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2011-2012 Calendar
Summer Session 2011
(Instruction begins May 16, June 13, June 27, and July 11)
(Instruction ends no later than August 4)
Courses begin and end on different dates within the 12-week summer term. Start and end dates, registration periods, final exam schedules, and add/drop/withdrawal dates for each summer class are published in the Parkland summer class schedule.
  • Summer course reservation (continuing students) . April 4-10
  • Open registration begins . April 11
  • Memorial Day (college closed) . May 30
  • Independence Day (college closed) . July 4
  • Deadline for summer graduation application July 13

Fall Semester 2011
(Instruction begins August 22)
  • Fall course reservation(continuing students) April 11-17
  • Open registration April 18-August 21
  • Last day for preregistered students to pay for reserved courses (students will be dropped from courses for failure to meet this deadline) August 8
  • Faculty and Staff Development (offices closed) 8-10 a.m. August 15
  • Sections with insufficient enrollment cancelled August 17
  • Instruction begins August 22
  • Late registration and add period August 22-28
  • Last day to drop with 100% refund from full-semester courses August 28
  • Last day to drop without record from full-semester courses September 4
  • Last day to drop with 50% refund from full-semester courses September 4
  • Labor Day (college closed) September 5
  • Midterm October 14
  • Midterm grades due by 9 p.m. for full-semester courses October 17
  • Spring course reservation (continuing students) October 31–November 6
  • Open registration begins for spring semester November 7
  • Deadline for fall graduation application November 8
  • Thanksgiving vacation (begins at 5 p.m.) November 23
  • Thanksgiving recess (college closed) November 24-27
  • Classes resume November 28
  • Last day to withdraw with W grade from full-semester courses December 2
  • Last day of classes December 9
  • Final examinations December 12-16
  • Grades due by 11 p.m. December 19
  • Winter break (college closed) December 23-January 2, 2012


Spring Semester 2012
(Instruction begins January 9)
  • Spring course reservation (continuing students) October 31–November 6
  • Open registration November 7-January 8
  • Last day for preregistered students to pay for reserved courses (students will be dropped from courses for failure to meet this deadline) December 13
  • Sections with insufficient enrollment cancelled January 4
  • Instruction begins January 9
  • Late registration and add period January 9-15
  • Last day to drop with 100% refund from full-semester courses January 15
  • Martin Luther King, Jr.’s Birthday (college closed) January 16
  • Last day to drop without record from full-semester courses January 23
  • Last day to drop with 50% refund from full-semester courses January 23
  • Professional Development Day (no day or night classes) February 23
  • Deadline for spring graduation application to participate in commencement February 28
  • Midterm March 2
  • Midterm grades due by 9 p.m. for full-semester courses March 5
  • Spring vacation March 17-25
  • Spring holiday (college closed) March 23
  • Classes resume March 26
  • Deadline for spring graduation application not participating in commencement April 3
  • Fall course reservation April 9-15
  • Open registration April 16-August 19
  • Last day to withdraw with W grade from full-semester courses April 26
  • Last day of classes May 3
  • Study day (no classes) May 4
  • Final examinations May 7-11
  • Commencement May 11
  • Grades due by 11 p.m. for full-semester courses May 14

Tentative 2012–2013 Calendar
 
Summer Session 2012
(Instruction begins May 14, June 11, June 25, and July 9)
(Instruction ends no later than August 2)
Courses begin and end on different dates within the 12-week summer term. Start and end dates, registration periods, final exam schedules, and add/drop/withdrawal dates for each summer class are published in the Parkland summer class schedule.
  • Summer course reservation (continuing students) April 2-8
  • Open registration begins April 9
  • Memorial Day (college closed) May 28
  • Independence Day (college closed) July 4
  • Deadline for summer graduation application July 11


Fall Semester 2012
(Instruction begins August 20)
  • Fall course reservation (continuing students) April 9-15
  • Open registration April 16-August 19
  • Last day for preregistered students to pay for reserved courses (students will be dropped from courses for failure to meet this deadline) August 6
  • Faculty and Staff Development (offices closed) 8-10 a.m. August 13
  • Sections with insufficient enrollment cancelled August 15
  • Instruction begins August 20
  • Late registration and add period August 20-26
  • Last day to drop with 100% refund from full-semester courses August 26
  • Last day to drop without record from full-semester courses September 2
  • Last day to drop with 50% refund from full-semester courses September 2
  • Labor Day (college closed) September 3
  • Midterm October 12
  • Midterm grades due by 9 p.m. for full-semester courses October 15
  • Spring course reservation (continuing students) October 29–November 4
  • Open registration begins for spring semester November 5
  • Deadline for fall graduation application November 6
  • Thanksgiving vacation (begins at 5 p.m.) November 21
  • Thanksgiving recess (college closed) November 22-25
  • Classes resume November 26
  • Last day to withdraw with W grade from full-semester courses November 30
  • Last day of classes December 7
  • Final examinations December 10-14
  • Grades due by 11 p.m December 17
  • Winter break
  • (college closed) December 24-January 1, 2013


Spring Semester 2013
(Instruction begins January 14)
  • Spring course reservation (continuing students) October 29-November 4
  • Open registration November 5-January 13
  • Last day for preregistered students to pay for reserved courses (students will be dropped from courses for failure to meet this deadline) December 17
  • Sections with insufficient enrollment cancelled January 9
  • Instruction begins January 14
  • Late registration and add period January 14-20
  • Last day to drop with 100% refund from full-semester courses January 20
  • Martin Luther King, Jr.’s Birthday (college closed) January 21
  • Last day to drop without record from full-semester courses January 28
  • Last day to drop with 50% refund from full-semester courses January 28
  • Professional Development Day (no day or night classes) February 28
  • Deadline for spring graduation application to participate in commencement March 5
  • Midterm March 8
  • Midterm grades due by 9 p.m. for full-semester courses March 11
  • Spring vacation March 16-24
  • Spring holiday (college closed) March 22
  • Classes resume March 25
  • Deadline for spring graduation application not participating in commencement April 9
  • Fall course reservation April 15-21
  • Open registration April 22-August 18
  • Last day to withdraw with W grade from full-semester courses May 2
  • Last day of classes May 9
  • Study day (no classes) May 10
  • Final examinations May 13-17
  • Commencement May 17
  • Grades due by 11 p.m. for full-semester courses May 20
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