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

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  • Fall 2016

    August 22 - December 9, 2016

    Financial Aid Application Priority Deadline Fall   June 16, 2016
    Priority Advising/Registration for Fall continuing students including RODP   April 4,2016
    Faculty Available for Fall Advising   February 15, 2016
    Early Registration for Fall Begins April 6, 2016
    Last Day to Pay Fall Early Registration Fees (Students who have not paid will be dropped from their classes.)   August 9, 2016
    Registration with payment due begins August 12, 2016
    Late Registration with payment due   August 18, 2016
    Last Day to Drop /Withdraw Fall Reg/Flex I Courses with 100 percent Refund August 21, 2016
    Classes Begin (Regular and Flex I) August 22, 2016
    Last Day to Drop Fall Flex 1 Courses or Withdraw with 75 percent Refund August 28, 2016
    Last Day to Drop Fall Courses or Withdraw with 75 percent Refund September 4, 2016
    Classes Dismissed (includes Saturday and Sunday classes) September 3 - September 5
    Holiday - Labor Day - Offices Closed September 5, 2016
    Last Day to Drop Fall Flex 1 Courses or Withdraw with 25 percent Refund   September 2, 2016
    Last Day to Drop Fall Courses or Withdraw with 25 percent Refund   September 15,2016
    Last Day to Withdraw from Fall Flex 1 Courses with a Grade of “W” September 22, 2016
    Last Day of Classes for Flex 1   October 9, 2016
    Fall Break  (Classes Dismissed/Offices Open 8 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.) October 10 - 11, 2016
    Grades Due in Records Office - Flex I October 11, 2016
    Grades Available to Students Flex I October 13, 2016
    Last Day to Drop Fall Flex 2 Courses or Withdraw with 100 percent Refund October 11, 2016
    Classes Begin  (Flex 2) October 12, 2016
    Last Day to Drop Fall Flex 2 Courses or Withdraw with 75 percent Refund October 18, 2016
    Last Day to Drop Fall Flex 2 Courses or Withdraw with 25 percent Refund October 24, 2016
    Last Day to Withdraw from Fall Courses with a Grade of “W” November 3, 2016
    Last Day to Withdraw from Fall Flex 2 Courses with a Grade of “W”   November 18, 2016
    Classes Dismissed - Thanksgiving November 23 -November 27
    Holiday - Thanksgiving (Offices Closed)   November 24 - November 25  
    Last Day of Classes for Fall and Flex 2 December 1, 2016
    Study Day   December 2, 2016
    Final Exams (Faculty are not available for advising during Final Exams.)   December 3-9, 2016
    Previous Spring and Summer “I” Grades Change to “F”   December 13, 2016
    Grades due in Records Office by 12 noon   December 12, 2016
    Grades available to students by 10 am December 15, 2016

     

    Spring 2017

    January 17 -April 27, 2017
    Financial Aid Application Deadline Spring November 2, 2016
    Priority Advising/Registration for Spring continuing students begins November 14, 2016
    Faculty Available for Advising   September 15, 2016
    Last Day to Pay Spring Early Registration Fees (Students who have not paid will be dropped from their classes.) January 5, 2017
    Registration with payment due begins   January 9, 2017
    Late Registration with payment due begins   January 13, 2017
    Last Day to Drop/Withdraw Spring Reg/Flex I Courses with 100 percent Refund January 16, 2017
    Holiday - Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. (Offices Closed)   January 16, 2017
    Classes Begin (Regular and Flex Term 1) January 17, 2017
    Last Day to Drop Spring Flex 1 Courses or Withdraw with 75 percent Refund   January 23, 2017
    Last Day to Drop Spring Fall Courses or Withdraw with 75 percent Refund January 30, 2017
    Last Day to Drop Spring Flex 1 Courses or Withdraw with 25 percent Refund January 28, 2017
    Last Day to Drop Spring Courses or Withdraw with 25 percent Refund February 10, 2017
    Last Day to Withdraw from Spring Flex 1 Courses with Grade of “W” February 28, 2017
    Last Day of Classes for Flex 1   March 5, 2017
    Grades Due in Records Office - Flex I   March 8, 2017
    Grades Available to Students - Flex I   March 10, 2017
    Spring 2017 Break (Classes Dismissed)   March 6-12, 2017
    Last Day to Drop Spring Flex 2 Courses or Withdraw with 100 percent Refund   March 12, 2017
    Classes Begin for Flex 2 March 13, 2017
    Last Day to Drop Spring Flex 2 Courses or Withdraw with 75 percent Refund   March 19,2017
    Last Day to Drop Spring Flex 2 Courses or Withdraw with 25 percent Refund March 25, 2017
    Last Day to Withdraw from Spring Classes with a Grade of W   March 27, 2017
    Last Day to Withdraw from Spring Flex 2 Courses with Grade of “W” April 10, 2017
    Last Day of Classes for Spring and Flex 2   April 27, 2017
    Study Day   April 28, 2017
    Final Exams (Faculty are not available for advising during Final Exams.)   April 29 - May 5, 2017
    Graduation   May 6, 2017
    Previous Fall “I” Grades Change to “F”   May 9, 2017
    Grades due in Records Office Spring Reg/Flex II by 12 noon   May 8, 2017
    Grades available to students Spring Reg/Flex II at 10 am   May 11, 2017

