Academic Calendar 2017-18
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Fall Semester — August 28, 2017–December 17, 2017
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New students who complete the admissions process no later than two weeks prior to the start of registration have the best selection of advising, assessment, and course availability. Admissions applications are continuously accepted at Austin Community College. Fall semester registration for current and former ACC students.................................................... May 15 (Mon.) – Aug. 27 (Sun.)
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Fall semester registration for new, current, and former ACC students .......................................... May 30 (Tues.) – Aug. 27 (Sun.)
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Payment deadline for all fall registration through July 28. Students will be disenrolled at the close of the business day for non-payment ............................................................ July 28 (Fri.) Payment deadline for all fall registration through August 18. Students will be disenrolled at the close of the business day for non-payment ........................................................... Aug. 18 (Fri.) Faculty returns .......................................................................................................................................................... Aug. 21 (Mon.)
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Payment deadline for all fall registration through August 23. Students will be disenrolled at the close of the business day for non-payment ........................................................ Aug. 23 (Wed.) On-going open registration continues for fall .............................................................................. Aug. 24 (Thurs.) – Aug. 27 (Sun.)
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Last day to drop courses to receive 100 percent refund for fall 16-week and first 8-week sessions ........................... Aug. 27 (Sun)
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Fall semester 16-week and first 8-week sessions begin ............................................................................................ Aug. 28 (Mon.)
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Schedule changes (adds/drops) for fall 16-week and first 8-week sessions ................................. Aug. 28 (Mon.) – Aug. 29 (Tues.)
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Senior citizen (tuition exempt) registration for fall 16-week and first 8-week sessions on a space available basis ..................................................................................................................................................... Aug. 28 (Mon.) – Aug. 29 (Tues.) Registration for audit status for fall 16-week and first 8-week sessions on a space available basis ......................... Aug. 29 (Tues.)
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Payment deadline for fall session schedule changes. Students will be disenrolled at the close of the business day for nonpayment .................................................................................................................................................................... Aug. 29 (Tues.) Last day to set up a fall installment payment plan .................................................................................................... Aug. 29 (Tues.)
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Registration continues for sessions that have not yet started .................................................................................... Aug. 30 (Wed.)
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Labor Day Holiday (College closed) .......................................................................................................................... Sept. 4 (Mon.)
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Last day to request 70 percent refund for fall first 8-week session ........................................................................... Sept. 7 (Thurs.)
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Last day to request 25 percent refund for fall first 8-week session; no refund after this date ................................... Sept. 11 (Mon.)
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Last day to request 70 percent refund for fall 16-week session ................................................................................ Sept. 18 (Mon.)
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Registration for fall semester 12-week session ends................................................................................................. Sept. 20 (Wed.)
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Payment deadline for fall 12-week session. Students will be disenrolled at the end of the business day for non-payment ........................................................... Sept. 20 (Wed.) On-going open registration continues for fall ............................................................................. Sept. 21 (Thurs.) – Sept. 24 (Sun.)
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Last day to drop courses to receive 100 percent refund for fall 12-week session ...................................................... Sept. 24 (Sun.)
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Last day to request 25 percent refund for fall 16-week session; no refund after this date ........................................ Sept. 25 (Mon.)
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Fall 12-week session begins ..................................................................................................................................... Sept. 25 (Mon.)
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Schedule changes (add/drops) for fall 12-week session............................................................... Sept. 25 (Mon.) – Sept. 26 (Tues.)
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Senior citizen (tuition exempt) registration for fall 12-week session on space available basis .... Sept. 25 (Mon.) – Sept. 26 (Tues.)
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Registration for audit status for fall 12-week session on a space available basis......................................................Sept. 26 (Tues.)
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Payment deadline fall 12-week session schedule changes. Students will be disenrolled at the close of the business day for non-payment ........................................................Sept. 26 (Tues.) Registration continues for fall classes that have not yet started ................................................................................ Sept. 27 (Wed.)
