MSVCC P and P Revisions 5/3

Drop/Add Period Students can drop and/or add MSVCC courses only within the allowed timeframe.

• 8-week and 15-week terms – First 2 days of term • 3-week and 4-week terms – First day of the term only Census Date

Annually, the legislature passes a Community and Junior College Appropriation bill, which establishes, with specificity, which students may be counted for the purposes of state reimbursement. The appropriation bill states: Academic, Technical, Career, Associate Degree Nursing, and 35 Associate Degree Allied Health funds shall be disbursed on the basis of prior year full-time equivalency (FTE) of hours generated during the summer, fall, and spring semesters for each public community and junior college student enrolled and in attendance the last day of the sixth week of each semester, or its equivalent, counting only students who reside within the State of Mississippi. However, associate degree nursing students who reside outside the State of Mississippi may be counted for pay purposes . ( MCCB Enrollment Audit and Reporting Guidelines) The census date, also called the cut-off date, is the date at which students must be enrolled and in attendance to be counted for pay purposes. ( MCCB Enrollment Audit and Reporting Guidelines ) To ensure compliance with all applicable laws, regulations, and reporting guidelines, colleges should reference the current version of the MCCB Enrollment Audit and Reporting Guidelines. Control Dates The following control dates will be utilized to establish MSVCC calendar and turn on/off functions in the MSVCC ET. For the opening and closing of items, an item will open at 12:01am on the opening display date and close at 11:59 pm on the closing display date. (Chart on the following page)

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