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2017-2018 Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Academic Calendar

Fall 2017 Session – August 23 - December 8, 2017

April 1 Early advising and schedule development begins
April 11 Registration begins (online and walk-in)
August 10 Online registration closes – all fall classes
August 14 Financial aid applied to accounts – all fall classes
August 15 Last day to pay for registered students – all fall classes
  Walk-in registration continues (payment due at time of registration)
  First day to use aid at bookstore – all fall classes
August 16 Non-payment drop date – all fall classes
August 22 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 23 Classes begin – 16-wk / 1st 8-wk session
  Last day to use loan funds at bookstore – all fall classes
September 4 Labor Day Holiday - no classes (offices closed)
September 8 Last day to use aid at bookstore – all fall classes
October 5 Remaining financial aid / scholarship funds released
  Last day to drop – 1st 8-wk classes
October 12 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 13 Mid-semester break - no classes (offices closed)
October 16 Classes begin – 2nd 8-wk session
November 13 Last day to drop – 16-wk classes
November 17 Last day to apply for fall graduation
November 22-24 Thanksgiving Holiday - no classes (offices closed)
November 30 Last day to drop – 2nd 8-wk classes
December 4-7 Final exams – 16-wk classes
December 7 2nd 8-wk classes end / final exams
December 8 Fall Session ends
December 16 - January 1 Winter break - offices closed

December Mini Session – December 11, 2017 - January 3, 2018

April 1 Early advising and schedule development begins
April 11 Registration begins (online and walk-in)
August 10 Online registration closes
December 8 Last day to register
  Last day to drop and receive 100% refund
December 11 Classes begin
December 18 - January 1 Winter break - offices closed
December 25 Holiday - no classes
January 1 New Year’s Day - no classes
January 2 Last day to drop a course
  Offices open
January 3 December Mini session ends / final exams

Spring 2018 Session – January 16 - May 11, 2018

November 1 Early advising and schedule development begins
November 14 Registration begins (online and walk-in) – all spring classes
January 2 Offices open
January 7 Online registration closes
January 8 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 9 Non-payment drop date – all spring classes
  First day to use aid at bookstore – all spring classes
January 12 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 15 Martin Luther King Holiday - offices closed
January 16 Classes begin – 16-wk / 1st-8-wk session
  Last day to use loan funds at bookstore – all spring classes
January 31 Last day to use aid at bookstore – all spring classes
February 27 Remaining financial aid released – all spring classes
March 1 Last day to drop – 1st 8-wk classes
March 8 1st 8-wk classes end / final exams
March 9 Last day to drop and receive 100% refund – 2nd 8-wk classes
  Last day to register – 2nd 8-wk classes
March 12-16 Spring Break - no classes (offices closed)
March 19 Classes begin – 2nd 8-wk session
March 30 Holiday - no classes (office closed)
April 9 Last day to drop – 16-wk classes
April 13 Last day to apply for spring graduation
May 3 Last day to drop – 2nd 8-wk classes
May 7-10 Final exams – 16-wk classes
May 10 2nd 8-wk classes end / final exams
May 11 Spring Session ends

May Mini Session – May 14 - May 31, 2018

November 1 Early advising and schedule development begins
November 14 Registration begins (online and walk-in)
January 7 Online registration closes
May 11 Last day to register
  Last day to drop and receive 100% refund
May 14 Classes begin
  Financial aid applied to accounts if applicable
May 28 Memorial Day holiday - no classes (offices closed)
May 30 Last day to drop
May 31 May Mini session ends / final exams

First Summer Session – June 4 - July 5, 2018

April 1 Early advising and schedule development begins
April 10 Registration begins (online and walk-in)
May 28 Online registration closes
May 29 Last day to pay for registered students
  Financial aid applied
May 30 Non-payment drop date
  First day to use aid at bookstore
May 31 Last day to register
  Last day to drop and receive 100% refund
June 4 Classes begin
  Last day to use loan funds at bookstore
June 7 Last day to use aid at bookstore
June 26 Remaining financial aid released
June 28 Last day to drop a course
July 4 Holiday - no classes (office closed)
July 5 Summer I session ends / final exams

Second Summer Session – July 9 - August 9, 2018

April 1 Early advising and schedule development begins
April 10 Registration begins (online and walk-in)
July 1 Online registration closes
July 2 Last day to pay for registered students
  Financial aid applied
July 3 Non-payment drop date
  First day to use aid at bookstore
July 4 Holiday - no classes (offices closed)
July 5 Last day to register
  Last day to drop and receive 100% refund
July 9 Classes begin
July 12 Last day to use aid at bookstore
July 30 Last day to apply for summer graduation
July 31 Remaining financial aid released
August 2 Last day to drop
August 9 Summer II session ends / final exams