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Academic Calendar 2002 - 2003Fall TermAug. 26, Mon.Aug. 27,Tue.Aug. 28,Wed.Aug. 31 -Sep. 2, Sat. - Mon.Sep. 4,Wed.Sep. 7, Sat.Oct. 5, Sat.Nov. 5,TueFaculty reports, FALL TERMFaculty Orientation dayEvening and weekday classes begin*Holiday Period – Labor DayLast day for withdrawal with 100% refund for regular Fall Term classesSaturday classes begin*CLAST examLast day to apply for institutional credit by examination and for individual course drop, and completewithdrawal from collegeNov. 28-Dec. 1,Thu.-Sun.Holiday Period – ThanksgivingDec. 9, Mon.Last day to apply for Fall Term graduationDec. 20, Fri.Last day of classes and examinationsDec. 21, Sat.Last day for faculty, grades due in Registrar’s Office 12:00 noonDec. 23 – Jan. 3, 2003, M-F Semester BreakSpring TermJan.6, Mon.Jan. 7,Tue.Jan. 11, Sat.Jan. 13, Mon.Jan. 18-20, Sat. – Mon.Feb. 15, Sat.Mar. 19,Wed.Mar. 6, Thu.Mar. 31, Mon.April. 18-20, Fri. - Sun.May 1,Thu.May 2, Fri.May 3, Sat.May 5-9, Mon. – Fri.Faculty reports, SPRING TERMEvening and weekday classes begin*Saturday classes begin*Last day for withdrawal with 100% refund for regular Spring Term classesHoliday Period – Martin Luther King, Jr. DayCLAST examLast day to apply for institutional credit by examination and for individual course drop, and completewithdrawal from collegeFaculty Conference Day – classes not in sessionLast day to apply for a degree to be awarded at the end of the Spring Term and last day to apply for adegree to be awarded at the end of Summer Term and have name appear in Commencement programSpring RecessLast day of classes and examinationsGrades due in Registrar’s Office, 12:00 noon. Last day for faculty.Commencement ceremonySemester BreakSummer TermMay 12, Mon.May 12, Mon.May 14,Wed.May 15,Thu.May 24-26, Sat. – Mon.June 6, Fri.June 7, Sat.June 16, Mon.June 20, Fri.June 20, Fri.June 23, Mon.June 25,Wed.July 1,Tue.July 4-6, Fri-Sun.July 18, Fri.July 28, Mon.Aug. 1, Fri.Aug. 1, Fri.Faculty reports, SUMMER TERMEvening and weekday classes begin for the first 6-week Summer Session and for the 12-week SummerTerm*Last day for withdrawal with 100% refund for first 6-week Summer SessionLast day for withdrawal with 100% refund for the 12-week Summer TermHoliday Period – Memorial DayLast day to apply for institutional credit by examination and for individual course drop, and completewithdrawal from college for the first 6-week Summer SessionCLAST examLast day to apply for graduation for the first 6-week Summer SessionLast day of classes and examinations for the first 6-week Summer SessionLast day for faculty. Grades due in Registrar’s Office 12:00 midnight. Late grade rolls will beprocessed up until 12:00 noon the following day.Weekday classes begin for the second 6-week Summer Session*Last day for withdrawal with 100% refund for second 6-week Summer SessionLast day to apply for institutional credit by examination and for individual course drop, and completewithdrawal from college for the 12-week Summer TermHoliday Period – Independence DayLast day to apply for institutional credit by examination and for individual course drop, and completewithdrawal from college for the second 6-week Summer SessionLast day to apply for graduation for the second 6-week Summer SessionLast day of classes and examinations for the 12-week Summer Term and the second 6-week SummerSessionLast day for faculty. Grades due in Registrar’s Office 12:00 midnight. Late grade rolls will beprocessed up until 12:00 noon the following day.*Registration information provided eachterm by campus Registration Office.CALENDAR3

Academic Calendar 2003 - 2004Fall TermAug. 25, Mon.Aug. 26,Tue.Aug. 27,Wed.Aug. 30 - Sep. 1, Sat.-Mon.Sep. 3,Wed.Sep. 6, Sat.Oct. 4, Sat.Nov. 4,Tue.Faculty reports, FALL TERMFall Term preparationEvening and weekday classes begin*Holiday Period – Labor DayLast day to drop classes with 100% refund for regular Fall Term classesSaturday classes begin*CLAST examLast day to apply for institutional credit by examination and for individual course withdrawal, andcomplete withdrawal from collegeNov. 27 - 30,Thu.-Sun.Holiday Period – ThanksgivingDec. 19, Fri.Last day of classes and examinationsDec. 20, Sat.Faculty grade input ends 12:00 noon. Last day for faculty.Dec. 22 – Jan. 2, 2004, M-F Semester BreakSpring TermJan.5, Mon.Jan.6,Tue.Jan. 10, Sat.Jan. 12, Mon.Jan. 17-19, Sat. – Mon.Feb. 21, Sat.Mar. 4,Thu.Mar. 17,Wed.April 5, Mon.April. 