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Spring Semester 2013
  • (Instruction begins January 14)
  • Spring course reservation (continuing students) October 29–November 4
  • Open registration November 5–January 13
  • Last day for preregistered students to pay for reserved courses (students will be dropped from courses for failure to meet this deadline) December 17
  • Sections with insufficient enrollment cancelled January 9
  • Instruction begins January 14
  • Late registration and add period January 14-20
  • Last day to drop with 100% refund from full-semester courses January 20
  • Martin Luther King, Jr.’s Birthday (college closed) January 21
  • Last day to drop without recor from full-semester courses January 28
  • Last day to drop with 50% refund from full-semester courses January 28
  • Professional Development Day (no day or night classes) February 28
  • Deadline for spring graduation application to participate in commencement March 5
  • Midterm March 8
  • Midterm grades due by 9 p.m for full-semester courses March 11
  • Spring vacation March 16-24
  • Spring holiday (college closed) March 22
  • Classes resume March 25
  • Deadline for spring graduation application not participating in commencement April 9
  • Fall course reservation April 15-21
  • Open registration April 22-August 18
  • Last day to withdraw with W grade from full-semester courses May 2
  • Last day of classes May 9
  • Study day (no classes) May 10
  • Final examinations May 13-17
  • Commencement  May 17
  • Grades due by 11 p.m. for full-semester courses May 20

Summer Session 2013

  • (Instruction begins May 20, June 17, July 1, and July 15)
  • (Instruction ends no later than August 8)
  • Courses begin and end on different dates within the
  • 12-week summer term. Start and end dates, registration periods, final exam schedules, and add/drop/withdrawal dates for each summer class are published in the Parkland summer class schedule.
  • Summer course reservation (continuing students) April 1–7
  • Open registration begins April 8
  • Memorial Day (college closed) May 27
  • Independence Day (college closed) July 4
  • Deadline for summer graduation application July 11
  • College offices closed on Fridays June 21–August 9

Fall Semester 2013
  • (Instruction begins August 19)
  • Fall course reservation (continuing students) April 8–14
  • Open registration April 15–August 18
  • Last day for preregistered students to pay for reserved courses (students will be dropped from courses for failure to meet this deadline) August 5
  • Faculty and Staff Development (offices closed) 8-10 a.m. August 12
  • Sections with insufficient enrollment cancelled August 14
  • Instruction begins August 19
  • Late registration and add period August 19–25
  • Last day to drop with 100% refund from full-semester courses August 25
  • Last day to drop without record from full-semester courses September 1
  • Last day to drop with 50% refund from full-semester courses September 1
  • Labor Day (college closed) September 2
  • Midterm October 11
  • Midterm grades due by 9 p.m. for full-semester courses October 14
  • Spring course reservation (continuing students) October 28–November 3
  • Open registration begins for spring semester November 4
  • Deadline for fall graduation application November 5
  • Thanksgiving vacation (begins at 5 p.m.) November 27
  • Thanksgiving recess (college closed) November 28–December 1
  • Classes resume December 2
  • Last day to withdraw with W grade from full-semester courses November 27
  • Last day of classes December 6
  • Final examinations December 9–13
  • Grades due by 11 p.m. December 16
  • Winter break (college closed) December 23–January 1, 2014
 

Spring Semester 2014

  • (Instruction begins January 13)
  • Spring course reservation (continuing students) October 28–November 3
  • Open registration November 4–January 12
  • Last day for preregistered students to pay for reserved courses (students will be dropped from courses for failure to meet this deadline) December 16
  • Sections with insufficient enrollment cancelled January 8
  • Instruction begins January 13
  • Late registration and add period January 13–19
  • Last day to drop with 100% refund from full-semester courses January 19
  • Martin Luther King, Jr.’s Birthday (college closed) January 20
  • Last day to drop without record from full-semester courses January 27
  • Last day to drop with 50% refund from full-semester courses January 27
  • Professional Development Day (no day or night classes) February 27
  • Deadline for spring graduation application to participate in commencement March 4
  • Midterm March 7
  • Midterm grades due by 9 p.m. for full-semester courses March 10
  • Spring vacation March 22–30
  • Spring holiday (college closed) March 28
  • Classes resume March 31
  • Deadline for spring graduation application not participating in commencement April 8
  • Fall course reservation April 7–13
  • Open registration April 14–August 17
  • Last day to withdraw with W grade from full-semester courses May 1
  • Last day of classes May 8
  • Study day (no classes) May 9
  • Final examinations May 12–16
  • Commencement May 15
  • Grades due by 11 p.m. for full-semester courses May 19

Tentative Summer Session 2014 (subject to change)

  • (Instruction begins May 19, June 16, June 30, and July 14)
  • (Instruction ends no later than August 7)
  • Courses begin and end on different dates within the 12-week summer term. Start and end dates, registration periods, final exam schedules, and add/drop/withdrawal dates and/or rules for each summer class are posted on my.parkland and published in the Parkland summer class schedule.
  • Summer course reservation (continuing students) March 31–April 6
  • Open registration begins April 7
  • Memorial Day (college closed) May 26
  • Independence Day (college closed) July 3
  • Deadline for summer graduation application July 16
  • College offices closed on Fridays June 20–August 8
 

Tentative Fall Semester 2014 (subject to change)

  • (Instruction begins August 18)
  • Fall course reservation (continuing students) April 7–13
  • Open registration April 14–August 17
  • Last day for preregistered students to pay for reserved courses (students will be dropped from courses for failure to meet this deadline) August 4
  • Faculty and Staff Development (offices closed) 8-10 a.m. August 11
  • Sections with insufficient enrollment cancelled August 13
  • Instruction begins August 18
  • Late registration and add period August 18–24
  • Last day to drop with 100% refund from full-semester courses August 24
  • Last day to drop without record from full-semester courses August 31
  • Last day to drop with 50% refund from full-semester courses August 31
  • Labor Day (college closed) September 1
  • Midterm October 10
  • Midterm grades due by 11:59 p.m. for full-semester courses October 13
  • Spring course reservation (continuing students) October 27–November 2
  • Open registration begins for spring semester November 3
  • Deadline for fall graduation application November 5
  • Thanksgiving vacation (begins at 5 p.m.) November 26
  • Thanksgiving recess (college closed) November 27–30
  • Classes resume December 1
  • Last day to withdraw with W grade from full-semester courses November 26
  • Last day of classes December 5
  • Final examinations December 8–12
  • Grades due by 11:59 p.m for full-semester courses December 15
  • Winter break (college closed) December 24–January 4, 2015
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