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

    MayMester 2017

    May 8 - May 26, 2017

    Financial Aid Application Deadline Summer May 15, 2017
    Priority Advising/Registration for MayMester continuing students begins February 15, 2017
    Faculty Available for Advising begins February 15, 2017
    Early Registration for Maymester Begins (Students anticipating receiving financial aid should register for all summer classes during the first summer registration period) April 3, 2017
    Last Day to Pay MayMester Early Registration Fees (Students who have not paid will be dropped from their classes). May 4, 2017
    Registration with payment due begins May 5, 2017
    Late Registration with Payment Due May 8, 2017
    Last Day to Drop MayMester Courses or Withdraw with 100 percent Refund May 7, 2017
    Classes Begin  May 8, 2017
    Last Day to Drop MayMester courses or Withdraw with 75 percent Refund May 10, 2017
    Last Day to Drop MayMester courses or Withdraw with 25 percent Refund May 12, 2017
    Last Day to Withdraw from MayMester courses with a Grade of “W”  May 26, 2017
    Holiday - Memorial Day (Offices Closed)  May 29, 2017
    Last Day of Classes and Final Exams May 26, 2017
    Grades due in Records Office by Noon May 29, 2017
    Grades available to students by 10 am May 31, 2017

     

    Summer I - 2017

    May 30 - June 30, 2017

    Financial Aid Application Deadline Summer May 15, 2017
    Priority Advising/Registration for Summer continuing students begins February 15, 2017
    Faculty Available for Advising begins   February 15, 2017
    Early Registration for Summer Begins (Students anticipating receiving financial aid should register for all summer classes during the first summer registration period) April 3, 2017
    Last Day to Pay Summer I Early Registration Fees (Students who have not paid will be dropped from their classes). May 16, 2017
    Registration with payment due begins   May 19, 2017
    Late Registration with payment due begins   May 25 ,2017
    Last Day to Drop Summer I Courses or Withdraw with 100 percent Refund May 29, 2017
    Classes Begin   May 30, 2017
    Last Day to Drop Summer I or Withdraw with 75 percent Refund June 5, 2017
    Last Day to Drop Summer I Courses or Withdraw with 25 percent Refund June 6, 2017
    Last Day to Withdraw from Summer I Courses with a Grade of “W” June 19, 2017
    Last Day of Classes and Final Exams June 30, 2017
    Holiday- Independence Day (Classes Dismissed/Offices Closed) July 4, 2017
    Grades due in Records Office by Noon July 3, 2017
    Grades available to students by 10 a.m.   July 6, 2017

      

