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Cogswell College’s 2010 – 2011 Academic Calendar

Wednesday, May 5th, 2010

Spring Semester 2010

January 1 Friday 1st day to submit FAFSA
January 7 Thursday Orientation/Registration for new students
January 11 Monday Classes begin
January 15 Friday Last Day to ADD/DROP Course with no fee
January 18 Monday Martin Luther King Day (Holiday) College closed
February 12 Friday Graduation Applications due for SP-10
February 15 Monday President’s Day (Holiday) College closed
March 1 Monday Summer 2010 Applications due
March 1 Monday Fall 2010 Applications due
March 9 Tue SU-10 Registration begins
March 19 Friday Last day to withdraw from class
March 20 Sat Founders Day (Homecoming)
March 31-April 2 Wed-Fri Spring Break 2010
May 7 Friday Tuition Due for SU-10
May 8 Saturday Last day of classes
May 15 Saturday Commencement Ceremony

Summer Semester 2010

March 1 Monday Summer 2010 Applications due
March 1 Monday Fall 2010 Applications due
March 9 Tue SU-10 Registration begins
May 24 Monday Classes begin
May 28 Friday Last Day to ADD/DROP Course with no fee
May 31 Monday Memorial Day (Holiday) College closed
July 1 Thursday SIR due for new students
July 4 Sunday Independence Day
July 7 Wednesday Last day to withdraw from classes
August 13 Friday Tuition Due for FA-10
August 14 Saturday Last day of classes

Fall Semester 2010

May 3, Mon FA-10 Registration Begins
August 19 Thursday Orientation/Registration for new students
August 30 Monday Classes begin
August 27 Friday Last day to ADD/DROP Course with no fee
September 6 Monday Labor Day (Holiday) No classes
September 27 Monday Graduation Applications due for Fall 2010
October 1 Friday SP-11 Registration begins
October 29 Friday Last day to withdraw from classes
November 1 Monday Spring 2011 New Students Applications due
November 11 Thursday Veteran’s Day (Holiday) No classes
November 24-26 Wed-Fri Thanksgiving (Holiday) College closed
December 10 Friday Tuition Due for SP-11
December 18 Saturday Last day of classes
December 24 – 31 Fri-Fri Winter Break College closed

Spring Semester 2011

January 3 Monday 1st day to submit FAFSA
January 6 Thursday Orientation/Registration for new students
January 10 Monday Classes begin
January 14 Friday Last Day to ADD/DROP Course with no fee
January 17 Monday Martin Luther King Day (Holiday) College closed
February 11 Friday Graduation Applications due for SP-11
February 21 Monday President’s Day (Holiday) College closed
March 1 Tuesday Summer 2011 Applications due
March 1 Tuesday Fall 2011 Applications due
March 1-31 Sun-Mon SU-11 and FA-11 Registration begins/ends
March 11 Friday Last day to withdraw from class
March 19 Saturday Founders Day (Homecoming)
March 14-18 Mon-Fri Spring Break 2011
May 6 Friday Tuition Due for SU-11
May 7 Saturday Last day of classes
May 14 Saturday Commencement Ceremony

Summer Semester 2011

March 1-31 Tue-Thu SU-11 and FA-11 Registration begins/ends
March 1 Tuesday Summer 2011 Applications due
March 1 Tuesday Fall 2011 Applications due
May 23 Monday Classes begin
May 27 Friday Last Day to ADD/DROP Course with no fee
May 30 Monday Memorial Day (Holiday) College closed
July 1 Friday SIR due for new students
July 4 Monday Independence Day (Holiday) College closed
July 6 Wednesday Last day to withdraw from classes
August 12 Friday Tuition Due for FA-11
August 13 Saturday Last day of classes

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Who knew General Education could be so fun? At Cogswell it is!

Monday, May 3rd, 2010

Message from the Director of General Education

Typically, prospective students applying to Cogswell College are attracted by the programs we offer in the digital arts, music technology and engineering fields. What they may not know is that we also offer a program of General Education courses – one third of everyone’s curriculum – designed specifically to appeal to and complement their artistic and technical interests.

We live in a global society where fast paced change is the norm. At Cogswell we recognize that our graduates must be ready not only to take their places in the international marketplace but also to change as it changes, and even to anticipate and lead the change. You may wonder how we can prepare students for such a dynamic future. Our answer is: by creating a unique partnership between our degree programs and the General Education program. The art and technical programs prepare our students for jobs in the industries we serve while General Education – a carefully crafted course of study in the humanities, social sciences, English, math, and science – gives students a broad base of knowledge and skills they will draw upon all their lives. This knowledge and these skills are critical in today’s world and are much in demand by employers.

Our dedicated and experienced faculty create GE courses that are innovative and fun as well as academically rigorous. In recent years students have fulfilled English requirements in courses such as The Matrix, Lord of the Rings, and Battlestar Galactica. They have studied the history of art and of music and have taken film history classes such as Focus on Horror, Science Fiction Cinema, and Novel into Film. Our scriptwriting and storytelling classes are indispensable for students in the animation, videogame and audio technology programs and our courses in modern world history, global political economics, and contemporary ethical issues introduce them to ideas they will need to navigate the world. Courses in math, physics and anatomy round out the whole.

In each of these courses we emphasize written and oral communication, observation and analysis, critical thinking, familiarity with the basic principles of math and science, competence in the use of information technology, awareness of world issues and their historic origins, and tolerance of diversity in its many forms. By the time our students graduate they can write correctly, argue a case persuasively, discuss world affairs intelligently, and make ethical decisions carefully, integrating their professional and personal lives in preparation for a lifetime of new learning.

Those who hire Cogswell graduates confirm that these qualities make our students particularly desirable employees. Our alumni reaffirm the importance of General Education to their lives.

If you have any questions about the General Education Program please feel free to contact me directly.

Dr. Kathleen Broome Williams,
Professor, Director of General Education

See more in the Cogswell Overview Video!!

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