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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 When calendar information becomes updated, this information supersedes the outdated version printed in the back of SCO’s catalog.}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

Dates or events are subject to change.
Registering late does not excuse a student from clinic and/or class requirements and results in a $50 late fee.
Mandatory attendance for designated students.
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