Academic Catalog 2015-2016 
    
    Apr 16, 2024  
Academic Catalog 2015-2016 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Plainview Campus 2015-2016 Academic Year



Summer Microterm I 2015

May 31 Residence Halls open, 5:00 pm
June 1 Registration, 8:00 am
  Classes begin, 10:00 am
  Dining Hall opens, 11:30 am
June 2 Late Registration ends, 5:00 pm
June 4 Last day to drop or withdraw without record/Census date
  Deadline for financial aid scholarship applications
June 5 ACT Residual, 9:00 am and 12:00 pm
June 6 Early Registration for new and transfer students
  National SAT Test
June 12 Last day to officially drop or withdraw “W”
June 13 National ACT Test
June 15 Deadline for making Application for Graduation in August
June 17 Last day to officially drop or withdraw with “WP/WF”
June 18 ACT Residual, 9:00 am and 12:00 pm
June 19 Early Registration for new and transfer students
  Final Exams for Summer I Microterm
  Final Grades due, 4:00 pm

Summer Microterm II 2015

June 22 Registration, 8:00 am
  Classes begin, 10:00 am
June 23 Late Registration ends, 5:00 pm
June 25 Last day to drop or withdraw without record/Census date
  Deadline for financial aid scholarship applications
July 2 Last day to officially drop or withdraw with “W”
July 3 Independence Day Observed; No classes, Offices closed
July 8 Last day to officially drop or withdraw with “WP/WF”
July 10 Final Exams for Summer II Microterm
  Final Grades due, 4:00 pm
July 17 ACT Residual, 9:00 am and 12:00 pm
July 18 Early Registration for new and transfer students

July 20

Virtual Campus Fall Registration begins 2:00 pm CT for Plainview campus graduate students and all External Campus students

Fall Semester 2015

Aug. 10 Virtual Campus Fall Registration begins for Plainview campus undergraduate students, 9:00 am
Aug. 12 - 13 Faculty/Staff Development
Aug. 14 Residence Halls open for Koinonia attendees, 8:00 am
  Koinonia begins 12:00 pm
Aug. 15 Koinonia continues
Aug. 16 Dining Hall opens, 11 am
  Residence Halls open for new and returning students, 1:00 pm
Aug. 17 Koinonia continues
  Schedule Changes, 9:00 am
  ACT Residual Test, 9:00 am
  Virtual Campus Fall Term begins
Aug. 18 Registration for new students not pre-enrolled, 1:00 pm
  Placement testing for new and transfer students
  Registration for returning students not pre-enrolled, 3:00 pm
  Night Registration, 5:00 - 6:00 pm
Aug. 19 Classes begin
  First of three tuition and fees payments due for fall semester
  Late Registration begins
  Mandatory Dorm Meetings, 10:00 pm
Aug. 26 Last day to add classes, 2:00 pm
  Late Registration ends, 2:00 pm
Aug. 31 - Sept. 4 Pride Week
Sept. 3 - 4 Student Teaching Orientation, 8:00 am
Sept. 4 Last day to drop without record/Census Day
  Deadline for financial aid scholarship applications
Sept. 7 Labor Day: No classes, Offices closed
Sept. 8 Student Teaching first rotation begins
Sept. 12 National ACT Test
Sept. 15 Deadline for making Application to Graduate in December
Sept. 19 Second of three tuition and fees payments due for fall semester
Oct. 2-3 Homecoming
Oct. 12 Virtual Campus Winter Registration begins 2:00 pm CT for Plainview campus graduate students and all External Campus students
Oct. 15 - 16 Fall Break; No classes, Offices open
Oct. 16 Mid-term deficiency reports due
  Student Teaching first rotation ends
Oct. 19 Third of three tuition and fee payments due for fall semester
  Student Teaching second rotation begins
Oct. 24 National ACT Test
Oct. 30 Last day to drop or withdraw with “W”
Nov. 2 Pre-Registration Begins 8:00 am (Spring Term and May Micro)
  Virtual Campus Winter Registration begins for Plainview campus undergraduate students, 9:00 am
Nov. 7 Gold Rush Preview Day
Nov. 9 Virtual Campus Winter term begins
Nov. 12 - 13 Schedule changes for Pre-Registration (Spring Term and May Micro)
Nov. 13 Pre-Registration ends 12:00 pm
Nov. 20 Last day to drop or withdraw with “WP/WF”
Nov. 24 Dining Hall closes, 6:00 pm
Nov. 25 Thanksgiving Holiday Begins, No classes, Offices open
  Residence Halls close, 10:00 am
Nov. 26 - 27 Thanksgiving Holiday, No classes, Offices closed
Nov. 29 Residence Halls open, 1:00 pm
Nov. 30 Dining Hall opens, 7:30 am
  Classes resume
Dec. 4 Student Teaching second rotation ends
Dec. 4 - 11 Final Exams
Dec. 4 Friday morning classes meet
  Final Exams begin 12:30 pm
Dec. 5 National SAT Test
Dec. 9 Graduating senior grades due, 12:00 pm
Dec. 11 Final grades due, 12:00 pm
  Incomplete grades due from previous term - all courses
  Dining Hall closes, 1:00 pm
Dec. 12 Graduation, 2:00 pm
  Residence Halls close, 5:00 pm
  National ACT Test
Dec. 21 - Jan. 1 Christmas Holidays; Offices closed

