Fall Semester 2023
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| August 14 (M) | Reporting day for Faculty/Staff-Awards Breakfast (offices closed) |
| August 15 (T) | Registration (8:00 am - 6:00 pm) |
| August 15 (T) | Last Day for Online Course Registration |
| August 16 (W) | Orientation for all new and returning students (Helena-West Helena) Nursing Orientation in Helena (All students admitted to the ADN Program.) Nursing Orientation in DeWitt (All students admitted to the PN Program.) |
| August 17 (TH) | Orientation for all new and returning students (All Campuses) |
| August 21 (M) | Day & evening classes begin, Fast Track 1 begins, Online classes begin |
| August 28 (M) | Last day for 100% refund |
| September 4 (M) | Labor Day Holiday (no classes, offices closed) |
| September 6 (W) | Last day to complete application file for current semester/Last day for 50% refund |
| October 11-12 (W & TH) | Online Midterm Proctored Exams & Fast Track 1 Final Exams |
| October 13 (F) | Midterm advisory grades due (4:00 pm) |
| October 17 (T) | Online Midterm Advisory Grades due & Fast Track 1 ends |
| October 18 (W) | Fast Track 2 Begins |
| October 20 (F) | Faculty/Staff In-Service (no day classes but evening and weekend classes meet) (offices closed) |
| November 1 (W) | Last day to drop and receive a “W” |
| November 6 (M) | Spring registration begins |
| November 20-24 (M-F) | Faculty and students do not report (no classes, offices open Nov. 20-22) |
| November 23-24 (TH & F) | Thanksgiving Holiday (no classes, offices closed) |
| November 27 (M) | Offices open, classes resume (8:00 am) |
| December 1 (F) | Last day to receive an “EW” |
| December 5, 6, 7 (T, W, TH) | Online Final Proctored Exams |
| December 7 (TH) | Last day for classes |
| December 8 (F) | Study Day (Faculty will be available in their offices from 8:30 am to noon) |
| December 11-14 (M, T, W, TH) | Day, evening, and night exams |
| December 15 (F) | End of Term (additional work must be completed, Independent Study and Incomplete forms must be on file) |
| December 18 (M) | Final grades due (12:00 noon) |
| December 19 (T) | December Graduation (no commencement) |
| December 20 (W) | Offices closed from 4:30 pm until 8:00 am on 1/2/24 (W) |
Spring Semester 2024
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| January 2 (T) | Offices open |
| January 3 (W) | Reporting day for faculty (8:00 am); Faculty/Staff In-Service |
| January 4 (TH) | Registration (8:00 am - 6:00 pm) (Last Day for Online Course Registration) |
| January 8 (M) | Day & evening classes begin, Online & Fast Track 1 Classes begin |
| January 15 (M) | Martin Luther King Holiday (no classes, offices closed) |
| January 16 (T) | Last day for 100% refund |
| January 24 (W) | Last day to complete application file for current semester/Last day for 50% refund |
| February 16 (F) | Faculty/Staff In-Service (no day classes but extended day and evening classes meet) |
| March 5 (T) | Online Midterm Proctored Exams & Fast Track 1 Final Exam |
| March 5 (T) | Midterm advisory grades due, Online Midterm grades due (4:00 pm) & Fast Track 1 Ends |
| March 6 (W) | Fast Track 2 begins |
| March 18-22 (M-F) | Spring Break |
| March 22 (F) | Spring Break Friday (no classes, offices closed) |
| March 25 (M) | Classes resume (8:00 am) |
| April 3 (W) | Last day to drop and receive a “W” |
| April 3 (W) | Summer & Fall registration begins |
| April 24 (W) | Last day to receive an “EW” |
| April 25 (TH) | Last day for classes |
| April 6 (F) | Study Day (Faculty will be available in their offices from 8:30 am to noon) |
| April 29-30 (M & T) | Online & Fast Track 2 Final Proctored Exams |
| April 29 - May 2 (M-TH) | Day and evening exams begin Monday, April 29 |
| May 3 (F) | End of Term (additional work must be completed, Independent Study and Incomplete forms must be on file) |
| May 6 (M) | Final grades due (12:00 noon) |
| May 9 (TH) | Graduation Arkansas County at Grand Prairie Center (7:00 pm) |
| May 10 (F) | Graduation Phillips Cty. at the Hendrix Fine Arts Ctr.in Lily Peter Audit. (7:00 pm) |
| May 27 (M) | Memorial Day Holiday (offices closed) |
*Students must register prior to the second class meeting of any course to be admitted to that course. Once the second class has begun, a student may not register for that class. (See above calendar for online dates.)