Course Registration

Important Bookstore Information

The following are changes that Barnes & Noble (MBS) bookstore have made:

Order fulfillment may be delayed due to staffing restrictions.
We continue to work hard to make sure packages leave our warehouse between 24 and 48 hours after orders are placed.
UPS suspended the UPS Service Guarantee.
We have not made changes to the shipping options available in the virtual bookstore, but due to the suspension of the UPS Service Guarantee, MBS cannot guarantee the published delivery dates listed on the virtual bookstore. For more information on the UPS response to COVID-19, please visit their site.
The Customer Contact Center has adjusted staffing levels and hours.
Due to staffing restrictions, you could experience a longer than normal wait time on calls and emails. The Customer Contact Center’s new hours of operation are Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. CT. This includes phone calls, chat services and emails.

Charter Oak does offer a variety of course materials using digital formats such eBooks, VitalSource, Cengage Unlimited including OER materials. The following is a list of courses that use OER. Please check under Course Registration to view information on when OER courses will run.

OER Course List

Open Educational Resources (OER) are teaching and learning materials that you may freely use and reuse at no cost, and without needing to ask permission. They can come in any form or an eText that could be embedded into the Blackboard course shell or may be a collaboration of different resources, links.

VitalSource offers students to purchase eBooks (students need to select digital format in the bookstore).
Cengage Unlimited provides students with an unlimited subscription (with increments of one semester, one year or two years) on all Cengage resources.

No textbook means your course doesn’t use a textbook but may use links, websites, pdfs within the course content in Bb. Students can review the course syllabus for more details.

Please check the bookstore for specific details on which format is available for your course(s).

Upcoming Term Dates

Term Dates

--Year--	--SubTerm--	--First Add--	--Last Add--	--	--Last Drop--	---	--Classes Start--	--Classes End--
2223	Spring S2	10/01/2022	03/07/2023		03/07/2023		03/06/2023	04/09/2023
2223	Spring T2	10/01/2022	03/28/2023		03/28/2023		03/27/2023	05/21/2023
2223	Spring S3	10/01/2022	04/18/2023		04/18/2023		04/17/2023	05/21/2023
2223	Summer FS	10/01/2022	06/06/2023		06/06/2023		06/05/2023	08/20/2023
2223	Summer S1	10/01/2022	06/06/2023		06/06/2023		06/05/2023	07/09/2023
2223	Summer T1	10/01/2022	06/06/2023		06/06/2023		06/05/2023	07/30/2023
2223	Summer T2	10/01/2022	06/27/2023		06/27/2023		06/26/2023	08/20/2023
2223	Summer S2	10/01/2022	07/18/2023		07/18/2023		07/17/2023	08/20/2023
2324	Fall FS	04/01/2023	08/29/2023		08/29/2023		08/28/2023	12/10/2023
2324	Fall S1	04/01/2023	08/29/2023		08/29/2023		08/28/2023	10/01/2023
2324	Fall T1	04/01/2023	08/29/2023		08/29/2023		08/28/2023	10/22/2023
2324	Fall S2	04/01/2023	10/10/2023		10/10/2023		10/09/2023	11/12/2023
2324	Fall T2	04/01/2023	10/31/2023		10/31/2023		10/30/2023	12/24/2023
2324	Fall S3	04/01/2023	11/21/2023		11/21/2023		11/20/2023	12/24/2023

Course Term Definition

Charter Oak has a variety of terms to meet your needs:

FS: Full semester 15 week terms

T1 & T2: 8 Week Terms

S1, S2 & S3: 5 Week Terms

Please review our Academic Calendar for registration dates as well as when classes begin and end.

Always check individual classes for start and end dates prior to registering.

**Students should NOT attempt to complete any assignments using a mobile or handheld device including tests, quizzes, discussion board postings and written assignments.