Registrar's Office

The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 (also known as the Buckley Amendment) affords students certain rights with respect to their education records.

Shown below are four specific rights granted to students by the Buckley Amendment. Each right is followed by pertinent information and/or the action(s) the student should take if he or she wishes to exercise his/her rights.

1. The right to inspect and review the student's education records within 45 days of the day that BCC (herein after referred to as the College) receives a request for access. Students should submit to the Registrar written requests that identify the record(s) they wish to inspect. The Registrar will make arrangements for access and notify the student of the time and place where the records may be inspected. If the records are not maintained by the Registrar, the Registrar shall advise the student of the correct official to whom the request should be addressed.
2. The right to request the amendment of the student's education records that the student believes are inaccurate or misleading.
   Students may ask the College to amend a record that they believe is inaccurate or misleading. They should write the Registrar, clearly identify the part of the record they want changed, and specify why it is inaccurate or misleading. If the College decides not to amend the record as requested, the College will notify the student of the decision and advise the student of his/her right to a hearing regarding the request for amendment. Additional information regarding the hearing procedures will be provided to the student when notified of the right to a hearing.
3. The right to consent to disclosures of personally identifiable information contained in the student's education records, except to the extent that FERPA authorizes disclosure without consent. One exception which permits disclosure without consent is disclosure to school officials with legitimate educational interest. A school official is a person employed by the College in an administrative, supervisory, academic or research, or support staff position (including health staff); a person or company with whom the College has contracted (such as an attorney, auditor, or collection agent); a person serving on the Board of Trustees; or a student serving on an official committee, such as a disciplinary or grievance committee, or assisting another school official in performing his/her tasks. A school official has legitimate educational interest if the official needs to review an education record in order to fulfill his or her professional responsibility. Furthermore, upon request, the College discloses education records without consent to officials of another school in which a student seeks or intends to enroll.
4. The right to file a complaint with the U.S. Department of Education concerning alleged failures by the College to comply with the requirements of FERPA*. Such complaints may be filed with:
   Family Policy Compliance
   Office, U.S. Department of Education
   400 Maryland Ave.
   SW, Washington, DC 20202-5920

The College identifies the following as "Directory Information": student's name, town of residence, major field of study, participation in officially recognized activities and sports, dates of attendance, degrees, current enrollment status, awards and honors received. (revised January 2025).

Directory information may be released by the College to a third-party requesting such student information without first obtaining the eligible student's consent. An eligible student has the right to refuse to permit the College from identifying some or all of those types of information about the student as directory information. An eligible student must notify the College's registrar within two weeks of the beginning of each academic semester if the eligible student does not want any or all of those types of information about a student designated as directory information. Notwithstanding the College's definition of directory information, the Department of Defense, pursuant to the Omnibus Consolidated Appropriations Act of 1997 (Solomon Amendment), identifies the following student information as student recruiting information: student names, addresses, and telephone listings; and if known, student's age, levels of education, and major(s).

*If an eligible student chooses not to exercise his/her aforementioned right to refuse to permit the College to designate some or all of those types of information about the student as directory information, the College will release to the Department of Defense, or an agency thereof, that student information which the Department of Defense has designated as student recruiting information. This may result in the non-consensual disclosure of personally identifiable information. When student information is released pursuant to a Department of Defense request, notice of the request and the release of student information in accordance therewith, will be posted in a conspicuous location in the College's Registrar's Office for the period of one academic year.

Jan. 2 – 16, 2026

• Classes Begin: Friday, Jan. 2
• Snow Day: Saturday, Jan. 3
• Drop/Add Period Ends: Monday, Jan. 5
• Snow Day:Saturday, Jan. 10
• Deadline for Credit/Audit Changes: Monday, Jan. 12
• Deadline for Course Withdrawals (W Grades): Monday, Jan. 12
• Last Day for Course Withdrawals (WP/Wednesday, Friday: Grades): Wednesday, Jan. 14
• Final Class Meetings/Examinations: Friday, Jan. 16
• Snow Day: Saturday, Jan. 17
• Final Grades Due in Registrar’s Office: Tuesday, Jan. 20

Drafted: June 2, 2023
Approved: Nov. 22, 2023
WD Revision: June 4, 2024
Drop/Add Date Changed: Aug. 25, 2025*

*Drop/Add date will be extended one extra business day. This is an exception for this year. Future calendars will use the standard first day as drop/add deadline.

