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2019-2020 Volume L Robeson Community College 5160 Fayetteville Road Post Office Box 1420 Lumberton, North Carolina 28359 Phone: (910) 272-3700 • Fax: (910) 272-3328 Web Address: http://www.robeson.edu [opens in a new tab] Catalog & Student Handbook 2019-2020 Volume L Robeson Community College is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges to award the associate degree. Contact the Commission on Colleges at 1866 Southern Lane, Decatur, Georgia 30033-4097 or call 404-679-4500 for questions about the accreditation of Robeson Community College. Most programs offered by the College have been approved for the enrollment of eligible veterans. Admission to any and all educational programs offered by Robeson Community College is made without regard to race, color, sex, religion, age, disability, or national origin. Robeson Community College publishes this catalog and student handbook in order to provide students and others with information about the College and its programs. The provisions of this publication are not to be regarded as an irrevocable contract between student and RCC. The College reserves the right to change any provisions, requirements or schedules at any time or to add or withdraw courses or program offerings. Every effort will be made to minimize the inconvenience such changes might create for students. Information in the printed and PDF version were current at the time of printing. To view an interactive up-to-date version of this catalog with live links, please navigate to: Smartphone: m.catalog.robeson.edu Computer: http://catalog.robeson.edu/ [opens in a new tab] Page 1 of 295 To view an interactive up-to-date version of this catalog with live links, please navigate to: Smartphone: m.catalog.robeson.edu Computer: http://catalog.robeson.edu/ [opens in a new tab] 2019-20 RCC CURRICULUM CALENDAR Fall Semester, 2019 Wednesday, August 14 ...................................................................................... Late Registration – Drop/Add Thursday, August 15 .................................................................................................................... Convocation Monday, August 19 ....................................................................... Classes Begin, First Mini Semester Begins Monday, September 2 ......................................................................................................... Labor Day Holiday Monday, September 16 ................................................................................ Registration for 12-Week Session Tuesday, September 17 ............................................................................................. 12-Week Session Begins Monday, September 23 ................ Last Day to Withdraw W/O Academic Penalty for the First Mini Semester Monday, September 30 ........................................................ Deadline to Finish Summer Session Incompletes Friday, October 11 ........................................................................................ Classes End, First Mini Semester Monday, October 14 – Tuesday, October 15 ................................................ Fall Break and/or Make-Up Days Wednesday, October 16 ....................................................................... Registration for Second Mini Semester Thursday, October 17 ....................................................................... Classes Begin for Second Mini Semester Wednesday, October 30 .......... Last Day to Withdraw W/O Acad Penalty for Fall Semester (16-Wk Session) Monday, November 4 – Friday, November 22 ............................. Academic Advising, Spring Semester 2020 Monday, November 4 – Tuesday, December 17 .......................................... Spring Semester Payment Period Tuesday, November 5 ............................................ No Classes (Faculty/Staff Professional Development Day Tuesday, November 12 ................................. Last Day to Withdraw W/O Acad Penalty for 12-Week Session Thursday, November 21 ............ Last Day to Drop a Class W/O Acad Penalty for the Second Mini Semester Wednesday, November 27 – Friday, November 29 ................................. Thanksgiving Holidays for Students Campus Closes at 3pm Wednesday, November 27 Monday, December 2 .............................................................................................................. Classes Resume Tuesday, December 17 ...................................................................................... Day and Evening Classes End Page 2 of 295 To view an interactive up-to-date version of this catalog with live links, please navigate to: Smartphone: m.catalog.robeson.edu Computer: http://catalog.robeson.edu/ [opens in a new tab] Spring Semester, 2020 Monday, November 4 – Friday, November 22 ................................... Spring Semester Advising/Registration Wednesday, January 8 ....................................................................................... Late Registration – Drop/Add Monday, January 13 ...................................................................... Classes Begin, First Mini Semester Begins Monday, January 20 ....................................................................................... Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday Monday February 10 ................................................................................... Registration for 12-Week Session Tuesday, February 11 ................................................................................................ 12-Week Session Begins Monday, February 17 ......................... Last Day to Withdraw W/O Acad Penalty for the First Mini Semester Friday, February 21 ............................................................. Last Day to Complete Fall Semester Incompletes Friday, March 6 ............................................................................................ Classes End, First Mini Semester Tuesday, March 10 .............................................................................. Registration for Second Mini Semester Wednesday, March 11 – Friday, March 13 ............................................. Spring Break and/or Make-Up Days (Faculty/Staff Professional Development Day on March 11) Monday, March 16 ........................................................................... Classes Begin for Second Mini Semester Thursday, March 26...................................... Last Day to Withdraw W/O Acad Penalty for 16-Week Session Tuesday, April 7 ........................................... Last Day to Withdraw W/O Acad Penalty for 12-Week Session Monday, April 13 – Tuesday, April 14................................................ Easter Holidays and/or Make-Up Days Wednesday, April 15 – Monday, May 11 ....................................................... Summer Term Payment Period Wednesday, April 15 – Friday, May 1 .............................Academic Advising for Fall and Summer Semester Monday, April 21 ................................. Last Day to Withdraw W/O Acad Penalty for Second Mini Semester Monday, May 11 ............................................................................................... Day and Evening Classes End Tuesday, May 19 .............................................................................................. Rehearsal for Commencement Tuesday, May 19 ......................................................... Commencement (11:00 am, A.D. Lewis Auditorium) Page 3 of 295 To view an interactive up-to-date version of this catalog with live links, please navigate to: Smartphone: m.catalog.robeson.edu Computer: http://catalog.robeson.edu/ [opens in a new tab] Summer Semester, 2020 Thursday, May 21 .............................................................................................. Late Registration – Drop/Add Monday, May 25 .......................................................................................................... Memorial Day Holiday Tuesday, May 26 ........................................................................................................................ Classes Begin Monday, June 11 ................................... Last Day to Withdraw W/O Acad Penalty for the First Mini Session Monday, June 22 ......................................................................................................... First Mini Session Ends Tuesday, June 23 ......................................................................................................... Registration for Second Mini Session Tuesday, June 23 ........................................................................... Second Mini Session Begins Monday, June 29 ......................................................... Last Day to Drop 8-Week Session W/O Acad Penalty Monday, July 6 ...................................................................................................... Independence Day Holiday Tuesday, July 7 ............................................................... Last Day to Complete Spring Semester Incompletes Monday, July 13 ............................... Last Day to Withdraw W/O Acad Penalty for the Second Mini Session Tuesday, July 21 ..................................................................................................... Second Mini Session Ends Tuesday, July 21 ................................................................................................................................... Regular Session Ends Tuesday, August 4 .....................................................................
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