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2023-2024 Catalog and Student Handbook Spring 2024 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Academic Calendar 2023 - 2024

SCHEDULE CHANGES WILL BE PERMITTED PRIOR TO CLASS CENSUS DATE (10 PERCENT POINT);
DROP CLASS WITH REFUND WILL BE PERMITTED ON OR PRIOR TO CLASS CENSUS DATE

Degree in a Year (AAY) courses do not follow traditional student break dates

Fall Semester 2023

July 21 Fall Semester Payment Deadline
August 14 First Day of Classes (16, First 8, and First 4-Week Courses)
August 15 First Day of Associate of Arts in a Year Classes (AAY First Mini-Session)
August 21 Financial Aid Withdrawal Penalty Period Ends (AAY First Mini-Session)
August 22 Last Day for Student Initiated Withdrawal (AAY First Mini-Session)
August 26 End of AAY First Mini-Session
August 28 First Day of 14-Week Session
August 29 First Day of 1st 5-Week Session (AAY)
August 29 Financial Aid Withdrawal Penalty Period Ends (1st 4-Week Session)
August 31 Last Day for Student Initiated Withdrawal (1st 4-Week Session)
September 4 Labor Day Holiday (College Closed)
September 8 Financial Aid Withdrawal Penalty Period Ends (1st 5-Week Session/AAY)
September 11 End of 1st 4-Week Session
September 12 First Day of 12-Week and 2nd 4-Week Session
September 13 Last Day for Student Initiated Withdrawl (1st 5-Week Session/AAY)
September 15 Financial Aid Withdrawal Penalty Period Ends (1st 8-Week Session)
September 21 Last Day for Student Initiated Withdrawal (1st 8-Week Session)
September 26 First Day of 10-Week Session
September 27 Financial Aid Withdrawal Penalty Period Ends (2nd 4-Week Session)
September 28 End of 1st 5-Week Session (AAY)
September 29 Last Day for Student Initiated Withdrawal (2nd 4-Week Session
September 30 First Day of 2nd 5-Week Session (AAY)
October 9 End of 1st 8-Week and 2nd 4-Week Session
October 10-11 Student Break (No Classes)
October 12 Classes Resume
October 12 First Day of 2nd 8-Week and 3rd 4-Week Session
October 17 Financial Aid Withdrawal Penalty Period Ends (2nd 5-Week Session/AAY)
October 20 Last Day for Student Initiated Withdrawal (2nd 5-Week Session/AAY)
October 23 Financial Aid Withdrawal Penalty Period Ends (16-Week Session)
October 27 Financial Aid Withdrawal Penalty Period Ends (14 and 3rd 4-Week Session)
October 31 End of 2nd 5-Week Session (AAY)
October 31 Last Day for Student Initiated Withdrawal (3rd 4-Week Session)
November 2 Last Day for Student Initiated Withdrawal (16-Week Session)
November 2 Financial Aid Withdrawal Penalty Period Ends (12-Week Session)
November 2 First Day of 3rd 5-Week Session (AAY)
November 7 Last Day for Student Initiated Withdrawal (14-Week Session)
November 8 End of 3rd 4-Week Session
November 8 Financial Aid Withdrawal Penalty Period Ends (10-Week Session)
November 9 First Day of 4th 4-Week Session
November 10 Last Day for Student Inititated Withdrawal (12-Week Session)
November 14 Financial Aid Withdrawal Penalty Period Ends (2nd 8-Week Session)
November 15 Last Day for Student Initiated Withdrawal (10-Week Session)
November 18 Financial Aid Withdrawal Penalty Period Ends (3rd 5-Week Session/AAY)
November 20-25 Fall Break (No Classes)
November 22-24 Thanksgiving Holiday (College Closed)
November 25 Last Day for Student Initiated Withdrawal (3rd 5-Week Session/AAY)
November 27 Classes Resume
November 27 Last Day for Student Initiated Withdrawal (2nd 8-Week Session)
December 1 Spring Semester Payment Deadline
December 1 Financial Aid Withdrawal Penalty Period Ends (4th 4-Week Session)
December 5 End of 3rd 5-Week Session (AAY)
December 5 Last Day for Student Initiated Withdrawal (4th 4-Week Session)
December 7 First Day of AAY Second Mini-Session Classes (AAY Second Mini-Session)
December 13 Fall Semester Ends (16, 14, 12, 10, Second 8, and Fourth 4-Week Sessions)
December 13 Financial Aid Withdrawal Penalty Period Ends (AAY Second Mini-Session)
December 14 Last Day for Student Initiated Withdrawal (AAY Second Mini-Session)
December 19 End of AAY Second Mini-Session

