Academic Calendar
The academic calendars below will tell you everything you need to know about deadlines, registration timetables, tuition due dates, holidays, special events, vacations, and the beginning and end of each semester.
Official Bluegrass Community and Technical College curricula, policy, and procedure are contained in the 2018-2019 Bluegrass Community and Technical College Catalog or the 2018-2019 KCTCS Catalog.
BCTC will follow all published deadlines and exceptions cannot be made. The College reserves the right to change course offerings and to cancel any course not selected by a sufficient number of students at the time offered.
Note: dates in these calendar are subject to change.
2019
| December 1, Saturday |
Last day to apply for admission. Last day for students to change Program Plan. |
| January 9-10, Wed.-Thurs. | Add/Drop and Registration continues for new students and continuing students. |
| January 11, Friday | Last day to make tuition payment arrangements. |
| January 14, Monday | Class work begins. |
| January 14-18, Mon.-Fri. |
Add/Drop and Registration continues for new and continuing students. Tuition is due at the time of registration. |
| January 16, Wednesday |
Last day to add/enter an organized class without instructor's permission. Last day to utilize Peoplesoft Self-Service to add/drop/register. |
| January 18, Friday |
Last day to reduce courseload or cancel registration for a full refund of fees. Last day to drop without a grade. Last day to change grading option (letter grade to pass/fail; pass/fail to letter grade; audit to credit). |
| January 21, Monday | Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Academic Holiday |
| January 24, Thursday | Faculty confirm attendance and record no-shows. |
| February 8, Friday | Last day to file an application for a May credential. |
| February 12, Tuesday | Last day to reduce courseload and receive a 50% refund. |
| February 18, Monday | President's Day Academic Holiday |
| March 1, Friday | Priority Advising & Registration opens for Summer and Fall semesters for currently enrolled students. |
| March 11, Monday |
Last day for students, at their discretion, to withdraw from a 16-week class and receive a grade of "W". Last day to change grading option (credit to audit). |
| March 11-17, Mon.-Sun. | Spring Break Academic Holidays |
| April 1, Monday | Priority Advising & Registration opens for Summer and Fall semesters for new students. |
| April 19, Friday |
Good Friday (one half day) |
| April 20-21, Sat.-Sun. | Good Friday Academic Holidays |
| May 4, Friday | Last day for a student, at the instructor's discretion, to officially withdraw from a class and receive a grade of "W". |
| May 6, Sunday | End of class work. |
| May 6-12, Mon.-Sun. | Final Examinations |
| May 12, Sunday | End of the Semester. |
| December 1, Saturday | Priority deadline for admission |
| January 9-10, Wed.-Thurs. | Add/Drop and registration continues for new and continuing students |
| January 11, Friday | Last day to make tuition payment arrangements |
| January 14, Monday |
Class work begins. Last day to enter an organized class without instructor permission. |
| January 14-16, Mon.-Wed. |
Add/Drop and Registration continues for new and continuing students. Tuition due at the time of registration. |
| January 16, Wednesday |
Last day to enter an organized class with instructor permission. Last day to reduce courseload or cancel registration for a full refund of tuition. Last day to drop without a grade. Last day to change grading option (letter grade to pass/fail; pass/fail to letter grade; audit to credit). |
| January 21, Monday | Martin Luther King Day Academic Holiday |
| January 24, Thursday | Faculty confirm attendance and record no-shows. |
| January 29, Tuesday | Last day to reduce courseload and receive a 50% refund of tuition. |
| February 8, Friday | Last day to file an application for a May credential. |
| February 11, Monday |
Last day for students, at their discretion, to withdraw from an 8-week class and receive a grade of "W". Last day to change grading option (credit to audit). |
| February 18, Monday | President's Day Academic Holiday |
| March 5, Tuesday |
Last day for a student, at the instructor's discretion, to officially withdraw from a class and receive a grade of "W". End of class work. |
| March 6-10, Wed.-Sun. |
Final examinations. End of session. |
| March 15, Friday | Last day to make tuition payment arrengements. |
| March 18, Monday |
Class work begins. Last day to enter a course without instructor's permission. |
| March 21, Thursday |
Last day to enter an organized class with instructor's permission. Last day to reduce courseload or cancel registration for a full refund. Last day to drop without a grade. Last day to change grading option (letter grade to pass/fail; pass/fail to letter grade; audit to credit). Lasy day to pay tuition. |
| March 11-17, Mon.-Sun. | Spring Break Academic Holidays |
| March 27, Wednesday | Faculty confirm attendance and record no-shows. |
| April 1, Monday | Last day to reduce courseload and receive a 50% refund of tuition. |
| April 15, Monday |
Last day for students, at their discretion, to withdraw and receive a grade of "W". Last day to change grading option (credit to audit). |
| April 19, Friday | Good Friday (one half day) Academic Holidays |
| April 20-21, Sat.-Sun. | Good Friday Academic Holidays |
| May 4, Friday | Last day for a student, at the instructor's discretion, to officially withdraw from a class and receive a grade of "W". |
| May 6, Sunday | End of class work. |
| May 6-12, Mon.-Sun. | Final Examinations |
| May 12, Sunday | End of the Semester |
| February 1, Friday | Priority deadline for admission |
| February 8, Friday |
Last day to make tuition payment arrangements Last day to file an application for a May Credential |
| February 11, Monday | Class work begins |
| February 11-14, Mon.-Thurs. |
Add/Drop and Registration continues for new and continuing students. Tuition due at time of registration. |
| February 12, Tuesday |
Last day to enter an organized class without instructor permission |
| Feburary 14, Thursday |
Last day to enter an organized class with instructor permission Last day to reduce course loador cancel registration for a full refund of tuition. Last day to drop without a grade. Last day to change grading option (letter grade to pass/fail; pass/fail to letter grade; audit to credit). |
| February 18, Monday | President's Day Academic Holiday |
| February 21, Thursday | Faculty confirm attendance and record no-shows. |
| March 1, Friday | Priority Advising & Registration opens for Summer and Fall semesters for currently enrolled students |
| March 5, Tuesday | Last day to reduce a courseload and receive a 50% refund |
| March 11-17, Mon.-Sun. | Spring Break Academic Holidays |
| March 25, Monday |
Last day for students, at their discretion, to withdraw from a 12-week class and receive a grade of "W". Last day to change grading option (credit to audit). |
| April 19, Friday | Good Friday (one-half day) Academic Holiday |
| April 20-21, Sat.-Sun. |
Good Friday |
| May 4, Friday | Last day for a student, at the instructor's discretion, to officially withdraw from a class and receive a grade of "W". |
| May 6, Sunday | End of class work. |
| May 6-12, Mon.-Sun. | Final Examinations |
| May 12, Sunday | End of the semester. |