9-11, Fri. - Sun.April 30, Fri.May 1, Sat.May 1, Sat.May 3-7, Mon. – Fri.Faculty reports, SPRING TERMEvening and weekday classes begin*Saturday classes begin*Last day to drop classes with 100% refund for regular Spring Term classesHoliday Period – Martin Luther King, Jr. DayCLAST examProfessional Development Day – classes not in sessionLast day to apply for institutional credit by examination, for individual course withdrawal, and complete withdrawal from collegeLast day to apply for a degree to be awarded for the 2003-2004 academic year and have name appearin Commencement programSpring RecessLast day of classes and examinationsFaculty grade input ends 12:00 noon. Last day for faculty.CommencementSemester BreakSummer TermMay 10, Mon.May 10, Mon.May 12,Wed.May 13,Thu.May 29-31, Sat. – Mon.June 4, Fri.June 5, Sat.June 18, Fri.June 18, Fri.June 21, Mon.June 23,Wed.June 29,Tue.July 5, Mon.July 16, Fri.July 30, Fri.July 30, Fri.4Faculty reports, SUMMER TERMEvening and weekday classes begin for first 6-week Summer Session and for the 12-week SummerTerm*Last day to drop classes with 100% refund for first 6-week Summer SessionLast day to drop classes with 100% refund for the12-week Summer TermHoliday Period – Memorial DayLast day to apply for institutional credit by examination, for course withdrawal, and complete withdrawal from college for the first 6-week Summer SessionCLAST examLast day of classes and examinations for the first 6-week Summer SessionFaculty grade input for the first 6-week Summer Session ends at midnightEvening and weekday classes begin for the second 6-week Summer Session*Last day to drop classes with 100% refund for the second 6-week Summer SessionLast day to apply for institutional credit by examination, for individual course withdrawal, and complete withdrawal from college for the 12-week Summer TermHoliday Period – Independence DayLast day to apply for institutional credit by examination, for individual course withdrawal, and complete withdrawal from college for the second 6-week Summer SessionLast day of classes and examinations for the 12-week Summer Term and the second 6-week SummerSessionFaculty grade input ends at midnight. Last day for faculty.CALENDAR*Registration information provided eachterm by campus Registration Office.

Academic Calendar 2004 - 2005Fall TermAug. 23, Mon.Aug. 24,Tue.Aug. 25,Wed.Aug. 28, Sat.Aug. 31,Tue.Sept. 4-6, Sat.-Mon.Oct. 2, Sat.Nov. 2,Tue.Nov. 25 - 28,Thu-SunDec. 17, FriDec. 18, Sat.Dec. 20-31, 2004 M-FFaculty reports, FALL TERMFall Term preparationEvening and weekday classes begin*Saturday classes begin*Last day to drop classes with 100% refund for regular Fall Term classesHoliday Period – Labor DayCLAST examLast day to apply for institutional credit by examination and for individual course withdrawal, andcomplete withdrawal from collegeHoliday Period – ThanksgivingLast day of classes and examinationsFaculty grade input ends 12:00 noon. Last day for faculty.Semester BreakSpring TermJan. 3, Mon.Jan. 4,Tue.Jan. 8, Sat.Jan. 10, Mon.Jan. 15 - 17, Sat. – Mon.Feb. 19, Sat.Mar. 3,Thu.Mar. 16,Wed.Mar. 25 – 27, Fri. – Sun.April 4, Mon.April 29, Fri.April 30, Sat.April 30, Sat.May 2-6, Mon. – Fri.Faculty reports, SPRING TERMEvening and weekday evening classes begin*Saturday classes begin*Last day to drop classes with 100% refund for regular Spring Term classesHoliday Period – Martin Luther King, Jr. DayCLAST examProfessional Development Day – classes not in sessionLast day to apply for institutional credit by examination, for individual course withdrawal, and complete withdrawal from collegeSpring RecessLast day to apply for a degree to be awarded for the 2004-2005 academic year and have name appearin Commencement programLast day of classes and examinationsFaculty grade input ends 12:00 noon. Last day for faculty.CommencementSemester BreakSummer TermMay 9, Mon.May 9, Mon.May 11,Wed.May 12,Thu.May 28-30, Sat. – Mon.June 3, Fri.June 4, Sat.June 17, Fri.June 17, Fri.June 20, Mon.June 22,Wed.June 28,Tue.July 4, Mon.July 15, Fri.July 29, Fri.July 29, Fri.Faculty reports, SUMMER TERMEvening and weekday classes begin for first 6-week Summer Session and for the 12-week SummerTerm*Last day to drop classes with 100% refund for first 6-week Summer SessionLast day to drop classes with 100% refund for the12-week Summer TermHoliday Period – Memorial DayLast day to apply for institutional credit by examination and for course withdrawal, and completewithdrawal from college for the first 6-week Summer SessionCLAST examLast day of classes and examinations for the first 6-week Summer SessionFaculty