First Seven Weeks

• Tuesday, Thursday: Jan. 20 – March 5
• Wednesday, Friday: Jan. 21 – March 11
• Add/Drop: Jan. 20 – 27
• Withdrawal Deadline: Feb. 27
• Grades Due: March 13
• SRGD Date Changes:
  • Drop End Date: Feb. 27

Second Seven Weeks

• Tuesday, Thursday: March 24 – May 5
• Wednesday, Friday: March 25 – May 6
• Add/Drop: March 24 – 27
• Withdrawal Deadline: April 29
• Grades Due: May 8
• SRGD Date Changes:
  • Add End Date: March 27
  • Drop Grades Required: March 28
  • #2 Census Date: March 28

• Professional Day: Wednesday, Jan. 14
• Orientation Day: Thursday, Jan. 15
• Martin Luther King Day (observed): Monday, Jan. 19
• Classes Begin: Tuesday, Jan. 20
• Drop/Add Period: Tuesday – Tuesday, Jan. 20 – 27
• Scholars Day (no classes): Wednesday, Feb. 4
• Presidents' Day (no classes) Monday, Feb. 16
• Mid-Semester Grades Due: Friday, March 6
• Deadline for Credit/Audit Changes: Friday, March 6
• Spring Recess (no classes): Monday – Saturday, March 16 – 21
• Classes Resume: Monday, March 23
• Fall 2026 Registration Opens: Tuesday, April 7
• Patriots' Day (observed; no classes): Monday, April 20
• Last Day for Course Withdrawals: Wednesday, April 29
• Regularly Scheduled Classes End: Wednesday, May 6
• Reading Day/Snow Day: Thursday – Friday, May 7 – 8
• Final Class Meetings/Examinations: Saturday – Friday, May 9 – 15
• Final Grades Due: Tuesday, May 19
• Memorial Day (observed): Monday, May 25
• Commencement: Friday, May 29

Drafted: June 20, 2023; revised Sept. 11, 2023
Approved: Nov. 22, 2023
Amended: Nov. 12, 2025

Session I: May 26 – July 2

• Session I Begins: Tuesday, May 26
• Drop/Add Period Ends: Thursday, May 28
• Juneteenth (no classes): Friday, June 19
• Deadline for Credit/Audit Changes: Thursday, June 25
• Deadline for Course Withdrawals: Thursday, June 25
• Final Class Meetings/Examinations: Thursday, July 2
• Final Grades Due in Registrar's Office: Tuesday, July 7

Session II: May 26 – July 13

• Session II Begins: Tuesday May 26
• Drop/Add Period Ends: Thursday, May 28
• Juneteenth (no classes): Friday, June 19
• Independence Day (Observed – no classes): Friday, July 3
• Deadline for Credit/Audit Changes July 6 Monday
• Deadline for Course Withdrawals: Monday, July 6
• Final Class Meetings/Examinations
  • Tuesday/Thursday Classes: Thursday, July 9
  • Monday/Wednesday Classes: Monday, July 13
  • Final Grades Due in Registrar's Office: Thursday, July 16

Session III: July 6 – Aug. 13

• Session III Begins: Monday, July 6
• Drop/Add Period Ends: Tuesday, July 7
• Deadline for Credit/Audit Changes: Thursday, Aug. 6
• Deadline for Course Withdrawals: Thursday, Aug. 6
• Final Class Meetings/Examinations: Thursday, Aug. 13
• Final Grades Due in Registrar's Office: Tuesday, Aug. 18

