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2008 ACADEMIC CALENDAR
(Spring)
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(Summer)
(Fall)
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Oct. 22 - Dec. 19
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Open registration begins for currently enrolled WKCTC students only; make appointment with advisor.
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| Nov. 5 - Dec. 19 |
Open registration for new students and continues for currently enrolled students. |
November 15
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Financial Aid Priority Deadline. Students applying after this
date must make payment arrangements and complete the FAFSA immediately at http://www.fafsa.ed.gov. See the college Web site for more details at: www.westkentucky.kctcs.edu. |
| November 21 |
Academic Holiday - No classes.
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| November 22-23 |
Thanksgiving Holiday; Campus closed. |
| December 13 |
New Student Orientation at 6:00 pm in the Clemens Fine Arts Theatre.
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December 14
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Deadline for setting up tuition payment plan to qualify for paying in three payments with 25% required down payment.
Last day to pay tuition or make payment arrangements to avoid cancellation of spring classes.
AFTER DEC. 13, STUDENTS REGISTERING MUST PAY OR SET UP A PAYMENT PLAN AT TIME OF REGISTRATION.
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| Dec. 21- Jan. 1 |
Christmas and New Year's Holiday; Campus closed. |
January 7
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Offices closed for faculty and staff in-service.
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January 8 - 11
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Open registration continues for currently enrolled and new
students. Monday - Thursday 8:00 am - 6:30 pm;
Friday 8:00 am - 4:00 pm in the Advising Center.
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January 11
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Deadline for setting up tuition payment plan to qualify for
paying in two payments with 50% required down payment.
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| January 14 |
Class work begins.
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| January 14 - 18 |
Late start registration. PAYMENT REQUIRED AT TIME OF REGISTRATION. Students may register for classes that have not yet met.
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| January 18 |
For 16-week classes
- Last day to drop a course without a grade.
- Last day to withdraw and receive 100% tuition refund.
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January 21
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Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Holiday
(KCTCS Holiday - Campus closed.)
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February 12
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Last day to withdraw and receive a 50% refund (16-week classes only).
Last day to file an application for a May degree in the Registrar’s Office.
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February 18
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President's Day Holiday (KCTCS Holiday - Campus closed.)
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March 3
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Application deadline for academic scholarships for Fall 2008.
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March 7
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- Last day for students, at their discretion, to officially withdraw from a class and receive a grade of "W" (16-week classes only)
- Last day to change from credit to audit (16-week classes only)
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March 14
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Pell, SEOG, and Student Loan recipients (Title IV) who officially withdraw from this date forward may not be required to repay portion of their financial aid.
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March 17 - 21
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Spring break (Academic Holiday - No classes)
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March 21
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Good Friday - Campus closes at noon.
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April 15
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Financial Aid Priority Deadline for Summer 2008. Students applying after this date must make payment arrangements and complete the FAFSA immediately at http://www.fafsa.ed.gov/.
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May 2
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End of class work and last day for a student, at the discretion of the instructor, to officially withdraw from a class and receive a grade of "W"
(16-week classes only).
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May 5 - 8
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Final Exams for Spring 2008.
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May 9
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Honors and Graduation (Paducah Tilghman High
School)
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* Applicants
who have scored less than an 18 in English and reading
and 20 in math on the ACT must also take the ASSET or
COMPASSS placement assessment. The COMPASS placement assessment
is given in the Assessment Center located in the Anderson
Technical Building and in the Workplace Skills Center
at Kentucky Oaks Mall. Specific dates and times of the
assessments can be found at: http://www.westkentucky.kctcs.edu/geninfo/career.shtml.
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| ** Refund dates are
subject to change at the discretion of the KCTCS Board of
Regents. |
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