Academic Calendar 2011-2012
2011 Fall
| Late Registration Begins (Last day to enroll in a course is prior to the first class meeting) |
August 15 |
| Orientation week for faculty and staff | August 17-19 |
| First day of classes – Monday | August 22 |
| Students withdrawn for nonpayment after this date must petition to re-enroll | August 22 |
| End of ALL refunds for 16-week courses | September 2 |
| Withdrawals after this date (from 16-week courses) will appear on the student transcripts |
September 2 |
| Labor Day break – Saturday through Monday (Classes will not meet) | September 3-5 |
| Weekend classes begin (Friday, 5:00 p.m. through Sunday) |
September 9-11 |
| Last day to claim honor status designation in a 16-week course |
September 19 |
| Mid-semester – last day to change audit enrollment status |
October 12 |
| Last day to enroll in a fall semester telecourse (Spring telecourse registration begins November 7) |
October 12 |
| Spring semester registration begins at 8:00 a.m. |
November 7 |
| Last day to enroll in a fall semester independent study or internship course | November 7 |
| Thanksgiving break – Monday through Sunday (classes will not meet) | November 21-27 |
| Last day to withdraw from fall semester courses | November 28 |
| Semester ends | December 18 |
| Grades due – noon, Monday |
December 19 |
The above dates apply, in general, to traditional 16-week credit courses. Contact Registration and Records for details concerning weekend courses, TBA courses or courses shorter than 14 weeks in duration.
2012 Spring
| Late Registration Begins (Last day to enroll in a course is prior to the first class meeting) |
January 9 |
| Orientation week for faculty and staff | January 11-13 |
| First day of classes – Tuesday | January 17 |
| Students withdrawn for nonpayment after this date must petition to re-enroll | January 17 |
| Weekend classes begin (Friday, 5 p.m. through Sunday) | January 20-22 |
| End of ALL refunds for 16-week courses |
January 27 |
| Withdrawals after this date from 16-week courses will appear on student transcripts | January 27 |
| Last day to claim honor student status designation in a 16-week course |
February 13 |
| Summer semester registration begins at 8 a.m. |
March 5 |
| Mid-semester — last day to change audit enrollment status |
March 7 |
| Last day to enroll in a spring semester telecourse (Summer telecourse registration begins March 5) |
March 7 |
| Spring break — Monday through Saturday (Classes will not meet) | March 12-17 |
| Last day to enroll in a spring semester independent study or internship | April 2 |
| Easter Sunday (Classes will not meet) | April 8 |
| Last day to withdraw from spring semester courses | April 23 |
| Fall semester registration begins at 8 a.m. | May 7 |
| Semester ends | May 11 |
| Grades due — noon, Monday | May 14 |
| Graduation |
May 17 |
The above dates apply, in general, to traditional 16-week credit courses. Contact Registration and Records for details concerning weekend courses, TBA courses or courses shorter than 14 weeks in duration.
2012 Summer
| First day of classes – Monday (check individual course) (Last day to enroll in a course is prior to the first class meeting) |
May 14 |
| Weekend classes begin — Friday, 5 p.m. through Sunday | May 18-20 |
| Memorial Day break — Saturday through Monday (Classes will not meet; also, Weekend classes, 5 p.m. and later, will not meet Friday, May 25) |
May 26-28 |
| First day of regular summer session | June 4 |
| First day of summer high school program — Monday |
June 18 |
| Last day to enroll in a summer semester telecourse (Fall telecourse registration begins May 7) |
June 20 |
| Last day to enroll in a summer independent study or internship | July 2 |
| Independence Day — Wednesday (Classes will not meet) |
July 4 |
| Last day to withdraw from summer semester courses |
July 16 |
| Semester ends |
July 29 |
| Grades due — noon, Monday |
July 30 |
The above dates apply, in general, to traditional credit courses. Summer courses are offered with a variety of beginning and ending dates. Please refer to each individual course within the schedule for the correct beginning and ending dates. Contact Registration and Records for details.
The college is closed on the following dates:
- Independence Day, Monday, July 4, 2011
- Labor Day, Monday, September 5, 2011
- Thanksgiving Holiday, Wednesday, November 23 through Sunday, November 27, 2011
- Winter Holiday, 4:30 p.m., Friday, December 23, 2011 through Sunday, January 1, 2012
- Easter, Sunday, April 8, 2012
- Memorial Day, Monday, May 28, 2012
- Independence Day, Wednesday, July 4, 2012