Wiregrass Georgia Technical College
Academic Calendar
2016 -2017
FALL SEMESTER 2016 (August 22 – December 15)
Aug 18
Registration/Orientation for Fall 2016 (9:00am/4:00pm)
Aug 19In-Service
Aug 22
First Day of Class – Full Term & CTD Term A
Aug 24
Last Day to Drop without a Penalty – Full Term
Aug 26
Last Day to Add a Class – Full Term
Sep 5
Holiday – Labor Day
Sep 12
Registration Begins for Term B
Sep 23
New Student Orientation (9:00am)
Sep 27
First Day of Class – Part Term B
Sep 29
Last Day to Drop without Penalty – Part Term B
Oct 3
Last Day to Add a Class – Part Term B
Oct 10
Annual Leave/In-Service – Fall Break
Oct 14
Midterm – Full Term (GRADES DUE NO LATER THAN 12PM)
Oct 16
Last Day of Instruction - CTD Term A
Oct 17
First Day of Class - CTD Part Term B
Oct 24
Returning Student Registration Begins for Spring 2017
Oct 26
Last Day to Withdraw – Full Term
Nov 1
Midterm – Part Term B (GRADES DUE NO LATER THAN 12PM)
Nov 3
Free Application – Spring Semester 2017
Nov 7
New Student Registration Begins for Spring 2017
Nov 10
Last Day to Withdraw – Part Term B
Nov 21-23 Annual Leave/In-Service
Nov 24 Holiday – Thanksgiving
Nov 25
Holiday – Robert E. Lee Observed
Dec 9
Orientation (9:00am)
Dec 14
Last Day of Instruction – Full Term/Part Term B
Dec 15Finals
Dec 16
In-Service/Staff Development
Dec 19
GRADES DUE NO LATER THAN 12PM – Full Term/Part Term B
Dec 19-23 Annual Leave/In-Service
Dec 21
Grades Posted at 12PM for Student View in BanWeb
Dec 22
Official Transcripts Available for Students
Dec 26
Holiday – Christmas Day Observed
Dec 27
Holiday – Confederate Memorial Day Observed
Dec 28
Holiday – Washington’s Birthday Observed
Dec 29
Holiday – Columbus Day Observed
Dec 30
Holiday – Veterans Day Observed
Jan 2
Holiday – New Years Day Observed
Jan 3-4
Annual Leave/In-Service
SPRING SEMESTER 2017 (January 9 – May 8)
Jan 5
Registration/Orientation for Spring 2017 (9:00am/4:00pm)
Jan 6In-Service
Jan 9
First Day of Class – Full Term & CTD Term A
Jan 11 Last Day to Drop without Penalty – Full Term
Jan 13
Last Day to Add a Class – Full Term
Jan 16
Holiday – Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
Jan 23
Registration Begins for Part Term B
Feb 10
Orientation Part Term B (9:00am)
Feb 14
First Day of Class – Part Term B
Feb 16
Last Day to Drop without Penalty - Part Term B
Feb 20
Annual Leave/In-Service – Winter Break
Feb 21
In-Service/Staff Development
Feb 22
Last Day to Add a Class – Part Term B
Mar 1
Last Day of Instruction - CTD Term A
Mar 6
Midterm – Full Term (GRADES DUE NO LATER THAN 12PM)
Mar 7
First Day of Class – CTD Part Term B
Mar 13
Returning Student Registration Begins for Summer 2017
Mar 16
Last Day to Withdraw – Full Term
Mar 22
Midterm – Part Term B (GRADES DUE NO LATER THAN 12PM)
Mar 23
Free Application – Summer Semester 2017
Mar 27
New Student Registration Begins for Summer 2017
Mar 31
Last Day to Withdraw - Part Term B
Apr 3-7
Annual Leave/In-Service – Spring Break
Apr 10
Admissions/Financial Aid Priority Deadline – Summer 2017
May 4
Last Day of Instruction – Full Term/Part Term B
May 5 & 8 Finals – Full Term/Part Term B
May 10-12 Annual Leave/In-Service
May 11
May 12
May 15
GRADES DUE NO LATER THAN 12PM
Grades Posted at 3PM for Student View in BanWeb
