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Lamar State College Port Arthur
2017-2018 Catalog
Calendars
Holiday Calendar March 2018
September 2017 26
4
Labor Day. No classes, offices closed.
November 2017
22 Thanksgiving Holiday begins. Offices close
at 5 p.m.; no evening classes.
23-24 Thanksgiving Holidays. No classes, offices
closed.
December 2017
20-31
Winter Holiday. No classes, offices closed.
Distribution of Summer and Fall Semester
Class Schedule.
April 2018
13 Last day to apply for spring graduation and
pay for diploma, cap, and gown.
2 Registration for
Semesters begins.
Summer
Fall
May 2018
11
Commencement at 6:30 pm.
January 2018 Academic Calendar
1 New Year’s Day Holiday. No classes, offices
closed. Fall 2017 Semester
15 MLK Day. No classes, offices closed.
March 2018
and
August 2017
17 Deadline to receive bacterial meningitis
immunization.
22 May 2018 Students dropped from classes for non-
payment.
28 First class day.
28 September 2017
12-16 Spring Break. No classes, offices open.
30 Good Friday. No classes, offices open.
Memorial Day. No classes, offices closed.
July 2018
4
Independence Day. No classes, offices closed.
Advising/Graduation Calendar
New Student Orientation.
September 2017
1
Application for December 2017 Graduation
begins.
November 2017
10
Last day to apply for fall graduation and pay
for diploma, cap, and gown.
December 2017
8
Graduation Ceremony, 6:30 p.m.
January 2018
22
Census date.
25 Students dropped from classes for non-
payment.
26 First Installment Loan Payment Due.
October 2017
August 2017
16
13
Application for the May 2017 graduation
begins.
2 Final day to drop a course or withdraw
without academic penalty.
31 Semester is 60% complete. Critical date for
financial aid students.
31 Final day to pay Short Term Loan.
31 Second Installment Loan Payment Due.
31 Book Loan Payment Due.
November 2017
10 Final day to apply for fall graduation and
pay for diploma, cap, and gown.
22 Final day to drop a course or withdraw
with penalty.
December 2017
6 Last class day.
7-14 Final exams.
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