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2012 Spring - Student Handbook

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2012 Spring - Student Handbook [ARCHIVED PUBLICATION]

Important Dates (Academic Calendar)

Note: Priority Registration
Oct. 24, 2011 - Dec. 16, 2011	In person for new, continuing transfer and re-admit students
Oct. 24, 2011 - Jan. 6, 2012	Online for continuing, transfer and re-admit students

Spring 2012

January

Date	Day	Time	Info
5 - 13	Thursday - Friday		Spring 2012 registration for continuing, transfer, readmit and first-time freshmen students
6	Friday		Deadline to submit financial assistance appeals for consideration prior to registration. Appeals submitted after this date will be sent to committee after registration.
13	Friday		Priority registration payment deadline
16	Monday	3 p.m.	Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday, no classes
17	Tuesday		College Faculty/Staff Convocation
NOTE: NO REGISTRATION JAN. 14 - 17
18 - 27	Wednesday - Friday		Books may be purchased on bookstore credit (see Financial Assistance ), in person, online or through Barnes and Noble.
18 - 20	Wednesday - Friday	8 a.m. - 7 p.m. 9 a.m. - 6 p.m.	Web registration In person registration; all unsecured (unpaid) schedules deleted at end of each day.
18	Wednesday		Deadline to submit academic suspension appeals for Spring 2012
18 - 20	Wednesday - Friday		Minisession One registration
21	Saturday		CLASSES BEGIN
23	Monday		Minisession One begins
23 - 24	Monday - Tuesday	8 a.m. - 7 p.m. 1 p.m. - 6 p.m.	Drop/add on the Web Drop/add in person All unpaid schedules deleted at end of each day
24	Tuesday	6 p.m.	Final date to add courses, change sections, change from credit to audit or audit to credit Final day for 100% tuition refund
27	Friday		Last day to return textbooks; last day to use bookstore credit Final day for 50% tuition refund

February

Date	Day	Time	Info
6	Monday		Official fourteenth class day; last day for 25% tuition refund
15	Wednesday		Final date to submit financial assistance appeal
23	Thursday	4:30 p.m.	Final day for dropping Minisession One courses with a “W”
23	Wednesday		First-time loan borrower’s proceeds available (recipients must complete entrance loan counseling session and Master Promissory Note; see Financial Assistance pages)
18-22	Saturday - Wednesday		Mardi Gras holidays; no classes
24	Thursday	4:30 p.m.	Payment deadline for deferment (second payment)

March

Date	Day	Time	Info
9	Friday	4:30 p.m.	Second deadline to apply for May graduation. After this date a late fee will be assessed
13	Tuesday	8 a.m.	Beginning of Midterm exams; Midterm grade input begins
12-16	Monday - Friday		Minisession Two registration
13	Tuesday		Minisession One final exams; Minisession One ends
16	Friday	4:30 p.m.	Payment deadline for deferment (final payment due)
19	Monday		Minisession Two begins
19	Monday		End of Midterm exams
21 - 25	Monday - Friday		Student Success Week
19 - May 25	Monday - Friday		Summer/Fall 2012 priority registration in person or by Web for continuing, transfer, re-admit and new students
20	Tuesday	1 p.m.	Midterm grading period ends Final date for completion of non-traditional credits for semester
23	Friday	4:30 p.m.	Last date to apply for May graduation; applications received after this date/time will be processed for December graduation

April

Date	Day	Time	Info
5 - 8	Thursday - Sunday		Spring holiday, no classes
9	Monday	4:30 p.m.	First priority deadline to apply for December graduation
10	Tuesday	6 p.m.	Final day/time for dropping Spring semester courses with a “W” or withdrawing from College
11	Wednesday		College Honors Convocation
18	Wednesday	6 p.m.	Final day/time for dropping Minisession Two courses with a “W”
15	Friday		Final day to apply Spring 2012 financial assistance loans
20	Wednesday		Last day to submit financial assistance applications/documents
25	Monday	4:30 p.m.	Priority deadline for financial aid applications for Fall 2011
30	Monday	4:30 p.m.	Last date for reinstatement to be processed in Registrar’s office

May

Date	Day	Time	Info
4	Friday		Minisession Two ends
5	Saturday		Last day of classes
7	Monday	8 a.m.	Beginning of Final exams
12	Saturday		Final exams for Saturday classes
12	Saturday	4:30 p.m.	End of Final exams
15	Tuesday	1 p.m.	Final grading period ends; grade books due in divisional offices
16	Wednesday	4:30 p.m.	End of Spring Semester
21	Monday	10 a.m.	Commencement
28	Monday		Memorial Day holiday, College closed

Spring 2012 Minisessions
Session 1: Jan. 23 - March 13
Registration Last day to drop courses with a “W” Final exams		Jan. 18 - 20 Feb. 23 March 13

Session 2: March 19 - May 7
Registration Last day to drop courses with a “W” Final exams		Jan. 18 - 20 and March 12 - 16 April 18 May 7

Think ahead…2012 Summer/Fall Registration Schedule

Summer/Fall 2012 Priority Registration

Online Registration - Continuing, Transfer & Re-admit Students
March 19, 2012 - May 25, 2012
Registration by Appointment - New, Continuing, Transfer & Re-admit Students
March 19, 2012 - May 25, 2012