    Summer II - 2017

    July 5 - August 7, 2017

    Financial Aid Application Deadline Summer May 15, 2017
    Priority Advising/Registration for Summer II continuing students begins February 15, 2017
    Early Registration for Summer Begins (Students anticipating receiving financial aid should register for all summer classes during the first summer registration period)   April 3, 2017
    Faculty Available for Advising   February 15, 2017
    Last Day to Pay Summer II Early Registration Fees (Students who have not paid will be dropped from their classes.) June 27, 2017
    Registration with payment due begins   June 29, 2017
    Holiday - Independence Day (Classes Dismissed/Offices Closed) July 4, 2017
    Late Registration With Payment Due begins July 3, 2017
    Last Day to Drop Summer II Courses or Withdraw with 100 percent Refund July, 4, 2017
    Classes Begin   July 5, 2017
    Last Day to Drop Summer II Courses or Withdraw with 75 percent Refund July 11, 2017
    Last Day to Drop Summer II Courses or Withdraw with 25 percent Refund July 13, 2017
    Last Day to Withdraw from Summer II Courses with a Grade of “W” July 25, 2017
    Last Day of Classes and Final Exams August 7, 2017
    Grades due in Records Office by Noon August 10, 2017
    Grades available to students by 10 a.m.   August 14, 2017

     

    Extended Summer 2017

    May 30 - August 7, 2017

    Financial Aid Application Deadline Summer February 15, 2017
    Priority Advising/Registration for Extended Summer continuing students begins February 15, 1017
    Faculty Available for Advising begins   February 15, 2017
    Early Registration for Summer Begins (Students anticipating receiving financial aid should register for all summer classes during the first summer registration period) April 3, 2017
    Last Day to Pay Extended Summer Early Registration Fees (Students who have not paid will be dropped from their classes.) May 16, 2017
    Registration with payment due begins   May 19, 2017
    Late Registration with payment due begins   May 25, 2017
    Last Day to Drop Extended Summer Courses or Withdraw with 100 percent Refund May 29, 2017
    Classes Begin May 30, 2017
    Last Day to Drop Extended Summer Courses or Withdraw with 75 percent Refund   June 12 2017
    Last Day to Drop Extended Summer Courses or Withdraw with 25 percent Refund June 15, 2017
    Holiday - Independence Day (Classes Dismissed/Offices Closed) July 4, 2017
    Last Day to Withdraw from Extended Summer Courses with a Grade of “W” July 17, 2017
    Last Day of Classes and Final Exams August 7, 2017
    Grades Due in Records Office by Noon August 10, 2017
    Grades available to students 10 a.m. August 14, 2017
         

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

    Academic Calendar 2017 - 2018


    Fall 2017

    August 28 - December 7, 2017

    Financial Aid Application Priority Deadline Fall   June 16, 2017
    Priority Advising/Registration for Fall continuing students including RODP   April 3,2017
    Faculty Available for Fall Advising   February 15, 2017
    Early Registration for Fall Begins April 3, 2017
    Last Day to Pay Fall Early Registration Fees (Students who have not paid will be dropped from their classes.)   August 14, 2017
    Registration with payment due begins August 17, 2017
    Late Registration with payment due   August 24, 2017
    Last Day to Drop /Withdraw Fall Reg/Flex I Courses with 100 percent Refund August 27, 2017
    Classes Begin (Regular and Flex I) August 28, 2017
    Last Day to Drop Fall Flex 1 Courses or Withdraw with 75 percent Refund September 3, 2017
    Last Day to Drop Fall Courses or Withdraw with 75 percent Refund September 10, 2017
    Classes Dismissed (includes Saturday and Sunday classes) September 2 - September 4
    Holiday - Labor Day - Offices Closed September 4, 2017
    Last Day to Drop Fall Flex 1 Courses or Withdraw with 25 percent Refund   September 8, 2017
    Last Day to Drop Fall Courses or Withdraw with 25 percent Refund   September 20, 2017
    Last Day to Withdraw from Fall Flex 1 Courses with a Grade of “W” September 28, 2017
    Last Day of Classes for Flex 1   October 15, 2017
    Fall Break  (Classes Dismissed/Offices Open 8 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.) October 16 -17, 2017
    Grades Due in Records Office - Flex I October 17, 2017
    Grades Available to Students Flex I October 19, 2017
    Last Day to Drop Fall Flex 2 Courses or Withdraw with 100 percent Refund October 17, 2017
    Classes Begin  (Flex 2) October 18, 2017
    Last Day to Drop Fall Flex 2 Courses or Withdraw with 75 percent Refund October 24, 2017
    Last Day to Drop Fall Flex 2 Courses or Withdraw with 25 percent Refund October 30, 2017
    Last Day to Withdraw from Fall Courses with a Grade of “W” November 9, 2017
    Last Day to Withdraw from Fall Flex 2 Courses with a Grade of “W”   November 20, 2017
    Classes Dismissed - Thanksgiving November 22 -November 28
    Holiday - Thanksgiving (Offices Closed)   November 23 - November 24  
    Last Day of Classes for Fall and Flex 2 December 7, 2017
    Study Day   December 8, 2017
    Final Exams (Faculty are not available for advising during Final Exams.)   December 9-15, 2017
    Previous Spring and Summer “I” Grades Change to “F”   December 19, 2017
    Grades due in Records Office by 12 noon   December 18, 2017
    Grades available to students by 10 am December 20, 2017

