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8 ACADEMIC CALENDAR* 2021 - 2022 FALL SEMESTER 2021 New Faculty Orientation; First Day of Faculty Accountability ............................................................. August 13, 2021 GWCC All Employee Meeting .....................................................................................................................................August 16, 2021 New Student Orientations (tentative) .........................................................................................................August 11 & 18, 2021 Classes Begin (Saturday) - Official Start Date of 2021 Fall Semester ............................................... August 21, 2021 Saturday Registration (9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.) .................................................................................................... August 21, 2021 Observance of Labor Day (Campus Closed) ............................................................................................. September 6, 2021 Find a Class Opens for 2022 Spring Semester ..................................................................................... September 20, 2021 2022 Spring Semester Priority Registration Opens for Currently Enrolled Students ......... October 4, 2021 Last Day for Withdrawal without Instructor's Signature ........................................................................ October 9, 2021 Student Withdrawal with Instructor's Signature Begins ......................................................................October 11, 2021 2022 Spring Semester Open Registration Begins.......................................................................................October 11, 2021 Application for December 2021 Graduation* Observance of Veterans Day (Campus Closed) ....................................................................................... November 11, 2021 Observance of Thanksgiving (Campus Closed) .............................................................................November 25-28, 2021 Tuition Due for 2022 Spring Semester ...........................................................................................................December 6, 2021 Last Day of Regular Classes ................................................................................................................................. December 12, 2021 Final Exam Week ...................................................................................................................................................December 13-16, 2021 Mid-Year Recess Begins for Students ........................................................................................................... December 17, 2021 2021 Fall Semester Ends (Last day of Faculty Accountability) ...................................................... December 17, 2021 Grades Due for 2021 Fall Semester .................................................................................................................December 20, 2021 Mid-Year Recess (Campus Closed) .....................................................................................December 25 – January 2, 2022 SPRING SEMESTER 2022 Campus Reopens ............................................................................................................................................................... January 3, 2022 GWCC Day of Learning..............................................................................................................................................................................TBA Faculty/Instructor Convocation; First Day of Faculty Accountability ........................................... January 10, 2022 Clock Hour Student Classes Begin ...................................................................................................................... January 10, 2022 New Student Orientations (tentative) ................................................................................................................ Jan 12 & 15, 2022 Classes Begin (Saturday) - Official Start Date of Semester ..................................................................January 15, 2022 Saturday Registration (9:00 a.m. -1:00 p.m.)....................................................................................................January 15, 2022 Martin Luther King Day Observance - Campus Closed .........................................................................January 17, 2022 President's Day Observance - Campus Closed ......................................................................................... February 21, 2022 Find a Class Opens for 2022 Summer/Fall Semesters ......................................................................... February 22, 2022 Last Day for Withdrawal without Instructor's Signature ............................................................................ March 5, 2022 Student Withdrawal with Instructor's Signature Begins ........................................................................... March 7, 2022 Application for 2022 May Graduation* 2022 Summer/Fall Semesters Priority Registration for Currently Enrolled Students ............. March 7, 2022 Spring Break - No Classes Scheduled .......................................................................................................... March 14 - 20, 2022 Spring Break - Campus Closed ......................................................................................................................... March 17 - 20, 2022 2022 Summer/Fall Semesters Open Registration Begins ....................................................................... March 21, 2022 Tuition Due for 2022 Summer Semester .................................................................................................................... May 2, 2022 Last Day of Regular Classes .................................................................................................................................................May 8, 2022 Academic Calendar * For specific information concerning the last day to apply for graduation, individual class start dates, and final exams, consult the college of enrollment. ** Any classes meeting on Friday, Saturday or Sunday will have final examinations during their regular class time. + Through the 7th week, student may initiate an official withdrawal from course(s) without instructor signature (see Appendix S-7 in Catalog Common Pages). ++ After the 7th week, student must initiate an official withdrawal request from instructor and obtain their signature (see Appendix S-7 in Catalog Common Pages).