Final Exam Schedule - Fall 2015/Spring 2016

* NO STUDENT MAY TAKE EXAMS EARLY

* Faculty will abide by the schedule.

* Examinations will not be given in advance of the scheduled hours listed below. Students should make transportation arrangements which will allow them to meet the examination schedule.

CLASS DAY/TIME Example:

REGULAR CLASSES:
MWF 8:30 am

MWF designates three face-to-face class days
8:30 am designates the start of the class on a typical day

HYBRID CLASSES:
M Hybrid A 6:30 pm

Hybrid A = The first of the possible hybrid times for the specific class start time. This may include courses that meet every week in an abbreviated hour (i.e., 6:30 pm - 7:45 pm) or possibly a full class meeting the first week and then all odd weeks of the term (i.e., weeks 1, 3, 5, etc.)

Hybrid B = The second of the possible hybrid times for a specific class start time. This may include courses that meet every week in an abbreviated hour (i.e., 8:00 pm - 9:15 pm) or possibly a full class meeting starting on the second week of the term and then all even weeks of the term (i.e., weeks 2, 4, 6, etc.)

REGULAR CLASSES:

CLASS DAY/TIME FINAL DATE/TIME
M 6:30 pm Dec. 7/May 2 Monday 7:15 pm - 9:15 pm
         
MWF 8:00 am Dec. 9/May 4 Wednesday 12:30 pm - 2:30 pm
  9:00 am Dec. 7/May 2 Monday 8:00 am - 10:00 am
  10:00 am Dec. 9/May 4 Wednesday 10:15 am - 12:15 pm
  12:20 pm Dec. 5/Apr. 30 Saturday 8:00 am - 10:00 am
         
MF 11:00 am Dec. 7/May 2 Monday 10:15 am - 12:15 pm
         
MW 12:20 pm Dec. 5/Apr. 30 Saturday 8:00 am - 10:00 am
  1:45 pm Dec. 7/May 2 Monday 2:45 pm - 4:45 pm
  3:10 pm Dec. 4/Apr. 29 Friday 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm
  4:35 pm Dec. 9/May 4 Wednesday 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm
         
 T 6:30 pm Dec. 8/May 3 Tuesday 7:15 pm - 9:15 pm
         
 TR 8:00 am Dec. 8/May 3 Tuesday 8:00 am - 10:00 am
  9:25 am Dec. 10/May 5 Thursday 10:15 am - 12:15 pm
  10:50 am Dec. 8/May 3 Tuesday 12:30 pm - 2:30 pm
  12:20 pm Dec. 9/May 4 Wednesday 8:00 am - 10:00 am
  1:45 pm Dec. 7/May 2 Monday 12:30 pm - 2:30 pm
  3:10 pm Dec. 8/May 3 Tuesday 5:00 pm - 7:00pm
  4:35 pm Dec. 5/Apr. 30 Saturday 2:45 pm - 4:45 pm
         
 R 6:30 pm Dec. 10/May 5 Thursday 7:15 pm - 9:15 pm

HYBRID CLASSES:

CLASS DAY/TIME FINAL DATE/TIME
M Hybrid A 6:30 pm Dec. 7/May 2 Monday 7:15 pm - 9:15 pm
M Hybrid B 6:30 pm Dec. 4/Apr. 29 Friday 7:15 pm - 9:15 pm
         
