Academic Calendar - Current Semester
Registration, deadline and exam dates apply to regular, full-semester courses. For short courses and other alternative scheduling deadlines, contact the Registrar’s Office. The Academic Calendar reflects major dates and events in the college community. Deadlines for all student record transactions are specified for regular 16-week semester courses. Deadlines for alternative calendar courses (late-starting, online, self-paced and short-term courses) are posted on in the schedule of credit classes and available in the Registrar’s Office.
All semesters/sessions begin on Monday and end on Saturday. The class week runs Monday through Saturday.
| SPRING 2012 | |
| Registration (spring 2012) begins - NM residents | Nov. 14 |
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Open registration begins – open to all
Advised Registration (Enrollment Center 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.) |
Jan. 19
Jan. 18 |
| Full-time faculty return (Limited services available from 8-10 a.m.) |
Jan. 12 |
| Spring Meeting (services available beginning at 9:30 a.m.) | Jan. 12 |
| Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day (college closed) | Jan. 16 |
| Classes begin | Jan. 23 |
| Late Registration | Jan. 23-25 |
| Schedule changes only (drop/add) | Jan. 26-27 |
| Deadline to petition to graduate spring 2012 | Feb. 1 |
| Deadline to drop without a grade and obtain a refund | Feb. 10 |
| Faculty Development Day (tentative) | Feb. 24 |
| Deadline to change audit/credit status | March 9 |
| Midterm examinations | March 12-17 |
| Midterm grades due to the Registrar's Office by 5 p.m. | March 19 |
| Spring break (9th week of semester) - college closed | March 19-25 |
| Deadline to withdraw from class(es) | Apr 5 |
| Spring holiday (College Closed) | Apr 6-8 |
| Registration for summer 2012 begins - NM residents | April 16 |
| Registration for fall 2012 begins - NM residents | April 23 |
| Final examinations | May 14 - 19 |
| Semester ends | May 19 |
| Commencement | May 23 |
| Final grades due to Registrar's Office by 5 p.m. | May 21 |
| Early Bird Reduced Tuition Rates* are in effect from Nov. 14 through Jan. 4. Payment arrangements are due by 4:30 p.m. Jan. 4.** |
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| Regular Tuition Rates* are in effect from Jan. 5 through Jan. 18. Payment arrangements are due by 4:30 p.m. Jan 18.** |
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| *Registration and payment is available online at all times including after hours, weekends and holidays. | |
| **Failure to arrange payment by the deadline could result in losing your place in class. | |
NOTE: This institutional academic calendar does not reflect transaction deadlines for alternate scheduled course offerings. Online registration is available at www.sfcc.edu


