Oct 07, 2024  
2024 - 2025 Cowley College Academic Catalog 
    
2024 - 2025 Cowley College Academic Catalog

Current Academic Year


 

Cowley College develops an academic schedule of course offerings for Fall, Spring and Summer terms that ensure program and degree requirements are available to students, as well as meeting minimum class time requirements.

Courses are associated with one of the semester terms within an Academic Year. Full semester courses normally run for the duration of 16 weeks in the Fall and Spring terms, and eight weeks in the Summer term. Within each semester, designated “sub-terms” with pre-determined dates may exist (e.g. first and second eight weeks) however, courses may also fall in a shorter or longer session with variable start and end dates. Some program courses may cross over into an additional semester term, yet on the transcript are designated as associated with only one semester.

Cowley College offers a Fall Semester, Spring Semester, and Summer Semester. A Winter session between the Fall and Spring Semesters also may be scheduled that is tied to the Fall semester, as well as a Spring Post session between Spring and Summer semesters that is tied to the Spring Semester.

Typically, enrollment for Fall Semester and Summer Session opens in late March, and enrollment for Spring Semester opens in late October.

Below is a high-level view of the Academic Calendar for the Academic Year. Visit the Cowley College Events page for a detailed listing of weekly and monthly events.

Academic Year 2024-2025

SUMMER 2024
(Cowley offices closed in the afternoon on Fridays in June and July)

May 27 Memorial Day Holiday
June 3 - June 27 4-week Summer Session
June 3 - July 25 8-week Summer session
June 19 Juneteenth Holiday
July 4-5 Holiday Observed

FALL 2024

August 6 New Faculty Orientation
August 7 Faculty Report for Duty 
August 9 Welcome Day in-service 
August 10 Dorm Storm Move-in day
August 12 New student orientation
August 13 Fall Semester Begins
August 19 Online full semester classes begin
September 2 Labor Day Holiday
October 11 First 8 week Session Ends
October 14 Second 8 week Session Begins
October 24 - 25 Fall Break (No Classes & Offices closed)
November 27-29 Thanksgiving Break
December 9-13 Final Exams 
December 13 Final Grades Due
December 20 Offices Close @ Noon -Start of Winter Break
December 23 - January 1 Winter Break (Offices closed)
   
December 16 - January 12              Winter (Post-Session)

SPRING 2025

January 2                                                                   Offices Re-open 
January 14 Faculty Report for Duty 
January 17 Spring semester in-service 
January 20 MLK Jr. Day Holiday - College Closed
January 21 Spring Semester & Online Begins (Some Monday Night classes could begin Jan. 20)
March 14 First 8 week Session Ends
March 17 - 21 Student Spring Break (College Closed March 11-15)
March 24 Second 8 week Session Begins
May 10 Commencement (Faculty Work day) 
May 12 - 16 Final Exams
May 16 Final Grades Due
May 19 Full Time Faculty Last Day/Checkout
   
   

SUMMER 2025
(Offices will be closed in the afternoon on Fridays in June and July)

May 26                              Memorial Day Holiday
June 2 - June 27 4-week Summer Session (1st 4 weeks)
June 2 - July 24 8-Week Summer Session
June 19 Juneteenth Holiday
July 4 Holiday