
- 9: Final grades due from faculty for summer I
- 18: Deadline to declare/update major for summer II
August 2025
- 15: Official end of summer sessions
- August 21: Final grades due from faculty for summer II
*An exception was made for early registration on March 31.
April 2025
- 14: Fall class schedule available for viewing
- 28: Fall priority registration begins
May 2025
- 5: Fall 2025 general registration begins
August 2025
- 25: Official beginning of academic year. Faculty return for professional week.
September 2025
- 1: MC CLOSED; Labor Day holiday
- 2: Fall semester classes begin
- 6–7: Fall semester weekend classes begin
October 2025:
- 21: Advising Day; No classes for students. Non-instructional duty day for faculty.
November 2025:
- 26–30: MC CLOSED; Fall break
December 2025:
- 15–21: Final exam week
- 21: Official end of fall semester
- 22–23: Non-instructional duty day for faculty
- 24–January 4: MC CLOSED; Winter break
- 2025-2026 Academic Calendar (PDF, )
- 2024-2025 Academic Calendar (PDF, )
- 2023-2024 Academic Calendar (PDF, )
- 2022-2023 Academic Calendar (PDF, )
- 2021–2022 Academic Calendar (PDF, )
- 2020–2021 Academic Calendar (PDF, )
- 2019–2020 Academic Calendar (PDF, )
- 2018–2019 Academic Calendar (PDF, )
Helpful Links
- Transfer Credit Evaluation deadlines (inside “Transcript Evaluation Process” accordion)
- Change Program of Study (Major)
- Graduation Application
- Disability Support Services Application deadline
- MC I-20 Application
- Senior citizen tuition waiver deadlines
- Professional Week
Parts of Term
Montgomery College offers courses with a variety of start and end dates. This gives students more flexibility in creating their class schedules.
- Full term classes are about 15 weeks long. They run for the full length of the semester.
- First half of term classes are about seven weeks long. They run for the first half of the semester.
- Second half of term classes are about seven weeks long. They run for the second half of the semester.
- Late-starting classes are about 14 weeks long. They may be called "Week Two Starts" or "Week Three Starts." They typically start one or two weeks later than full term classes and run for the rest of the semester.
MC also offers summer and winter sessions. These classes range from three or five weeks in the winter to six, eight, 10, or 12 weeks in the summer.
Spring 2025 Class Start and End Dates
| Part of Term | Class Start and End Dates |
|---|---|
| Full Term (15 Weeks/14+finals) | January 27, 2025 – May 18, 2025 |
| First Half of Term (seven weeks) | January 27, 2025 – March 16, 2025 |
| Second Half of Term (seven weeks) | March 31, 2025 – May 18, 2025 |
| Week Three Starts (13 weeks/1+finals) | February 10, 2025 – May 18, 2025 |
Fall 2025 Class Start and End Dates
| Part of Term | Class Start and End Dates |
|---|---|
| Full Term (15 Weeks) | September 2, 2025 – December 21, 2025 |
| First Half of Term (seven weeks) | September 2, 2025 – October 20, 2025 |
| Second Half of Term (seven weeks) | October 29, , 2025 – December 21, 2025 |
| Week Three Starts (13 weeks/12+finals) | September 15, 2025 – December 21, 2025 |
How to Find Classes
Search the class schedule to find full term, part of term, and late-starting classes.
- Go to the Advanced Searchnew window.
- Choose the semester or session you want to search.
- On the next screen, go to the Part of Term box. You can select Full Term, 1st Half of Term, 2nd Half of Term, Week 2 Starts, or Week 3 Starts.
Meet with a counselor or advisor for help selecting your courses.
You may register online for a class until 11:59 p.m. the day before the class begins. Be sure to pay on time to avoid having your class registration dropped. See Register and Pay On Time for more information.