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1st Payment – Fall installment payment plan .............................................................................................................. Sept. 29 (Fri.)
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General Assembly/Professional Development Day ..................................................................................................... Sept. 29 (Fri.)
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December graduation application deadline ..................................................................................................................... Oct. 6 (Fri.)
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Last day to request 70 percent refund for fall 12-week session ................................................................................. Oct. 10 (Tues.)
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Last day to request 25 percent refund for fall 12-week session; no refund after this date ............................................ Oct. 13 (Fri.)
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Priority date for filing financial aid application for spring 2018................................................................................ Oct. 16 (Mon.)
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Last day to withdraw from fall first 8-week session .................................................................................................. Oct. 16 (Mon.)
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Spring semester registration for current and former ACC students (Registration will be open through the holidays) ............................................................................ Oct. 16 (Mon.) – Jan. 10 (Wed.) Payment deadline for fall second 8-week session. Students will be disenrolled at the end of the business day for non-payment ............................................................ Oct. 18 (Wed.) On-going open registration continues for fall ................................................................................ Oct. 19 (Thurs.) – Oct. 22 (Sun.)
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Last day to drop courses to receive 100 percent refund for fall second 8-week session ............................................. Oct. 22 (Sun.)
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Fall first 8-week session ends ..................................................................................................................................... Oct. 22 (Sun.)
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Fall second 8-week session begins ............................................................................................................................ Oct. 23 (Mon.)
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Schedule changes (adds/drops) for fall second 8-week session ..................................................... Oct. 23 (Mon.) – Oct. 24 (Tues.)
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Senior citizen (tuition exempt) registration for fall second 8-week session on a space available basis .............................................................................................................. Oct. 23 (Mon.) – Oct. 24 (Tues.) Registration for audit status for fall second 8-week session on a space available basis ............................................. Oct. 24 (Tues.)
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Payment deadline for fall second 8-week session schedule changes. Students will be disenrolled at the end of the business day for non-payment ............................................................ Oct. 24 (Tues.) Registration continues for fall sessions that have not yet started ................................................................................ Oct.25 (Wed.)
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Final Payment – Fall installment payment plan ........................................................................................................... Oct. 27 (Fri.)
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Spring semester registration for new, current and former ACC students (Registration will be open through the holidays) ............................................................................ Oct. 30 (Mon.) – Jan. 10 (Wed.) Last day to request 70 percent refund for fall second 8-week session ........................................................................ Nov. 1 (Wed.)
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Last day to request 25 percent refund for fall second 8-week session; no refund after this date ................................... Nov. 3 (Fri.)
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Thanksgiving Holiday .................................................................................................................. Nov. 23 (Thurs.) – Nov. 24 (Fri.)
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(College closed) ............................................................................................................................... Nov. 25 (Sat.) – Nov. 26 (Sun.)
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Last day to withdraw from fall semester 16- and 12- week sessions ........................................................................ Nov. 27 (Mon.)
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Last day to convert incomplete grades from summer 2017 semester........................................................................ Nov. 27 (Mon.)
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Fall graduation ......................................................................................................................................................... Dec. 14 (Thurs.)
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Payment deadline for all spring registration through December 8. Students will be disenrolled at the close of the business day for non-payment ............................................................. Dec. 8 (Fri.) Last day to withdraw from fall second 8-week session ............................................................................................ Dec. 11 (Mon.)
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Fall semester ends....................................................................................................................................................... Dec. 17 (Sun.)
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Offices close at 5 p.m. for winter break ....................................................................................................................... Dec. 22 (Fri.)
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(College closed) ................................................................................................................................ Dec. 23 (Sat,) – Dec. 24 (Sun.)
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Winter Break Holiday. No classes. (College closed) ....................................................................... Dec. 25 (Mon.) – Jan. 3 (Wed.)
