2005-2006 ACADEMIC CALENDAR
FALL SEMESTER 2005
July 29, Friday	Applications for New and Re-Admit Students Due
August 22, Monday	Faculty Return/Fall Convocation
August 23- 24 Tuesday- Wednesday	Official Registration: Off Campus Location (See schedule of classes for specific sites and dates)
August 25, Thursday	Official Registration: Main Campus
August 29, Monday	Classes Begin as Scheduled; Late Registration Begins (See schedule of classes for specific start dates)
September 3, , Saturday	College @ Home and Weekend College Classes Begin as Scheduled
September 5, Monday	Holiday: Labor Day (Offices Closed)
October 14, Friday	Professional Development Day, Classes Cancelled/Offices Closed
October 17 - 18 Monday - Tuesday	Fall Break
October 31, Monday	Graduation Applications for Spring or Summer 2006 due in Records Office
November 9, Wednesday	Last Day to Withdraw from Classes or from the College and Receive a "W"
November 14, - Monday	Early Registration begins for Spring Semester 2006; Classes meet as Scheduled
November 24-26, Thursday - Saturday	Holiday: Thanksgiving (Offices Closed)
December 10, Saturday	Fall Semester Classes End
December 12-17 Monday - Saturday	Final Exams for Day and Evening Classes
December 26 - 31 , Monday-Saturday	Holiday: Christmas (Offices Closed)
SPRING SEMESTER 2006
December 1, Thursday	Applications for New and Re-Admit Students Due
January 2, Monday	New Year's Holiday (Offices Closed)
January 9, Monday	Professional Development Day - Faculty Return/Offices Closed
January 10-11, Tuesday & Wednesday	Official Registration: Off Campus Locations
January 12, Thursday	Official Registration: Main Campus
January 16, Monday	Holiday: Martin Luther King, Jr. Day (Offices Closed)
January 17, Tuesday	Classes Begin as Scheduled; Late Registration Begins (See Schedule of Classes for specific start dates)
January 21, Saturday	College @ Home and Weekend College Classes Begin as Scheduled
March 6-11 Monday - Saturday	Spring Break: Classes do not meet
March 29, Wednesday	Last Day to Withdraw from Classes or from the College and Receive a "W"
March 31, Friday	Graduation Applications for Fall 2006 due in Records Office
April 3, Monday	Early Registration Begins for Summer and Fall Semesters 2006, Classes Meet as Scheduled
April 14 - 15 Friday - Saturday	Holiday: Good Friday (Offices Closed)
April 29, Saturday	Spring Semester Classes End
May 1- 6, Monday-Saturday	Final Exams for Day Classes and Evening Classes
May 13, Saturday	Commencement (10:00 AM)
Maymester 2006
May 4, Thursday	Official Registration: Main Campus
May 8, Monday	First Day of Classes
May 19, Friday	Last Day to Withdraw from classes or from the College and Receive a "W"
May 26, Friday	Maymester ends; Final Exams
SUMMER SEMESTER 2006
April 28, Friday	Applications for New and Readmit Students Due
May 23-.24, Tuesday - Wednesday	Official Registration: Off Campus Locations (See schedule of classes for site specific dates)
May 25, Thursday	Official Registration: Main Campus
May 29, Monday	Holiday: Memorial Day (Offices Closed)
July 4, Tuesday	Holiday: Independence Day (Offices Closed)
First Session (Five Weeks)
May 30, Tuesday	Classes Begin as Scheduled/Late Registration (See Schedule of Classes for specific dates)
June 22, Thursday	Last Day to Withdraw from Classes or from the College and Receive a "W"
July 3, Monday	First Session Classes End; Final Exams
Second Session (Five Weeks)
July 5, Wednesday	Classes Begin as Scheduled/Late Registration (See Schedule of Classes for Specific Dates)
July 27, Thursday	Last Day to Withdraw from Classes or from the College and Receive a "W"
August 8, Tuesday	Second Session Classes End; Final Exams
Full Session (Ten Weeks)
May 30, Tuesday	Classes Begin as Scheduled/Late Registration (See Schedule of Classes for specific dates)
June 3, Saturday	College @ Home Classes Begin as Scheduled
July 14, Friday	Last Day to Withdraw from Classes or from the College and Receive a "W"
August 8, Tuesday	Full Session Classes End; Final Exams
LATE REGISTRATION POLICY: Students WILL NOT be allowed to register for a course AFTER the First Class Meeting of that course without the permission of the instructor or appropriate Dean. This calendar is subject to change at any time prior to or during an academic term due to emergencies or causes beyond the reasonable control of the institution, including severe weather, loss of utility services, or orders by federal or state agencies.