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―Learning to Be the Best: A Power for Good

In the Twenty-First Century‖

` Dr. Roslyn C. Artis

President

ACADEMIC CALENDAR

2017-2018

13 - 2014

BENEDICT COLLEGE

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ACADEMIC CALENDAR

FALL 2017

♦♦♦♦♦FALL SEMESTER♦♦♦♦♦

♦♦♦♦♦July 2017♦♦♦♦♦

15 Saturday Tiger Prep Recruitment and Orientation

18 Tuesday Continuing Education Registration

6:00 – 8:00 p.m. –Doctors’ Circle

♦♦♦♦♦AUGUST 2017♦♦♦♦♦

1 Tuesday Residence Halls open for fall semester to include

Community Life Staff RHAs, Freshman Institute

Student Ambassadors, STAR (Admissions) and Band

(LEADERS) only

Faculty Return for Fall Semester

Faculty and Staff Meeting

9:00 a.m. Antisdel Chapel

Division of Academic Affairs Faculty and Academic

Staff Meeting and Faculty Development Activities

Antisdel Chapel-10:30 a.m.

2 Wednesday Welcome Center and Registration open for First-Time

Freshmen

First-Time Freshmen (not transfer and readmitted

students) arrive and registration begins

8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

2-4 Wednesday-Friday Registration and Freshman Institute Orientation

Sessions continue for First-Time Freshmen

8:30 a.m. -5:00 p.m.

2-11 Wednesday-Friday Faculty Development Training Sessions and

preparations for the start of the semester

Faculty Development Conferences

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♦♦♦♦♦AUGUST 2017♦♦♦♦♦

4 Friday Registration for returning football players, band

members, cheerleaders and volleyball players

12:00 noon -2:00 p.m.

5 Saturday Registration for First-Time Freshman Students

10:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.

6 Sunday Freshman Consecration Worship Service


Registration and Welcome Center are open for First-Time

Freshman Students

12:00 noon – 4:00 p.m.

7 Monday CLASSES BEGIN FOR FRESHMAN INSTITUTE

FIRST-TIME FRESHMEN ONLY

Registration and Welcome Center remain open for First-

Time Freshman Students

8:30 a.m. -5:00 p.m.

8 Tuesday Residence Halls, Welcome Center and Registration

open for returning, transfer and readmitted students

8:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.

Registration and Welcome Center remain open for First-

Time Freshman Students

8:30 a.m. -5:00 p.m.

9-11 Wednesday-Friday Registration Continues for all students

8:30 a.m. -4:00 p.m.

12 Saturday Registration for all students

10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.

Service – Learning Leadership Development

Strengthening Our Neighborhood Community Day

10:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.

13 Sunday Worship Service


Registration for all students continues

12:00 - 4:00 p.m.

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♦♦♦♦♦AUGUST 2017♦♦♦♦♦

14 Monday CLASSES BEGIN FOR RETURNING, TRANSFER,

AND READMITTED STUDENTS

14-18 Monday -Friday Registration for all students

8:30 a.m. -4:00 p.m.

14–Oct. 6 Monday-Friday Class Schedule for non-Freshman Institute Block I

Courses

15 Tuesday Last day for first-time freshman (Freshman Institute)

students to register and add classes

8:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.

18 Friday LAST DAY TO DROP A BLOCK I CLASS AND

RECEIVE MONETARY ADJUSTMENT;

THEREAFTER STUDENTS WILL BE ASSIGNED A

―WC‖ IN CLASSES THAT ARE DROPPED

19 Saturday Registration for all students

10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.



21-25 Monday-Friday Registration continues for returning, transfer and

readmitted students 8:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.

22 Tuesday Last day to add a non-Freshman Institute Block I Class

Academic Probation Meeting

11:00 a.m. Swinton Campus Center

24 Thursday Meetings of the Academic Schools

11:00 a.m.

25 Friday LAST DAY TO DROP A REGULAR CLASS AND




LAST DAY FOR RETURNING, READMITTED, AND

TRANSFER STUDENTS TO REGISTER AND ADD

CLASSES

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♦♦♦♦♦AUGUST 2017♦♦♦♦♦



29 Tuesday Service-Learning Partner Orientation

Service-Learning and Leadership Development

11:00 a.m.

♦♦♦♦♦SEPTEMBER 2017♦♦♦♦♦

1-Oct. 27 Friday-Friday Service - Learning Fall Registration

Gressette Center, 2nd

Floor

2 Saturday Football Classic

Benedict College versus Livingstone College

Charlie W. Johnson Stadium 4:00 p.m.

