Due to the campus closure during the week of August 28th, SOWELA has made some changes to important dates that we feel will best assist students. Please note the changes on the Academic Calendar below indicated by dates/rows marked with an asterisk.
- Financial Aid vouchers will remain available for use at the campus bookstore through Tuesday, September 5th.
- Financial Aid refunds will be disbursed to student BankMobile Accounts during the week of September 18th.
- To best accommodate students for days that the campus was closed, the tuition refund period will be extended. If you drop or have dropped a class during the dates noted, you will be issued a refund for tuition equal to the percentage noted on the Academic Calendar below.
| Full-Term Session |
| August 21 – December 11, 2017 |
| (Subject to Change) |
| March 27 – 31 (Mon – Fri) | Advising Days |
| April 3 (Mon) | Registration for Fall 2017 |
| Registration ends at midnight on 08/15/17 | |
| August 14 (Mon) | Faculty Return to Campus |
| August 15 (Tues) | Payment Deadline for Fall 2017 |
| 5:00 p.m. at Business Office or Midnight online | |
| August 16 – 23 (Wed – Wed) | Late Registration Opens for Fall 2017 |
| Late Registration begins and Add/Drop reopens at 1:00 p.m. on 8/16/17 | |
| Both end at midnight on 8/23/17 | |
| August 21 (Mon) | Classes Begin |
| August 21 – 23 (Mon – Wed) | 100% Tuition Adjustment Period |
| August 23 (Wed) | Late Registration and Add/Drop end at Midnight |
| August 24 (Thurs) | Final Payment Deadline for Fall 2017 |
| 5:00 p.m. at Business Office or Midnight online | |
| *August 24 – 28 (Thurs – Mon) | *75% Tuition Adjustment Period |
| August 24 – 31 (Thurs – Thurs) | 75% Tuition Adjustment Period |
| *August 29 – 31 (Tues – Thurs) | *50% Tuition Adjustment Period |
| September 1 – 6 (Fri – Wed) | 50% Tuition Adjustment Period |
| August 28 (Mon) | “Clean” Rosters Available for Faculty |
| *September 1 (Fri) | *Instructor Submit Final Show/No Show Report |
| September 7 (Thurs) | Instructor Submit Final Show/No Show Report |
| *September 1 – 7 (Fri – Thurs) | *25% Tuition Adjustment Period |
| September 4 (Mon) | Labor Day Holiday |
| *September 5 (Tues) | No Show Purge |
| September 7 – 12 (Thurs – Tues) | 25% Tuition Adjustment Period |
| *September 7 (Thurs) | *Last Day to Drop Classes with a Tuition Adjustment |
| September 8 (Fri) | No Show Purge |
| *September 8 (Fri) | *Fourteenth Instructional Day/Reporting Day |
| September 11 – 12 (Mon – Tues) | Opportunity for students to be reinstated in classes |
| September 12 (Tues) | Last Day to Drop Classes with a Tuition Adjustment |
| September 13 (Wed) | Fourteenth Instructional Day/Reporting Day |
| September 15 (Fri) | Convocation Day (12:30 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.) |
| *September 22 (Fri) | *LCTCS Annual Conference (No Classes) |
| September 22 (Fri) | LCTCS Annual Conference (Classes will be held) |
| Mid-September – November | Survey of Entering Student Engagement |
| (READ 0099, ENGL 0098, 0099, 1010 and MATH 0098, 0099, 1100 will be selected to participate in the SENSE which takes approximately 45 minutes.) | |
| October 12 (Thurs) | Midterm Grades Due |
| *October 26 (Thurs) | *Last Day to Withdraw from the College or from Full-term Classes (*Please note that this date can vary for shorter parts of term.) |
| October 30 – November 3 (Mon – Fri) | Advising Days |
| November 1 (Wed) | Last Day to Withdraw from the College or from Full-term Classes |
| (*Please note that this date can vary for shorter parts of term.) | |
| November 6 (Mon) | Registration begins for Spring 2018 |
| Registration will end at midnight on 01/03/18 | |
| November 6 – December 1 (Mon – Fri) | Student Survey of Instruction |
