MSVCC Policies and Procedures Manual

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Academic Calendar:

o Audit Purposes – Begins in summer and ends with spring term (aligns with fiscal year)

o Instructional Purposes – Begins in fall and ends with summer

• Term Offering Schedule: A list of designated start and end dates for full-terms and mini-terms that will be determined a year in advance allowing colleges to decide which terms they will utilize; thus, allowing the colleges to incorporate these dates into their master calendars. o MSVCC Administrative Committee will develop a draft Term Offerings Schedule each November to be reviewed and voted on by the MELA in January. o MELA will submit proposed calendar to Chief Academic Officers (CAO) Association in February for review. o Beginning with Spring 2015, the Term Offering Schedule will consist of 19 possible terms to include 15-week terms, 8-week, 4-week, and 3-week mini- terms. Additional mini-terms may be added with the approval of the MELA and the CAO Association. o CAO Association will make final approval in June of each year.

The proposed terms and their term designation are as follows:

Fall Semester

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Spring Semester December 3-Week

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Summer Semester

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August 15-Week August 8-Week October 8-Week August 4-Week

AUG15

AUG (15wks)

DEC03

DEC (3wks)

May 3-Week June 8-Week June 4-Week July 4-Week

MAY03

MAY (3wks)

AUG08

AUG (8wks)

January 15-Week January 8-Week March 8-Week January 4-Week February 4-Week March 4-Week April 4-Week

JAN15

JAN (15wks)

JUN08

JUN (8wks)

OCT08

OCT (8wks)

JAN08

JAN (8wks)

JUN04

JUN (4wks)

AUG04

AUG (4wks)

MAR08

MAR (8wks)

JUL04

JUL (4wks)

September 4-Week

SEP04

SEP (4wks) OCT (4wks)

JAN04

JAN (4wks)

October 4-Week

OCT04

FEB04

FEB (4wks)

November 4-Week

NOV04

NOV (4wks)

MAR04

MAR (4wks)

APR04

APR (4wks)

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