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

Academic Calendar



Fall 2015

August 24- December 10, 2015

Financial Aid Application Priority Deadline Fall   June 15, 2015
Priority Advising/Registration for Fall continuing students including RODP   April 6, 2015
Faculty Available for Advising   February 15, 2015
Early Registration for Fall Begins April 6, 2015
Last Day to Pay Fall Early Registration Fees (Students who have not paid will be dropped from their classes.)   August 7, 2015
Registration with payment due begins August 8, 2015
Late Registration with payment due   August 20, 2015
Last Day to Drop Fall Courses or Withdraw with 100 percent Refund August 23, 2015
Last Day to Drop Fall Flex 1 Courses or Withdraw with 100 percent Refund   August 23, 2015
Classes Begin (Regular and Flex I) August 24, 2015
Last Day to Drop Fall Flex 1 Courses or Withdraw with 75 percent Refund August 30, 2015
Classes Dismissed (includes Saturday and Sunday classes) September 5-September 7, 2015
Holiday - Labor Day - Offices Closed September 7, 2015
Last Day to Drop Fall Flex 1 Courses or Withdraw with 25 percent Refund   September 4, 2015
Last Day to Drop Fall Courses or Withdraw with 75 percent Refund September 6, 2015
Last Day to Drop Fall Courses or Withdraw with 25 percent Refund   September 17, 2015
Last Day to Withdraw from Fall Flex 1 Courses with a Grade of “W” September 28, 2015
Last Day of Classes for Flex 1   October 11, 2015
Fall Break  (Classes Dismissed/Offices Open 8 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.) October 12-13, 2015
Last Day to Drop Fall Flex 2 Courses or Withdraw with 100 percent Refund October 13, 2015
Classes Begin  (Flex 2) October 14, 2015
Last Day to Drop Fall Flex 2 Courses or Withdraw with 75 percent Refund October 20, 2015
Last Day to Drop Fall Flex 2 Courses or Withdraw with 25 percent Refund October 26, 2015
Last Day to Withdraw from Fall Courses with a Grade of “W” November 10, 2015
Last Day to Withdraw from Fall Flex 2 Courses with a Grade of “W”   November 17, 2015
Classes Dismissed - Thanksgiving November 25-29, 2015
Holiday - Thanksgiving (Offices Closed)   November 26-27, 2015  
Last Day of Classes for Fall and Flex 2 December 2, 2015
Study Day   December 3, 2015
Final Exams (Faculty are not available for advising during Final Exams.)   December 4-10, 2015
Previous Spring and Summer “I” Grades Change to “F”   December 14, 2015
Grades due in Records Office by 12 noon   December 16, 2015
Grades available to students by 10 am December 17, 2015

 

Spring 2016

January 19 - May 8, 2016
Financial Aid Application Deadline Spring November 2, 2015
Priority Advising/Registration for Spring continuing students begins November 9, 2015
Faculty Available for Advising   September 15, 2015
Last Day to Pay Spring Early Registration Fees (Students who have not paid will be dropped from their classes.) January 8, 2016
Registration with payment due begins   January 9, 2016
Late Registration with payment due begins   January 14, 2016
Last Day to Drop Spring Courses or Withdraw with 100 percent Refund January 18, 2016
Last Day to Drop Spring Flex 1 Courses or Withdraw with 100 percent Refund    
Holiday - Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. (Offices Closed) January 18, 2016
Classes Begin (Regular and Flex Term 1)   January 19, 2016
Last Day to Drop Spring Flex 1 Courses or Withdraw with 75 percent Refund January 25, 2016
Last Day to Drop Spring Flex 1 Courses or Withdraw with 25 percent Refund January 30, 2016
Last Day to Drop Spring Courses or Withdraw with 75 percent Refund February 1, 2016
Last Day to Drop Spring Courses or Withdraw with 25 percent Refund February 12, 2016
Last Day to Withdraw from Spring Flex 1 Courses with Grade of “W” February 18, 2016
Last Day of Classes for Flex 1   March 6, 2016
Offices Open (8 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.) March 7-13, 2016
Spring 2015 Break (Classes Dismissed)   March 7-13, 2016
Campus and Offices Closed   March 11, 2016
Last Day to Drop Spring Flex 2 Courses or Withdraw with 100 percent Refund   March 13, 2016
Classes Begin for Flex 2 March 14, 2016
Last Day to Drop Spring Flex 2 Courses or Withdraw with 75 percent Refund   March 20, 2016
Last Day to Drop Spring Flex 2 Courses or Withdraw with 25 percent Refund March 26, 2016
Last Day to Withdraw from Classes with a Grade of W   March 28, 2016
Last Day to Withdraw from Spring Flex 2 Courses with Grade of “W” April 14, 2016
Last Day of Classes for Spring and Flex 2   April 27, 2016
Study Day   April 28, 2016
Final Exams (Faculty are not available for advising during Final Exams.)   April 29 - May 5, 2016
Graduation   May 7, 2016
Previous Fall “I” Grades Change to “F”   May 9, 2016
Grades due in Records Office by 12 noon   May 9, 2016
Grades available to students at 10 am   May 12, 2016

Note: Students should use http://my.southwest.tn.edu for after hours and weekend registration/admissions activity.

