Starting and closing dates for each semester, scheduled holidays, and other important scheduling information can be found in the academic calendar. Classes meet Monday through Friday between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 5:40 p.m. Students may schedule classes that meet for three 55-minute periods a week, two 80-minute periods a week, or a combination thereof. Laboratory, studio art, and theater arts classes generally vary in the length of period from those above.
Evening classes normally are scheduled to meet either two evenings per week or in a single session, i.e., one double-period class per week. There are two class periods per evening for courses meeting twice a week, each running for an hour and 20 minutes with a 10-minute break between classes; the periods begin at 6:00 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. Classes meeting once a week begin at 6:00 p.m. The majority of students choose schedules of two evenings per week, although some students find it desirable, or necessary, to attend three or four evenings. Students also may select day courses when appropriate.