4 Monday Labor Day Holiday

5 Tuesday Classes Resume 8:00 a.m.

Reconciliation Reports for Prospective December

Graduates are due to the Office of Academic

Affairs and the Registrar’s Office

7 Thursday Fall Convocation

11:00 a.m. HRC Arena

7-9 Thursday-Saturday Midterm of Block I Courses

8 Friday Last day to file for December Graduation



11 Monday Last Day to move out of dorm and receive a monetary

adjustment

Constitution Day Social Sciences Criminal Justice Department

4:00 p.m. Fine Arts/Humanities Center Little Theater

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♦♦♦♦♦SEPTEMBER 2017♦♦♦♦♦

12 Tuesday Freshman Institute and Academic Schools Meeting

With Freshmen


13 Wednesday Alpha Chi National Honor Society Induction

3:00 p.m. Antisdel Chapel

14 Thursday Departmental Meetings-11:00 a.m.

Mandatory Meeting for All Residential Students

7:00 p.m.—Females

Antisdel Chapel

Mandatory Meeting for All Residential Students 8:00 p.m.—Males

Antisdel Chapel

14-15 Thursday-Friday Fall Meeting of the Board of Trustees



19 Tuesday Sophomore Showcase

11:00 a.m. Location TBA

21 Thursday Job Readiness Workshop (Interview Skills)


Faculty and Student Development Day

Faculty Forum and Development Activities 9:00 a.m.-

10:30a.m.

Student Service Activities-9:00a.m. -10:30 a.m.

Faculty and Student Research Forums-1:30 p.m. –

4:00 p.m.

Instructional Activities and Verification of Student

Attendance-10:45 a.m.-12:30 p.m.

Fall ETS Proficiency Profile Exam for Freshman Institute

10:00 a.m. -12:00 noon- Alumni Hall 210-212

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♦♦♦♦♦SEPTEMBER 2017♦♦♦♦♦

22 Friday All classes held as scheduled

Last day to drop a Block I Course

Service - Learning and Leadership Development

Conference ALERT

10:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.

23 Saturday Reading Day/Instructional Day

(Make-up tests, review sessions, meetings of blended

classes, internship classes, submission of on-line

assignments, study sessions, Saturday classes as

scheduled by faculty for M W F classes and other

preparatory activities for midterm examinations).


Leadership Benedict Training

Fort Jackson - 7:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.



26 Tuesday Freshman Faculty Meeting

11:00 a.m. Little Theater

Graduate Application Process

11:00 a.m.

Chapel Assembly

HBCU Week


27 Wednesday National Society of Collegiate Scholars Induction


Study Night

BC CARES 6:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m.

28-October 5 Thursday-Thursday Midterm Examinations

Final Examinations for Block I

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♦♦♦♦♦SEPTEMBER 2017♦♦♦♦♦

28 Thursday Meetings of the Academic Schools-11:00 a.m.

Job Readiness Workshop ―Creating a 60 second elevator

speech‖

11:00 a.m.-Swinton Campus Center

30 Saturday Instructional Day-Midterm Examinations may be

administered for Business and Economics Internship

classes, as well as for Continuing Education Courses

♦♦♦♦♦OCTOBER 2017♦♦♦♦♦

1-31 Sunday-Tuesday National Breast Cancer Awareness Month

National Depression Screening Month

Domestic Violence Awareness Month

National Students Affairs Month



3 Tuesday School of Education Fall Diversity Conference (All day)

Swinton Campus Center

8:30 a.m. -3:00 p.m.

5 Thursday Departmental Meetings-11:00 a.m.

FAFSA Workshop

Complete the 2018-2019 FAFSA

9:00 a.m. -12:00 noon and 1:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m.

Financial Aid Computer Lab (Bacoats Hall)

6 Friday Midterm grades are due by 5:00 p.m.

Final grades for Block I courses are due by 5:00 p.m.

Coronation of Mr. and Miss Benedict College/Fall Ball

8:00 p.m. HRC Arena


11:00 a.m. - Antisdel Chapel

8-15 Sunday-Sunday Homecoming Week Activities

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♦♦♦♦♦OCTOBER 2017♦♦♦♦♦

9 Monday Block II Classes Begin

9–Dec. 8 Monday-Friday Block II Class Schedule

10 Tuesday Fellowship of Christian Athletes

College Assembly


12 Thursday Faculty Forum

11:00 a.m. Little Theatre

(TBA, only if needed)

Alumni Annual Meeting

Double Tree Hotel 12:00 noon

Athletics Hall of Fame Induction

6:00 p.m. Swinton Campus Center

FAFSA Workshop


9:00 a.m. -12:00 noon


Financial Aid Exit Loan Counseling for

December Graduates

3:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. Financial Aid Computer Lab

(Bacoats Hall)

13 Friday LAST DAY TO DROP A BLOCK II CLASS AND


HEREAFTER STUDENTS WILL BE ASSIGNED A

―WC‖ IN BLOCK II CLASSES THAT ARE

DROPPED

Alumni Career Day 2017

11:00 a.m.

