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2021-2022 Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Academic Calendar

Fall 2021 Session – August 25, 2021 - December 14, 2021

August 15 Last day to register online (Fall term)
August 16 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 17 First day to use aid at bookstore – all fall classes
  Non-payment drop date – all fall classes
August 20 Last day to register (16-week and 1st 8-week classes)
August 23-27 DREAMS Week
August 24 Last day to drop and receive 100% refund
August 25 Fall 2021 begins - 16-week and 1st 8-week classes
  Last day to use loan funds at bookstore - all fall classes
August 27 Fall remaining loans released
September 6 Labor Day - No Classes / Office Closed
September 10 Last day to use aid at bookstore - all fall classes
September 17 Success Summit - No Classes / Offices Closed
October 6 Remaining aid released
October 8 Last day to drop - 1st 8-week classes
October 14 1st 8-week classes end/final exams
October 15 Midsemester break for students - No Classes / Offices Open
  Last day to register - 2nd 8-week classes
  Last day to drop and receive 100% refund - 2nd 8-week classes
October 18 2nd 8-week classes begin
November 15 Last day to drop 16-week courses
Nocember 16 Registration begins - Spring and Summer 2022
November 22 - 26 Thanksgiving Break for Students and Faculty - No Classes
November 24 - 26 Thanksgiving Break for Staff - Offices Closed
December 6 Last day to drop - 2nd 8-week classes
December 8 - 9 Final Exams - 16-week classes
December 13 - 14 Final Exams - 16-week classes
December 14 2nd 8-week classes end/final exams
  Fall semester ends
December 20 - 31 Winter Break - offices closed

December Mini Session – December 20, 2021 - January 11, 2022

December 14 Last day to register
  Last day to drop and receive 100% refund
December 20 Classes begin
December 25 Holiday - no face-to-face classes
January 10 Last day to drop - December Mini session
January 11                      December Mini session ends/final exams

Spring 2022 Session – January 18, 2022 - May 12, 2022

November 16                               

Registration begins - Spring and Summer 2022
January 3 Offices open
January 9 Last day to register online
January 10 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 11 Non-payment drop date - all spring classes
  First day to use aid at bookstore - all spring classes
January 14 Last day to register - 16-week and 1st 8-week classes
  Last day to drop and receive 100% refund - 16-week and 1st 8-week classes
January 17 Holiday - No Classes / Offices Closed
January 18 Spring semester begins - 16-week and 1st 8-week classes
  Last day to use loan funds at bookstore - all Spring classes
January 21 Remaining loans released
February 2 Last day to use aid at bookstore - all Spring classes
February 28 Remaining aid released
  Last day to drop - 1st 8-week classes
March 10 1st 8-week classes end/final exams
March 11 Last day to register - 2nd 8-week classes
March 14 - 18 Spring Break - no classes (offices closed)
March 21 2nd 8-week classes begin
April 12 Last day to drop - 16-week classes
April 15 Holiday - No Classes / Offices Closed
April 26 Registration begins - Fall 2022 classes
May 3 Last day to drop - 2nd 8-week classes
May 4 - 5 Final Exams - Big Spring, Lamesa, San Angelo (16-week classes)
May 9 - 10 Final Exams - Big Spring, Lamesa, San Angelo (16-week classes)
May 9 - 12 Final Exams - SWCD (16-week classes)
May 10 2nd 8-week classes end
May 12 Spring semester ends

May Mini Session – May 16, 2022 - June 2, 2022

May 13                            Last day to register - May Mini
  Last day to drop and receive 100% refund - May Mini
May 16 Classes begin - May Mini
  Financial Aid applied to all accounts if applicable
May 30 Holiday - No Classes / Offices Closed
June 1 Last day to drop - May Mini
June 2 May Mini session ends/final exams

First Summer Session – June 6, 2022 - June 30, 2022

November 16 Registration begins - Spring and Summer classes
May 30 Last day to register online - Summer I
May 31 Walk-in registration continues (payment due at registration)
  Last day to pay for registered students - Summer I
  Financial Aid applied to accounts
June 1 First day to use aid at bookstore - Summer I
  Non-payment drop date - Summer I
June 2 Last day to register - Summer I
  Last day to drop at receive 100% refund - Summer I
June 6 Classes begin - Summer I
  Last day to use loan funds at bookstore - Summer I
June 9 Last day to use aid at bookstore - Summer I
June 14 Remaining loans released - Summer I
June 23 Last day to drop - Summer I
June 28 Remaining aid released - Summer I
June 30 Summer I ends/final exams
July 4 - 8 Summer break - No Classes / Offices Closed

Second Summer Session – July 13, 2022 - August 9, 2022

November 16                   Registration begins - Spring and Summer classes
July 10 Last day to register online - Summer II
July 11                                     Last day to pay for registered students - Summer II
  Financial Aid applied to accounts
  Walk-In registration continues (payment due at registration)
July 12 First day to use aid at bookstore - Summer II
  Non-payment drop date - Summer II
  Last day to drop and receive 100% refund - Summer II
  Last day to register - Summer II
July 13 Classes begin - Summer II
July 19 Last day to use aid at bookstore - Summer II
August 3 Last day to drop - Summer II
August 5 Remaining aid released - Summer II
August 9 Summer II ends/final exams