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2023-2024 Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

College Calendar 2023-2024

Fall 2023

 
  April 4 Fall 2023 semester Registration begins for students currently enrolled in on-campus classes
  April 11 Registration for Fall semester begins. (Returning students and new students who have seen an advisor can register through My.Hinds.)
  August 8 Residence halls open for all students
  August 13 Last day to register for full-term, first eight-week, and first four-week term on-campus classes without added fees
  August 14 First day for full-term, first eight-week term, and first four-week term on-campus classes
    Add/Drop for first four-week term on-campus classes
    Late Registration for first four-week term on-campus classes (Registration fee increases)
  August 14-18 Add/Drop for full term and first eight-week term on-campus classes
    Late Registration for full term and first eight-week term on-campus classes (Registration fee increases)
  August 20 Last day to register for full-term, first eight-week, and first four-week term online classes without added fees
  August 21 First day for full-term, first eight-week term, and first four-week term online classes
    Add/Drop for first four-week term online classes
  August 21-22 Add/Drop for full term and first eight-week online classes
Late Registration for full term and first eight-week online classes (Registration fee increases)
  August 22 First day to withdraw from first four-week term online classes
  August 23 First day to withdraw from full term and first eight-week term online classes
  August 25 First day to withdraw from first four-week term on-campus classes
  September 4 Labor Day Holiday (online classes will not be affected; on-campus classes will not meet; College closed)
  September 5 Last day to withdraw from first four-week term on-campus classes
  September 8 End of first four-week term on-campus classes
    Last day to withdraw from first four-week term online classes
  September 10 Last day to register for second four-week term on-campus classes without added fees
  September 11 First day for second four-week term on-campus classes
    First day to withdraw from first eight-week term on-campus classes
    Add/Drop for second four-week term on-campus classes
    Late Registration for second four-week term on-campus classes (Registration fee increases)
    Grades for first four-week term on-campus classes must be submitted by 10:00 a.m.
  September 15 End of first four-week term online classes
  September 17 Last day to register for second four-week term online classes without added fees
  September 18 Grades for first four-week term online classes must be submitted by 10:00 a.m.
    First day for second four-week term online classes
    Add/Drop for second four-week term online classes
  September 19 First day to withdraw from second four-week term online classes
  September 22 First day to withdraw from second four-week term on-campus classes
  September 29 Last day to withdraw from first eight-week term on-campus classes
    Last day to withdraw from first eight-week term online classes
  October 3 Last day to withdraw from second four-week term on-campus classes
  October 4 First day to withdraw from full-term on-campus classes
  October 6 Last day to withdraw from the second four-week term online classes
    End of the first eight-week term and second four-week term on-campus classes
    Mid-term for full term on-campus classes
  October 8 Last day to register for second eight-week and third four-week term on-campus classes without added fees
  October 9 Late Registration for third four-week term on-campus classes (Registration fee increases)
    First day for second eight-week term and third four-week term on-campus classes
    Add/Drop for third four-week term on-campus classes
  October 10 Grades for first eight-week term and second four-week term on-campus classes must be submitted by 10:00 a.m.
  October 9-17 Add/Drop for second eight-week term on-campus classes
    Late Registration for second eight-week term on-campus classes (Registration fee increases)
  October 12-13 Fall Break (For Students and Faculty only. Online classes will not be affected.)
  October 13 End of first eight-week term and second four-week term online classes
  October 15 Last day to register for second eight-week term and third four-week term online classes without added fees
  October 16 Grades for first eight-week term and second four-week term online classes must be submitted by 10:00 a.m.
    First day for second eight-week term and third four-week term online classes
    Add/Drop for third four-week term online classes
    Late Registration for third four-week term online classes (Registration fee increases)
  October 16-17 Add/Drop for second eight-week term online classes
    Late Registration for second eight-week term online classes (Registration fee increases)
  October 17 First day to withdraw from third four-week term online classes
  October 18 First day to withdraw from second eight-week term online classes
  October 23 First day to withdraw from third four-week term on-campus classes
  October 31 Last day to withdraw from the third four-week term on-campus classes
  November 3 End of third four-week term on-campus classes
    Last day to withdraw from full term and third four-week term online classes
  November 5 Last day to register for fourth four-week term on-campus classes without added fees
  November 6 First day for fourth four-week term on-campus classes
    Add/Drop for fourth four-week term on-campus classes
    Grades for third four-week term on-campus classes must be submitted by 10:00 a.m.
    First day to withdraw from the second eight-week term on-campus classes
  November 7
Spring 2024 semester Registration begins for students currently enrolled in on-campus classes
Spring 2024 semester Registration begins for online classes
  November 10 End of third four-week term online classes
  November 13 Last day to register for fourth four-week term online classes without added fees
  November 13 Last day to withdraw from full term on-campus classes
    Grades for third four-week online classes must be submitted by 10:00 a.m.
    First day for fourth four-week term online classes
    Add/Drop for fourth four-week term online classes
    Late Registration for fourth four-week term online classes (Registration fee increases)
  November 14 First day to withdraw from fourth four-week term online classes
   
