May Board P&P Markup

The colleges may, at any time prior tobefore the statewide enrollment date, enroll local students intoin their locally provided online courses. Students cannot enroll into courses offered by other colleges until the statewide enrollment period begins.

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Calendar Definitions

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Semester: The designation of fall, spring, and

summer which encompasses multiple terms with varying lengths  Full-term: 15-week term  Mini-term: Shorter instructional periods of 3, 4, or 8 weeks within the larger semesters of fall, spring, and summer  Academic Calendar: o Audit Purposes – Begins in summer and ends with spring term (aligns with fiscal year) o 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 summer 

Instructional Purposes – Begins in fall and ends with

CAO Association will make final approval in June of each

year.

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