Academic Schedules & Deadlines

Please refer to the following important key dates and deadlines throughout the year, to ensure you meet NIC's academic 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.

If you are studying in the following program areas varying start dates apply, click your program area for details:

• Applied Business Technology
• Early Childhood Care & Education
• Health Care Assistant Certificate
• Practical Nursing Diploma
• Animal Care Aide Certificate & Hospital Unit Clerk Certificate
• Hospitality Distance Learning
• Trades & Technology
• University Studies Distance

You may also refer to past deadlines.

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.

Applied Business Technology

Office Assistant I certificate

Administrative Assistant certificate

Computing Accounting Assistant certificate

Legal Administrative Assistant certificate

Medical Office 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 4:00 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 days from the term or course start date. Last day to withdraw without academic penalty is within 25% of the course.

Term Start Dates

2018FA - Tuesday, September 4th

2019WI - Wednesday, January 2nd

2019SP - Wednesday, May 1st

2019SU - Tuesday, July 2nd

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.
• 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.

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.
• 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 Mark 18 - 22, 2019
• All stat holidays apply.

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.
• Winter break is December 25, 2018 to January 1, 2019 inclusive.
• Winter classes start January 2, 2019.
• 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.
• Winter break December 25, 2018 – January 1, 2019 inclusive.
• Winter classes start January 2, 2019.

Animal Care Aide certificate &
Hospital Unit Clerk certificate:

Schedules / Deadlines 2018 - 2019

• 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.

Tourism & Hospitality

Hospitality Distance Learning:

Schedules / Deadlines 2018 - 2019

• Full fees are due at the time of registration

Trades & Technical

Schedules / Deadlines 2018 - 2019

Aircraft Structures Technician (AME-S)
Aircraft Sheet Metal Manufacturing Technician
Automotive Service Technician Foundation
Carpentry Foundation Harmonized
Electrical Foundation
Electronics Technician Core
Heavy Mechanical Foundation
Industrial Automation Technician
Joinery/ Cabinetmaking Foundation
Metal Fabrication Foundation
Plumbing & Piping Foundation
Professional Cook 1, 2, 3 (Culinary Arts)
Welding Foundation

• 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.
• Winter break is December 25, 2018 to January 1, 2019 inclusive.
• Winter classes start January 2, 2019.
• All stat holidays apply. No reading breaks.

Apprenticeship Technical Training

Carpenter
Electrician
Heavy Mechanics& Commercial Mechanics
Welding
Plumbing

• 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

North Island College offers three types of distance courses for which different deadlines apply.

Flexible distance courses:

• Last day to register is the Friday of the sixth week of 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 108 calendar days after 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:

• Term-based schedule and deadlines apply.

Online courses:

• Schedules vary by course.

Withdrawal without academic penalty

Programs that are longer than 13 weeks in length with varying start and end dates will have up to eight weeks from start of program to withdraw without academic penalty.

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

Business

Fine Art & Design

Tourism & Hospitality

Health & Community Care

University Studies & Transfer