Academic Catalog 2013-2014 
    
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Academic Catalog 2013-2014 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Plainview Campus 2013-2014 Academic Year



Summer Microterm I 2013

June 1 SAT Test
June 2 Residence Halls open, 5:00 pm
June 3 Registration, 8:00 am
  Classes begin, 10:00 am
  Dining Hall opens, 11:30 am
June 4 Late Registration ends, 5:00 pm
June 6 Last day to drop or withdraw without record/Census date
  Deadline for financial aid scholarship applications
June 7 ACT Residual, 9:00 am and 1:00 pm
June 8 Early Registration for new and transfer students
  ACT Test
June 14 Last day to officially drop or withdraw “W”
June 17 Deadline for making Application for Graduation in August
June 19 Last day to offi cially drop or withdraw with “WP/WF”
June 20 ACT Residual, 9:00 am and 1:00 pm
June 21 Early Registration for new and transfer students
  Final Exams for Summer I Microterm
  Final Grades due, 4:00 pm

Summer Microterm II 2013

June 24 Registration, 8:00 am
  Classes begin, 10:00 am
June 25 Late Registration ends, 5:00 pm
June 27 Last day to drop or withdraw without record/Census date
  Deadline for financial aid scholarship applications
July 4 Independence Day Observed; No classes, Offices closed
July 5 Last day to officially drop or withdraw with “W”
July 10 Last day to officially drop or withdraw with “WP/WF”
July 12 Final Exams for Summer II Microterm
  Final Grades due, 4:00 pm
July 19 ACT Residual, 9:00 am and 1:00 pm
July 20 Early Registration for new and transfer students

Fall Semester 2013

Aug. 12 Virtual Campus Fall Registration begins for Plainview students, 9:00 am
Aug. 14 - 15 Faculty/Staff Development
Aug. 16 Residence Halls open for Koinonia attendees, 8:00 am
  Koinonia begins 12:00 pm
Aug. 17 Koinonia continues
Aug. 18 Dining Hall opens, 11 am
  Residence Halls open for new and returning students, 1:00 pm
Aug. 19 Koinonia continues
  Schedule Changes, 9:00 am
  ACT Residual Test, 9:00 am
  Virtual Campus Fall Term begins
Aug. 20 Registration for new students not pre-enrolled, 1:00 pm
  Placement testing for new and transfer students
  Registration for returning students not pre-enrolled, 3:30 pm
  Night Registration, 5:00 - 6:00 pm
Aug. 21 Classes begin
  Late Registration begins
Aug. 28 Last day to add classes, 12:00 pm
  Late Registration ends, 12:00 pm
Sept. 2 Labor Day: No classes, Offices closed
Sept. 3 - 6 Pride Week
Sept. 5 - 6 Student Teaching Orientation, 8:00 am
Sept. 6 Last day to drop without record/Census Day
  Deadline for financial aid scholarship applications
Sept. 9 Student Teaching first rotation begins
Sept. 13 ACT Residual Test
Sept. 16 Deadline for making Application to Graduate in December
Sept. 21 Second of three tuition and fees payments due for fall semester
  ACT Test
Oct. 11 - 12 Homecoming
Oct. 17 - 18 Fall Break, No classes, Offices open
Oct. 18 Mid-term deficiency reports due
  Student Teaching first rotation ends
Oct. 21 Third of three tuition and fee payments due for fall semester
  Student Teaching second rotation begins
Oct. 26 ACT Test
  Last day to drop or withdraw with “W”
Nov. 2 Gold Rush Preview Day
Nov. 4 Early Registration Begins 9:00 am
  Virtual Campus Winter Registration begins for Plainview students, 9:00 am
Nov. 11 Virtual Campus Winter term begins
Nov. 14 - 15 Schedule changes for early registration
Nov. 15 Early Registration ends 12:00 pm
Nov. 22 Last day to drop or withdraw with “WP/WF”
  ACT Residual, 1:00 pm
Nov. 26 Dining Hall closes, 6:00 pm
Nov. 27 Thanksgiving Holiday Begins, No classes, Offices open
  Residence Halls close, 10:00 am
Nov. 28 - 29 Thanksgiving Holiday, No classes, Offices closed
Dec. 1 Residence Halls open, 1:00 pm
Dec. 2 Dining Hall opens, 7:30 am
  Classes resume
Dec. 6 Student Teaching second rotation ends
Dec. 6 - 13 Final Exams
Dec. 6 Friday morning classes meet
  Final Exams begin 2:00 pm
Dec. 7 SAT Test
Dec. 11 Graduating senior grades due, 12:00 pm
Dec. 13 Final grades due, 12:00 pm
  Incomplete grades due from previous term - all courses
  Dining Hall closes, 1:00 pm
Dec. 14 Graduation, 2:00 pm
  Residence Halls close, 5:00 pm
  ACT Test
Dec. 23 - Jan. 3 Christmas Holidays, Offices closed