Drafted: May 7, 2024; revised June 4, 2024
Approved: March 24, 2025

• Professional Day: Wednesday, Sept. 2
• Orientation Day: Thursday, Sept. 3
• Labor Day (no classes): Monday, Sept. 7
• Classes Begin for Fall and Fall 1: Tuesday, Sept. 8
• Drop/Add Period for Fall and Fall 1: Tuesday – Tuesday, Sept. 8 – 15
• Indigenous Peoples Day (no classes): Monday, Oct. 12
• Last Day for Course Withdrawals for Fall 1: Friday, Oct. 16
• Mid-Semester Grades Due for Fall: Friday, Oct. 23
• Deadline for Credit/Audit Changes for Fall: Friday, Oct. 23
• Classes End for Fall 1: Friday, Oct. 23
• Final Grades Due for Fall 1: Monday, Oct. 26
• Spring 2027 Registration Opens: Tuesday, Nov. 3
• Professional Day (no classes): Tuesday, Nov. 3
• Classes Begin for Fall 2: Monday, Nov. 2
• Drop/Add Period for Fall 2: Monday – Friday, Nov. 2 – 6
• Veterans' Day (no classes): Wednesday, Nov. 11
• Thanksgiving Recess (no classes): Thursday – Saturday, Nov. 26 – 28
• Last Day for Course Withdrawals for Fall and Fall 2: Wednesday, Dec. 9
• Regularly Scheduled Classes End for Fall and Fall 2: Wednesday, Dec. 16
• Final Grades Due for Fall 2: Monday, Dec. 21
• Final Class Meetings/Examinations: Thursday – Tuesday, Dec. 17 – 22
• Final Grades Due: Dec. 28 Monday

Drafts: May 7, 2024, June 4, 2024, Nov. 5, 2024, Feb. 3, 2025
Approved: March 24, 2025

Jan. 4 – 15, 2027

• Classes Begin: Monday, Jan. 4
• Drop/Add Period Ends: Monday, Jan. 4
• Snow Day: Saturday, Jan. 9
• Deadline for Credit/Audit Changes: Wednesday, Jan. 13
• Last Day for Course Withdrawals: Wednesday, Jan. 13
• Final Class Meetings/Examinations: Friday, Jan. 15
• Snow Day: Saturday, Jan. 16
• Final Grades Due in Registrar’s Office: Thursday, Jan. 21

Drafts: May 7, 2024, June 4, 2024
Approved: March 24, 2025

• Professional Day: Wednesday, Jan. 20
• Orientation Day: Thursday, Jan. 21
• Classes Begin for Spring and Spring 1: Monday, Jan. 25
• Drop/Add Period for Spring and Spring 1: Monday – Monday, Jan. 25 – Feb. 1
• Scholars Day (no classes): Wednesday, Feb. 10
• Presidents' Day (no classes): Monday, Feb. 15
• Last Day for Course Withdrawals for Spring 1: Friday, March 5
• Mid-Semester Grades Due for Spring: Friday, March 12
• Deadline for Credit/Audit Changes: Friday, March 12
• Regularly Scheduled Classes End for Spring 1: Friday, March 12
• Final Grades Due for Spring 1: Monday, March 15
• Spring Recess (no classes): Monday – Saturday, March 15 – 20
• Classes Resume: Monday, March 22
• Classes Begin for Spring 2: Monday, March 22
• Drop/Add Period for Spring 2: Monday – Friday, March 22 – 26
• Fall 2027 Registration Opens: Tuesday, April 6
• Patriots' Day (observed; no classes): Monday, April 19
• Last Day for Course Withdrawals for Spring and Spring 2: Wednesday, May 5
• Regularly Scheduled Classes End for Spring and Spring 2: Wednesday, May 12
• Reading Day/Snow Days: Thursday-Friday, May 13 – 14
• Final Grades Due for Spring 2: Monday, May 17
• Final Class Meetings/Examinations: Saturday – Thursday, May 15 – 20
• Final Grades Due: Tuesday, May 25
• Professional Day (assessment): Thursday, May 27
• Memorial Day (observed): Monday, May 31
• Commencement: Friday, June 4

Drafted: May 7, 2024; revised June 4, 2024, Nov. 5, 2024, Feb. 3, 2025
Approved: March 24, 2025

• Fall 2023 (PDF)
• Intersession 2023 – 2024 (PDF)
• Spring 2024 (PDF)
• Summer 2024 (PDF)
• Fall 2024 (PDF)
• Intersession 2024-2025 (PDF)
• Spring 2025 (PDF)
• Summer 2025 (PDF)
• Fall 2025 (PDF)

• Registration (PDF)
• Drop/Add (PDF)
• Residency (PDF)
• Credit - Audit (PDF)
• Transfer Credit Approval (PDF)
• Request Student Information (PDF)
• Change Personal Information (PDF)
• Enrollment Appeal (PDF)
• Tuition Waiver (PDF)

Fall 2025 (PDF)