Current through Reg. 50, No. 187; September 24, 2024
Each Florida College System institution board of trustees
shall prior to the beginning of each fiscal year adopt an annual calendar which
shall be observed by the institution operated by said board.
(1) Each board shall adopt a calendar that
supports the following objectives:
(a) Minimal
loss of time between student exit from one public institution and entry into
another. Students who complete a phase of their education in one public
institution and who need to transfer to another public institution to continue
their education should be able to do so without prolonged delay.
(b) Opportunity for students to move through
the educational system at their respective paces. Calendars should not be based
on the assumption that all students will initiate and complete learning
activities at the same pace.
(c)
Opportunity for effective and efficient utilization of resources.
(d) Opportunity for family
activities.
(e) Flexibility in
implementation of calendar decisions.
(2) The calendar adopted by each Florida
College System institution board of trustees shall include at least the
following statewide requirements:
(a) Unless
an exception is granted by the Chancellor of the Florida College System, as
appropriate, three (3) common entry periods shall be established so that the
first day of classes will fall on or within each of the three (3) periods
listed below:
1. August 10 and August
31.
2. January 2 and January
11.
3. May 1 and May
16.
(b) In addition to
the three (3) common entry periods prescribed in this section, each calendar
shall include the following:
1.
Pre-established dates for issuing certificates, diplomas, or degrees which will
permit students to utilize the entry period which minimizes the loss of time to
students in completing the transfer between programs or institutions.
2. A summer program for teachers and other
school personnel; provided, however, that this requirement shall apply only to
each postsecondary educational institution offering programs for in-service
teachers.
3. As many additional
periods throughout the fiscal year in which a student can begin a program as
can be feasibly provided.
(3) An official copy of the annual calendar
adopted by each Florida College System institution board of trustees for each
institution operated by said boards shall be filed with the Department in the
manner prescribed by the Commissioner.
Rulemaking Authority
1001.02(1), (2)(n),
(6) FS. Law Implemented
1001.02(6)
FS.
New 6-17-74, Repromulgated 12-5-74, Amended 3-27-80,
7-7-83, 2-19-84, Formerly 6A-10.19, Amended 12-18-05,
6-23-16.
