Academic Calendar
Last Revision: 08/29/2019
Calendar subject to change based on College needs and priorities.
Summer 2019
SUMMER SESSION I – 5 Week – Day and Evening Sessions – MTWR
| May | 27 | M | Memorial Day- College Closed | |
| May | 31 | F | Last Day for 100% tuition refund | in person by 4 PM |
| June | 2 | Su | Last Day for 100% tuition refund | on-line prior to midnight |
| June | 3 | M | Classes Begin | |
| June | 10 | M | Last Day to Audit | |
| June | 25 | T | Last Day to Withdraw | |
| July | 1 | M | Last Day of Classes | |
| July | 2 | T | Final Exams | |
| July | 5 | F | Final Grades due | online by 12:00 noon |
SUMMER SESSION II – 10 Week – Day and Evening Sessions – M/W; T/R
| May | 27 | M | Memorial Day- College Closed | |
| May | 31 | F | Last Day for 100% tuition refund | in person by 4:00 PM |
| June | 2 | Su | Last Day for 100% tuition refund | on-line prior to midnight |
| June | 3 | M | Classes Begin – 1st M/W class | |
| June | 4 | T | 1st T/R class | |
| June | 18 | T | Last Day to Audit | |
| July | 4 | R | Holiday-College Closed | |
| July | 23 | T | Last Day to Withdraw | |
| July | 29 | M | Last Day for M/W Classes | |
| July | 31 | W | Final Exams for M/W Classes | |
| August | 1 | R | Last Day for T/R Classes | |
| August | 6 | T | Final Exams for T/R Classes | |
| August | 9 | F | Final grades due | online by 12:00 noon |
SUMMER SESSION III – 5 Week – Day and Evening Sessions – MTWR
| July | 7 | Su | Last Day for 100% tuition refund | online prior to midnight |
| July | 8 | M | Classes Begin | |
| Last Day for 100% tuition refund | in person by close of business | |||
| July | 15 | M | Last Day to Audit | |
| July | 30 | T | Last Day to Withdraw | |
| August | 5 | M | Last Day of Classes | |
| August | 6 | T | Final Exams | |
| August | 9 | F | Final Grades due | online by 12:00 noon |
Notes:
Summer Sessions I and III
Classes meet 17 Times (4 days a week) plus a final for 5 weeks.
Summer Session II
Classes meet 17 Times (2 days a week) plus a final for 10 weeks.
All Sessions
15 minute breaks built into classes meeting 2 hrs and 30 minutes or longer.
Calendar subject to change based on College needs and priorities.
Panther Advising Workshops
June
- Tuesday June 25th 9:30-12:30PM
- Thursday June 27th 2-5PM
July
- Tuesday July 9th 3-6PM
- Wednesday July 10th 9:30-12:30PM
- Thursday July 11th 2-5PM
- Tuesday July 16th 2-5 PM
- Wednesday July 17th 9:30-12:30PM
- Wednesday July 24th 9:30-12:30PM
- Thursday July 25th 2-5PM
- Tuesday July 30th 2-5PM
August
- Friday August 2nd 9:30-12:30PM
- Tuesday August 6th 9:30-12:30PM
- Wednesday August 7th 2-5PM
- Monday August 12th 2-5PM
- Wednesday August 14th 9:30-12:30PM
- Thursday August 15th 12:00-3:00PM
- Monday August 19th 12:00-3:00PM
Fall 2019
| Month | Date | Day | Activity | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August | 26 | M | Community College Semester Begins | |
| Convocation | 9:30 am | |||
| Chairs and Directors Meeting | 11:30 am | |||
| Department Meetings | 1:00 pm | |||
| Open Advising | 4 pm – 7 pm | |||
| Adjunct Faculty Welcome Back | 5:30 pm | |||
| Last Day to Drop with 100% tuition refund | in person by 7:00 pm, online prior to midnight | |||
| August | 27 | T | Classes begin for Fall 2019 Semester | |
| August | 27, 28 | T, W | Add/Drop (see College Add policy) | 10:00 am – 1:00 pm / 3:00 pm – 6:00 pm |
| August | 29 | R | Senior Citizen Registration | 9:00 am – 11:00 am |
| Aug.-Sept. | 31-2 | Sa-M | Labor Day – College Closed | |
| September | 9 | M | Last Day for 50% Tuition Refund | in person by 5:00 pm |
| September | 16 | M | Freeze Date (common freeze date) | |
| September | 30 | M | Last Day to Change to Audit | |
| October | 14 | M | Columbus Day – College open/Classes held | |
| October | 21 | M | Mid-term Grades due On-Line | |
| October | 22 | T | Reading Day – No classes/College open | |
| October | 21-24 | M-R | Advising Week for Spring 2020 | by appointment |
| November | 1 | F | Registration begins for Winter ’19 & Spring ’20 – Credit | |
| Application deadline for December graduation | ||||
| November | 11 | M | Veteran’s Day Observed – College open/Classes held | |
| November | 18 | M | Last Day to Withdraw | in person by 5:00 pm |
| November | 27-Dec.1 | W-Su | Thanksgiving Recess – No classes | |
| November | 28 | R | Thanksgiving Holiday – College Closed | |
| December | 2 | M | Registration begins for Spring 2020 Non-Credit Classes | |
| December | 8 | S | Last Day of Classes | |
| December | 9-15 | M-S | Final Exams Week – Follow Class Meeting Time Schedule | |
| December | 18 | W | Final Grades due Online | by 12:00 Noon (through Faculty Service) |
| December | 23 | M | Semester Ends for CC | |
| December | 25 | W | Christmas Holiday – College Closed | |
| December | 27 | F | Final Fall grades available for viewing at myCommNet |
Fall 2019 Notes
Classes begin Tuesday, August 27, 2019
Adding a Course Policy
- A student may enroll for 2 and 3 day a week fourteen week courses if the class has not met more than twice.
