2022-2023 Academic Catalog 
    
    Mar 19, 2024  
2022-2023 Academic Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Academic Calendar (2022-2023)


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FALL SEMESTER
Date Event
August 15-19  JumpStart- Program Orientation Sessions
August 22 Fall Classes Begin
August 23 Last Day to Add First 8-Week (Accelerated) Courses
August 24 Last Day to Drop First 8-Week (Accelerated) Courses
August 26 Last Day to Complete Fall Semester Test-outs
  Last Day to Add Fall classes*
August 30 Fall Semester Tuition and Fees Due
August 28 Last Day to Drop 16-Week Courses (No Grade)**
September 5 Labor Day- No Classes/Campus Closed
September 19-30 Advising Days- Students meet with Academic Advisors
September 30 Last Day to Withdraw from First 8-Week (Accelerated) Courses (“W” Grade)***
October 3-14 Advising Days- Students meet with Academic Advisors
October 10 Native American Day- No Classes/Campus Closed
October 11 Institutional Effectiveness Day - No Classes/Campus Closed
October 14 First 8-Week (Accelerated) Courses End
October 17 Second 8-Week (Accelerated) Courses Begin
October 18 Last Day to Add Second 8-Week (Accelerated) Courses
October 19 Last Day to Drop Second 8-Week (Accelerated) Courses
October 20 Registration for Spring and Summer 2023 Begins
November 1 Last Day to Apply for December Diploma/Degree Completion
November 11 Veteran’s Day- No Classes/Campus Closed
November 13 Last Day to Withdraw from August Start Courses (“W” Grade)***
November 24-25 Thanksgiving Break- No Classes/Campus Closed
November 28 Last Day to Withdraw from Second 8-Week Courses (“W” Grade)***
December 9 End of Fall Semester
  December Graduation Ceremony, 5:00 pm (Sioux Falls Convention Center)
December 12-January 6 Winter Break- No Classes/Campus Open
December 23-26   Christmas Holiday- No Classes/Campus Closed
December 30-Jan 2 New Year’s Holiday- No Classes/Campus Closed

 

SPRING SEMESTER
Date Event
January 2   New Year’s Holiday- No Classes/Campus Closed
January 5-6 JumpStart Day- Program Orientation Sessions
January 9 Spring Classes Begin
January 10 Last Day to Add First 8-Week (Accelerated) Courses
January 11 Last Day to Drop First 8-Week (Accelerated) Courses
January 13 Last Day to Complete Spring Semester Test-outs
  Last Day to Add Spring Classes*
January 15 Last Day to Drop 16-Week Courses (No Grade)***
January 16 Martin Luther King, Jr. Day- No Classes/Campus Closed
January 17 Spring Semester Tuition and Fees Due
February 6-28 Advising Days- Students meet with Academic Advisors
February 17 Last Day to Withdraw from First 8-Week (Accelerated) Courses (“W” Grade)***
February 20 President’s Day- No Classes/Campus Open
February 21 Institutional Effectiveness Day- No Classes/Campus Closed
March 3 First 8-Week (Accelerated) Courses End
March 6-10 Spring Break- No Classes/Campus Open
March 13 Second 8-Week (Accelerated) Courses Begin
March 14 Last day to Add Second 8-Week (Accelerated) Courses
March 15 Last Day to Apply for Spring/Summer Diploma/Degree Completion
  Last Day to Drop Second 8-Week Courses (No Grade)**
March 16 Registration for Fall 2023 Classes Begin
April 7 Easter Holiday- No Classes/Campus Closed
April 10 Last Day to Withdraw from January Start Courses (“W” Grade)***
April 21 Last Day to Withdraw from Second 8-Week Courses (“W” Grade)***
May 5 End of Spring Semester
  Spring/Summer Graduation Ceremony, 5:00pm (Sioux Falls Arena)

 

SUMMER SEMESTER
Date Event
May 15   Summer Classes Begin
May 16 Institutional Effectiveness Day- No Classes/Campus Closed
May 17 Last Day to Add Summer Classes*
May 18 Last Day to Drop Summer Classes (No Grade)**
May 23 Summer Semester Tuition and Fees Due
May 29 Memorial Day- No Classes/Campus Closed
July 4 4th of July Holiday- No Classes/Campus Closed
July 5 Last Day to Withdraw from Summer Courses (“W” Grade)***
July 21 End of Summer Semester

 

Add* Students may add a course to their schedule during the first week of the Fall and Spring semesters.
Drop** See refund schedule  for drop dates.
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.