Please refer to the following important key dates and deadlines throughout the year, to ensure you meet NIC's academic deadlines.
If you are studying in the following program areas varying start dates apply, click your program area for details:
You may also refer to past deadlines.
The academic deadlines listed in the chart below apply to students in: Upgrading, Business, Fine Art and Design, Interactive Media, Metal Jewellery, Tourism & Hospitality, Bachelor of Science in Nursing, Human Services and University Transfer Programs.
2019
Feb 2019
Wed, Feb 27
Last Day to Withdraw Without Academic Penalty - extended to Feb 27, due to weather cancellations
Mar 2019
Mon, Mar 18 - Fri, Mar 22
Reading Break - Early Childhood Care & Education certificate and diploma
Apr 2019
Mon, Apr 1
Timetable Posted for Fall and Winter Terms
Sat, Apr 13 - Fri, Apr 26
Fri, Apr 19
Good Friday, College Closed
Mon, Apr 22
Easter Monday, College Closed
May 2019
Wed, May 1
First day of classes: 7-week spring term and 14-week spring/summer term. All fees must be paid in full and all prerequisites met by 4 pm
Mon, May 6
Last day for waitlisted students in 7-week Spring term courses to claim seats. Remaining waitlists cleared at 4 pm.
Tue, May 7
Last Day to Register, Apply for Refund, Change From Credit to Audit in 7-week Spring term courses.
Tue, May 7
Last day for waitlisted students to claim seats for 14-week Spring/Summer term. Remaining waitlists will be cleared at 4 pm.
Fri, May 10
Last day to register, apply for refund or change from credit to audit: 14-week Spring/Summer term
Mon, May 13
Continuing Student Registration Begins for Fall and Winter Terms
Wed, May 15
Exam schedule posted: 7-week Spring intersession
Mon, May 20
Victoria Day, College Closed
Mon, May 27
New Student Registration Begins for Fall and Winter Terms
Jun 2019
Fri, Jun 7
Last Day to Withdraw Without Academic Penalty: 7-week Spring intersession
Mon, Jun 10 - Fri, Jun 14
Last Week of Classes: 7-week Spring intersession
Mon, Jun 10
Exam Schedule Posted: 14-week Spring/Summer term
Sat, Jun 15 - Fri, Jun 21
Final exams: 7-week Spring intersession
Fri, Jun 21
Last day to withdraw without academic penalty: 14-week Spring/Summer term
Thu, Jun 27 - Fri, Jun 28
Reading Break: 14-week Spring/Summer term
Jul 2019
Mon, Jul 1
Canada Day, College Closed
Tue, Jul 2
Summer term begins. Classes begin. All fees must be paid in full and all prerequisites met by 4 pm.
Thu, Jul 4
Last day for waitlisted students to claim seats. Remaining waitlists cleared at 4 pm.
Mon, Jul 8
Last Day to Register, Apply for Refund, Change From Credit to Audit
Mon, Jul 15
Exam Schedule Posted: 7-week Summer intersession
Mon, Jul 29 - Fri, Aug 2
Last week of classes: 14-week Spring/Summer term
Aug 2019
Fri, Aug 2
Last day to withdraw without academic penalty: 7-week Summer intersession
Tue, Aug 6 - Fri, Aug 16
Final exams: 14-week Spring/Summer term
Mon, Aug 12 - Fri, Aug 16
Last week of classes: 7-week Summer intersession
Tue, Aug 13
Last day to pay all fees for Fall Limited Entry Programs
Sat, Aug 17 - Fri, Aug 23
Final exams: 7-week Summer intersession
Mon, Aug 26 - Fri, Aug 30
International student orientation
Sep 2019
Mon, Sep 2
Labour Day - college closed
Tue, Sep 3
Orientation Day - no regular scheduled classes. --- First day of fall term. --- All fees must be paid in full and all prerequisites met by 4 pm.