General Registration for Spring 2024 semester (Returning students and new students who have seen an advisor can register through My.Hinds)
  November 15 Last day to apply for Fall Graduation
  November 17 Residence halls close at 4:00 p.m. for Thanksgiving Holidays
   
First day to withdraw from fourth-four week on-campus classes
  November 20-24 Thanksgiving Holidays (Online classes will not be affected; on-campus classes will not meet. College closed.)
  November 24 Last day to withdraw from second eight-week term online classes
  November 26 Residence halls open at 4:00 p.m.
  December 1 Last day to withdraw from second eight-week term on-campus classes
    Last day of full term classes before Final Exams
    End of full-term online classes
    Last day to withdraw from fourth four-week term online classes
  December 4 Grades for full-term online classes must be submitted by 10:00 a.m.
  December 4-8 Final Examinations for full-term on-campus classes
  December 5 Last day to withdraw from fourth four-week term on-campus classes
  December 8 End of second eight-week and fourth four-week term on-campus classes
    End of second eight week and fourth four-week term online classes
    Residence halls close at 4:00 p.m.
  December 11 Grades for full-term and fourth four-week term on-camppus classes must be submitted by 10:00 a.m.
    Grades for second eight-week term and fourth four-week term online classes must be submitted by 10:00 a.m.
  December 13-14 Fall 2023 Graduation - Clyde Muse Center on the Rankin Campus
  December 18-January 1 Campus closed for Christmas Holidays (reopening January 2, 2024)

