723.01: Calendar: Instruction

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 fall semester must begin in August and end in December. Spring semester must begin in January and end in May.

2.     The calendar shall include instructional, non-instructional, registration, drop/add, final examination days, and holidays. 

a.     The academic year (fall and spring semesters) instructional calendar shall include 175 days. The summer term shall include 54 days. 

b.     The fall and spring semesters shall each contain a minimum of 78 instructional days with a minimum of three examination days per semester. The summer term shall include a minimum of 50 instructional days with a minimum of two examination days.

c.     At least one registration day is required per term. 

d.     The calendar shall include two to three drop/add days per term for fall and spring semesters and a maximum of two days for the summer term.

3.     The fall semester will include two days for statewide professional development.

4.     A minimum of two local professional development days are required for the year.

5.     Days that the institution is officially open are duty days for all full-time non-instructional personnel.