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2019-2020 Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Academic Calendar

Fall 2019 Session – August 21, 2019 - December 6, 2019

April 1 Early advising and schedule development begins
April 9 Registration begins (online and walk-in)
August 9 Online registration closes – all fall classes
August 13 Financial aid applied to accounts – all fall classes
  Last day to pay for registered students – all fall classes
  Walk-in registration continues (payment due at time of registration)
August 14 First day to use aid at bookstore – all fall classes
  Non-payment drop date – all fall classes
August 20 Last day to drop and receive 100% refund – 16-wk / 1st 8-wk classes
  Last day to register – 16-wk / 1st 8-wk classes
August 21 Classes begin – 16-wk / 1st 8-wk session
  Last day to use loan funds at bookstore – all fall classes
September 2 Holiday - no classes (offices closed)
October 3 Remaining financial aid / scholarship funds released
  Last day to drop – 1st 8-wk classes
October 10 1st 8-wk classes end / final exams
  Last day to register – 2nd 8-wk classes
  Last day to drop and receive 100% refund – 2nd 8-wk classes
October 11 Mid-semester break - no classes (offices closed)
October 14 Classes begin – 2nd 8-wk session
November 8 Last day to drop – 16-wk classes
November 12 Registration begins (online and walk-in) – spring semester & May mini
November 26 Last day to drop – 2nd 8-wk classes
November 27-29 Holiday - no classes (offices closed)
December 2-5 Final exams – 16-wk classes
December 5 2nd 8-wk classes end / final exams
December 6 Fall semester ends
December 18 - January 1 Winter break - offices closed

December Mini Session – December 9, 2019 - January 3, 2020

December 6 Last day to register
  Last day to drop and receive 100% refund
December 9 Classes begin
December 18 - January 1 Winter break - offices closed
December 25 Holiday - no classes
January 1 Holiday - no classes
January 2 Last day to drop a course
  Offices open
January 3 December Mini session ends / final exams

Spring 2020 Session – January 13, 2020 - May 8, 2019

November 1 Early advising and schedule development begins
November 12 Registration begins (online and walk-in) – spring semester & May mini
January 2 Offices open
January 5 Online registration closes
January 6 Last day to pay for registered students – all spring classes
  Financial aid applied to accounts – all spring classes
  Walk-in registration continues (payment due at time of registration)
January 7 Non-payment drop date – all spring classes
  First day to use aid at bookstore – all spring classes
January 10 Last day to register – 16-wk / 1st 8-wk classes
  Last day to drop and receive 100% refund – 16-wk / 1st 8-wk classes
January 13 Classes begin – 16 wk / 1st 8-wk classes
  Last day to use loan funds at bookstore – all spring classes
January 20 Holiday - offices closed
January 29 Last day to use aid at bookstore – all spring classes
February 25 Remaining financial aid released – all spring classes
February 27 Last day to drop – 1st 8-wk classes
March 5 1st 8-wk classes end / final exams
March 6 Last day to drop and receive 100% refund – 2nd 8-wk classes
  Last day to register – 2nd 8-wk classes
March 9-13 Spring Break - no classes (offices closed)
March 16 Classes begin – 2nd 8-wk session
April 3 Last day to drop – 16-wk classes
April 7 Registration begins (online and walk-in) – summer and fall classes
April 10 Holiday - no classes (offices closed)
May 1 Last day to drop – 2nd 8-wk classes
May 4-7 Final exams – 16-wk classes
May 7 2nd 8-wk classes end / final exams
May 8 Spring session ends

May Mini Session – May 11, 2020 - May 28, 2020

November 1 Early advising and schedule development begins
November 12 Registration begins (online and walk-in)
January 5 Online registration closes
May 8 Last day to register
  Last day to drop and receive 100% refund
May 11 Classes begin
  Financial aid applied to accounts if applicable
May 25 Holiday - no classes (offices closed)
May 27 Last day to drop
May 28 May Mini session ends / final exams

First Summer Session – June 1, 2020 - June 30, 2020

April 1 Early advising and schedule development begins
April 7 Registration begins (online and walk-in)
May 25 Online registration closes
May 26 Last day to pay for registered students
  Financial aid applied
May 27 Non-payment drop date
  First day to use aid at bookstore
May 28 Last day to register
  Last day to drop and receive 100% refund
June 1 Classes begin
  Last day to use loan funds at bookstore
June 4 Last day to use aid at bookstore
June 23 Remaining financial aid released
June 24 Last day to drop a course
June 30 Summer I session ends / final exams

Second Summer Session – July 1, 2020 - July 30, 2020

April 1 Early advising and schedule development begins
April 7 Registration begins (online and walk-in)
June 21 Online registration closes
June 23 Last day to pay for registered students
  Financial aid applied
June 24 Non-payment drop date
  First day to use aid at bookstore
June 30 Last day to register
  Last day to drop and receive 100% refund
July 4 Holiday - no classes (offices closed)
July 1 Classes begin
July 7 Last day to use aid at bookstore
July 23 Remaining financial aid released
  Last day to drop
July 30 Summer II session ends / final exams