FALL SEMESTER, 2013
| April 1 Monday | Alumni Foundation scholarship application deadline; financial aid priority deadline |
| July 1 Monday | Financial Aid Satisfactory Academic appeals priority deadline |
| August 12 Monday | New Personnel Orientation |
| August 15 Thursday | Fall Convocation |
| August 16 Friday | Campus Workshops |
| August 19-20 Monday/Tuesday | Registration (Notice: This is the final registration for full semester and 1st term classes, there will be no late registration period.) |
| August 19 Monday | Residence hall check-in for students with housing assignments 10 am- 5pm. |
| August 21 Wednesday | Full term & first term classes begin |
| August 26 Monday | MSVCC (online) classes begin; last day to withdraw from full term classes without a grade. |
| September 2 Monday | Labor Day holiday (classes that meet on Monday nights only will make up on Friday, September 13th) |
| September 30 Monday | 2nd payment of total fees due in the Business Office |
| October 14-15 Monday – Tuesday | Columbus Day holidays (All offices closed; residence halls remain open.) |
| October 17 – 18 Thursday – Friday | Final exams for first term classes |
| October 18 Friday | Midterm grades due for full term courses |
| October 21 Monday | Second term classes begin |
| October 31 Thursday | Final payment of total fees due in the Business Office |
| November 1 Friday | Fall 2013 Degree/Diploma application deadline |
| November 1 Friday | Spring Semester Nursing and Allied Health deadline; Funeral Service, Massage Therapy, Medical Assisting and Nursing |
| November 4 Monday | Pre-Registration begins for Spring 2014 |
| November 5 Tuesday | Residence hall room-reclaim begins |
| November 22 Friday | Residence halls close at 3:00 p.m. |
| November 25 – 29 Monday – Friday | Thanksgiving holidays |
| December 1 Sunday | Residence halls re-open at 3:00 p.m. |
| December 6 Friday | MSVCC (online) courses end |
| December 11 – 18 Wednesday-Wed. | Final examinations for full term courses & second term courses. Wednesday, Dec. 11 finals are night finals only. |
| December 17 Tuesday | Residence halls close at 3:00 p.m. |
| December 18 Wednesday | Begin Christmas holidays; offices close at 2:00 p.m. |
* The refund deadline and last day to receive a “W” for short term, weekend and online classes vary.
Please contact the Admissions Office for questions regarding those dates.
SPRING SEMESTER, 2013
| January 2 Wednesday | All administrative & faculty offices open |
| January 2 Wednesday | Drop Date for students not making 1st payment of total fees |
| January 3 Thursday | Registration; Residence halls open at 10:00 a.m. |
| January 4 Friday | Classes begin |
| January 10 Thursday | End of late registration for full-term and first term courses; last day to officially withdraw without a grade; last day to change schedule. |
| January 14 Monday | MSVCC (online) classes begin |
| January 21 Monday | Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday. |
| February 8 Friday | New Personnel Orientation |
| February 11-12 Monday-Tuesday | Mardi Gras Holidays (Monday night only classes will make up on Friday, February 22 and Tuesday night only classes will make up on Friday, March 1) |
| February 28- March 1 Thursday-Friday | Final Exams for first term classes |
| February 28 Thursday | 2nd payment of total fees due in the Business Office |
| March 1 Friday | Midterm grades due for full term courses |
| March 4 Monday | 2nd Term classes begin |
| March 15 Friday | Residence halls close at 3:00 p.m. |
| March 18-22 Monday-Friday | Spring Holidays |
| March 24 Sunday | Residence halls re-open at 3:00 p.m. |
| March 29 Friday | Good Friday Holiday |
| April 1 Monday | Final payment of total fees due in the Business Office |
| April 1 Monday | Degree/Diploma application deadline |
| April 1 Monday | Summer semester Radiologic Technology Admissions deadline |
| April 8 Monday Pre-Registration begins for Summer/Fall 2013 |
| April 26 Friday | Online courses end |
| April 29- May 3 Monday-Friday | Final Examinations for full-term courses and second-term courses. |
| May 2 Thursday | Residence halls close at 3:00 p.m. |
| May 9 Thursday | Graduation – Coast Coliseum |
| May 15 Wednesday | Summer 2013 Nursing Deadline for the LPN to RN Transition Program |
| Term | Last day to withdraw with a "W" grade | Last day for 100% refund | Last day for 90% refund |
| Full Term | March 15 | January 3 | January 18 |
| 1st 8 week term | February 8 | January 3 | January 14 |
| 2nd 8 week term | April 12 | February 22 | March 8 |
| MSVCC (online) | March 29 | January 13 | January 25 |
* The refund deadline and last day to receive a "W" for short term, weekend and online classes vary. Please contact the Admissions Office for questions regarding those dates.
SUMMER SEMESTERS, 2013
July 1 Monday Fall semester Nursing and Allied Health Admission deadline for: EMS/Paramedic, Funeral Services, Medical Laboratory Technology, Nursing (ADN & PN), and Surgical Technology
July 1 Monday Degree/Diploma application deadline
Five-Week Summer Term : First Session
| May 23 | Thursday | Registration |
| May 27 | Monday | Memorial Day Holiday |
| May 28 | Tuesday | Classes begin |
| June 26-27 | Wednesday-Thursday | Final examinations; first session ends |
Five-Week Summer Term : Second Session
| June 28 | Friday | Registration |
| July 1 | Monday | Classes begin |
| July 4 | Thursday | Independence Day Holiday |
| August 1-2 | Thursday-Friday | Final examinations; second session ends |
Ten-Week Summer Term : Class Schedule
| May 23 | Thursday | Registration |
| May 27 | Monday | Memorial Day Holiday (Monday night classes will make up on Friday, June 14) |
| May 28 | Tuesday | Classes begin |
| July 4 | Thursday | Independence Day Holiday (Thursday night classes will make up on Friday, July 19) |
| July 29 – August 1 | Monday-Thursday | Final examinations will be given during the last class meeting |
SUMMER SEMESTERS 2013 REFUND AND WITHDRAWAL SCHEDULE
| Term | Last day to withdraw with a “W” grade | Last day for 100% refund | Last day for 90% refund |
| Full Term | July 5 | May 24 | May 30 |
| 1st 5 week term | June 14 | May 24 | May 30 |
| 2nd 5 week term | July 19 | June 28 | July 3 |
* The refund deadline and last day to receive a “W” for short term, weekend and online classes vary.
Please contact the Admissions Office for questions regarding those dates.
