Course Dates: Cohort Six

DCCL courses generally run 7.5 weeks and include face-to-face and online components.

Your three-year journey begins in the summer with a one-day program orientation followed immediately by the start of summer courses. Summer courses include five days of face-to-face delivery with the remainder being online through the end of the semester. The first five-day, face-to-face component for Cohort Six runs from Friday through Tuesday.  The online portions of the two summer courses will follow consecutively, with IDSL 805 completing first and then ending the semester with IDSL 810.

Fall and Spring courses run consecutively - each for 7.5 weeks with about 1 week between courses. Breaks may require some follow-up course work or pre-course work. Fall and Spring courses generally begin on a Friday (the Friday before the regular Ferris courses begin) and end on a Wednesday – constituting 7.5 weeks. Each course typically includes one face-to-face component generally held during the second weekend of each class as follows: Friday 4 pm to 9 pm, and Saturday 8:30 am to 5 pm.

**Dates are subject to change up until the first class begins.

Cohort Six Courses	Face-to-Face Dates	Course Dates
Summer 2015 – 7 credits
IDSL 805 (3 credits) Prospectus	Face-to-face week in Big Rapids Friday, May 15 (10:00 a.m.) – Tuesday, May 19 (5:00 p.m.)	May 8 - May 14, 2015; May 20 - June 27, 2015
IDSL 810 (3 credits) Critical Issues in the Community College	Face-to-face week in Big Rapids Friday, May 15 (10:00 a.m.) – Tuesday, May 19 (5:00 p.m.)	May 8 - May 14, 2015; July 5  - Aug. 12, 2015
IDSL 898 (1 credit)
Fall 2015 – 7 credits
IDSL 825 (3 credits) The New Leader - Foundations	Face-to-face weekend in Grand Rapids Friday, Aug. 28 (4:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.) Saturday, Aug. 29 (8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.)	Aug. 21 – Oct. 14, 2015
IDSL 835 (3 credits) Strategic Planning for the Community College	Face-to-face weekend in Grand Rapids Friday, Oct. 23 (4:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.) Saturday, Oct. 24 (8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.)	Oct. 23 – Dec. 16, 2015
IDSL 898 (1 credit)
Spring 2016 – 7 credits
IDSL 885 (3 credits) Creating Culture of Student Learning & Success	Face-to-face weekend in Grand Rapids Friday, Jan. 15 (4:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.) Saturday, Jan. 16 (8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.)	Jan. 8 – Mar. 2, 2016
IDSL 840 (3 credits) Qualitative Research	Face-to-face weekend in Grand Rapids Friday, Mar. 18 (4:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.) Saturday, Mar. 19 (8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.)	Mar. 11 – May 4, 2016
IDSL 898 (1 credit)
Summer 2016 – 6 credits
IDSL 845 (4 credits) Quantitative Research	Face-to-face week in Big Rapids June 3 – June 6	May 13 – July 20, 2016
IDSL 898 (2 credits)	Face-to-face week in Big Rapids June 3 – June 6
Fall 2016 – 7 credits
IDSL 870 (3 credits) Marketing & Community Engagement	Face-to-face weekend in Grand Rapids Friday, Aug. 26 (4:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.) Saturday, Aug. 27 (8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.)	Aug. 19 – Oct. 12, 2016
IDSL 855 (3 credits) Managing Physical & Financial Resources	Face-to-face weekend in Grand Rapids Friday, Oct. 28 (4:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.) Saturday, Oct. 29 (8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.)	Oct. 21 – Dec. 14, 2016
IDSL 898 (1 credit)
Spring 2017 – 7 credits
IDSL 894 (3 credits) Practicum	Student develops unique schedule on own.	Jan. 6 – Mar. 1, 2017
IDSL 860 (3 credits) Resource Development	Face-to-face weekend in New Orleans, LA in conjunction with AACC Conference Friday, April 21 (1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. CST) Saturday, April 22 (8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. CST)	Mar. 10 – May 3, 2017
IDSL 898 (1 credit)
Summer 2017 – 6 credits
IDSL 895 (3 credits) Policy and Governance	Face-to-face week in Big Rapids Friday, July 21 (9 am) - Monday, July 24 (5 pm)	June 5 – July 22, 2017
IDSL 898 (3 credits)	Face-to-face week in Big Rapids Friday, July 21 (9 am) - Monday, July 24 (5 pm)
Fall 2017 – 7 credits
IDSL 865 (3 credits) Leveraging Human Resources	Face-to-face weekend in Grand Rapids Friday, Aug. 25 (4:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.) Saturday, Aug. 26 (8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.)	Aug. 18 – Oct. 11, 2017
IDSL 880 (3 credits) Leadership for Teaching and Learning	Face-to-face weekend in Grand Rapids Friday, Oct. 27 (4:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.) Saturday, Oct. 28 (8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.)	Oct. 20 - Dec. 13, 2017
IDSL 898 (1 credit)
Spring 2018 – 7 credits
IDSL 830 (3 credits) Leading Organizational Transformation & Cultural Change	Face-to-face weekend in Grand Rapids Friday, Jan. 12 (4:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.) Saturday, Jan. 13 (8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.)	Jan 5 - Feb 28, 2018
IDSL 898 (4 credits) CIPs	Face-to-face weekend in Grand Rapids Comprehensive Interviews and Presentations	April 13 - 14, 2018