grade input for the first 6-week Summer Session ends at midnightEvening and weekday classes begin for the second 6-week Summer Session*Last day to drop classes with 100% refund for the second 6-week Summer SessionLast day to apply for institutional credit by examination, for individual course withdrawal, and complete withdrawal from college for the 12-week Summer TermHoliday Period – Independence DayLast day to apply for institutional credit by examination and for course withdrawal, and completewithdrawal from college for the second 6-week Summer SessionLast day of classes and examinations for the 12-week Summer Term and the second 6-week SummerSessionFaculty grade input ends at midnight. Last day for faculty.CALENDAR5

AboutMiami-DadeCommunityCollegeMiami-Dade Community College offers a wide range of higher educationprograms designed to respond to theeducation and career needs of the diverseand populous metropolitan Miami-DadeCounty community. M-DCC’s “opendoor” policy ensures that each personseeking to enter higher education willhave that opportunity.The College offers two degreeoptions and a wide range of occupational certificates and specialized programs. The Associate in Arts (A.A.)degree prepares students for transfer tothe junior and senior years of study at afour-year institution. The A.A. programhas more than 80 areas of concentration.The Associate in Science (A.S.) degreeprepares students for direct entry intothe workforce, with more than 60 areasof study. In addition, the College offersnumerous short-term occupational certificate programs and courses of study toenhance career knowledge.M-DCC maintains more than 50 transfer agreements with colleges and universities across the state and country,guaranteeing entry for M-DCC studentswho meet their requirements. Likewise,the College actively partners with business and industry, establishing advisoryboards and direct entry into career positions with many of the most successfuland innovative companies in SouthFlorida. In the past five years, more than50 new A.S. and certificate programshave been developed in direct responseto the emerging economy of the region.In Fall 2003, M-DCC will begin toenroll students in baccalaureate degreeprograms in education. These programsare designed for students to enter theteaching profession.6THE COLLEGEThe Open-Door PolicyMiami-Dade Community College hasan “open-door” admissions policy, whichprovides educational opportunities toall who seek to benefit from the degreeand short-term certificate programs, aswell as student and community servicesoffered by the College. Community residents as well as persons from otherstates and foreign countries are encouraged to enroll.Admission is a simple process, requiring a completed application form andofficial transcripts of high school or college studies. International applicantshave additional entrance requirementsbased on U.S. Immigration rules. Transferstudents may receive credit for coursesthat equate to Miami-Dade courses.The College welcomes all studentsregardless of sex, race, religion, maritalstatus, age, national origin or handicap.Mission StatementThe mission of Miami-Dade Community College is to provide accessible,affordable, high-quality education bykeeping the learner’s needs at the centerof decision-making and working in partnership with its dynamic, multiculturalcommunity.Teaching/LearningValuesThe shared values concerning teachingand learning at Miami-Dade CommunityCollege listed below are among thebeliefs which guide the institution in thedevelopment of its mission, goals, philosophy and operational procedures.Each value is followed by a series of supporting statements that illustrate waysby which M-DCC makes its values operationalI. Miami-Dade CommunityCollege Values Learning.To support this value, the College creates an environment conduciveto teaching and learning. supports life-long learning. encourages the free interchange ofideas and beliefs. provides the resources necessaryfor teaching and learning. employs qualified personnel tofacilitate learning. provides advisement and counseling to support the needs of students. expects everyone to participateactively in the learning process. addresses the learning needs of thecommunity. emphasizes communication skills.II. Miami-Dade CommunityCollege Values Change toMeet Educational Needsand to ImproveLearning.To support this value, the College encourages and supports innovation and creativity. responds to the changing educational needs of the community.