Spring Semester 2024

January 5 First Day of Classes (16, 1st 12, 1st 8, and 1st 4-week Sessions)  
January 6 First Day of Associate of Arts in a Year Classes (AAY First Mini-Session)  
January 12 Financial Aid Withdrawal Penalty Period Ends (AAY First Mini-Session)  
January 13 Last Day for Student Initiated Withdrawal (AAY First Mini-Session)  
January 15 Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday (College Closed)  
January 18 End of AAY First Mini-Session  
January 20 First Day of 1st 5-Week Session (AAY)  
January 22 First Day of 14-Week Session  
January 23 Financial Aid Withdrawal Penalty Period Ends (1st 4-Week Session)  
January 25 Last Day for Student Initiated Withdrawal (1st 4-Week Session)  
February 2 End of 1st 4-Week Session  
February 5 First Day of 12-Week and 2nd 4-Week Session  
February 6 Financial Aid Withdrawal Penalty Period Ends (1st 5-Week Session/AAY)  
February 8 Financial Aid Withdrawal Penalty Period Ends (1st 8-Week Session)  
February 9 Last Day for Student Initiated Withdrawal (1st 5-Week Session/AAY)  
February 14 Last Day for Student Initiated Withdrawal (1st 8-Week Session)  
February 19 First Day of 10-Week Session  
February 20 End of 1st 5-Week Session (AAY)  
February 20 Financial Aid Withdrawal Penalty Period Ends (2nd 4-Week Session)  
February 22 First Day of 2nd 5-Week Session (AAY)  
February 22 Last Day for Student Initiated Withdrawal (2nd 4-Week Session)  
Febryar 26 Financial Aid Withdrawal Penalty Period Ends (1st 12-Week Session)  
March 1 End of 1st 8-Week and 2nd 4-Week Session  
March 4-10 Student Spring Break (No Classes)  
March 9 Financial Aid Withdrawal Penalty Period Ends (2nd 5-Week Session/AAY)  
March 11 Classes Resume  
March 11 First Day of 2nd 8-Week and 3rd 4-Week Session  
March 12 Last Day for Student Initiated Withdrawal (1st 12-Week Session)  
March 13 Last Day for Student Initiated Withdrawal (2nd 5-Week Session/AAY)  
March 20 Financial Aid Withdrawal Penalty Period Ends (16-Week Session)  
March 23 End of 2nd 5-Week Session (AAY)  
March 26 Last Day for Student Initiated Withdrawal (14-Week Session)  
March 26 First Day of 3rd 5-Week Session (AAY)  
March 26 Financial Aid Withdrawal Penalty Period Ends (14 and 3rd 4-Week Session)  
March 28 Last Day for Student Initiated Withdrawal (3rd 4-Week Session)  
March 29-31 Easter Holiday (College Closed)  
April 2 Financial Aid Withdrawal Penalty Period Ends (12-Week Session)  
April 2 Last Day for Student Initiated Withdrawal (16-Week Session)  
April 5 Last Day for Student Initiated Withdrawal (14-Week Session)  
April 8 Financial Aid Withdrawal Penalty Period Ends (10-Week Session)  
April 8 End of 1st 12 week and 3rd 4-Week Session  
April 9 First Day of 4th 4-Week Session  
April 10 Last Day for Student Initiated Withdrawal (12-Week Session)
April 12 Financial Aid Withdrawal Penalty Period Ends (2nd 8-Week Session)
April 12 Financial Aid Withdrawal Penalty Period Ends (3rd 5-Week Session)
April 15 Last Day for Student Initiated Withdrawal (10-Week Session)
April 16 Last Day for Student Initiated Withdrawal (3rd 5-Week Session/AAY)
April 18 Last Day for Student Initiated Withdrawal (2nd 8-Week Session)
April 24 Financial Aid Withdrawal Penalty Period Ends (4th 4-Week Session)
April 25 End of 3rd 5-Week Session (AAY)
April 26 Last Day for Student Initiated Withdrawal (4th 4-Week Session)
April 27 First Day of AAY Second Mini-Session Classes (AAY Second Mini-Session)
May 3 Financial Aid Withdrawal Penalty Period Ends (AAY Second Mini-Session)
May 4 Last Day for Student Initiated Withdrawal (AAY Second Mini-Session)
May 6 Spring Semester Ends (End 16, 14, 12, 10, 2nd 8, and 4th 4-Week Session)
May 9 End of AAY Second Mini-Session
May 11 Graduation (Proposed Date/Subject to Change)
May 15 Summer Term Payment Deadline

Summer Term 2024

May 27 Memorial Day Holiday (College Closed)
May 28 First Day of 1st 5-Week Session (AAY)
May 29 First Day of Classes (8 and 1st 4-Week Sessions)
June 13 Financial Aid Withdrawal Penalty Period Ends (1st 4-Week Session)
June 13 Financial Aid Withdrawal Penalty Period Ends (1st 5-Week Session/AAY)
June 17 Last Day for Student Initiated Withdrawal (1st 5-Week Session/AAY)
June 18 Last Day for Student Initiated Withdrawal (1st 4-Week Session)
June 25 End of 1st 4-Week Session
June 26 Student Break (No Classes)
June 27 First Day of 2nd 4-Week Session
June 27 End of 1st 5-Week Session (AAY)
June 29 First Day of 2nd 5-Week Session (AAY)
July 3 Financial Aid Withdrawal Penalty Period Ends (8-Week Session)
July 4 Independence Day Holiday (College Closed)
July 10 Last Day for Student Initiated Withdrawal (8-Week Session)
July 16 Financial Aid Withdrawal Penalty Period Ends (2nd 4-Week Session)
July 17 Financial Aid Withdrawal Penalty Period Ends (2nd 5-Week Session/AAY)
July 18 Last Day for Student Initiated Withdrawal (2nd 4-Week Session)
July 20 Last Day for Student Initiated Withdrawal (2nd 5-Week Session/AAY)
July 25 End of Summer Term (8 and 2nd 4-week Sessions)
August 1 End of 2nd 5-Week Session (AAY)