Mon, Sep 9
Last day for waitlisted students to claim seats; remaining waitlists will be cleared at 4 pm
Thu, Sep 12
Last day to register, apply for refund or change from credit to audit
Oct 2019
Fri, Oct 11
last day to register for flexible distance courses
Mon, Oct 14
Thanksgiving Day - college closed
Tue, Oct 15
Fall exam schedule posted
Fri, Oct 25
Last day to withdraw without academic penalty
Nov 2019
Mon, Nov 11
Remembrance Day - college closed
Dec 2019
Wed, Dec 25 - Wed, Jan 1
Winter Break, college closed
2020
Jan 2020
Thu, Jan 2 - Fri, Jan 3
International student orientation
Mon, Jan 6
First Day of Winter term. --- Winter classes begin. --- All fees must be paid in full and all prerequisites met by 4 pm
Mon, Jan 13
Last day for waitlisted students to claim seats; remaining waitlists will be cleared at 4 pm
Wed, Jan 15
Last day to register, apply for refund or change from credit to audit
Feb 2020
Fri, Feb 14
last day to register for flexible distance courses
Fri, Feb 14
Last day to register in ABE continuous entry/exit (Port Alberni and Mount Waddington campuses only)
Mon, Feb 17
Family Day, college closed
Tue, Feb 18 - Fri, Feb 21
Reading break - no classes
Tue, Feb 18
Winter exam schedule posted
Fri, Feb 28
Last day to withdraw without academic penalty
Apr 2020
Mon, Apr 6
Timetable posted for the fall and winter terms
Mon, Apr 6 - Thu, Apr 9
Last week of classes: winter term
Fri, Apr 10
Good Friday, college closed
Mon, Apr 13
Easter Monday, college closed
Tue, Apr 14 - Mon, Apr 27
May 2020
Mon, May 4
First day of 7-week Spring term and 14-week Spring intersession. --- All fees must be paid in full and all prerequisites met by 4 pm
Wed, May 6
Last day for waitlisted students to claim seats: 7-week Spring term. Remaining waitlists will be cleared at 4 pm
Fri, May 8
Last day to register, apply for refund or change from credit to audit: 7-week Spring term
Mon, May 11
Continuing student registration begins for Fall and Winter terms
Mon, May 11
Last day for waitlisted students to claim seats: 14-week Spring intersession. Remaining waitlists will be cleared at 4 pm
Wed, May 13
Last day to register, apply for refund or change from credit to audit: 14-week Spring intersession
Mon, May 18
Victoria Day, college closed
Tue, May 19
Spring exam schedule posted
Mon, May 25
New student registration begins for Fall and Winter terms
Fri, May 29
Last day to withdraw without academic penalty: 7-week Spring term
Jun 2020
Mon, Jun 15 - Fri, Jun 19
Last Week of Classes: 7-week Spring term
Mon, Jun 15
14-week Spring intersession exam schedule posted
Mon, Jun 22 - Sat, Jun 27
Final exams: 7-week Spring Term
Fri, Jun 26
Last day to withdraw without academic penalty: 14-week Spring intersession
Jul 2020
Wed, Jul 1
Canada Day, college closed
Thu, Jul 2 - Fri, Jul 3
Reading Break: 14-week Spring intersession
Mon, Jul 6
First day of Summer term. --- All fees must be paid in full and all prerequisites met by 4 pm
Wed, Jul 8
Last day for waitlisted students to claim seats: 7-week Summer term. Remaining waitlists will be cleared at 4 pm
Fri, Jul 10
Last day to register, apply for refund or change from credit to audit: 7-week Summer term
Mon, Jul 20
Summer exam schedule posted
Fri, Jul 31
Last day to withdraw without academic penalty: 7-week Summer term
Aug 2020
Mon, Aug 3 - Fri, Aug 7
Last week of classes: 14-week Spring intersession
Mon, Aug 10 - Sat, Aug 22
Final exams: 14-week Spring intersession
Tue, Aug 11
Last day to pay fees for Fall Limited Entry Programs
Mon, Aug 17 - Fri, Aug 21
Last week of classes: 7-week Summer term
Mon, Aug 24 - Sat, Aug 29
Final exams: 7-week Summer term
Programs with varying start dates and distance courses
North Island College offers a wide range of programs with varying schedules and deadlines. Please ensure that you are following the timelines associated with your program. For more information or guidance, please contact Student Services.
Animal Care Aide Certificate
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Full fees are due 3 weeks prior to start of the program. Dates are provided in your admission letter.
- Last day to drop for refund is 14 days prior to the start date of the program.
- Last day to withdraw without academic penalty is within 60% of the program.
Applied Business Technology
Office Assistant I certificate, Administrative Assistant certificate, Computing Accounting Assistant certificate, Office Management certificate:
Schedule / Deadlines 2018 - 2019
- Students registering from May to September for the Fall, Winter, Spring and Summer terms must pay full fees by 4 pm by the due date of each term (see below).
- Students registering during the terms must pay full fees at the time of registration.
- Last day to drop for refund is 10% from the course start date. Last day to withdraw without academic penalty is within 25% of the course.
Term Start Dates 2018 - 2019
2018FA - Tuesday, September 4
2019WI - Wednesday, January 2
2019SP - Wednesday, May 1
2019SU - Tuesday, July 2
Term Start Dates 2019 - 2020
2019FA - Tuesday, September 3
2020WI - Monday, January 6
2020SP - Monday, May 4
2020SU - Monday, July 6
Early Childhood Care & Education Certificate
Schedule / Deadlines 2018 - 2019
- Full fees are due approximately 3 weeks prior to start of the program. Dates are provided in your admission letter.