MayMester 2016

May 9 - May 27, 2016

Priority Advising/Registration for MayMester continuing students begins April 4, 2016
Faculty Available for Advising begins February 15, 2016
Early Registration for Maymester Begins (Students anticipating receiving financial aid should register for all summer classes during the first summer registration period) April 4, 2016
Last Day to Pay MayMester Early Registration Fees (Students who have not paid will be dropped from their classes). April 30, 2016
Registration with payment due begins May 1, 2016
Last Day to Drop MayMester Courses or Withdraw with 100 percent Refund May 8, 2016
Classes Begin  May 9, 2016
Last Day to Drop MayMester courses or Withdraw with 75 percent Refund May 12, 2016
Last Day to Drop MayMester courses or Withdraw with 25 percent Refund May 13, 2016
Last Day to Withdraw from MayMester courses with a Grade of “W”  May 21, 2016
Holiday - Memorial Day (Offices Closed)  May 30, 2016
Last Day of Classes and Final Exams May 27, 2016
Grades due in Records Office by Noon May 31, 2016
Grades available to students by 10 am June 2, 2016

 

Summer I - 2016

May 31 - July 1, 2016

Priority Advising/Registration for Summer continuing students begins April 4,  2016
Faculty Available for Advising begins   February 15, 2016
Early Registration for Summer Begins (Students anticipating receiving financial aid should register for all summer classes during the first summer registration period) April 4, 2016
Last Day to Pay Summer I Early Registration Fees (Students who have not paid will be dropped from their classes). May 13, 2016
Registration with payment due begins   May 14, 2016
Late Registration with payment due begins   May 26, 2016
Last Day to Drop Summer I Courses or Withdraw with 100 percent Refund May 30, 2016
Classes Begin   May 31, 2016
Last Day to Drop Summer I or Withdraw with 75 percent Refund June 6, 2016
Last Day to Drop Summer I Courses or Withdraw with 25 percent Refund June 7, 2016
Last Day to Withdraw from Summer I Courses with a Grade of “W” June 20, 2016
Last Day of Classes and Final Exams July 1, 2016
Holiday- Independence Day (Classes Dismissed/Offices Closed) July 4, 2016
Grades due in Records Office by Noon July 5, 2016
Grades available to students by 10 a.m.   July 7, 2016

  

Summer II - 2016

July 5 - August 5, 2016

Priority Advising/Registration for Summer II continuing students begins April 4, 2016
Faculty Available for Advising   February 15, 2016
Last Day to Pay Summer II Early Registration Fees (Students who have not paid will be dropped from their classes.) June 29, 2016
Registration with payment due begins   July 1, 2016
Holiday - Independence Day (Classes Dismissed/Offices Closed) July 4, 2016
Late Registration With Payment Due begins July 5, 2016
Last Day to Drop Summer II Courses or Withdraw with 100 percent Refund July, 4, 2016
Classes Begin   July 5, 2016
Last Day to Drop Summer II Courses or Withdraw with 75 percent Refund July 11, 2016
Last Day to Drop Summer II Courses or Withdraw with 25 percent Refund July 12, 2016
Last Day to Withdraw from Summer II Courses with a Grade of “W” July 25, 2016
Last Day of Classes and Final Exams August 5, 2016
Grades due in Records Office by Noon August 9, 2016
Grades available to students by 10 a.m.   August 11, 2016

 

Extended Summer 2016

May 31 - August 5, 2016

Priority Advising/Registration for Extended Summer continuing students begins April 4, 2016
Faculty Available for Advising begins   February 15, 2016
Last Day to Pay Extended Summer Early Registration Fees (Students who have not paid will be dropped from their classes.) May 13, 2016
Registration with payment due begins   May 14, 2016
Late Registration with payment due begins   May 26, 2016
Last Day to Drop Extended Summer Courses or Withdraw with 100 percent Refund May 30, 2016
Classes Begin May 31, 2016
Last Day to Drop Extended Summer Courses or Withdraw with 75 percent Refund   June 13, 2016
Last Day to Drop Extended Summer Courses or Withdraw with 25 percent Refund June 16, 2016
Holiday - Independence Day (Classes Dismissed/Offices Closed) July 4, 2016
Last Day to Withdraw from Extended Summer Courses with a Grade of “W” July 14, 2016
Last Day of Classes and Final Exams August 5, 2016
Grades Due in Records Office by Noon August 9, 2016
Grades available to students 10 a.m. August 11, 2016
     

 

Note: Students should use http://my.southwest.tn.edu for after hours and weekend registration/admissions activity.