Official Transcripts Available for Students
SUMMER SEMESTER 2017 (May 15 – August 1)
May 9
Registration/Orientation for Summer 2017 (9:00am/4:00pm)
May 15
First Day of Class
May 17
Last Day to Drop without Penalty
May 19
Last Day to Add a Class
May 22
Start 10 Hour Days (4-Day Work Week - College closed on Fridays)
May 29
Holiday – Memorial Day Observed
Jun 12
Returning Student Registration Begins for Fall 2017
Jun 19
Midterm (GRADES DUE NO LATER THAN 12PM)
Jun 22
Free Application – Fall Semester 2017
Jun 27
Last Day to Withdraw -Summer
Jul 3 Annual Leave (College CLOSED)
Jul 4
Holiday – Independence Day
Jul 5-6
Annual Leave (College CLOSED)
Jul 10
New Student Registration Begins for Fall 2017
Admissions/Financial Aid Priority Deadline – Fall 2017
Jul 31
Return to Normal Work Schedule (End 10 Hour Days)
Aug 1
Last Day of Instruction – Summer
Aug 2Finals
Aug 4-14 Annual Leave/In-Service
Aug 7
GRADES DUE NO LATER THAN 12PM – Summer
Aug 9
Grades Posted at 12PM for Student View in BanWeb
Aug 10
Official Transcripts Available for Students
FALL SEMESTER 2017 (August 17 – December 11)
Aug 3
Registration/Orientation for Fall 2017 (9:00am/4:00pm)
Aug 15
Registration/Orientation for Fall 2017 (9:00am/4:00pm)
Aug 16In-Service
Aug 17
First Day of Class – Full Term & CTD Term A
Aug 21
Last Day to Drop without Penalty – Full Term
Aug 23
Last Day to Add a Class – Full Term
Sept 4
Holiday – Labor Day
Sept 5
Registration Begins for Term B
Sept 15 Orientation – Term B (9:00am)
Sept 22 First Day of Class – Term B
Sept 26 Last Day to Drop without Penalty - Term B
Sept 28 Last Day to Add a Class – Term B
Oct 9
Annual Leave/In-Service – Fall Break
Oct 10
Last Day of Instruction – CTD Term A
Oct 11
Midterm – Full Term (GRADES DUE NO LATER THAN 12PM)
Oct 16
First Day of Class – CTD Term B
Oct 23
Last Day to Withdraw – Full Term
Oct 27
Midterm – Term B (GRADES DUE NO LATER THAN 12PM)
Oct 30
Returning Student Registration Begins for Spring 2018
Nov 6
Last Day to Withdraw – Term B
Nov 9
Free Application – Spring Semester 2018
Nov 13
New Student Registration Begins for Spring 2018
Nov 20-22 Annual Leave/In-Service
Nov 23
Holiday – Thanksgiving
Nov 24
Holiday – Robert E. Lee Observed
Nov 27
Admissions/Financial Aid Priority Deadline – Spring 2018
Dec 11
Last Day of Instruction – Full Term/Part Term B
Dec 12-13 Finals – Full Term/Part Term B
Dec 14
Registration/Orientation for Spring 2018 (9:00am/4:00pm)
Dec 15In-Service
Dec 18 GRADES DUE NO LATER THAN 12PM
Dec 18-22 Annual Leave/In-Service
Dec 20
Grades Posted at 12PM for Student View in BanWeb
Dec 21
Official Transcripts Available for Students
Dec 25
Holiday – Christmas Day
Dec 26
Holiday – Confederate Memorial Day Observed
Dec 27
Holiday – Washington’s Birthday Observed
Dec 28
Holiday – Columbus Day Observed
Dec 29
Holiday – Veterans Day Observed
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2016 – 2017
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New Student
Registration Begins
First Day of
Full Term
Last Day
of Full Term
New Student
Orientation
First Day of
Term B
Last Day of
Term B
Annual Leave
In-Service
Holiday
Returning Student
Registration Begins
In-Service
Workday
Free App Day
Final Exams
College
CLOSED