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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.

WINTER TERM: November 12, 2012 - February 15, 2013

Keesler Center Of The Jefferson Davis Campus

October 22 Monday Begin Registration
November 8 Thursday End Registration
November 12 Monday Classes Begin
November 19-23 Monday-Friday Thanksgiving Holidays
December 14 Friday Winter Holidays Begin
January 2 Wednesday Classes Resume
February 11-14 Monday-Thursday Final Examinations

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 MondaySummer 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

TermLast day to withdraw with a "W" gradeLast day for 100% refundLast 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” gradeLast 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.