Task List Every Year

TO DO each Year

  • Move-in the weekend before classes start for returning students
  • Check campus email and myPSC regularly.
  • Get your parking permit during the first week
  • Apply for jobs on campus
  • Update your contact info in myPSC
  • Order textbooks before the term begins
  • Drop/Add period the first week of the semester (first week of each 8-week session for online classes) for any schedule changes (be mindful of full-time enrollment = 12 credits/semester)
  • Be aware of the last date to withdraw from a class each term
  • Accept your financial aid offers and have a plan for paying your bill before the payment deadline (third week of classes)
  • Complete next year’s FAFSA in October.
  • Work your way through the steps of the Career Four Year Plan.
  • Meet with your advisor before the next semester registration dates to have the advising hold lifted.
  • Seek support from CATS if needed.

Annual Cycle of an Academic Year at Peru State College

  • Late August – Fall Semester and online Term I starts
  • September First Week – fee payment due for fall semester
  • Mid-October – Mid-term Exams, Fall break, Online 8-week Term II classes begin; Register for spring and summer classes, complete FAFSA for next academic year
  • Late November – Thanksgiving Break – No classes Wednesday-Sunday
  • Mid-December – Final Exams (alternate schedule https://www.peru.edu/academics/finals.html) – December graduation -- End of Semester – Order books for spring classes -- Go home for holiday break
  • January Second Week – Spring Semester Starts
  • January last week – fee payment due for spring semester
  • February – Apply for housing for next academic year; complete scholarship application for returning students for next year
  • March Second Week – Spring Break – no classes full week; Online 8-week 2 term classes begin
  • March Fourth Week – Register for Fall classes
  • May First Week – Finals and Graduation
  • June First Week – Summer Session begins
  • Over the Summer –
  • Watch your myPSC To Do list
  • Accept your Financial Aid award for next year
  • Check campus email regularly
  • Order fall textbooks