2007 - 2008 Catalog
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2007-2008 Calendar

Early Summer Session 2007
(Instruction begins May 14)
Summer course reservation (continuing students): April 2-8
Open registration: April 9-May 13
Sections with insufficient enrollment cancelled: May 9
Instruction begins: May 14
Late registration and add day: May 14
Last day to drop with 100% refund from early summer session courses: May 14
Last day to drop without record from early summer session courses: May 14
Midterm (for three-week/four-week courses): May 22/24
Memorial Day (college closed): May 28
Midterm grades due by 9 p.m. (for three-week/four-week courses): May 29/31
Last day to withdraw with W grade from early summer session courses (for three-week/four-week courses): May 29/June 5
Last day of classes (for three-week/four-week courses): May 31/June 7
Final examinations (for three-week/four-week courses): June 1/8
Grades due by 9 p.m. (for three-week/four-week courses): June 4/11

Middle Summer Session 2007
(Instruction begins June 11)
Summer course reservation (continuing students): April 2-8
Open registration: April 9-June 10
Last day for preregistered students to pay for reserved courses (students will be dropped from courses for failure to meet this deadline): June 4
Sections with insufficient enrollment cancelled: June 6
Instruction begins: June 11
Late registration and add period: June 11-12
Last day to drop with 100% refund from middle summer session courses: June 12
Last day to drop without record from middle summer session courses: June 12
Midterm: June 27
Midterm grades due by 9 p.m.: July 2
Independence Day (college closed): July 4
Last day to withdraw with W grade from middle summer session courses: July 11
Last day of classes: July 18
Final examinations: July 19
Grades due by 9 p. m.: July 23

Full Summer Session 2007
(Instruction begins June 11)
Summer course reservation (continuing students): April 2-8
Open registration: April 9-June 10
Last day for preregistered students to pay for reserved courses (students will be dropped
from courses for failure to meet this deadline): June 4
Sections with insufficient enrollment cancelled: June 6
Instruction begins: June 11
Late registration and add period: June 11-12
Last day to drop with 100% refund from full summer session courses: June 12
Last day to drop without record from full summer session courses: June 15
Independence Day (college closed): July 4
Midterm: July 5
Midterm grades due by 9 p.m.: July 9
Deadline for summer graduation application: July 17
Last day to withdraw with W grade from full summer session courses: July 25
Last day of classes: July 31
Final examinations: August 1-2
Grades due by 9 p.m.: August 6

Late Summer Session 2007
(Instruction begins July 23)
Summer course reservation (continuing students): April 2-8
Open registration: April 9-July 22
Sections with insufficient enrollment cancelled: July 18
Instruction begins: July 23
Late registration and add day: July 23
Last day to drop with 100% refund from late summer session courses: July 23
Last day to drop without record from late summer session courses: July 23
Midterm: August 1
Midterm grades due by 9 p.m.: August 6
Last day to withdraw with W grade from late summer session courses: August 6
Last day of classes: August 9
Final examinations: August 10
Grades due by 9 p.m.: August 11

Fall Semester 2007
(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.: October 15
Spring course reservation: November 5-11
Open registration begins for spring semester: November 12
Deadline for fall graduation application: November 13
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 16
Winter break (college closed): December 22-January 1, 2008

Spring Semester 2008
(Instruction begins January 14)
Spring course reservation (continuing students): November 5-11
Open registration: November 12-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 18
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 7
Midterm: March 7
Midterm grades due by 9 p.m. for full-semeser courses: March 10
Spring vacation: March 15-23
Spring holiday (college closed): March 21
Classes resume: March 24
Deadline for spring graduation application not participating in commencement: April 7
Fall course reservation: April 14-20
Open registration: April 21-August 18
Last day to withdraw with W grade from full-semester courses: May 2
Last day of classes: May 8
Study day (no classes): May 9
Final examinations: May 12-16
Commencement: May 16
Grades due by 9 p.m. for full-semester courses: May 19

Summer Session 2008
(Instruction begins May 19, June 16, June 30, and July 14)
(Instruction ends no later than August 8)
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 and on the Parkland Connection.

Summer course reservation (continuing students): March 31 - April 6
Open registration begins: April 7
Independence day (college closed): July 4

Tentative 2008-2009 Calendar

Fall Semester 2008
(Instruction begins August 18)
Fall course reservation (continuing students): April 7-13
Open registration: April 14-August 17
Last day for preregistered students to pay for reserved courses (students will be dropped from courses for failure to meet this deadline): August 4
Faculty and Staff Development (offices closed) 8-10 a.m.: August 11
Sections with insufficient enrollment cancelled: August 13
Instruction begins: August 18
Late registration and add period: August 18-24
Last day to drop with 100% refund from full-semester courses: August 24
Last day to drop without record from full-semester courses: August 31
Last day to drop with 50% refund from full-semester courses: August 31
Labor Day (college closed): September 1
Midterm: October 10
Midterm grades due by 9 p.m. for full-semester courses: October 13
Spring course reservation: November 3-9
Open registration begins for spring semester: November 10
Deadline for fall graduation application: November 11
Last day to withdraw with W grade from full-semester courses: November 26
Thanksgiving vacation (begins at 5 p.m.): November 26
Thanksgiving recess (college closed): November 27-30
Classes resume: December 1
Last day of classes: December 5
Final examinations: December 8-12
Grades due by 11 p.m.: December 14
Winter break (college closed) : December 22-January 2, 2009

Spring Semester 2009
(Instruction begins January 12)
Spring course reservation (continuing students): November 3-9
Open registration: November 10-January 11
Last day for preregistered students to pay for reserved courses (students will be dropped from courses for failure to meet this deadline): December 16
Sections with insufficient enrollment cancelled: January 7
Instruction begins: January 12
Late registration and add period: January 12-18
Last day to drop with 100% refund from full-semester courses: January 18
Martin Luther King, Jr.’s Birthday (college closed): January 19
Last day to drop without record from full-semester courses: January 26
Last day to drop with 50% refund from full-semester courses: January 26
Professional Development Day (no day or night classes): February 26
Deadline for spring graduation application to participate in commencement: March 1
Midterm: March 7
Midterm grades due by 9 p.m. for full-semester courses: March 10
Spring vacation: March 21-29
Spring holiday (college closed): March 27
Classes resume: March 30
Deadline for spring graduation application not participating in commencement: April 6
Fall course reservation: April 13-19
Open registration: April 20-August 17
Last day to withdraw with W grade from full-semester courses: April 30
Last day of classes: May 7
Study day (no classes): May 8
Final examinations: May 11-15
Commencement: May 15
Grades due by 9 p.m. for full-semester courses: May 18

Summer Session 2009
(Instruction begins May 18, June 15, June 29, and July 13)
(Instruction ends no later than August 7)
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 and on the Parkland Connection.

Summer course reservation (continuing students): April 6-13
Open registration begins: April 13
Independence day (college closed): July 4

Listed holidays and dates are subject to change.