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Spring Semester — January 16, 2018 – May 13, 2018
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All college offices open at 8 a.m. ............................................................................................................................... Jan. 4 (Thurs.)
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Payment deadline for all spring registration through January 5. Students will be disenrolled at the close of the business day for non-payment .............................................................. Jan. 5 (Fri.) Faculty returns ..............................................................................................................................................................Jan. 8 (Mon.)
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Payment deadline for all spring registration through January 10. Students will be disenrolled at the close of the business day for non-payment ..........................................................Jan. 10 (Wed.) On-going open registration continues for spring ...........................................................................Jan. 11 (Thurs.) – Jan. 15 (Mon.)
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Last day to drop courses to receive 100 percent refund for spring 16-week and first 8-week sessions ......................Jan. 15 (Mon.)
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Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Holiday (College closed)...............................................................................................Jan. 15 (Mon.)
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Spring 16-week and first 8-week sessions begin ....................................................................................................... Jan. 16 (Tues.)
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Schedule changes (adds/drops) for spring 16-week and first 8-week sessions ............................... Jan. 16 (Tues.) – Jan. 17 (Wed.)
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Senior citizen (tuition exempt) registration for spring 16-week and first 8-week sessions on a space available basis ............................................................................................................... Jan. 16 (Tues.) – Jan. 17 (Wed.) Registration for audit status for spring 16-week and first 8-week sessions on a space available basis .......................Jan. 17 (Wed.)
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Payment deadline for spring session schedule changes. Students will be disenrolled at the close of the business day for non-payment ..........................................................Jan. 17 (Wed.) Last day to set up a spring installment payment plan .................................................................................................Jan. 17 (Wed.)
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Registration continues for spring sessions that have not yet started .......................................................................... Jan. 18 (Thur.)
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Last day to request 70 percent refund for spring first 8-week session ....................................................................... Jan. 25 (Thur.)
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Last day to request 25 percent refund for spring first 8-week session; no refund after this date ................................Jan. 29 (Mon.)
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Last day to request 70 percent refund for spring 16-week session............................................................................... Feb. 5 (Mon.)
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Spring 12-week session registration ends .................................................................................................................... Feb. 7 (Wed.)
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Payment deadline for spring semester 12-week session registration. Students will be disenrolled at the end of the business day for non-payment .............................................................. Feb. 7 (Wed.) On-going open registration continues for spring .............................................................................Feb. 8 (Thurs.) – Feb. 11 (Sun.)
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Last day to drop courses to receive 100 percent refund for spring 12-week session................................................... Feb. 11 (Sun.)
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Spring 12-week session begins .................................................................................................................................. Feb. 12 (Mon.)
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Last day to request 25 percent refund for spring 16-week session; no refund after this date ..................................... Feb. 12 (Mon.)
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Schedule changes (adds/drops) for spring 12-week session ........................................................... Feb. 12 (Mon.)– Feb. 13 (Tues.)
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Senior citizen registration (tuition exempt) for spring 12-week session on a space available basis. ........................................................................................................................................................ Feb. 12 (Mon.)– Feb. 13 (Tues.)
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Registration for audit status for spring 12-week session on a space available basis .................................................. Feb. 13 (Tues.)
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Payment deadline for spring 12-week session schedule changes. Students will be disenrolled at the close of the business day for non-payment ......................................................... Feb. 13 (Tues.) Registration continues for spring sessions that have not yet started .......................................................................... Feb. 14 (Wed.)
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1st Payment – Spring installment payment plan ........................................................................................................... Feb. 16 (Fri.)
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Last day to request 70 percent refund for spring 12-week session............................................................................. Feb. 27 (Tues.)
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Last day to request 25 percent refund for spring 12-week session; no refund after this date ......................................... Mar. 2 (Fri.)
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Last day to withdraw from the spring first 8-week session......................................................................................... Mar. 5 (Mon.)
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Registration for spring second 8-week session ends ................................................................................................... Mar. 7 (Wed.)
