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2015-2016 Catalog 
    
2015-2016 Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Calendar 2015-2016


 
On-line class - MS Virtual Community College courses taught on-line
(On-line courses will not observe traditional holiday closures; see on-line syllabus for schedule of due dates)
On-campus class - Class that meets on campus for all or part of the term

2015 Summer Mini-Term Schedule

 
  April 7 – May 12 Registration for Summer Mini-Term classes
  May 13 First day for Summer Mini-Term on-campus classes
    Late Registration for on-campus classes (Registration fee increases)
    Deadline to Drop/Add Summer Mini-Term on-campus classes
  May 18 First day to withdraw from Summer Mini-Term on-campus classes
  May 25 Memorial Day Holiday (on-campus classes will not meet; all College offices closed)
  May 26 Deadline to withdraw from Summer Mini-Term on-campus classes
  May 27 Last day and final examinations for Summer Mini-Term on-campus classes
  May 28 Grades for Summer Mini-Term classes must be submitted by 10:00 a.m.

2015 Summer Schedule

 
  April 7 Summer/Fall 2015 Registration begins for on-line classes
  April 13 Registration for Summer/Fall begins (Returning students and new students who have seen an advisor can register through My.Hinds at any time.)
  May 25 Memorial Day Holiday (on-campus classes will not meet; all College offices closed)
  May 29 Deadline to register for Summer term on-line classes
  May 31 Residence Halls open 1:00 - 5:00 p.m.
  June 1 First day for eight-week term and first four-week term on-campus classes
    First day for Summer term on-line classes
  June 1-2 Drop/Add period for eight-week term and first four-week term on-campus classes
    Drop/Add period for Summer term on-line classes
    Late Registration (Registration fee increases)
  June 2 Deadline for Late Registration for eight-week term and first four-week term on-campus classes
  June 3 First day to withdraw from Summer term on-line classes
  June 11 First day to withdraw from first four-week term on-campus classes
  June 24 Deadline to withdraw from first four-week term on-campus classes
    First day to withdraw from eight-week term on-campus classes
  June 26 Last day of first four-week term on-campus classes
    Deadline to register for second four-week term on-campus classes without added fees
  June 28 Residence halls open for second four-week term 1:00 - 5:00 p.m.
  June 29 First day of second four-week term on-campus classes
    Grades for first four-week term on-campus classes must be submitted by 10:00 a.m.
  June 29-30 Drop/Add period for second four-week term on-campus classes
    Late Registration (Registration fee increases)
  June 30 Deadline for Late Registration for second four-week term on-campus classes
  July 2 Residence halls close at 4:00 p.m.
  July 3 Independence Day Holiday (Campuses closed)
  July 5 Residence halls open at 4:00 p.m.
  July 6 Deadline to apply for Summer Graduation
  July 9 Deadline to withdraw from Summer term on-line classes
  July 13 First day to withdraw from second four-week term on-campus classes
  July 24 Deadline to withdraw from eight-week term and second four-week term on-campus classes
  July 27 Grades for Summer term on-line classes must be submitted
    Last day for eight-week term and second four-week term on-campus classes
    Residence halls close at 4:00 p.m.
  July 28 Grades for eight-week term and second four-week term on-campus classes must be submitted by 10:00 a.m.
  July 30 Summer Graduation