Spring 2024

 
  January 3 Campus re-opens from Christmas Holidays
  January 4 Residence halls open for all students
  January 7 Last day to register for full-term and first eight-week term on-campus classes without added fees
  January 8 First day for full-term, first eight-week term, and first four-week term on-campus classes
    Add/Drop for first four-week term on-campus classes
  January 8-12 Add/Drop for full term and first eight-week term on-campus classes
    Late Registration for full term and first eight-week term on-campus classes (Registration fee increases)
  January 15 Martin Luther King, Jr. Day (Online classes will not be affected; on-campus classes will not meet; College closed)
    Last day to register for full-term and first eight-week term online classes without added fees
  January 16 First day for full term, first eight-week term, and first four-week term online classes
    Add/Drop for first four-week term online classes
  January 16-18 Add/Drop for full term and first eight-week term online classes
    Late Registration for full term and first eight-week term online classes (Registration fee increases)
  January 17 First day to withdraw from first four-week term online classes
  January 18 First day to withdraw from full-term and first eight-week term online classes
  January 22 First day to withdraw from first four-week term on-campus classes
  January 30 Last day to withdraw from first four-week term on-campus classes
  February 2 Last day to withdraw from first four-week term online classes
    End of first four-week term on-campus classes
  February 4 Last day to register for second four-week term on-campus classes without added fees
  February 5 First day to withdraw from first eight-week term on-campus classes
    First day for second four-week term on-campus classes
    Add/Drop for second four-week term on-campus classes
    Grades for first four-week term on-campus classes must be submitted by 10:00 a.m.
  February 9 End of first four-week term online classes
  February 11 Last day to register for second four-week term online classes without added fees
  February 12 First day for second four-week term online classes
    Add/Drop for second four-week term online classes
    Grades for first four-week term online classes must be submitted by 10:00 a.m.
  February 13 First day to withdraw from second four-week term online classes
  February 16 First day to withdraw from second four-week term on-campus classes
    President’s Day Holiday (online classes will not be affected; on-campus classes will not meet; College closed)
  February 23 Last day to withdraw from first eight-week term online classes
    Last day to withdraw from first eight-week term on-campus classes
  February 27 Last day to withdraw from second four-week term on-campus classes
  February 28 First day to withdraw from full term on-campus classes
  March 1 End of first eight-week term and second four-week term on-campus classes
    Mid-term for full term on-campus classes
    Last day to withdraw from second four-week term online classes
  March 3 Last day to register for second eight-week and third four-week term on-campus classes without added fees
  March 4 Grades for first eight-week term and second four-week term on-campus classes must be submitted by 10:00 a.m.
    First day for second eight-week on-term and third four-week term on-campus classes
    Add/Drop for third four week term on-campus classes
  March 4-8 Add/Drop for second eight-week term on campus classes (includes Spring Break week)
    Late Registration for second eight-week term on-campus classes (Registration fee increases)
  March 8 End of first eight-week term and second four week term online classes
    Residence halls close at 4:00 p.m. for Spring Break
  March 10 Last day to register for second eight-week and third four-week term online classes without added fees
  March 11 First day for second eight-week term and third four-week term online classes
    Add/Drop for second eight-week and third four-week term online classes
    Grades for first eight week and second four week term online classes must be submitted by 10:00 a.m.
    Late Registration for second eight-week term online classes (Registration fee increases)
  March 11-15 Spring Break (online classes will not be affected; on-campus classes will not meet; College closed)
  March 12 First day to withdraw from third four-week term online classes
  March 13 First day to withdraw from second eight-week term online classes
  March 17 Residence halls open at 4:00 p.m.
  March 22 First day to withdraw from third four-week term on-campus classes
  March 29 Last day to withdraw from full term and third four-week term online classes
   
Easter Holiday (online classes will not be affected; on-campus classes will not meet; College closed)
  April 2 Last day to withdraw from third four-week term on-campus classes
    Summer and Fall 2024 semester Registration begins for students currently enrolled in on-campus classes
    Summer and Fall 2024 semester Registration begins for online classes
  April 5 End of third four-week term on-campus classes
    End of third four-week term online classes
  April 7 Last day to register for fourth four-week term online classes without added fees
    Last day to register for fourth four-week term on-campus classes without added fees
  April 8 First day to withdraw from second eight-week term on-campus classes
    First day for fourth four-week term on-campus classes
    Add/Drop for fourth four-week term on-campus classes
    Grades for third four-week term on-campus classes must be submitted by 10:00 a.m.
    Late Registration for fourth four-week term on-campus classes (Registration fee increases)
    First day for classes for fourth four-week term online classes
    Add/Drop for fourth four-week term online classes
    Grades for third four-week term online classes must be submitted by 10:00 a.m.
    Late Registration for fourth four-week term online classes (Registration fee increases)
  April 9 General Registration for Summer/Fall 2024 terms (Returning students and new students who have seen an advisor can register through My.Hinds)
    First day to withdraw from fourth four-week term online classes
  April 12 Last day to withdraw from full term on-campus classes
  April 17 Last day to apply for Graduation
  April 19 Last day to withdraw from second eight-week term online classes
    First day to withdraw from fourth four-week term on-campus classes
  April 26 Last day to withdraw from second eight-week term on-campus classes
    End of Spring full-term on-campus classes before Final Exams
    Last day to withdraw from fourth four week term online classes
    End of full term online classes
  April 29 Grades for full term online classes must be submitted by 10:00 a.m.
  April 30-May 3 Final Examinations for on-campus classes
  April 30 Last day to withdraw from the fourth four-week term on-campus classes
  May 3 End of second eight-week term and fourth four-week term on-campus classes
    End of second eight-week term and fourth four-week term online classes
    Residence halls close at 4:00 p.m.
  May 6 Grades for full-term, second eight-week, and fourth four-week term on-campus classes must be submitted by 10:00 a.m.
    Grades for second eight-week term and fourth-four week term online classes must be submitted by 10:00 a.m.
  May 8-9 Spring 2024 Graduation - Clyde Muse Center on the Rankin Campus
  May 10 Spring 2024 Graduation - J.D. Boyd Gymnasium on the Utica Campus

