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2019-2020 Catalog and Handbook

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2019-2020 Catalog and Handbook [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Academic Calendar (2019-2020)

Fall Semester

Spring Semester

Summer Semester

FALL SEMESTER

August

19-23	JumpStart- Program Orientation Sessions
23	Last Day to Complete Fall Semester Test-outs
26	Fall Classes Begin
30	Last Day to Add Fall classes*

September

2	Labor Day- No Classes/Campus Closed
6	Last Day to Drop Fall Classes**
10	Fall Semester Tuition and Fees Due

October

4	Last Day to Withdraw from First 8-Week (Accelerated) Courses (“W” Grade)***
18	First 8-Week (Accelerated) Courses End
21	Second 8-Week (Accelerated) Courses Begin
24	Registration for Spring and Summer 2020 Begins

November

1	Last Day to Apply for December 2019 Diploma/Degree Completion
11	Veteran’s Day- No Classes/Campus Closed
15	Last Day to Withdraw from August Start Courses (“W” Grade)***
27	Last Day to Withdraw from Second 8-Week Courses (“W” Grade)***
28-29	Thanksgiving Break- No classes/Campus Closed

December

13	End of Fall Semester
	December Graduation Ceremony, 5:00 pm (Sioux Falls Convention Center)
16-January 10	Winter Break- No Classes
24-25	Christmas Holiday- No Classes/Campus Closed
31	New Year’s Holiday- No Classes/Campus Closed

Spring Semester

January

1	New Year’s Holiday- No Classes/Campus Closed
10	JumpStart Day- Program Orientation Sessions
	Last Day to Complete Spring Semester Test-outs
13	Spring Classes Begin
17	Last Day to Add Spring Classes*
	Spring Semester Tuition and Fees Due
24	Last Day to Drop Spring Classes (No Grade)**

February

17	President’s Day- No Classes/Campus Open
21	Last Day to Withdraw from First 8-Week (Accelerated) Courses (“W” Grade)***

March

6	First 8-Week (Accelerated) Courses End
9-13	Spring Break- No Classes/Campus Open
15	Last Day to Apply for Spring/Summer 2020 Diploma/Degree Completion
16	Second 8-Week (Accelerated) Courses Begin
19	Registration for Fall 2020 Classes Begin

April

9	Last Day to Withdraw from January Start Courses (“W” Grade)***
10	Easter Holiday- No Classes/Campus Closed
13	Easter Holiday- No Classes/Campus Open
24	Last Day to Withdraw from Second 8-Week Courses (“W” Grade)***

May

8	End of Spring Semester
	Spring/Summer Graduation Ceremony, 5:00pm (Sioux Falls Arena)

Summer Semester

May

18	Summer Classes Begin
20	Last Day to Add Summer Classes*
25	Memorial Day- No Classes/Campus Closed
27	Last Day to Drop Summer Classes (No Grade)**

June

1	Summer Semester Tuition and Fees Due

July

2	Last Day to Withdraw from Summer Courses (“W” Grade)***
3	4th of July Holiday- No Classes/Campus Closed
24	End of Summer Semester

Add*	Students may add a course to their schedule during the first week of the Fall and Spring semesters.
Drop**	Students may drop a course during the first two weeks of the Fall and Spring semesters with no tuition charge and no grade. After the drop date, dropped courses are not eligible for a refund.
Withdraw***	Students may withdraw from a course and receive a grade of “W” until the last four weeks of the semester (last two weeks for courses running 8 weeks), without affecting their grade point average.