Vice President of Academic and Student Affairs
Minnesota State Board Policy
Minnesota State System Procedure
Alexandria Technical and Community College develops an academic calendar that complies with Minnesota State Board Policy and the MSCF contract. The college utilizes the following consultation process to develop the calendar:
Alexandria Technical & Community College shall designate a mid-semester advising day as part of the academic calendar for each fall and spring semester. Academic advising is to occur on this date, along with registration for the following semester.
In an 80+ instructional-day semester, the last day of the semester shall be non-instructional for all programs and faculty (no students). The preceding school days of that calendar week may be used in the following manner based on each course instructor’s discretion.
If instructor uses a final exam for end of semester assessment, instructional class hours may be cancelled. Final exam hours are to be scheduled within the ISRS listed course meeting times.
Any final exam schedules requiring student attendance outside of the normal course schedule times must be approved by Academic Affairs.
If instructor uses final course/program capstone projects, these days may not require normal class attendance by students when project(s) is completed.
If instructor chooses not to use final exams or final projects (see above), classes shall meet in normal manner through the final "instructional" day of the semester.
Where programs/divisions are tightly cored, coordination and communication between instructors regarding what their intentions are will provide a more professional semester end for our students.
Approved by: Leadership Council
Effective Date: 2/3/2021
Next Review Date: February 2024
Archive: 3.27 Academic Calendar
3.32 End of Semester
3.34 Mid-Term Advising