- Last day to drop for refund is 10 days from the start date of the program.
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Last day to withdraw without academic penalty is within 60% of the term.
- Fall Reading Break is Friday, November 9, 2018.
- Winter break is December 25, 2018 to January 1, 2019 inclusive.
- Winter classes start January 3, 2019
- Spring Reading Break is March 18 - 22, 2019
- All stat holidays apply.
Schedule / Deadlines 2019 - 2020
- Full fees are due approximately 3 weeks prior to start of the program. Dates are provided in your admission letter.
- Last day to drop for refund is 10 days from the start date of the program.
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Last day to withdraw without academic penalty is within 60% of the term.
- Fall Reading Break is Thursday, November 7-Friday, November 9, 2019.
- Winter break is December 25, 2019 to January 1, 2020 inclusive.
- Winter classes start January 6, 2020.
- All stat holidays apply.
Early Childhood Care & Education Diploma
Schedule / Deadlines 2018 - 2019
- Full fees are due approximately 3 weeks prior to start of the program. Dates are provided in your admission letter.
- Last day to drop for refund is 10 days from the start date of the program.
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Last day to withdraw without academic penalty is within 60% of the term.
- Fall Reading Break is Friday, November 9, 2018.
- Winter break is December 25, 2018 to January 1, 2019 inclusive.
- Winter classes start January 3, 2019
- Spring Reading Break is March 18 - 22, 2019
- All stat holidays apply.
Schedule / Deadlines 2019 - 2020
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Full fees are due approximately 3 weeks prior to start of the program. Dates are provided in your admission letter.
- Last day to drop for refund is 10 days from the start date of the program.
- Last day to withdraw without academic penalty is within 60% of the term.
- Fall Reading Break is Thursday, November 7-Friday, November 9, 2019.
- Winter break is December 25, 2019 to January 1, 2020 inclusive.
- Winter classes start January 6, 2020.
- All stat holidays apply.
Electronics Technician Core
SCHEDULE / DEADLINES 2018 - 2019
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Typically full fees are due 3 weeks prior to start of the program. Dates are provided in your admission letter.
- Last day to drop for refund is 10 days from the start date of program.
- Last day to withdraw without academic penalty is within 60% of the program.
- Winter break is December 25, 2018 to January 1, 2019 inclusive.
- Winter classes start January 2, 2019.
- All stat holidays apply. No reading breaks.
SCHEDULE / DEADLINES 2019 - 2020
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Typically full fees are due 3 weeks prior to start of the program. Dates are provided in your admission letter.
- Last day to drop for refund is 10 days from the start date of program.
- Last day to withdraw without academic penalty is within 60% of the program.
- Winter break is December 25, 2019 to January 1, 2020 inclusive.
- Winter classes start January 6, 2020.
- All stat holidays apply. No reading breaks.
Health Care Assistant Certificate
Schedules / Deadlines 2018 - 2019
- Full fees are due approximately three weeks prior to start of the program. Dates are provided in your admission letter.
- Last day to drop for refund is 10 days from the start date of the program.
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Last day to withdraw without academic penalty is within 60% of the term.
- Winter break is December 25, 2018 to January 1, 2019 inclusive.
- Winter classes start January 2, 2019.
- All stat holidays apply. No reading breaks.
Schedules / Deadlines 2019 - 2020
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Full fees are due approximately 3 weeks prior to start of the program. Dates are provided in your admission letter.
- Last day to drop for refund is 10 days from the start date of the program.
- Last day to withdraw without academic penalty is within 60% of the program.
- Winter break is December 25, 2019 to January 1, 2020 inclusive.
- Winter classes start January 6, 2020.
- All stat holidays apply. No reading breaks.
Hospital Unit Clerk Certificate
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Full fees are due 3 weeks prior to start of the program. Dates are provided in your admission letter.
- Last day to drop for refund is 14 days prior to the start date of the program.
- Last day to withdraw without academic penalty is within 60% of the program.
Industrial Automation Technician
Schedules / Deadlines 2018 - 2019
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Typically full fees are due 3 weeks prior to start of the program. Dates are provided in your admission letter.
- Last day to drop for refund is 10 days from the start date of program.
- Last day to withdraw without academic penalty is within 60% of the program.
- Winter break is December 25, 2018 to January 1, 2019 inclusive.
- Winter classes start January 2, 2019.
- All stat holidays apply. No reading breaks.
Schedules / Deadlines 2019 - 2020
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Typically full fees are due 3 weeks prior to start of the program. Dates are provided in your admission letter.
- Last day to drop for refund is 10 days from the start date of program.
- Last day to withdraw without academic penalty is within 60% of the program.
- Winter break is December 25, 2019 to January 1, 2020 inclusive.