Final Exam Schedule - Fall 2013/Spring 2014 

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

HYBRID CLASSES:

CLASS DAY/TIME FINAL DATE/TIME
M Hybrid A 6:30 pm Dec. 9/May 5 Monday 7:15 pm - 9:15 pm
M Hybrid B 6:30 pm Dec. 9/May 5 Friday 7:15 pm - 9:15 pm
         
MW-WF-MF Hybrid 8:00 am Dec. 11/May 7 Wednesday 12:30 pm - 2:30 pm
  9:00 am Dec. 9/May 7 Monday 8:00 am - 10:00 am
  10:00 am Dec. 11/May 7 Wednesday 10:15 am - 12:15 pm
  12:20 pm Dec. 6/May 2 Friday 12:30 pm - 2:30 pm
         
M Hybrid 11:00 am Dec. 7/May 3 Saturday 8:00 am - 10:00 am
  12:20 pm Dec. 9/May 5 Monday 10:15 am - 12:15 pm
  1:45 pm Dec. 9/May 5 Monday 2:45 pm - 4:45 pm
  3:10 pm Dec. 6/May 2 Friday 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm
  4:35 pm Dec. 11/May 7 Wednesday 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm
         
T Hybrid 8:00 am Dec. 10/May 6 Tuesday 8:00 am - 10:00 am
  9:25 am Dec. 12/May 8 Thursday 10:15 am - 12:15 pm
  10:50 am Dec. 10/ May 6 Tuesday 12:30 pm - 2:30 pm
  12:20 pm Dec. 11/May 7 Wednesday 8:00 am - 10:00 am
  1:45 pm Dec. 9/May 5 Monday 12:30 pm - 2:30 pm
  3:10 pm Dec. 10/May 6 Tuesday 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm
  4:35 pm Dec. 7/May 3 Saturday 2:45 pm - 4:45 pm
T Hybrid A 6:30 pm Dec. 10/May 6 Tuesday 7:15 pm - 9:15 pm
T Hybrid B 6:30 pm Dec. 7/May 3 Saturday 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm
         
W Hybrid 12:20 pm Dec. 7/May 3 Saturday 12:30 pm - 2:30 pm
  1:45 pm Dec. 6/May 2 Friday 2:45 pm - 4:45 pm
  3:10 pm Dec. 9/May 5 Monday 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm
  4:35 pm Dec. 12/May 8 Thursday 2:45 pm - 4:45 pm
  6:30 pm Dec. 11/May 7 Wednesday 7:15 pm - 9:15 pm
         
R Hybrid 8:00 am Dec. 12/May 8 Thursday 8:00 am - 10:00 am
  9:25 am Dec. 10/May 6 Tuesday 10:15 am - 12:15 pm
  10:50 am Dec. 12/May 8 Thursday 12:30 pm - 2:30 pm
  12:20 pm Dec. 7/May 3 Saturday 10:15 am - 12:15 pm
  1:45 pm Dec. 10/May 6 Tuesday 2:45 pm - 4:45 pm
  3:10 pm Dec. 11/May 7 Wednesday 2:45 pm - 4:45 pm
  4:35 pm Dec. 12/May 8 Thursday 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm
R Hybrid A 6:30 pm Dec. 12/May 8 Thurday 7:15 pm - 9:15 pm
R Hybrid B 6:30 pm Dec. 7/May 3 Saturday 7:15 pm - 9:15 pm
         
