Academic Key Dates & Deadlines

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:

• Office Administration 
• Early Childhood Care & Education Certificate
• Early Childhood Care & Education Diploma
• Activity Assistant
• Health Care Assistant Certificate
• Practical Nursing Diploma
• Animal Care Aide Certificate & Hospital Unit Clerk Certificate
• Electronics Technician Core Certificate and Industrial Automation Diploma
• Tourism & Hospitality
• Trades & Technical
• Apprenticeship Technical Training
• Programs and Courses with Term-Base Start Dates

The academic deadlines listed in the chart below apply to students in: Upgrading, Business, Fine Art, Digital Design, Metal Jewellery, Tourism & Hospitality, Bachelor of Science in Nursing, Human Services and University Transfer Programs.

2020 FAll Key Dates

August 2020

September 2020

October 2020

November 2020

December 2020

2021 Winter Key Dates

January 2021

February 2021

April 2021

2021 Spring Key Dates

May 2021

2021 Summer Key Dates

June 2021

July 2021

August 2021

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.

Office Administration (Applied Business Technology)

Office Assistant I certificate, Administrative Assistant Certificate, Computing Accounting Assistant Certificate, Office Management Certificate:

• 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% of the course, and is specific to each course section. Last day to withdraw without academic penalty is within 25% of the course and is specific to each course section.

Term Start Dates 2019 - 2020

2019FA - Tuesday, September 3
2020WI - Monday, January 6
2020SP - Monday, May 4
2020SU - Monday, July 6

Term Start Dates 2020 - 2021

2020FA - Monday, August 24
2021WI - Monday, January 4

Early Childhood Care & Education Certificate

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.
• Last day to withdraw without academic penalty is within 60% of the term.
• Fall Reading Break is Thursday, November 7 - Friday, November 8, 2019.
• Winter break is December 25, 2019 to January 1, 2020 inclusive.
• Winter classes start January 6, 2020.
• All stat holidays apply.

SCHEDULE / DEADLINES 2020 - 2021

• 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 Thursday, November 12-Friday, November 13, 2020.
• Winter break is December 25, 2020 to January 1, 2021 inclusive. Winter classes start January 6, 2021.
• Spring Reading Break is March 16-20, 2020.
• All stat holidays apply.

Early Childhood Care & Education Diploma

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.
• 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.

SCHEDULE / DEADLINES 2020 - 2021

• 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 Thursday, November 12-Friday, November 13, 2020.
• Winter break is December 25, 2020 to January 1, 2021 inclusive. Winter classes start January 6, 2021.
• All stat holidays apply.

Activity Assistant

• 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.
• All stat holidays apply. No reading breaks.

Health Care Assistant Certificate

SCHEDULES / 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.
• 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.

SCHEDULES / DEADLINES 2020 - 2021

• 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 Thursday, November 12-Friday, November 13, 2020.
• Winter break is December 25, 2020 to January 1, 2021 inclusive. Winter classes start January 4, 2021.
• All stat holidays apply. No reading breaks.

Practical Nursing Diploma

SCHEDULES / DEADLINES 2019 - 2020

• 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.

SCHEDULES / DEADLINES 2020 - 2021

• 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 is December 25, 2020 to January 1, 2021 inclusive. Winter classes start January 4, 2021.

Animal Care Aide Certificate & Hospital Unit Clerk Certificate

SCHEDULES / DEADLINES 2020 - 2021

• 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.
• Winter classes start Monday, January 4, 2021.
• All stat holidays apply. No reading breaks.

Electronics Technician Core Certificate and Industrial Automation Diploma

SCHEDULE / DEADLINES 2019 - 2020

• 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.

SCHEDULE / DEADLINES 2020 - 2021

• 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, 2020 to January 1, 2021 inclusive. Winter classes start January 4, 2021.
• All stat holidays apply. No reading breaks.

Tourism & Hospitality

Hospitality Distance Learning:

• Full fees are due at the time of registration

Trades & Technical

Aircraft Structures Technician (AME-S)
Aquaculture Technician Certificate
Aquaculture Technician Diploma
Automotive Service Technician Foundation Harmonized
Carpentry Foundation Harmonized
Coastal Forest Worker
Culinary Business Operations Diploma
Culinary Business Operations Advanced Diploma
Electrician Foundation Harmonized
Heavy Mechanical Foundation
Joinery/Cabinetmaking Foundation
Metal Fabrication Foundation
Piping Foundation Harmonized
Plumbing & Piping Foundation
Prep Cook Certificate
Professional Cook 1, 2, 3
Welding Foundation Harmonized

SCHEDULES / DEADLINES 2019 - 2020

• 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.

SCHEDULES / DEADLINES 2020 - 2021

• 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.
• Winter break is December 25, 2020 to January 1, 2021 inclusive. Winter classes start January 4, 2021.
• All stat holidays apply. No reading breaks.

Apprenticeship Technical Training

Carpenter Apprenticeship Harmonized
Electrician Apprenticeship
Heavy Mechanical Apprenticeship
Plumbing Apprenticeship
Plumber Apprenticeship Harmonized
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. Distance courses may be offered fully online or paper-based or a combination of the two.

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 6th 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)

• 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 that are longer than 13 weeks in length with varying start and end dates will have 60% of the 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

Adult Basic Education courses, Academic English Language Program

Business

Business Administration certificate, diploma, degrees & post degree diploma.

Fine Art and Interactive Media

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 and Human Services programs (Education Assistant/Community Support certificates, Human Services diploma, Social Service diploma).

University Studies & Transfer

Associate of Arts and Science degrees, Criminology diploma, Electronics Technician Core Certificate, Industrial Automation Technician Diploma, and University Studies courses