     

    Spring 2018

    January 16 -April 26, 2018
    Financial Aid Application Deadline Spring November 3, 2017
    Priority Advising/Registration for Spring continuing students begins November 13, 2017
    Faculty Available for Advising   September 15, 2017
    Last Day to Pay Spring Early Registration Fees (Students who have not paid will be dropped from their classes.) January 4, 2018
    Registration with payment due begins   January 9, 2018
    Late Registration with payment due begins   January 11, 2018
    Last Day to Drop/Withdraw Spring Reg/Flex I Courses with 100 percent Refund January 15, 2018
    Holiday - Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. (Offices Closed)   January 15, 2018
    Classes Begin (Regular and Flex Term 1) January 16, 2018
    Last Day to Drop Spring Flex 1 Courses or Withdraw with 75 percent Refund   January 22, 2018
    Last Day to Drop Spring Fall Courses or Withdraw with 75 percent Refund January 29, 2018
    Last Day to Drop Spring Flex 1 Courses or Withdraw with 25 percent Refund January 27, 2018
    Last Day to Drop Spring Courses or Withdraw with 25 percent Refund February 9, 2018
    Last Day to Withdraw from Spring Flex 1 Courses with Grade of “W” February 27, 2018
    Last Day of Classes for Flex 1   March 4, 2018
    Grades Due in Records Office - Flex I   March 7, 2018
    Grades Available to Students - Flex I   March 9, 2018
    Spring 2017 Break (Classes Dismissed)   March 5-11, 2018
    Last Day to Drop Spring Flex 2 Courses or Withdraw with 100 percent Refund   March 11, 2018
    Classes Begin for Flex 2 March 12, 2018
    Last Day to Drop Spring Flex 2 Courses or Withdraw with 75 percent Refund   March 18, 2018
    Last Day to Drop Spring Flex 2 Courses or Withdraw with 25 percent Refund March 24, 2018
    Last Day to Withdraw from Spring Classes with a Grade of W   March 26, 2018
    Last Day to Withdraw from Spring Flex 2 Courses with Grade of “W” April 9, 2018
    Last Day of Classes for Spring and Flex 2   April 26, 2018
    Study Day   April 27, 2018
    Final Exams (Faculty are not available for advising during Final Exams.)   April 28 -May 4, 2018
    Graduation   May 5, 2018
    Previous Fall “I” Grades Change to “F”   May 8, 2018
    Grades due in Records Office Spring Reg/Flex II by 12 noon   May 7, 2018
    Grades available to students Spring Reg/Flex II at 10 am   May 9, 2018

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

    MayMester 2018

    May 7 - May 25, 2018

    Financial Aid Application Deadline Summer May 4, 2018
    Priority Advising/Registration for MayMester continuing students begins February 15, 2018
    Faculty Available for Advising begins February 15, 2018
    Early Registration for Maymester Begins (Students anticipating receiving financial aid should register for all summer classes during the first summer registration period) April 2, 2018
    Last Day to Pay MayMester Early Registration Fees (Students who have not paid will be dropped from their classes). May 2, 2018
    Registration with payment due begins May 4, 2018
    Late Registration with Payment Due May 7, 2018
    Last Day to Drop MayMester Courses or Withdraw with 100 percent Refund May 6, 2018
    Classes Begin  May 7, 2018
    Last Day to Drop MayMester courses or Withdraw with 75 percent Refund May 9, 2018
    Last Day to Drop MayMester courses or Withdraw with 25 percent Refund May 11, 2018
    Last Day to Withdraw from MayMester courses with a Grade of “W”  May 18, 2018
    Holiday - Memorial Day (Offices Closed)  May 28, 2018
    Last Day of Classes and Final Exams May 25, 2018
    Grades due in Records Office by Noon May 28, 2018
    Grades available to students by 10 am May 30, 2018