 Summer Mini-Term 2024

 
  April 2–May 12 Registration for Summer Mini-Term classes
  May 13 First day for Mini-Term on-campus classes
    Late Registration for Mini-Term on-campus classes (Registration fee increases)
    Last day to Add/Drop Mini-Term on-campus classes
  May 17 First day to withdraw from Mini-Term on-campus classes
  May 23 Last day to withdraw from Mini-Term on-campus classes
  May 24 Last day and final examinations for Mini-Term on-campus classes
  May 28 Grades for Mini-Term classes must be submitted by 10:00 a.m.

Summer 2024

     
  April 2 Registration for Summer/Fall 2024 terms begin for students currently enrolled in on-campus classes
    Registration for Summer/Fall 2024 terms begins for online classes
  April 9 General Registration for Summer/Fall 2024 terms begins (Returning students and new students who have seen an advisor can register through My.Hinds.)
  May 26 Residence halls Open at 2:00pm 
  May 27 Memorial Day (Campus closed and online classes will not be affected)
    Last day to register for full-term and first four-week term on-campus classes without added fees
  May 28 First day for full-term and first four-week term on-campus classes
    Deadline for grades to be submitted by 10:00 a.m. for Summer Mini.
  May 28-29 Add/Drop for first four-week term on-campus classes
    Late Registration for first four-week term on-campus classes (Registration fee increases)
  May 28-June 3 Add/Drop for 8-week on-campus classes
    Late Registration for 8-week on-campus classes (Registration fee increases)
  June 3 First day for 8-week and first four-week term online classes
   
Add/Drop for first four-week term online classes
  June 3-4 Add/Drop for full-term term online classes
  June 4
First day to withdraw from first four-week term online classes
  June 5
First day to withdraw from full-term online classes
  June 10 First day to withdraw from first four-week term on-campus classes
  June 18
Last day to withdraw from first four-week term on-campus classes
  June 19 Juneteenth Holiday (Campus closed and online classes will not be affected)
  June 21
Last day to withdraw from first four-week term online classes
    End of first four-week term on-campus classes
    First day to withdraw from full-term on-campus classes
    End of first four-week term online classes
    Residence Halls Close at 4:00pm 
  June 23
Last day to second four-week term on-campus classes without added fees
    Residence Halls Open at 2:00pm 
  June 24 First day for second four-week term on-campus classes
    Grades for first-four week term on-campus must be submitted by 10:00 a.m.
  June 24-25 Add/Drop for second four-week term on-campus classes
   
Late Registration for second four-week term on-campus classes (Registration fee increases)
  June 28 End of first four-week term online classes
  July 1 First day for second four-week term online classes
    Late Registration for second four-week term online classes (Registration fee increases)
    Add/Drop for second four-week term online classes
    Grades for first four-week term online classes must be submitted by 10:00 a.m.
  July 2 First day to withdraw from second four-week term online classes
  July 4 Independence Day Holiday (online classes will not be affected; on-campus classes will not meet; College closed)
  July 8
First day to withdraw from second four-week term on-campus classes
  July 11 Last day to apply for Graduation (Credentials will be mailed)
  July 12
Last day to withdraw from full-term online classes
Last day to withdraw from full-term on-campus classes
  July 16 Last day to withdraw from second four-week term on-campus classes
  July 17
End of full-term and second four-week term on-campus classes
    Residence Halls Close at 4:00pm 
  July 19
Last day to withdraw from second four-week term online classes
  July 22 Grades for eight-week term and second four-week term on-campus classes must be submitted by 10:00 a.m.
  July 26
End of full-term and second four-week term online classes
  July 29 Grades for full term and second four-week term online classes must be submitted by 10:00 a.m.
  July 31

Pinning Ceremony for Nursing & Allied Health Programs - Cain Cochran on the Raymond Campus