Academic Catalog 2016-2017 
    
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Academic Catalog 2016-2017 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Plainview Campus 2016-2017 Academic Calendar



Summer I Microterm 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 II Microterm 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

Fall Term 2016

Aug. 15 Virtual Campus Fall Registration begins for Plainview campus undergraduate students, 9:00 am
Aug. 17 - 18 Faculty/Staff Development
Aug. 19 Residence Halls open for Koinonia attendees, 8:00 am
  Koinonia begins 12:00 pm
Aug. 20 Koinonia continues
Aug. 21 Dining Hall opens, 11 am
  Residence Halls open for new and returning students, 1:00 pm
Aug. 22 Koinonia continues
  Schedule Changes, 9:00 am
  ACT Residual Test, 9:00 am
  Virtual Campus Fall Term begins
Aug. 23 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. 24 Classes begin
  First of three tuition and fees payments due for Fall term
  Late Registration begins
  Mandatory Dorm Meetings, 10:00 pm
Aug. 31 Last day to add classes, 2:00 pm
  Late Registration ends, 2:00 pm
Aug. 29 - Sept. 2 Pride Week
Sept. 1 - 2 Student Teaching Orientation, 8:00 am
Sept. 5 Labor Day; No classes, Offices closed
Sept. 6 Student Teaching first rotation begins
Sept. 9 Last day to drop without record/Census Day
  Deadline for financial aid scholarship applications
Sept. 10 National ACT Test
Sept. 15 Deadline for making Application to Graduate in December
Sept. 16 - 17 Homecoming
Sept. 24 Second of three tuition and fees payments due for Fall term
Oct. 17 Virtual Campus Winter Registration begins 2:00 pm CT for Plainview campus graduate students and all External Campus students
Oct. 20 - 21 Student Fall Break; No classes, Offices open
Oct. 21 Mid-term deficiency reports due
  Student Teaching first rotation ends
Oct. 22 National ACT Test
Oct. 24 Third of three tuition and fee payments due for Fall term
  Student Teaching second rotation begins
Nov. 4 Last day to drop or withdraw with “W”
Nov. 7 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. 12 Gold Rush Preview Day
Nov. 14 Virtual Campus Winter term begins
Nov. 17 - 18 Schedule changes for Pre-Registration (Spring Term and May Micro)
Nov. 18 Pre-Registration ends 12:00 pm
Nov. 22 Dining Hall closes, 6:00 pm
Nov. 23 Thanksgiving Holiday Begins; No classes, Offices open
  Residence Halls close, 10:00 am
Nov. 24 - 25 Thanksgiving Holiday; No classes, Offices closed
Nov. 27 Residence Halls open, 1:00 pm
Nov. 28 Dining Hall opens, 7:30 am
  Classes resume
Dec. 2 Last day to drop or withdraw with “WP/WF”
  Student Teaching second rotation ends
Dec. 3 National SAT Test
Dec. 9 Friday morning classes meet
  Final Exams begin 12:30 pm
Dec. 9 - 16 Final Exams
Dec. 10 National ACT Test
Dec. 14 Graduating senior grades due, 12:00 pm
Dec. 16 Final grades due, 12:00 pm
  Incomplete grades due from previous term - all courses
  Dining Hall closes, 1:00 pm
Dec. 17 Graduation, 2:00 pm
  Residence Halls close, 5:00 pm
Dec. 20 - Jan. 2 Christmas Holidays; Offices closed

Final Exam Schedule - Fall 2016/Spring 2017

* NO STUDENT MAY TAKE EXAMS EARLY unless otherwise indicated in the academic calendar.

* 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. 12/May 1 Monday 7:15 pm - 9:15 pm
         
MWF 8:00 am Dec. 14/May 3 Wednesday 12:30 pm - 2:30 pm
  9:00 am Dec. 12/May 1 Monday 8:00 am - 10:00 am
  10:00 am Dec. 14/May 3 Wednesday 10:15 am - 12:15 pm
  12:20 pm Dec. 9/Apr. 28 Friday 12:30 pm - 2:30 pm
         
MF 11:00 am Dec. 12/May 1 Monday 10:15 am - 12:15 pm
         
MW 12:20 pm Dec. 9/Apr. 28 Friday 12:30 pm - 2:30 pm
  1:45 pm Dec. 12/May 1 Monday 2:45 pm - 4:45 pm
  3:10 pm Dec. 9/Apr. 28 Friday 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm
  4:35 pm Dec. 14/May 3 Wednesday 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm
         