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Payment deadline for spring second 8-week session. Students will be disenrolled at the close of the business day for non-payment .......................................................... Mar. 7 (Wed.) On-going open registration continues for spring classes that have not yet started ............................ Mar. 8 (Thurs.)-Mar. 18 (Sun.)
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Spring first 8-week session ends.................................................................................................................................Mar. 11 (Sun.)
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Spring Break Holiday. No classes. College closed ..........................................................................Mar. 12 (Mon.) – Mar. 16 (Fri.)
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(College closed) ............................................................................................................................... Mar. 17 (Sat.) – Mar. 18 (Sun.)
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Last day to drop courses to receive 100 percent refund for spring second 8-week session.........................................Mar. 18 (Sun.)
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Spring second 8-week session begins ....................................................................................................................... Mar. 19 (Mon.)
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Schedule changes (adds/drops) for spring second 8-week session ...............................................Mar. 19 (Mon.) – Mar. 20 (Tues.)
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Senior citizen registration (tuition exempt) for spring second 8-week session on a space available basis ......................................................................................................................................................Mar. 19 (Mon.) – Mar. 20 (Tues.) Registration for audit status for spring second 8-week session on a space available basis ....................................... Mar. 20 (Tues.)
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Payment deadline for spring second 8-week schedule changes. Students will be disenrolled at the close of the business day for non-payment ........................................................ Mar. 20 (Tues.) Priority date for filing financial aid application for summer 2018 .......................................................................... Mar. 22 (Thurs.)
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Final Payment – Spring installment payment plan ...................................................................................................... Mar. 23 (Fri.)
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May graduation application deadline ........................................................................................................................... Mar. 23 (Fri.)
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Last day for 70 percent refund for spring second 8-week session ............................................................................ Mar. 28 (Wed.)
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Last day for 25 percent refund for spring second 8-week session. No refund after this date ....................................... Mar. 30 (Fri.)
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(College closed) ............................................................................................................................................................ Apr. 1 (Sun.)
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Priority date for filing financial aid application for fall 2018-spring 2019 .................................................................. Apr. 2 (Mon.)
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Summer semester registration for current and former ACC students ............................................ April 2 (Mon.) – May 23 (Wed.)
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Summer semester registration for new, current and former ACC students .................................. April 16 (Mon.) – May 23 (Wed.)
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Last day to withdraw from spring semester 16- and 12-week sessions...................................................................... Apr. 23 (Mon.)
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Last day to convert incomplete grades from fall 2017 semester ................................................................................ Apr. 23 (Mon.)
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Payment deadline for all summer registration through April 27. Students will be disenrolled at the close of the business day for non-payment ............................................................Apr. 27 (Fri.) Last day to withdraw students from the spring second 8-week session .......................................................................May 7 (Mon.)
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Spring graduation .................................................................................................................................................... May 10 (Thurs,)
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Spring semester ends .................................................................................................................................................. May 13 (Sun.)
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Summer Semester — May 29, 2018 – August 13, 2018 Payment deadline for all summer registration through May 18. Students will be disenrolled at the close of the business day for non-payment ........................................................... May 18 (Fri.) Registration for summer first 5 ½-, 9- and 11-week sessions ends ............................................................................May 23 (Wed.)
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Payment deadline for all summer registration through May 23. Students will be disenrolled at the close of the business day for non-payment .........................................................May 23 (Wed.) On-going open registration continues for summer....................................................................... May 24 (Thurs.) – May 28 (Mon.)
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Memorial Day Holiday (College closed) ...................................................................................................................May 28 (Mon.)
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Last day to drop courses to receive 100 percent refund for summer first 5 ½-week, 9-week, and 11-week sessions ... …………………………………………………………………………………………………………… May 28 (Mon.) Summer first 5 ½-week, 9-week, and 11-week sessions begin ................................................................................. May 29 (Tues.)
