201.01: Calendar

Enterprise State Community College operates on the semester system. ESCC’s yearly calendar will be developed on the local level with the following minimum requirements. 

1. The academic year (fall and spring semesters) instructional calendar shall include 175 days. The summer term shall include 54 days.
2. The fall and spring semesters shall each contain a minimum of 78 instructional days. A minimum of three examination days per semester (fall and spring) may be counted as instructional days. The summer term shall include a minimum of 50 instructional days. A minimum of two examination days may be counted as instructional days.
3. The scholastic year (fall, spring, and summer) shall include175 duty days, 156 of which must be instructional days for the academic year (fall and spring semesters); 54 duty days, 50 of which must be instructional days for the summer term or 229 duty days, 206 of which must be instructional days for the academic year and summer term.
4. At least one registration day is required per term. The calendar shall include a minimum of two and a maximum of five drop/add days per term for fall and spring semesters and a maximum of two days for the summer term.
5. The remaining (non-instructional) days shall be used for registration, final examinations, professional development, and faculty workdays.
6. The fall semester must begin in August and end in December. Spring semester must begin in January and end in May.
7. A minimum of two local professional development days are required for the year.
8. Days that the institution is officially open are duty days for all full-time non-instructional personnel.