     

    Summer I - 2018

    May 29 - June 29, 2018

    Financial Aid Application Deadline Summer May 4, 2018
    Priority Advising/Registration for Summer continuing students begins February 15, 2018
    Faculty Available for Advising begins   February 15, 2018
    Early Registration for Summer Begins (Students anticipating receiving financial aid should register for all summer classes during the first summer registration period) April 2, 2018
    Last Day to Pay Summer I Early Registration Fees (Students who have not paid will be dropped from their classes). May 15, 2018
    Registration with payment due begins   May 18, 2018
    Late Registration with payment due begins   May 25, 2018
    Last Day to Drop Summer I Courses or Withdraw with 100 percent Refund May 28, 2018
    Classes Begin   May 29, 2018
    Last Day to Drop Summer I or Withdraw with 75 percent Refund June 4, 2018
    Last Day to Drop Summer I Courses or Withdraw with 25 percent Refund June 5, 2018
    Last Day to Withdraw from Summer I Courses with a Grade of “W” June 18, 2018
    Last Day of Classes and Final Exams June 29, 2018
    Holiday- Independence Day (Classes Dismissed/Offices Closed) July 4, 2018
    Grades due in Records Office by Noon July 2, 2018
    Grades available to students by 10 a.m.   July 5, 2018

      

    Summer II - 2018

    July 5 - August 7, 2018

    Financial Aid Application Deadline Summer May 4, 2018
    Priority Advising/Registration for Summer II continuing students begins February 15, 2018
    Early Registration for Summer Begins (Students anticipating receiving financial aid should register for all summer classes during the first summer registration period)   April 2, 2018
    Faculty Available for Advising   February 15, 2018
    Last Day to Pay Summer II Early Registration Fees (Students who have not paid will be dropped from their classes.) June 29, 2018
    Registration with payment due begins   July 2, 2018
    Holiday - Independence Day (Classes Dismissed/Offices Closed) July 4, 2018
    Late Registration With Payment Due begins July 3, 2017
    Last Day to Drop Summer II Courses or Withdraw with 100 percent Refund July, 4, 2018
    Classes Begin   July 5, 2018
    Last Day to Drop Summer II Courses or Withdraw with 75 percent Refund July 11, 2018
    Last Day to Drop Summer II Courses or Withdraw with 25 percent Refund July 13, 2018
    Last Day to Withdraw from Summer II Courses with a Grade of “W” July 25, 2018
    Last Day of Classes and Final Exams August 7, 2018
    Grades due in Records Office by Noon August 10, 2018
    Grades available to students by 10 a.m.   August 15, 2018

     

    Extended Summer 2018

    May 29 - August 7, 2018

    Financial Aid Application Deadline Summer May 4, 2018
    Priority Advising/Registration for Extended Summer continuing students begins February 15, 2018
    Faculty Available for Advising begins   February 15, 2018
    Early Registration for Summer Begins (Students anticipating receiving financial aid should register for all summer classes during the first summer registration period) April 2, 2018
    Last Day to Pay Extended Summer Early Registration Fees (Students who have not paid will be dropped from their classes.) May 15, 2018
    Registration with payment due begins   May 18, 2018
    Late Registration with payment due begins   May 25, 2018
    Last Day to Drop Extended Summer Courses or Withdraw with 100 percent Refund May 28, 2018
    Classes Begin May 29, 2018
    Last Day to Drop Extended Summer Courses or Withdraw with 75 percent Refund   June 11 2018
    Last Day to Drop Extended Summer Courses or Withdraw with 25 percent Refund June 15, 2018
    Holiday - Independence Day (Classes Dismissed/Offices Closed) July 4, 2018
    Last Day to Withdraw from Extended Summer Courses with a Grade of “W” July 17, 2018
    Last Day of Classes and Final Exams August 7, 2018
    Grades Due in Records Office by Noon August 10, 2018
    Grades available to students 10 a.m. August 15, 2018
         

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