Catalog & Student Handbook 2017-2018 
    
    Dec 04, 2024  
Catalog & Student Handbook 2017-2018 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

College Calendar



Fall 2017

AUGUST
1 Tuesday Last Day for Pre-Registered Students to Pay Tuition for Fall Semester-All tuition MUST be paid by 5:00 pm
8 Tuesday Extended Registration Hours for Smyth County - The Summit Center of WCC (8:00 am - 7:00 pm)
10 Thursday Extended Registration Hours for Carroll, Grayson Counties and City of Galax – Crossroads Institute (8:00 am - 7:00 pm)
14-17 Mon.-Thurs. Extended Registration Hours-WCC Campus (8:00 am - 7:00 pm: Student Support Offices & Bookstore Open)
16-17 Wed.-Thurs. College Success Skills Orientation ((SDV 100 , SDV 101  & SDV 104 ) - (Wed. 5 pm - 8 pm) (Thurs. 9:00 am - 12:00 Noon)
18 Friday Registration & Advising, New Student Orientation
21 Monday Classes Begin
21-24 Mon.-Thurs. Extended Registration Hours-WCC Campus (8:00 am - 7:00 pm: Student Support Offices & Bookstore Open)
28 Monday Last day to Add a class without instructor approval
SEPTEMBER
4 Monday Labor Day Holiday - College closed - No classes
8 Friday Last day to drop a course, change from audit to credit, and receive tuition refund
29 Friday Open House for regional high schools
OCTOBER
13 Friday College-wide In-Service Day–College Closed–No Classes
20 Friday Application for graduation for Fall 2017 due
27 Friday Last day to withdraw from class and receive a “W”
NOVEMBER
1 Wednesday LPN to RN Bridge Application Deadline
6-10 Mon.-Fri. Advisement Week for Spring Semester
13 Monday Registration for Spring Semester 2018 begins
13 Monday Application for graduation for Spring 2018 due
20-22 Mon. - Wed. Faculty In-service Days - No classes
23-24 Thurs. - Fri. Thanksgiving Holidays - College Closed –No classes
DECEMBER
1 Friday Last Day for Pre-Registered Students to Pay Tuition for Spring Semester-All tuition MUST be paid by 5:00 pm
11 Monday Lasty day of classes
12-15 Tues.-Fri. Final Exams for day classes
12-18 Tues. - Mon. Final Exams for night classes
19 Tuesday Faculty In-service Day - Grades due by 9:00 am
23 Saturday Holiday Begins–All Employees
23-30 Saturday Holiday Break - All Employees

Spring 2018

JANUARY
2 Monday Registration & Advising
2-4 Tues.-Thurs. Extended Registration Hours-All Locations (8:00 am - 7:00 pm: Student Support Offices & Bookstore Open on Main Campus)
4 Thursday College Success Skills Orientation (SDV 100 , SDV 101  & SDV 104 ) - (9:00 am - 12:00 Noon)
5 Friday Advising, Student Orientation, Registration
8 Monday Classes Begin
8-11 Mon.-Thurs. Extended Registration Hours-WCC Campus (8:00 am - 7:00 pm: Student Support Offices & Bookstore Open)
15 Monday Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday - College closed - No classes
16 Tuesday Last day to add a class without instructor approval
26 Friday Last day to drop a course, change from audit to credit, and receive tuition refund
FEBRUARY
15 Thursday Deadline to Apply for Selective Admission Health Programs (RN, PTA, MLT, DH)
MARCH
2 Friday College-Wide In-Service - College closed - No classes
5-9 Mon. - Fri. Faculty/student spring break - No classes
15 Thursday Last day to withdraw from class and receive a “W”
19 Monday Registration for Summer and Fall Semesters Begins
APRIL
30 Monday Last Day of Classes
MAY
1-4 Tues.-Fri. Final exams for day classes
4 Friday Honors Convocation
1-7 Tues.-Mon. Final exams for night classes
8 Tuesday Grades due by 3:00 pm
9 Wednesday College-wide emergency preparedness exercise: College closed
9-11 Wed. - Fri. In-service Days
13 Saturday Health Professions Curricula Pinnings and Commencement
14-15 Mon.-Tues. In-service Days