anticipates the future needs of thecommunity. supports faculty and staff development.III. Miami-Dade CommunityCollege Values AccessWhile MaintainingQuality.To support this value, the College provides supportive services toassist students in meeting theireducational goals. offers students prescriptive learning opportunities. provides occupational educationwhich prepares the graduate towork at levels expected by thecommunity. expects students to meet definedstandards. provides academic programswhich prepare the graduate to succeed in upper division learning. provides educational opportunitiesfor personal development. structures the admissions processto encourage enrollment. provides a variety of scholarshipsand financial aid programs.IV. Miami-Dade CommunityCollege Values Diversityin Order to BroadenUnderstanding andLearning.To support this value, the College respects individuals from a varietyof cultural backgrounds. provides role models. offers interdisciplinary educationalprograms. provides programs and opportunities for student growth. teaches students about the cultural,economic, political, and social environments in which they live. helps students to understand themselves and others. sponsors academic organizationsand extracurricular activities. respects and responds to students’different learning styles. respects and accepts differentteaching styles.V. Miami-Dade CommunityCollege Values Individuals.To support this value, the College encourages a positive attitudetoward teaching and learning. stresses honesty and integrity. expects all individuals to interact. communicates accurately andpromptly. recognizes the importance of priorlearning and experience. develops realistic expectations forall individuals. publishes explicit performanceexpectations for faculty, staff, andadministrators. publishes explicit performanceexpectations for students. rewards achievement.VI. Miami-Dade CommunityCollege Values aSystematic Approach toDecision-Making.To support this value, the College collects accurate and current data. assesses the community’s learningneeds. measures students’ abilities uponentry to the institution. assesses programs’ effectiveness. provides feedback to assist in meeting standards. evaluatesstudents’ progressthroughout their careers at MiamiDade Community College. encourages individuals to be awareof relevant current research. surveys students’ perceptionsabout courses, programs, and theteaching/learning environment. uses the expertise of the faculty toimprove the teaching/learningprocess.VII. Miami-Dade CommunityCollege Values ItsPartnership With TheCommunity.To support this value, the College provides accessible campus andoutreach centers. cooperates with other educationalsystems. supports activities that enrich thecommunity. plans educational programs withbusiness and industry to promotethe local economic development ofthe community. increases the community’s awareness of College programs andactivities.Vision StatementThe vision of Miami-Dade Community College is to be the premier community college, renowned for its: Satisfied, well-prepared studentswho, through their extraordinarily positive experience at M-DCC, have acquiredthe needed knowledge and skills to besuccessful in their ongoing academicand career pursuits Empowered employees workingTHE COLLEGE7

within an environment that encouragescreativity, risk-taking and accountability,who apply their individual and collectivetalents to fulfill the College’s mission Highly supportive community thatrecognizes the significant impact of MDCC’s educational and training programs Effective use of adequate resourcesto enable programs to flourish and thetalents of people to emergeM-DCC HistoryThe Sixties: OpeningEducation’s DoorsMiami-Dade Community Collegeopened its doors in 1960 amid the strainof desegregation and the influx of thousands of Cuban refugees. One thousand,four hundred twenty-eight studentsentered “Chicken Coop College,” nicknamed for the original buildings thatwere transformed into classrooms. DadeCounty Junior College, as it was thenknown, was open to any resident of thenDade County who had graduated fromhigh school. The student body includedthe seven black students who madeDade County Junior the first integratedjunior college in Florida, and the manyCuban refugees seeking a better life. Theapplication fee was five dollars buttuition was free to county residents.By the mid-sixties, the College wasalready thinking long range. With nearly15,000 students attending, the originalNorth Campus buildings were burstingat the seams. New construction wasunder way, with an eye toward not onlya second campus in Kendall, but a thirdin downtown Miami.By 1967, the College was the largestinstitution of higher education in thestate of Florida, enrolling 23,341 students. Dade Junior had become thefastest growing junior college in thenation. It enrolled more freshmen thanthe University of Florida, Florida StateUniversity and the University of SouthFlorida combined.8THE COLLEGEThe 70s:Setting the StandardIn the mid-70s, Miami-Dade’s guidingphilosophy of “access with excellence”was clearly defined. A bold educationreview reaffirmed the College’s “OpenDoor” policy but toughened academicstandards. The project and its goalsbecame the standard for community colleges across the country. K. PatriciaCross, Visiting Professor at Harvard’sGraduate School of Education, calledMiami-Dade the most exciting institution of higher education in the country.The excitement spread to every corner of this changing community. TheMedical Center Campus came into beingin 1975. Bilingual studies became a fullfledged division in 1979, with m

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