MW-WF-MF Hybrid 8:00 am Dec. 9/May 4 Wednesday 12:30 pm - 2:30 pm
  9:00 am Dec. 7/May 2 Monday 8:00 am - 10:00 am
  10:00 am Dec. 9/May 4 Wednesday 10:15 am - 12:15 pm
  12:20 pm Dec. 4/Apr. 29 Friday 12:30 pm - 2:30 pm
         
M Hybrid 11:00 am Dec. 7/May 2 Monday 10:15 am - 12:15 pm
  12:20 pm Dec. 5/Apr. 30 Saturday 8:00 am - 10:00 am
  1:45 pm Dec. 7/May 2 Monday 2:45 pm - 4:45 pm
  3:10 pm Dec. 4/Apr. 29 Friday 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm
  4:35 pm Dec. 9/May 4 Wednesday 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm
         
T Hybrid 8:00 am Dec. 8/May 3 Tuesday 8:00 am - 10:00 am
  9:25 am Dec. 10/May 5 Thursday 10:15 am - 12:15 pm
  10:50 am Dec. 8/ May 3 Tuesday 12:30 pm - 2:30 pm
  12:20 pm Dec. 9/May 4 Wednesday 8:00 am - 10:00 am
  1:45 pm Dec. 7/May 2 Monday 12:30 pm - 2:30 pm
  3:10 pm Dec. 8/May 3 Tuesday 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm
  4:35 pm Dec. 5/Apr. 30 Saturday 2:45 pm - 4:45 pm
T Hybrid A 6:30 pm Dec. 8/May 3 Tuesday 7:15 pm - 9:15 pm
T Hybrid B 6:30 pm Dec. 5/Apr. 30 Saturday 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm
         
W Hybrid 12:20 pm Dec. 5/Apr. 30 Saturday 12:30 pm - 2:30 pm
  1:45 pm Dec. 4/Apr. 29 Friday 2:45 pm - 4:45 pm
  3:10 pm Dec. 7/May 2 Monday 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm
  4:35 pm Dec. 10/May 5 Thursday 2:45 pm - 4:45 pm
  6:30 pm Dec. 9/May 4 Wednesday 7:15 pm - 9:15 pm
         
R Hybrid 8:00 am Dec. 10/May 5 Thursday 8:00 am - 10:00 am
  9:25 am Dec. 8/May 3 Tuesday 10:15 am - 12:15 pm
  10:50 am Dec. 10/May 5 Thursday 12:30 pm - 2:30 pm
  12:20 pm Dec. 5/Apr. 30 Saturday 10:15 am - 12:15 pm
  1:45 pm Dec. 8/May 3 Tuesday 2:45 pm - 4:45 pm
  3:10 pm Dec. 9/May 4 Wednesday 2:45 pm - 4:45 pm
  4:35 pm Dec. 10/May 5 Thursday 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm
         
R Hybrid A 6:30 pm Dec. 10/May 5 Thursday 7:15 pm - 9:15 pm
R Hybrid B 6:30 pm Dec. 5/Apr. 30 Saturday 7:15 pm - 9:15 pm
         
