Academic Calendar

Students follow both their local school calendar and the ACCESS Academic Calendar. Schools typically enroll students in ACCESS courses that align as closely as possible with their local academic schedule.

Course start dates, enrollment deadlines, drop dates, and end dates are established by the Alabama State Department of Education and are published on the ACCESS Academic Calendar.  

Participating schools may choose to end a student's ACCESS course earlier to align with local scheduling needs; however, schools may not extend ACCESS course deadlines or end dates beyond those established on the ACCESS Academic Calendar.