Registration and Payment Procedures
Registration Dates:
Enrollment opens during the week of November 11. UVA students will be assigned an appointment time in SIS. Visiting students may enroll beginning on November 14. The last day to enroll online is January 2. Students do NOT have to have advisor holds lifted prior to January Term enrollment.
Graduate student Nov. 11
4th/3rd yr student Nov. 12
2nd/1st yr student Nov. 13
Visiting student Nov. 14
Course Enrollment & Payment
- UVA students use the Student Information System (SIS) for registration and payment. Instructions on course enrollment may be found here and payment instructions are on the Student Financial Services website.
- Visiting students must apply for admission before they can register for courses. More information on this process is in the Visiting Students section.
- January Term 2025 Tuition is listed by the credit hour (courses are generally 3.0 credits). The comprehensive fee for visiting students is also listed.
Eligibility & Requirements
- January Term students are subject to the University of Virginia's academic, financial, and non-academic rules and regulations.
- Students may only register for one January Term course, and auditing is not permitted.
- Visiting students and UVA undergraduate students in good standing who are enrolled in an undergraduate degree program may enroll in J-term classes. Any UVA student on academic suspension who attempts to enroll in J-term will have their registration canceled and tuition refunded.
- Students enrolled in a January Term course are expected to attend each class meeting.
- UVA degree candidates graduating in December 2024 may NOT count January Term work toward their degree.
Adding, Dropping, and Refunds
| Add/Drop | Deadlines | Refund Policy |
| Last Day to Add a Class in SIS | Thursday, January 2, 2025 | |
| Last Day to Drop a Class in SIS and Receive a Refund | Thursday, January 2, 2025 | Full Refund if Another Class is Not Added |
| Last Day to Drop a Class in SIS | Friday, January 3, 2025 | No Refunds |
| Withdraw from a Class in SIS | Saturday, January 4, 2025, through Monday, January 6, 2025 | No Refunds; W Notation on Record in SIS |
- The last day to add a course in SIS is Thursday, January 2, 2025.
- Students who drop on the first day of class (January 2, 2025), and do not add a new course will receive a full refund.
- Students who drop on the second day of class (January 3, 2025) will not receive a refund.
- There are NO refunds for withdrawals occurring January 4 through 6, 2025. Students can process the withdrawal in SIS and will receive a W for the transaction.