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Official Academic Calendar: Please refer to the most current calendar listed below the catalog’s PDF. When calendar information becomes updated, this information supersedes the outdated version printed in the back of SCO’s catalog.

 



2022-20231 CALENDAR


Summer Semester 2022

May 16, Monday 

Registration, Instruction Begins

May 23, Monday

Late Registration2

May 30, Monday

Memorial Day Holiday (College Closed)

June 6-9

Mid-term Examinations (3rd years)

June 9-11

Residents' Weekend

June 16-17

AOA Conference (No Instruction)

July 4, Monday

Independence Day Holiday (College Closed)

July 5, Tuesday 

Registration, Second Year Mini-Term, Instruction Begins

July 11-15

Mid-term Examinations (3rd years)

August 17-19

Final Examinations

August 20, Saturday 

Last Day of Clinic (4th years)

August 21-28

Semester Break


Fall Semester 2022

August 24-26

New Student Orientation

August 26, Friday

White Coat Ceremony/Honor Code Signing (1st Years)3

August 29, Monday

Registration, Instruction Begins

September 5, Monday 

Labor Day Holiday (College Closed)

September 6, Tuesday

Late Registration2

September 26-30 

First Mid-term Examination Week 

October 6-9

Fall CE/Homecoming

October 27-28

American Academy of Optometry (No Instruction)

October 31-November 4

Second Mid-term Examination Week

November 23-27

Thanksgiving Break (No Instruction)

November 24-27

College Closed

November 28, Monday

Instruction Resumes

December 6th or 8th

NBEO Part II – PAM

December 12-16

Final Examinations (1st, 2nd years)

December 14-16

Final Examinations (3rd years)

December 20, Tuesday

Last Day of Clinic (4th years)

Dec. 21-Jan. 3

Semester Break (College Closed)


Spring Semester 2023

January 4, Wednesday

Registration, Instruction Begins

January 11, Wednesday

Late Registration2

January 11, Wednesday

State Day

January 16, Monday

Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday (College Closed)

February 6-10 

First Mid-term Examination Week (1st, 2nd years)

March 1-5

Southern Educational Congress of Optometry (SECO)

March 4-12

Spring Break (No Instruction)

March 9-12

College Closed

March 13, Monday

Instruction Resumes 

March 20-23  

NBEO Part I – ABS

March 20-24 

Second Mid-term Examination Week (1st, 2nd years)

April 24-28 

Final Examinations (1st, 2nd years)

April 26-28 

Final Examinations (3rd years)

April 27, Thursday 

Last Day of Clinic (4th Years)

April 30-May 1

Graduation Week Activities (4th years)

May 2, Tuesday

Commencement  

 

  1. Dates or events are subject to change.

  2. Registering late does not excuse a student from clinic and/or class requirements and results in a $50 late fee.

  3. Mandatory attendance for designated students.

  4. Students take NBEO Part I (ABS) on one of the four days listed.


Updated: 12/2021



 

2023-20241 CALENDAR


Summer Semester 2023

May 15, Monday

Registration, Instruction Begins

May 22, Monday

Late Registration2

May 29, Monday

Memorial Day Holiday (College Closed)

June 8–10

Residents' Weekend

June 12–15

Mid-term Examinations (3rd years)

June 21–23

AOA Conference (No Instruction)

July 4, Tuesday

Independence Day Holiday (College Closed)

July 10, Monday

Registration, Second Year Mini-Term, Instruction Begins

July 17–21

Mid-term Examinations (3rd years)

August 23–25

Final Examinations

August 26, Saturday

Last Day of Clinic (4th years)

August 27–Sept. 4

Semester Break


Fall Semester 2023

August 30–Sept. 1

New Student Orientation 

September 4, Monday

Labor Day Holiday (College Closed)

September 5, Tuesday

Registration, Instruction Begins

September 12, Tuesday

Late Registration2

September 21–24

Fall CE/Homecoming

October 2–6

First Mid-term Examination Week

October 12–13

Academy of Optometry Meeting (No Instruction)

November 6–10

Second Mid-term Examination Week

November 22–26

Thanksgiving Break (No Instruction)

November 23–26

College Closed

November 27, Monday

Instruction Resumes

December 5th or 7th

NBEO Part II – PAM

December 14–20

Final Examinations (1st, 2nd years)

December 18–20

Final Examinations (3rd years)

December 22, Friday

Last Day of Clinic (4th years)

Dec. 23–Jan. 7

Semester Break (College Closed)


Spring Semester 2024

January 8, Monday

Registration, Instruction Begins

January 15, Monday

Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday (College Closed)

January 16, Tuesday

Late Registration2

January 17, Wednesday

State Day

February 12–16

First Mid-term Examination Week (1st, 2nd years)

Feb. 28–March 3

Southern Educational Congress of Optometry (SECO)

March 2–10

Spring Break (No Instruction)

March 7–8

College Closed

March 11, Monday

Instruction Resumes

March 25–29

Second Mid-term Examination Week (1st, 2nd years)

April 29–May 3

Final Examinations (1st, 2nd years)

May 1–3

Final Examinations (3rd years)

May 2, Thursday

Last Day of Clinic (4th years)

May 5–6

Graduation Week Activities (4th years)

May 7, Tuesday

Commencement 

 

(1)  Dates and events are subject to change.

(2)  Registering late does not excuse a student from clinic and/or class requirements and results in a $50 late fee.

(3)  Mandatory Attendance for designated students.

(4) NBEO exam dates for 2024 have not yet been announced.


Updated: 6/2022

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