2015 Fall Semester Schedule

 
  April 7, 2015 Fall 2015 semester Registration begins for students currently enrolled in on-campus classes
    Fall 2015 semester Registration begins for on-line classes
  April 13 Registration for Fall 2015 semester full-term, first, and second eight-week term classes (Returning students and new students who have seen an advisor can register through My.Hinds at any time)
  August 11 District Faculty Convocation
  August 13 Residence halls open for new students
  August 14 Residence halls open for returning students
    Residence hall orientation for new first-time residents
    New full-time faculty orientation
    Deadline to register for full-term and first eight-week term on-campus classes without added fees
  August 17 First day for full-term and first eight-week term on-campus classes
  August 17-18 Drop/Add period for first eight-week term on-campus classes
    Late Registration for on-campus classes (Registration fee increases)
  August 17-21 Drop/Add period for full-term on-campus classes
    Late Registration for full-term on-campus classes
  August 21 Deadline for Late Registration for full-term on-campus classes (Registration fee increases)
  August 23 Deadline to register for full-term and first eight-week term on-line classes
  August 24 First day for full-term and first eight-week term on-line classes
  August 24-25 Drop/Add and Late Registration period for full-term and first eight-week term on-line classes
  August 26 First day to withdraw from full-term and first eight-week term on-line classes
  September 4 First day to withdraw from first eight-week term on-campus classes
  September 7 Labor Day Holiday (on-campus classes will not meet)
  September 25 Priority Deadline to apply for Fall Graduation
  October 2 Deadline to withdraw from first eight-week term on-line classes
  October 6 Deadline to withdraw from first eight-week term on-campus classes
    First day to withdraw from full-term on-campus classes
  October 9 End of first eight-week term and mid-term for full-term on-campus classes
    Deadline to register for second eight-week term on-campus classes without added fees
  October 12 Fall Break Holiday (on-campus classes will not meet)
  October 13 First day for second eight-week term on-campus classes
    Grades for first eight-week term and mid-term on-campus classes must be submitted by 10:00 a.m.
  October 13-14 Drop/Add and Late Registration period for second eight-week term on-campus classes (Registration fee increases)
  October 14 Deadline for Late Registration for second eight-week term on-campus classes
  October 16 Last day for first eight-week term on-line classes
  October 18 Deadline to register for second eight-week term on-line classes
  October 19 Grades for first eight-week term on-line classes must be submitted
    First day for second eight-week term on-line classes
  October 19-20 Drop/Add and Late Registration period for second eight-week term on-line classes
  October 21 First day to withdraw from second eight-week term on-line classes
  November 3 Spring 2016 semester Registration begins for students currently enrolled in on-campus classes
    Spring 2016 semester Registration begins for on-line classes
  November 6 Deadline to withdraw from full-term on-line classes
    Deadline to apply for Fall Graduation
  November 9 Registration for Spring 2016 semester full-term, first, and second eight-week term classes (Returning students and new students who have seen an advisor can register through My.Hinds at any time)
    First day to withdraw from second eight-week term on-campus classes
  November 20 Residence halls close at 4:00 p.m. for Thanksgiving Holidays
  November 23-27 Thanksgiving Holidays (on-campus classes will not meet)
  November 27 Deadline to withdraw from second eight-week term on-line classes
  November 29 Residence halls open at 4:00 p.m.
  December 2 Classes resume after Thanksgiving Holidays
    Deadline to withdraw from full-term and second eight-week term on-campus classes
  December 4 Last day for full-term on-line classes
  December 7 Grades for full-term on-line classes must be submitted
  December 9 Last day of Fall full-term and second eight-week term on-campus classes
    Final Examinations for Wednesday night on-campus classes
  December 10-12; 14-15 Final Examinations for on-campus classes
  December 11 Last day for second eight-week term on-line classes
  December 14 Grades for second eight-week term on-line classes must be submitted
  December 15 Residence halls close at 4:00 p.m.
  December 16 Grades for full-term and second eight-week term on-campus classes must be submitted by 10:00 a.m.
  December 18 Fall 2015 Graduation

2016 Spring Semester Schedule

 
  January 5, 2016 District Faculty/Staff Convocation
  January 7 Residence halls open for new students
  January 8 Residence halls open for returning students
    Residence hall orientation for new first-time residents
    Deadline to register for full-term and first eight-week term on-campus classes without added fees
  January 11 First day for full-term and first eight-week term on-campus classes
  January 11-12 Drop/Add period for first eight-week term on-campus classes
  January 11-15 Drop/Add period for full-term on-campus classes
    Late Registration for on-campus classes (Registration fee increases)
  January 15 Deadline for Late Registration for full-term on-campus classes
    Deadline to Drop/Add full-term on-campus classes
  January 18 Deadline to register for full-term and first eight-week term on-line classes
    Heritage Day Holiday (on-campus classes will not meet)
  January 19 First day for full-term and first eight-week term on-line classes
  January 19-20 Drop/Add and Late Registration period for full-term and first eight-week term on-line classes
  January 21 First day to withdraw from full-term and first eight-week term on-line classes
  February 1 First day to withdraw from first eight-week term on-campus classes
  February 19 Priority Deadline to apply for Spring Graduation
  February 26 Deadline to withdraw from first eight-week term on-line classes
  March 1 Deadline to withdraw from first eight-week term on-campus classes
    First day a student may withdraw from full-term on-campus classes
  March 4 End of first eight-week term and mid-term for full-term on-campus classes
    Residence halls close at 4:00 p.m. for Spring Break
  March 7 Grades for first eight-week term and mid-term on-campus classes must be submitted by 10:00 a.m.
  March 7-11 Spring Break (on-campus classes will not meet)
  March 11 Deadline to register for second eight-week term on-campus classes without added fees
    Last day for first eight-week term on-line classes
  March 13 Residence halls open at 4:00 p.m.
    Deadline to register for second eight-week term on-line classes
  March 14 Grades for first eight-week term on-line campus classes must be submitted
    First day for second eight-week term on-line classes
    First day for second eight-week term on-campus classes
  March 14-15 Drop/Add and Late Registration period for second eight-week term on-campus classes (Registration fee increases)
    Drop/Add and Late Registration period for second eight-week term on-line classes
  March 16 First day to withdraw from second eight-week term on-line classes
  March 25 Easter Holiday (on-campus classes will not meet)
  April 1 Deadline to withdraw from full-term on-line classes
  April 4 First day to withdraw from second eight-week term on-campus classes
  April 5 Registration for Summer/Fall 2016 begins for on-line classes 
    Registration for Summer/Fall 2016 begins for students currently enrolled in on-campus classes
  April 8 Deadline to apply for Spring Graduation
  April 11 Registration for Fall 2016 semester full-term, first, and second eight-week term classes (Returning students and new students who have seen an advisor can register through My.Hinds at any time.)
  April 22 Deadline to withdraw from second eight-week term on-line classes
  April 27 Deadline to withdraw from full-term or second eight-week term on-campus classes
  April 29 Last day for full-term on-line classes
  May 2 Grades for full-term on-line classes must be submitted
  May 4 Last Day of Spring full-term and second eight-week term on-campus classes
    Final Examinations for Wednesday night on-campus classes
  May 6 Last day for second eight-week term on-line classes
  May 9 Grades for second eight-week term on-line classes must be submitted
  May 5-7; 9-10 Final Examinations for on-campus classes
  May 10 Residence halls close at 4:00 p.m.
  May 11 Grades for full-term and second eight-week term on-campus classes must be submitted by 10:00 a.m.
  May 12-13 Spring Graduation
  May 15 Spring Graduation (J.D. Boyd Gymnasium on the Utica Campus)
  May 30 Memorial Day Holiday (All College offices closed)

