BLACK HAWK COLLEGE ACADEMIC/COLLEGE CALENDAR

2015-2016

Fall, 2015 Assembly Week (Faculty Return) ............................................................................................ Monday-Friday, August 10-14 Classes Begin ........................................................................................................................................... Monday, August 17 Weekend College Classes Begin (2nd Saturday after classes start) ...................................................... Saturday, August 29 Labor Day—Holiday ............................................................................................................................. Monday, September 7 Columbus Day—Holiday ......................................................................................................................... Monday, October 12 Semester Mid-Date ............................................................................................................................... Thursday, October 15 Priority registration for all students for Spring 2016 (1st Tuesday in November) ................................ Tuesday, November 3 Last day to drop class without instructor signature (16-week classes) (75% of class complete) .......... Friday, November 6 Veterans Day—Holiday ................................................................................................................ Wednesday, November 11 Thanksgiving Holiday ...................................................................................................... Thursday-Friday, November 26-27 (No Saturday classes, November 28; Holiday: Thursday, November 26 and Friday, November 27) Classes Resume ................................................................................................................................. Monday, November 30 Weekend College Classes End ........................................................................................................... Saturday, December 5 Final Examinations Begin ...................................................................................................................... Monday, December 7 Recess for academic faculty ................................................................................. Monday, December 14-Friday, January 8 Grades Due (approx. 4 calendar days after finals; varies by semester) ............................... Noon, Tuesday, December 15 College Holiday Recess .................................................................. Thursday, December 24, 2015-Friday, January 1, 2016

*(Holidays: Thursday, December 24 and Friday, December 25, 2015; and Friday, January 1, 2016)

Minimester, 2015-2016 Session I: December 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 21, 22, 23, 28, 29, 30, 31, 2015. Session II: (online courses only) December 28, 2015 through January 13, 2016.

Spring, 2016 Assembly Week (Faculty Return) ........................................................................................... Monday-Friday, January 11-15 Martin Luther King's Birthday (Observed)—Holiday .............................................................................. Monday, January 18 Classes Begin ......................................................................................................................................... Tuesday, January 19 Weekend College Classes Begin (2nd Saturday after classes begin) ................................................... Saturday, January 30 Presidents’ Day—Holiday ...................................................................................................................... Monday, February 15 Semester Mid-Date ................................................................................................................................... Saturday, March 12 Semester Mid-Break—Vacation (No Saturday classes, March 19) ..................................... Monday-Saturday, March 14-19 Staff Development Day ................................................................................................................................. Friday, March 18 Classes Resume ....................................................................................................................................... Monday, March 21 Holiday (No Saturday classes, March 26) .................................................................................................... Friday, March 25 Classes Resume ....................................................................................................................................... Monday, March 28 Priority registration for all students for Summer and Fall 2016 (1st Tuesday in April) ................................. Tuesday, April 5 Last day to drop class without instructor signature (16-week classes) (75% of class complete) .............. Monday, April 18 Weekend College Classes End ..................................................................................................................... Saturday, May 7 Final Examinations Begin ........................................................................................................................... Thursday, May 12 Commencement (Quad-Cities Campus) .................................................................................................... Thursday, May 19 Commencement (East Campus) ...................................................................................................................... Friday, May 20 Grades Due (approx. 4 calendar days after finals; varies by semester) ..................................................... Sunday, May 22 Memorial Day (Observed)—Holiday ............................................................................................................. Monday, May 30

Summer Session, 2016

June Start Classes Begin ................................................................................................................................................. Monday, June 6 Final Examinations .................................................................................................... Wednesday & Thursday, June 29 & 30 Independence Day—Holiday .......................................................................................................................... Monday, July 4 Grades Due ..................................................................................................................................................... Monday, July 4 July Start Classes Begin ................................................................................................................................................. Tuesday, July 5 Final Examinations ....................................................................................................... Thursday & Friday, July 28 & July 29 Grades Due .......................................................................................................................................... Wednesday, August 3

NOTE: *Holidays – ALL College facilities are closed. Vacations – College is open, no classes will be held Recess – The College facilities are closed in conjunction with the holiday.

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