F Hybrid 11:00 am Dec. 13/May 9 Friday 8:00 am - 10:00 am

Spring Semester 2014

Jan. 6 Offices open
Jan. 12 Residence Halls open for new and returning students, 1:00 pm
Jan. 13 Dining Hall opens, 7:30 am
  Schedule changes, 9:00 am
  ACT Residual Test, 9:00 am
Jan. 14 Registration for new students not pre-enrolled, 1:00 pm
  Placement testing for new and transfer students
  Registration for returning students not pre-enrolled, 3:30 pm
  Night Registration, 5:00 - 6:00 pm
Jan. 15 Classes begin
  Late Registration begins
Jan. 20 Martin Luther King holiday, No day classes, Classes after 6:00 pm will meet, Offices closed
Jan. 22 Last day to add classes, 12:00 pm
  Late Registration ends, 12:00 pm
Jan. 31 Last day to drop or withdraw without record/Census Date
  Deadline for financial aid scholarship applications
Feb. 3 Student Teaching first rotation begins
Feb. 8 ACT Test
Feb. 15 Virtual Campus Winter Term ends
  Second of three tuition and fees payments due for spring semester
Feb. 17 Virtual Campus Spring Registration begins for Plainview students, 9:00 am
  Deadline for making Application for Graduation in May
Feb. 24 Virtual Campus Spring term begins
Mar. 7 Midterm deficiency reports due
Mar. 8 Dining Hall closes, 1:00 pm
  Residence Halls close, 5:00 pm
Mar. 10 - 14 Recess for Spring Break
Mar. 14 Offices closed for Spring Break
Mar. 15 Third of three tuition and fees payments due for spring semester
Mar. 16 Residence Halls open, 1:00 pm
Mar. 17 Dining Hall opens, 7:30 am
  Classes resume
Mar. 21 Student Teaching first rotation ends
  ACT Residual, 1:00 pm
Mar. 24 Student Teaching second rotation begins
Mar. 28 - 29 Big Weekend
Apr. 4 Last day to officially drop or withdraw with “W”
Apr. 7 Early Registration begins, 9:00 am
Apr. 12 ACT Test
Apr. 16 - 17 Schedule changes for Early Registration (May, Summer and Fall Semester)
Apr. 17 Early Registration ends, 12:00 pm
Apr. 18 Good Friday, No classes, Offices closed
Apr. 21 Easter Monday, No day classes, Classes after 6:00 pm will meet, Offices closed
Apr. 25 Last day to officially drop or withdraw with “WF/WP”
  ACT Residual, 1:00 pm
May 2 - 9 Final Exams
May 2 Friday morning classes meet
  Final Exams begin 2:00 pm
  Student Teaching second rotation ends
May 7 Graduating senior grades due, noon
May 9 Dining Hall closes, 1:00 pm
  Final grades due, 4:00 pm
  Incomplete grades due from previous term - all courses
May 10 Graduation, 2:00 pm
  Residence Halls close, 5:00 pm (Housing available for May and summer sessions)
May 17 Virtual Campus Spring term ends

Final Exam Schedule - Spring 2014

***** See Spring Final Exam  between Fall and Spring Calendar.*****

May Microterm 2014

May 11 Residence Halls open for new students, 5:00 pm
May 12 Registration, 8:00 am
  Classes begin, 10:00 am
  Dining Hall opens, 11:30 am
May 13 Late registration ends, 5:00 pm
  Last day to drop or withdraw without record/Census date
  Deadline for financial aid scholarship applications
May 19 Virtual Campus Summer Registration begins for Plainview students, 9:00 am
May 23 Last day to officially drop or withdraw with “W”
May 26 Memorial Day: No Classes, Offices closed
  Virtual Campus Summer term begins
May 28 Last day to officially drop or withdraw with “WP/WF”
May 30 Final Exams for May Microterm
  Final grades due, 4:00 pm
  Residence Hall close, 10:00 am

Summer Microterm I 2014

June 1 Residence Halls open, 5:00 pm
June 2 Registration, 8:00 am
  Classes begin, 10:00 am
  Dining Hall opens, 11:30 am
June 3 Late Registration ends, 5:00 pm
June 5 Last day to drop or withdraw without record/Census date
  Deadline for financial aid scholarship applications
June 6 ACT Residual, 9:00 am and 1:00 pm
June 7 Early Registration for new and transfer students
  SAT Test
June 13 Last day to officially drop or withdraw “W”
June 14 ACT Test
June 16 Deadline for making Application for Graduation in August
June 18 Last day to officially drop or withdraw with “WP/WF”
June 19 ACT Residual, 9:00 am and 1:00 pm
June 20 Early Registration for new and transfer students
  Final Exams for Summer I Microterm
  Final Grades due, 4:00 pm

Summer Microterm II 2014

June 23 Registration, 8:00 am
  Classes begin, 10:00 am
June 24 Late Registration ends, 5:00 pm
June 26 Last day to drop or withdraw without record/Census date
  Deadline for financial aid scholarship applications
July 3 Last day to officially drop or withdraw with “W”
July 4 Independence Day Observed; No classes, Offices closed
July 9 Last day to officially drop or withdraw with “WP/WF”
July 11 Final Exams for Summer II Microterm
  Final Grades due, 4:00 pm
July 18 ACT Residual, 9:00 am and 1:00 pm
July 19 Early Registration for new and transfer students