2016 Summer Mini-Term Schedule

 
  April 5 – May 10 Registration for Summer Mini-Term classes
  May 11 First day for Summer Mini-Term on-campus classes
    Late Registration for on-campus classes (Registration fee increases)
    Deadline to Drop/Add Summer Mini-Term on-campus classes
  May 16 First day to withdraw from Summer Mini-Term on-campus classes
  May 23 Deadline to withdraw from Summer Mini-Term on-campus classes
  May 24 Last day and final examinations for Summer Mini-Term on-campus classes
  May 25 Grades for Summer Mini-Term classes must be submitted by 10:00 a.m.
  May 30 Memorial Day Holiday (on-campus classes will not meet)

2016 Summer Schedule

 
  April 5 Registration for Summer/Fall begins for on-line classes
    Registration for Summer/Fall begins for students currently enrolled in on-campus classes
  April 11 Registration for Summer/Fall begins (Returning students and new students who have seen an advisor can register through My.Hinds at any time)
  May 30 Memorial Day Holiday (on-campus classes will not meet)
    Residence halls open 1:00-5:00 p.m.
    Deadline to register for Summer term on-line classes
  May 31 First day for eight-week term and first four-week term on-campus classes
    First day for Summer term on-line classes
  May 31-June 1 Drop/Add period for eight-week term and first four-week term on-campus classes
    Late Registration (Registration fee increases)
    Drop/Add and Late Registration period for Summer term on-line classes
  June 1 Deadline for Late Registration for eight-week term and first four-week term on-campus classes
  June 2 First day to withdraw from Summer term on-line classes
  June 10 First day to withdraw from first four-week term on-campus classes
  June 23 Deadline to withdraw from first four-week term on-campus classes
    First day to withdraw from eight-week term on-campus classes
  June 27 Last day of first four-week term on-campus classes
    Deadline to register for second four-week term on-campus classes without added fees
  June 28 Residence halls open for second four-week term 1:00-5:00 p.m.
    First day of second four-week term on-campus classes
    Grades for first four-week term on-campus classes must be submitted by 10:00 a.m.
  June 28-29 Drop/Add period for second four-week term on-campus classes
    Late Registration (Registration fee increases)
  June 29 Deadline for Late Registration for second four-week term on-campus classes
  July 1 Residence halls close at 4:00 p.m.
  July 4 Independence Day Holiday (Campuses closed)
    Residence halls open at 4:00 p.m.
  July 5 Deadline to apply for Summer Graduation
  July 8 Deadline to withdraw from Summer term on-line classes
  July 11 First day to withdraw from second four-week term on-campus classes
  July 22 Last day for full-term on-line classes
  July 25 Deadline to withdraw from eight-week term and second four-week term on-campus classes
    Grades for Summer term on-line classes must be submitted
  July 26 Last day for eight-week term and second four-week term on-campus classes
    Residence halls close at 4:00 p.m.
  July 27 Grades for eight-week term and second four-week term on-campus classes must be submitted by 10:00 a.m.
  July 29 Summer 2016 Graduation