- A student may enroll for 1 day a week fourteen week courses if the class has not met more than once.
- A student may enroll for abbreviated session courses, if the class has not met more than once.
- A student may enroll in on-line and hybrid courses no later than seven days after the 1st day of a fourteen week semester and no more than two days after the 1st day of an abbreviated semester’s courses have begun.
Last Day to Add a Course
2 and 3 day a week fourteen-week courses – Before the class meets for the third time.
| Tuesday and Thursday courses | September 2 |
| Monday and Wednesday courses | September 9 |
1 day a week fourteen-week courses – Before the class meets for the second time.
| Thursday courses | September 4 |
| Friday courses | September 5 |
| Saturday courses | September 7 |
| Monday courses | September 9 |
| Tuesday courses | September 3 |
| Wednesday courses | September 4 |
| Online Courses | August 27 (full semester courses) |
Last Class and Final Exam
| Class Days | Last Class | Final Exam |
| Thursday only | Dec 5 | Dec 12 |
| Tuesday/Thursday classes | Dec 5 | Dec 10 or 12 |
| Tuesday only | Dec 3 | Dec 10 |
| Wednesday only | Dec 4 | Dec 11 |
| Friday only* | Dec 5 | Dec 13 |
| Saturday only* | Dec 7 | Dec 14 |
| Monday only | Dec 2 | Dec 9 |
| Monday/Wednesday classes | Dec 4 | Dec 9 or 11 |
- Monday/Wednesday classes two days per week meet 27 times plus a final exam
- Tuesday/Thursday classes two days per week classes meet 28 times plus a final exam date.
- One day per week classes meet 14 times plus a final exam date.*
- Three day per week embedded English and mathematics courses meet 42 times plus a final exam.
*There are only 13 meeting dates plus a final exam date for Monday only classes and Saturday only classes. Class meeting times to be adjusted accordingly.
Spring 2020
| Month | Date | Day | Activity | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| November | 1, 2019 | F | Registration begins for Spring ’20 – Credit | |
| December | 30 | M | Tuition Balance Due (Click on the following link for installment dates information) | http://norwalk.edu/dept/businessoffice/ |
| January | 1, 2020 | W | Holiday – College Closed | |
| January | 7 | T | Open Advising | 10:00 am – 1:00 pm |
| January | 8 | W | Open Advising | 3:00 pm – 6:00 pm |
| January | 9 | R | Open Advising | 2:00 – 5:00 pm |
| January | 14 | T | Open Advising | 10:00 am – 1:00 pm |
| January | 15 | W | Open Advising | 2:00 – 5:00 pm |
| January | 16 | R | New Student Orientation | 10:00 am |
| Open Advising | 3:00 – 6:00 pm | |||
| January | 20 | M | Martin Luther King Day – College Closed | |
| January | 21 | T | Community College Semester Begins | |
| Convocation | 9:30 am | |||
| Chairs and Directors Meeting | 11:30 am | |||
| Department Meetings | 1:00 pm | |||
| Open Advising | 4 pm – 7 pm | |||
| Last Day to Drop with 100% tuition refund | in person by 7:00 pm, online prior to midnight | |||
| January | 22 | W | Classes begin for Spring 2020 Semester | |
| January | 22, 23 | W,R | Add/Drop Advising (see College Add policy) | 10:00 am – 1:00 pm/3:00 pm – 6:00 pm |
| January | 24 | F | Senior Citizen Registration | 9:00 am – 11:00 am |
| February | 4 | T | Last Day for 50% Tuition Refund | in person by 5:00 pm |
| February | 11 | T | Freeze Date (common freeze date) | |
| February | 14-17 | F-M | Lincoln’s and Washington’s Birthdays – College Closed | |
| February | 24 | M | Last Day to Change to Audit | |
| March | 2 | M | Registration begins for Summer ’20 – Credit | |
| Registration begins for Summer ’20 – Non-Credit | ||||
| March | 16-22 | M-Su | Spring Recess – No Classes | |
| March | 22 | Su | Mid-term Grades due Online | through faculty Self-Service |
| March | 23-26 | M-R | Advising Week for Fall 2020 | by appointment |
| April | 1 | W | Registration begins for Fall ’20 – Credit | |
| April | 3 | F | Application deadline for graduation | |
| April | 10-12 | F-Su | Good Friday/Easter Sunday – College Closed | |
| April | 20 | M | Last Day to Withdraw | in person by 5:00 pm |
| May | 7 | R | Reading Day – no classes | |
| May | 10 | M | Last Day of Classes | |
| May | 11-17 | T-S | Final Exams Week | follow class meeting time schedule |
| May | 20 | W | Final Grades due Online | by 12:00 Noon (through Faculty Service) |
| May | 21 | R | Commencement ***3rd Thursday**** | |
| May | 25 | M | Memorial Day – College Closed | |
| May | 26 | T | Final grades available for viewing at myCommNet | |
| June | 1 | M | Semester Ends for CC |