Reminders and Stuff for Fall 2016 Sciences Department Meeting 8-17-2016 Dates To Know: (NOTE: You may also access the Calendar” link on Oakton’s main webpage for many key dates for “Academic the current and following term) Drops for non-payment Drops for non-payment will be every Tuesday (this started in Summer 2016). – Be sure to check rosters frequently in the first week, and after each drop date thereafter. Don’t allow students to remain in the class if they are not officially registered. Holidays or other Classes” Days (and Fire Drills Days) “No Monday January 16th, Martin Luther King Jr. holiday, college closed Monday February 20, President’s Day, college closed 13-19th Spring Break Fire Drills Days: The Oakton Police Department, in conjunction with the Des Plaines and Skokie Fire Departments, will be conducting tornado drills during the or second week of April on Tuesday and Wednesday on both campuses. Please plan accordingly. More details will follow via email. Religious holidays See: (click appropriate year) for a listing of holidays associated with a variety of – religions (larger font, bolded, are the most important holidays). See To Do Now” section below “Things (syllabi) for Oakton’s policy on handling student religious observance. Evaluation days May 11 & 12th (last day of student attendance, May 12th); Grading Day May 15th; – – Grades due December 16th at noon via myOakton. Withdraw dates February 13th, no record of course will appear on student’s external transcript; – February 13th last day to change to an audit; March 27th, a will appear on student’s transcript. ‘W’ Incompletes from Fall 2016 February 26th, after this date any incomplete without a grade submitted – will become a grade of F. Registration for Summer 2017: March 22nd Registration for Fall 2017: 5th Things To Do Now: Familiarize yourself with the new Division 1 Accommodations documents/procedures Faculty are required to discuss different options with their students, you cannot assume that an accommodation will work
Reminders and Stuff for Fall 2016 Sciences Department Meeting 8-17-2016 Dates To Know: (NOTE: You may also access the “Academic Calendar” link on Oakton’s main webpage for many key dates for the current and following term) Drops for non-payment – Drops for non-payment will be every Tuesday (this started in Summer 2016). Be sure to check rosters frequently in the first week, and after each drop date thereafter. Don’t allow students to remain in the class if they are not officially registered. Holidays or other “No Classes” Days (and Fire Drills Days) Monday January 16th, Martin Luther King Jr. holiday, college closed Monday February 20, President’s Day, college closed 13-19th Spring Break Fire Drills Days: The Oakton Police Department, in conjunction with the Des Plaines and Skokie Fire Departments, will be conducting tornado drills during the or second week of April on Tuesday and Wednesday on both campuses. Please plan accordingly. More details will follow via email. Religious holidays – See: (click appropriate year) for a listing of holidays associated with a variety of religions (larger font, bolded, are the most important holidays). See “Things To Do Now” section below (syllabi) for Oakton’s policy on handling student religious observance. Evaluation days – May 11 & 12th (last day of student attendance, May 12th); Grading Day – May 15th; Grades due December 16th at noon via myOakton. Withdraw dates – February 13th, no record of course will appear on student’s external transcript; February 13th last day to change to an audit; March 27th, a ‘W’ will appear on student’s transcript. Incompletes from Fall 2016 – February 26th, after this date any incomplete without a grade submitted will become a grade of F. Registration for Summer 2017: March 22nd Registration for Fall 2017: 5th Things To Do Now: Familiarize yourself with the new Division 1 Accommodations documents/procedures Faculty are required to discuss different options with their students, you cannot assume that an accommodation will work
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