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6XPPHU IDOO VLJQXS VWDUWV $SULO IRU FXUUHQW VWXGHQWV MOLLEE MCFARLAND Staff Writer Summer and fall registration opens Monday, April 9, for current students and April 16 for new students. To sign up for classes, contact an adviser or schedule an appointment with the Counseling Center in the Devall Student Center. Faculty advisers have appointment sign-up sheets by their offices as well. Current, returning and transfer students without developmental requirements can register online. Incoming freshmen must register with an adviser. The May mini-mester is May 16- June 1. According to Registrar Staci Martin, the May mini is the only mini term due to declining enrollment in mini courses.
Summer classes last about five weeks and usually are Monday through Thursday. Classes typically last two hours each. Summer I is scheduled to begin June 4 and finish July 6. Finals for Summer I are Friday, July 6. Summer II classes start July 9 and end Aug. 9. Many core classes are offered during the summer time, such as, business computer information systems, economics, government, history, math, science and some vocational and developmental classes. KC also offers summer evening classes from June 4-July 26 for those who have conflicting work schedules. Aug. 27 is the first day of classes for the fall semester.
SPRING NEWS Campus will close April 6 for Good Friday. The Flare will not be published Friday, March 30, to allow staff to attend the Texas Intercollegiate Press Association State Convention in Corpus Christi. The April 13 Flare will feature Rangerette Revels. Chellie Sparks / THE FLARE
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Students unable to come to campus to drop a class should contact the Registrar’s Office at 903-983-8606 for instructions on how to drop by fax. Drops are not accepted by phone. Students who drop a class with a “W� will receive a grade of a “W� on their transcript which does not hurt their GPA; however, there are consequences to consider before dropping. The state Legislature passed a law in May 2007 limiting students to six drops in their college career in Texas public institutions, unless drop reasons are approved by the state. For example, if a student drops two classes while at KC, when he transfers to another state college he can only drop four more classes during the rest of his college career. See DROPS on Page 3
Walking across campus in your new post Spring Break outfit in the pouring rain is not ideal. You have no umbrella so your hair is soaked and your shoes are soggy. How could this all have been avoided? KC’s online weather page is up and running again thanks to computer programmer Ray Jackson. Students can now check the weather at http:mykc. kilgore.edu/weather/ before going to class to prepare for the day’s Texas weather. The website shows temperature, humidity, dew point, wind direction, wind speed, rain amount, windchill, solar radiation and more. The server updates every minute to
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April 1 deadline for scholarships
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Computer programmer Ray Jackson is prepared for stormy weather thanks to the KC weather website. Jackson recently updated the website to a modern color scheme.
Financial aid deadlines are fast approaching. General institutional scholarship applications must be postmarked by Sunday, April 1. Scholarship application forms can be found on the KC website under the current and former students tab. Once on this tab, students then need to click on financial aid from the drop down menu then on the word scholarships at the top of the page. Listed on the website are departmental scholarships and forms for both traditional and non-traditional scholarships. General scholarship applications do not apply to departmental scholarships which have their own criteria and contact information and are only available through specific departments. Only incoming freshmen are eligible to apply for the traditional scholarship. All other students must use the non-traditional scholarship application. All applications are considered, but students must fit the criteria to be eligible. Students need to answer application questions clearly and fully. Recommendation letters need to be from more than one source. An instructor may
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