 T 6:30 pm Dec. 13/May 2 Tuesday 7:15 pm - 9:15 pm
         
 TR 8:00 am Dec. 13/May 2 Tuesday 8:00 am - 10:00 am
  9:25 am Dec. 15/May 4 Thursday 10:15 am - 12:15 pm
  10:50 am Dec. 13/May 2 Tuesday 12:30 pm - 2:30 pm
  12:20 pm Dec. 14/May 3 Wednesday 8:00 am - 10:00 am
  1:45 pm Dec. 12/May 1 Monday 12:30 pm - 2:30 pm
  3:10 pm Dec. 13/May 2 Tuesday 5:00 pm - 7:00pm
  4:35 pm Dec. 10/Apr. 29 Saturday 2:45 pm - 4:45 pm
         
 R 6:30 pm Dec. 15/May 4 Thursday 7:15 pm - 9:15 pm

HYBRID CLASSES:

CLASS DAY/TIME FINAL DATE/TIME
M Hybrid A 6:30 pm Dec. 12/May 1 Monday 7:15 pm - 9:15 pm
M Hybrid B 6:30 pm Dec. 9/Apr. 28 Friday 7:15 pm - 9:15 pm
         
MW-WF-MF Hybrid 8:00 am Dec. 14/May 3 Wednesday 12:30 pm - 2:30 pm
  9:00 am Dec. 12/May 1 Monday 8:00 am - 10:00 am
  10:00 am Dec. 14/May 3 Wednesday 10:15 am - 12:15 pm
  12:20 pm Dec. 9/Apr. 28 Friday 12:30 pm - 2:30 pm
         
M Hybrid 11:00 am Dec. 12/May 1 Monday 10:15 am - 12:15 pm
  12:20 pm Dec. 10/Apr. 29 Saturday 8:00 am - 10:00 am
  1:45 pm Dec. 12/May 1 Monday 2:45 pm - 4:45 pm
  3:10 pm Dec. 9/Apr. 28 Friday 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm
  4:35 pm Dec. 14/May 3 Wednesday 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm
         
T Hybrid 8:00 am Dec. 13/May 2 Tuesday 8:00 am - 10:00 am
  9:25 am Dec. 15/May 4 Thursday 10:15 am - 12:15 pm
  10:50 am Dec. 13/ May 2 Tuesday 12:30 pm - 2:30 pm
  12:20 pm Dec. 14/May 3 Wednesday 8:00 am - 10:00 am
  1:45 pm Dec. 12/May 1 Monday 12:30 pm - 2:30 pm
  3:10 pm Dec. 13/May 2 Tuesday 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm
  4:35 pm Dec. 10/Apr. 29 Saturday 2:45 pm - 4:45 pm
T Hybrid A 6:30 pm Dec. 13/May 2 Tuesday 7:15 pm - 9:15 pm
T Hybrid B 6:30 pm Dec. 10/Apr. 29 Saturday 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm
         
W Hybrid 12:20 pm Dec. 10/Apr. 29 Saturday 12:30 pm - 2:30 pm
  1:45 pm Dec. 9/Apr. 28 Friday 2:45 pm - 4:45 pm
  3:10 pm Dec. 12/May 1 Monday 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm
  4:35 pm Dec. 15/May 4 Thursday 2:45 pm - 4:45 pm
  6:30 pm Dec. 14/May 3 Wednesday 7:15 pm - 9:15 pm
         
R Hybrid 8:00 am Dec. 15/May 4 Thursday 8:00 am - 10:00 am
  9:25 am Dec. 13/May 2 Tuesday 10:15 am - 12:15 pm
  10:50 am Dec. 15/May 4 Thursday 12:30 pm - 2:30 pm
  12:20 pm Dec. 10/Apr. 29 Saturday 10:15 am - 12:15 pm
  1:45 pm Dec. 13/May 2 Tuesday 2:45 pm - 4:45 pm
  3:10 pm Dec. 14/May 3 Wednesday 2:45 pm - 4:45 pm
  4:35 pm Dec. 15/May 4 Thursday 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm
         
R Hybrid A 6:30 pm Dec. 15/May 4 Thursday 7:15 pm - 9:15 pm
R Hybrid B 6:30 pm Dec. 10/Apr. 29 Saturday 7:15 pm - 9:15 pm
         