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Schedule changes (adds/drops) for summer first 5 ½-week, 9- and 11-week sessions. ................ May 29 (Tues.) – May 30 (Wed.)
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Senior citizen (tuition exempt) registration for summer semester on a space available basis for summer first 5 ½-week, 9- and 11-week sessions .......................................................................................................................... May 29 (Tues.) – May 30 (Wed.) Registration for audit status for summer first 5 ½-week, 9-week, and 11-week sessions on a space available basis May 30 (Wed.)
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Payment deadline for summer session schedule changes. Students will be disenrolled at the end of the business day for non-payment ............................................................May 30 (Wed.) Last day to set up a summer installment payment plan..............................................................................................May 30 (Wed.)
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Registration continues for sessions that have not yet started ................................................................................... May 31 (Thurs.)
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Last day to request 70 percent refund for summer first 5 ½-week session ..................................................................June 4 (Mon.)
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Last day to request 25 percent refund for summer first 5 ½-week session; no refund after this date...........................June 6 (Wed.)
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Last day to request 70 percent refund for summer 9-week session ................................................................................ June 8 (Fri.)
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Last day to request 70 percent refund for summer 11-week session ..........................................................................June 11 (Mon.)
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Last day to request 25 percent refund for summer 9-week session; no refund after this date ................................... June 12 (Tues.)
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Last day to request 25 percent refund for summer 11-week session; no refund after this date .................................... June 15 (Fri.)
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Last day to withdraw from summer first 5 ½-week session .......................................................................................June 27 (Wed.)
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Registration for summer second 5 ½-week session ends ...........................................................................................June 27 (Wed.)
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Payment deadline for summer second 5 ½-week registration. Students will be disenrolled at the end of the business day for non-payment ............................................................June 27 (Wed.) On-going open registration continues for summer........................................................................June 28 (Thurs.) – July 5 (Thurs.)
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Independence Day Holiday. (College closed).............................................................................................................. July 4 (Wed.)
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Summer first 5 ½-week session ends ......................................................................................................................... July 5 (Thurs.)
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Last day to drop courses to receive 100 percent refund for summer second 5 ½-week session ................................. July 5 (Thurs.)
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August graduation application deadline.......................................................................................................................... July 6 (Fri.)
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Summer second 5 ½-week session begins ...................................................................................................................... July 6 (Fri.)
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Schedule changes (adds/drops) for summer second 5 ½-week session ................................................. July 6 (Fri.) – July 9 (Mon.)
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Senior citizen registration (tuition exempt) for summer second 5 ½-week session on a space available basis .............................................................................................................................................................. July 6 (Fri.) – July 9 (Mon.) Payment – Summer installment payment plan ................................................................................................................ July 6 (Fri.)
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Registration for audit status for summer second 5 ½-week on a space available basis ................................................ July 9 (Mon.)
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Payment deadline for summer second 5 ½-week session schedule changes. Students will be disenrolled at the close of the business day for non-payment ........................................................... July 9 (Mon.) Registration continues for summer classes that have not yet started ......................................................................... July 10 (Tues.)
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Last day to request 70 percent refund for summer second 5 ½-week session .......................................................... July 12 (Thurs.)
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Last day to request 25 percent refund for summer second 5 ½-week session; no refund after this date .................... July 16 (Mon.)
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Last day to withdraw from summer 9-week session .................................................................................................. July 17 (Tues.)
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Last day to withdraw from summer 11-week session ................................................................................................ July 30 (Mon.)
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Last day to convert incomplete grades from spring 2018 semester ........................................................................... July 30 (Mon.)
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Summer 9-week session ends .................................................................................................................................... July 31 (Tues.)
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Last day to withdraw from summer second 5 ½-week session ................................................................................... Aug. 6 (Mon.)
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Summer 11-and second 5 ½-week sessions end ....................................................................................................... Aug. 13 (Mon.)
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Summer semester ends ............................................................................................................................................. Aug. 13 (Mon.)
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