| November 20 – 24 (Mon – Fri) | Thanksgiving Holiday |
| December 1 (Fri) | Last Day of Classes |
| December 4 – 8 (Mon – Fri) | Final Exams Period |
| December 11 (Mon) | Fall Semester Ends and Grades Due at Noon |
| Deadline for Removal of Incompletes from Summer 2017 | |
| December 15 (Fri) | Grades Available to Students on Web |
| December 18 (Mon) | Fall 2017 Commencement |
Date for Fall 2017 Installment Payment Plan
| July 1 (Sat) | Enrollment Opens for Fall 2017 Installment Payment Plan |
| Enrollment ends at midnight on 08/24/17 | |
| July 15 (Sat) | Payment Due at midnight for Fall 2017 Installment Plan |
| August 15 (Tues) | Payment Due at midnight for Fall 2017 Installment Plan |
| August 24 (Thurs) | Deadline to Enroll in Fall 2017 Installment Payment Plan at midnight |
| September 15 (Fri) | Payment Due at midnight for Fall 2017 Installment Plan |
| October 15 (Sun) | Payment Due at midnight for Fall 2017 Installment Plan |
| November 15 (Wed) | Final Payment Due at midnight for Fall 2017 Installment Plan |
First Seven-Week Session (Session 7A)
| August 21 – October 12, 2017 |
| August 21 (Mon) | Classes Begin for Session 7A |
| August 21 – 22 (Mon – Tues) | 100% Tuition Adjustment Period for Session 7A |
| August 23 (Wed) | Late Registration and Add/Drop end at Midnight |
| 75% Tuition Adjustment Period for Session 7A | |
| August 24 (Thurs) | Final Payment Deadline for Fall 2017 |
| 5:00 p.m. at Business Office or Midnight online | |
| August 24 – 25 (Thurs – Fri) | 50% Tuition Adjustment Period for Session 7A |
| August 26 – 28 (Sat – Mon) | 25% Tuition Adjustment Period for Session 7A |
| September 4 (Mon) | Labor Day Holiday |
| September 15 (Fri) | Midterm Grades Due |
| Convocation (12:30 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.) | |
| Mid-September – November | Survey of Entering Student Engagement |
| (READ 0099, ENGL 0098, 0099, 1010 and MATH 0098, 0099, 1100 will be selected to participate in the SENSE which takes approximately 45 minutes.) | |
| September 22 (Fri) | LCTCS Annual Conference (No classes) |
| September 25 – October 2 (Mon – Mon) | Student Survey of Instruction |
| September 26 (Tues) | Last Day to Withdraw from classes in Session 7A |
| October 10 (Tues) | Last Day of Classes for Session 7A |
| October 11 (Wed) | Final Exams for Session 7A |
| October 12 (Thurs) | Grades Due at Noon for Session 7A |
Second Seven-Week Session (Session 7B)
| October 13 – December 11, 2017 |
| Mid-September – November | Survey of Entering Student Engagement |
| (READ 0099, ENGL 0098, 0099, 1010 and MATH 0098, 0099, 1100 will be selected to participate in the SENSE which takes approximately 45 minutes.) | |
| September 26 (Tues) | Registration opens for Session 7B |
| October 12 (Thurs) | Registration ends at Midnight for Session 7B |
| Payment Deadline for Session 7B | |
| 5:00 p.m. at Business Office or Midnight online | |
| October 13 (Fri) | Classes Begin for Session 7B |
| October 13 – 16 (Fri – Mon) | 100% Tuition Adjustment Period for Session 7B |
| October 17 (Tues) | Late Registration and Add/Drop end at Midnight |
| 75% Tuition Adjustment Period for Session 7B | |
| October 18 – 19 (Wed – Thurs) | 50% Tuition Adjustment Period for Session 7B |
| October 20 (Fri) | 25% Tuition Adjustment Period for Session 7B |
| November 9 (Thurs) | Midterm Grades Due |
| November 16 – 30 (Thurs – Thurs) | Student Survey of Instruction |
| November 17 (Fri) | Last Day to Withdraw from classes in Session 7B |
| November 20 – 24 (Mon – Fri) | Thanksgiving Holiday |
| December 7 (Thurs) | Last Day of Classes for Session 7B |
| December 8 (Fri) | Final Exams for Session 7B |
| December 11 (Mon) | Grades Due at Noon for Session 7B |