F Hybrid 11:00 am Dec. 16/May 5 Friday 8:00 am - 10:00 am

 Spring Term 2017

Jan. 3 Offices open
Jan. 4 Residence Halls open for new and returning students, 1:00 pm
Jan. 5 Dining Hall opens, 7:30 am
  Schedule changes, 1:00 pm
  ACT Residual Test, 9:00 am
Jan. 6 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. 9 Classes begin
  First of three tuition and fees payments due for spring term
  Late Registration begins
  Mandatory Dorm Meetings, 10:00 pm
Jan. 16 Martin Luther King holiday; No day classes, Classes after 6:00 pm will meet, Offices closed
Jan. 17 Last day to add classes, 2:00 pm
  Late Registration ends, 2:00 pm
Jan. 25 Last day to drop or withdraw without record/Census Date
  Deadline for financial aid scholarship applications
Jan. 30 Virtual Campus Spring Registration begins 2:00 pm CT for Plainview campus graduate students and all External Campus students
  Student Teaching first rotation begins
Feb. 9 Second of three tuition and fees payments due for spring term
Feb. 11 National ACT Test
Feb. 15 Deadline for making Application for Graduation in May
Feb. 18 Virtual Campus Winter Term ends
Feb. 20 Virtual Campus Spring Registration begins for Plainview campus undergraduate students, 9:00 am
Feb. 27 Virtual Campus Spring term begins
Mar. 3 Midterm deficiency reports due
Mar. 9 Third of three tuition and fees payments due for spring term
Mar. 10 Student Teaching first rotation ends
  Dining Hall closes, 1:00 pm
Mar. 11 Residence Halls close, 5:00 pm
Mar. 13 - 17 Student Recess for Spring Break  
Mar. 17 Offices closed for Spring Break
Mar. 19 Residence Halls open, 1:00 pm
Mar. 20 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. 24 - 25 Big Weekend
Apr. 8 National ACT Test
Apr. 10 Pre-Registration begins, 8:00 am  (May Micro, Summer I, II and Fall Term)
Apr. 14 Good Friday; No classes, Offices closed
Apr. 17 Easter Monday; No day classes, Classes after 6:00 pm will meet, Offices closed
Apr. 20 - 21 Schedule changes for Pre-Registration (May Micro, Summer I, II and Fall Term)
Apr. 21 Pre-Registration ends, 12:00 pm
  Last day to officially drop or withdraw with “WF/WP”
Apr. 28 - May 5 Final Exams
Apr. 28 Friday morning classes meet
  Final Exams begin 12:30 pm
  Student Teaching second rotation ends
May 1 Virtual Campus Summer Registration begins 2:00 pm CT for Plainview campus graduate students and all External Campus students
May 3 Graduating senior grades due, noon
May 5 Dining Hall closes, 1:00 pm
  Final grades due, 4:00 pm
  Incomplete grades due from previous term - all courses
May 6 Graduation, 2:00 pm
  Residence Halls close, 5:00 pm (Housing available for May and Summer sessions)
May 20 Virtual Campus Spring term ends

May Microterm 2017

May 7 Residence Halls open for new students, 5:00 pm
May 8 Registration, 8:00 am
  Classes begin, 10:00 am
  Dining Hall opens, 11:30 am
May 9 Late registration ends, 5:00 pm
May 11 Last day to drop or withdraw without record/Census date
  Deadline for financial aid scholarship applications
May 19 Last day to officially drop or withdraw with “W”
May 22 Virtual Campus Summer Registration begins for Plainview campus undergraduate students, 9:00 am
May 24 Last day to officially drop or withdraw with “WP/WF”
May 26 Final Exams for May Microterm
  Final grades due, 4:00 pm
  Residence Halls close, 10:00 am
May 29 Memorial Day; No Classes, Offices closed
  Virtual Campus Summer term begins
May 30 Virtual Campus Summer Registration Ends for Plainview students

Summer I Microterm 2017

June 3 National SAT Test
June 4 Residence Halls open, 5:00 pm
June 5 Registration, 8:00 am
  Classes begin, 10:00 am
  Dining Hall opens, 11:30 am
June 6 Late Registration ends, 5:00 pm
June 8 Last day to drop or withdraw without record/Census date
  Deadline for financial aid scholarship applications
June 9 ACT Residual, 9:00 am and 12:00 pm
June 10 Early Registration for new and transfer students
  National ACT Test
June 15 Deadline for making Application for Graduation for August posting date
June 16 Last day to officially drop or withdraw “W”
June 21 Last day to officially drop or withdraw with “WP/WF”
June 22 ACT Residual, 9:00 am and 12:00 pm
June 23 Early Registration for new and transfer students
  Final Exams for Summer I Microterm
  Final Grades due, 4:00 pm

Summer II Microterm 2017

July 4 Independence Day; No classes, Offices closed
July 10 Registration, 8:00 am
  Classes begin, 10:00 am
July 11 Late Registration ends, 5:00 pm
July 13 Last day to drop or withdraw without record/Census date
  Deadline for financial aid scholarship applications
July 21 Last day to officially drop or withdraw with “W”
  ACT Residual, 9:00 am and 12:00 pm
July 22 Early Registration for new and transfer students
July 26 Last day to officially drop or withdraw with “WP/WF”
July 28 Final Exams for Summer II Microterm
  Final Grades due, 4:00 pm