F Hybrid 11:00 am Dec. 11/May 6 Friday 8:00 am - 10:00 am

 Spring Semester 2016

Jan. 4 Offices open
Jan. 6 Residence Halls open for new and returning students, 1:00 pm
Jan. 7 Dining Hall opens, 7:30 am
  Schedule changes, 1:00 pm
  ACT Residual Test, 9:00 am
Jan. 8 Registration for new students not pre-enrolled, 1:00 pm
  Placement testing for new and transfer students
  Registration for returning students not pre-enrolled, 3:00 pm
  Night Registration, 5:00 - 6:00 pm
Jan. 11 Classes begin
  First of three tuition and fees payments due for spring semester
  Late Registration begins
  Mandatory Dorm Meetings, 10:00 pm
Jan. 18 Martin Luther King holiday, No day classes, Classes after 6:00 pm will meet, Offices closed
Jan. 19 Last day to add classes, 2:00 pm
  Late Registration ends, 2:00 pm
Jan. 25 Virtual Campus Spring Registration begins 2:00 pm CT for Plainview campus graduate students and all External Campus students
Jan. 27 Last day to drop or withdraw without record/Census Date
  Deadline for financial aid scholarship applications
Feb. 1 Student Teaching first rotation begins
Feb. 6 National ACT Test
Feb. 11 Second of three tuition and fees payments due for spring semester
Feb. 13 Virtual Campus Winter Term ends
Feb. 15 Virtual Campus Spring Registration begins for Plainview campus undergraduate students, 9:00 am
  Deadline for making Application for Graduation in May
Feb. 22 Virtual Campus Spring term begins
Mar. 4 Midterm deficiency reports due
Mar. 11 Third of three tuition and fees payments due for spring semester
  Student Teaching first rotation ends
Mar. 12 Dining Hall closes, 1:00 pm
  Residence Halls close, 5:00 pm
Mar. 14 - 18 Recess for Spring Break  
Mar. 18 Offices closed for Spring Break
Mar. 20 Residence Halls open, 1:00 pm
Mar. 21 Dining Hall opens, 7:30 am
  Classes resume
  Student Teaching second rotation begins
Mar. 24 Last day to officially drop or withdraw with “W”
Mar. 25 Good Friday; No classes, Offices closed
Mar. 28 Easter Monday; No day classes, Classes after 6:00 pm will meet, Offices closed
Apr. 1 - 2 Big Weekend
Apr. 9 National ACT Test
Apr. 11 Pre-Registration begins, 8:00 am  (May Micro, Summer I, II and Fall Term)
Apr. 21 - 22 Schedule changes for Pre-Registration (May Micro, Summer I, II and Fall Term)
Apr. 22 Pre-Registration ends, 12:00 pm
  Last day to officially drop or withdraw with “WF/WP”
Apr. 25 Virtual Campus Summer Registration begins 2:00 pm CT for Plainview campus graduate students and all External Campus students
Apr. 29 - May 6 Final Exams
Apr. 29 Friday morning classes meet
  Final Exams begin 2:00 pm
  Student Teaching second rotation ends
May 4 Graduating senior grades due, noon
May 6 Dining Hall closes, 1:00 pm
  Final grades due, 4:00 pm
  Incomplete grades due from previous term - all courses
May 7 Graduation, 2:00 pm
  Residence Halls close, 5:00 pm (Housing available for May and Summer sessions)
May 14 Virtual Campus Spring term ends

May Microterm 2016

May 8 Residence Halls open for new students, 5:00 pm
May 9 Registration, 8:00 am
  Classes begin, 10:00 am
  Dining Hall opens, 11:30 am
May 10 Late registration ends, 5:00 pm
May 12 Last day to drop or withdraw without record/Census date
  Deadline for financial aid scholarship applications
May 16 Virtual Campus Summer Registration begins for Plainview campus undergraduate students, 9:00 am
May 20 Last day to officially drop or withdraw with “W”
May 23 Virtual Campus Summer term begins
May 25 Last day to officially drop or withdraw with “WP/WF”
May 27 Final Exams for May Microterm
  Final grades due, 4:00 pm
  Residence Hall close, 10:00 am
May 30 Memorial Day: No Classes, Offices closed

Summer Microterm I 2016

June 4 National SAT Test
June 5 Residence Halls open, 5:00 pm
June 6 Registration, 8:00 am
  Classes begin, 10:00 am
  Dining Hall opens, 11:30 am
June 7 Late Registration ends, 5:00 pm
June 9 Last day to drop or withdraw without record/Census date
  Deadline for financial aid scholarship applications
June 10 ACT Residual, 9:00 am and 12:00 pm
June 11 Early Registration for new and transfer students
  National ACT Test
June 15 Deadline for making Application for Graduation in August
June 17 Last day to officially drop or withdraw “W”
June 22 Last day to officially drop or withdraw with “WP/WF”
June 23 ACT Residual, 9:00 am and 12:00 pm
June 24 Early Registration for new and transfer students
  Final Exams for Summer I Microterm
  Final Grades due, 4:00 pm

Summer Microterm II 2016

June 27 Registration, 8:00 am
  Classes begin, 10:00 am
June 28 Late Registration ends, 5:00 pm
June 30 Last day to drop or withdraw without record/Census date
  Deadline for financial aid scholarship applications
July 4 Independence Day; No classes, Offices closed
July 8 Last day to officially drop or withdraw with “W”
July 13 Last day to officially drop or withdraw with “WP/WF”
July 15 Final Exams for Summer II Microterm
  Final Grades due, 4:00 pm
July 22 ACT Residual, 9:00 am and 12:00 pm
July 23 Early Registration for new and transfer students