Last Update: April 8, 2016
Gordon State College
Academic Calendar for Spring 2017 Semester
Important Dates
Full Term
1st Half
Term
2016
October 24-November 11
November 11
Early Registration for continuing students
Open Registration Begins
2017
January 2
January 9-10
New Year's Holiday
Residence Halls Open
January 9-February 2
Bookstore charges against any available aid
Initial Payment Deadlines (4:00PM) (Schedules created before each deadline January 10
that are not paid in full by 4pm will be deleted.)
Open Registration Ends
Classes Begin
Drop/Add (Last day to receive a refund for dropping a course and avoid having that
course noted on student record)
Late Registration
Final Payment Deadline (4:00PM)
MLK Holiday
Faculty Enrollment Verification Deadline (8:00AM)
Deadline for Student Petitions for Reinstatement to class rolls, 5:00pm
Financial Aid Disbursed
Financial Aid Refunds Available
Midterm (Courses dropped after midterm will receive an automatic grade of WF.
See Academic Catalog for information on appeals. )
February 23-March 20
January 10 and
January 13
January 10
January 11
March 7
January 11-13
March 7-8
January 11-13
January 13
March 7-8
March 8
January 16
January 24
February 2
February 3
February 16
March 6
Residence Halls Close for Spring Break (4:00PM) students who cannot leave
March 10
March 22
March 23
April 5
February 7
Faculty and Staff Report
January 3, 2017
Super Scholarship Saturday
February 11, 2017
Grading Day
May 11, 2017
For continuing students:
Summer 2017 Registration Opens
Fall 2017 Registration Opens
November 4, 2016
February 17, 2017
January 5, 2017 (for Spring 2017 term)
May 4, 2017 (for Summer 2017 term)
eCore registration dates and payment deadlines are available at
http://www.gordonstate.edu/ecore/home.
March 13-17
March 19
May 3
March 2
May 2
Final Exams (View the final exam schedule for exact dates and times of exams.)
May 4-10
March 3
May 3
Book Buy Back in the Bookstore
Grades Due (by noon)
Residence Halls Close (4:00PM) Spring graduates and students who cannot
May 12
March 6
leave by 4:00 must contact Residence Life for appropriate accomodations
March 25, 2017
April 7, 2017
New Student Orientations
April 6
Spring Break
Residence Halls reopen (4:00PM)
Last Day of Classes
April 3, 2017
April 3, 2017
Campus Visit Days
March 10
by 4:00 must contact Residence Life for appropriate accomodations
Graduation
Other Important Dates
2nd Half Term
May 5-10
May 12
May 10
May 12
This calendar is subject to change if updates or adjustments are needed.