- Winter classes start January 6, 2020.
- All stat holidays apply. No reading breaks.
Practical Nursing Diploma:
Schedules / Deadlines 2018 - 2019
- Full fees for the first term are due 3 weeks prior to start of the program. Dates are provided in your admission letter.
- Last day to drop for refund is 10 days from the start date of the term.
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Last day to withdraw without academic penalty is within 60% of the term.
- Winter break December 25, 2018 – January 1, 2019 inclusive.
- Winter classes start January 2, 2019.
Schedules / Deadlines 2019 - 2020
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Full fees for the first term are due 3 weeks prior to start of the program. Dates are provided in your admission letter.
- Fees for all other terms are due at the start of term.
- Last day to drop for refund is 10 days from the start date of the term.
- Last day to withdraw without academic penalty is within 60% of the term.
- Winter break is December 25, 2019 to January 1, 2020 inclusive.
- Winter classes start January 6, 2020.
Tourism & Hospitality
Hospitality Distance Learning:
- Full fees are due at the time of registration
- Last day to drop for refund is 10 days from course start date.
- Last day to withdraw without academic penalty is within 60% of the course.
Trades & Technical
Aircraft Structures Technician (AME-S)
Automotive Service Technician Foundation Harmonized
Carpentry Foundation Harmonized
Electrician Foundation Harmonized
Heavy Mechanical Foundation
Joinery/ Cabinetmaking Foundation
Metal Fabrication Foundation
Plumbing & Piping Foundation
Professional Cook 1, 2, 3
Welding Foundation Harmonized
Schedules / Deadlines 2018 - 2019
- Typically full fees are due three weeks prior to start of the program. Dates are provided in your Admission letter.
- Last day to drop for refund is 10 days from the start date of program.
- Last day to withdraw without academic penalty is within 60% of the program.
- Winter break is December 25, 2018 to January 1, 2019 inclusive.
- Winter classes start January 2, 2019.
- All stat holidays apply. No reading breaks.
Schedules / Deadlines 2019 - 2020
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Typically full fees are due 3 weeks prior to start of the program. Dates are provided in your admission letter.
- Last day to drop for refund is 10 days from the start date of program.
- Last day to withdraw without academic penalty is within 60% of the program.
- Winter break is December 25, 2019 to January 1, 2020 inclusive.
- Winter classes start January 6, 2020.
- All stat holidays apply. No reading breaks.
Apprenticeship Technical Training
Carpenter Apprenticeship Harmonized
Electrician Apprenticeship
Heavy Mechanical Apprenticeship
Plumbing Apprenticeship
Welding Apprenticeship Harmonized
- Full fees are due 60 days prior to the start day of your course.
- Last day to drop for refund is 28 days prior to start of course.
- Schedule of training dates can be found at www.tradestrainingbc.ca
University Studies Distance Courses
North Island College offers three types of distance courses for which different deadlines apply.
Flexible distance courses (Identified with an ‘F’ as the 3rd letter in the section code eg: CVF1)
- Last day to register is the Friday of the sixth week for both the fall and winter terms.
- Last day for tuition refunds or to change status (credit/ audit) is 30 calendar days after the student start date.
- Last day to withdraw without academic penalty is 60% from student start date.
- Last day to submit all course requirements is the second Friday of February (fall term) and the second Friday of June (winter term).
- Exams are scheduled on an individual student basis.
Lock-step distance courses (Identified with an “L” as the 3rd letter in the section code eg: CVL1)
- Term-based schedule and deadlines apply.
Continuous entry/exit distance courses (Identified with a ‘W’ as the 3rd letter in the section code eg: CVW1)
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Last day for tuition refunds 10 days from the student start date.
- Last day to withdraw without academic penalty is 60% from student start date.
Withdrawal without academic penalty
Programs with varying start and end dates will have 60% from start of program to withdraw without academic penalty unless otherwise stated.
Programs and Courses with Term-Based Start Dates
The following North Island College programs and courses are guided by the term-based
schedule and deadlines.
Upgrading & Special Programs
Adult Basic Education courses, English Language Program
Business
Business Administration certificate, diploma, degrees & post degree diploma.
Fine Art & Design
Fine Arts & Design Fine Arts diploma, Interactive Media programs (Web Design diploma, Web and Mobile Application diploma, Communication Design diploma, Advanced Communication Design diploma), Mobile Application Development diploma
Tourism & Hospitality
Tourism & Hospitality Management certificate and diploma
Health & Community Care
Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree, Human Services programs (Education Assistant/Community Support certificates, Human Services diploma, Social Service diploma) and Early Childhood Care & Education certificate and diploma.
University Studies & Transfer
Associate of Arts and Science degrees, Criminology diploma, University Studies courses