Annual Leroy Walker Golf Tournament

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♦♦♦♦♦OCTOBER 2017♦♦♦♦♦

14 Saturday HOMECOMING DAY

Benedict College versus Clark Atlanta University

2:00 p.m. -- Charlie W. Johnson Stadium

Concert Choir Reunion

Charlie W. Johnson Stadium

16-17 Monday-Tuesday Classes will be held as scheduled

16 Monday Benedict Graduate and Professional School Day

Time - Swinton Campus Center

17 Tuesday Last day to add a Block II Class

17-18 Tuesday-Wednesday National Financial Aid Day

18-20 Wednesday-Friday Fall Break

23 Monday Classes resume

24 Tuesday Job Readiness Workshop

Resume‖ Writing Workshop‖

11:00 a.m. –Swinton Campus Center

Service–Learning Lyceum Series for Faculty


11:00 a.m.


11:00 a.m.

FAFSA Workshop


9:00 a.m. -12:00 noon and 1:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m.



December Graduates


(Bacoats Hall)

27 Friday Last day to submit Service – Learning registration forms

31-Dec 8 Tuesday-Friday Early Registration for Spring Semester 2018

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♦♦♦♦♦NOVEMBER 2017♦♦♦♦♦

1-30 Wednesday-Thursday National Diabetes Awareness Month

Health Center

Athletics Read and Feed Month

2 Thursday Faculty/Staff Meeting


Faculty Forum

12:00 noon—Antisdel Chapel

―Job Search Techniques‖ Seminar


3 Friday Governmental Sponsored Programs Forum

1517 Gregg Street 3:00 p.m. to

4 Saturday Fall Open House and High School Visitation

Day 9:00 a.m.

5 Sunday Worship Services


6-10 Monday-Friday Business Week

7 Tuesday Chapel Assembly

Business Week

11:00 a.m-. Antisdel Chapel


12:00 noon Little Theater

5:00 p.m.

9 Thursday Departmental Meetings -11:00 A.M.

Job Readiness Workshop ―Mock Interview Day‖

11:00 a.m. –Swinton Campus Center

Academic Management Probation Meeting with

Students-11:00 a.m. Little Theater

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♦♦♦♦♦NOVEMBER 2017♦♦♦♦♦

9 Thursday FAFSA Workshop


9:00 a.m. -12:00 noon


Second Annual Religion and Philosophy Lectureship Series

11:00 a.m.


December Graduates


(Bacoats Hall)

Mandatory Meeting for All Residential Students

7:00 p.m.—Females

8:00 p.m.—Males

Antisdel Chapel

10 Friday The Religion and Philosophy Conference

Social Sciences and Criminal Justice Department


11:00 a.m.-Antisdel Chapel

13-17 Monday-Friday American Education Week


American Education Week


16 Thursday Meetings of the Academic Schools-11:00 a.m.

FAFSA Workshop


9:00 a.m. -12:00 noon


Financial Aid Exit Loan Counseling for December

Graduates 3:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. Financial Aid

Computer Lab (Bacoats Hall)

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♦♦♦♦♦NOVEMBER 2017♦♦♦♦♦

17 Friday Last day for removing incompletes and changing

grades, posting of transfer credits to students’

transcripts for prospective December 2017 graduates

Last day for students to submit Service - Learning

Attendance Logs, Gressette Center 2nd Floor

18 Saturday Reading Day/Instructional Day for students and faculty.

(Make-up tests, review sessions, meetings of blended

classes, internship classes, submission of on-line

assignments, study sessions as scheduled by faculty for

M W F classes and other preparatory activities for to

prepare students for final examinations).




Thanksgiving Services


Last day to drop a class in the regular session

Last day to drop a Block II class

Last day to officially withdraw from the College

22 -24 Wednesday-Friday Thanksgiving Holiday

27 Monday Classes resume-8:00 a.m.

Nov.27-Dec 1 Monday-Friday No extracurricular activities

28-30 Tuesday-Thursday Final Examinations for Prospective

Fall 2017 Graduates (ONLY)

29 Wednesday Last day of regular and Block II classes

29-30 Wednesday-Thursday Study Nights BC CARES 6:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m.

30 Thursday Last day for removing incompletes and changing


transcripts for students not graduating in December

2017

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♦♦♦♦♦NOVEMBER 2017♦♦♦♦♦

30 Thursday Meeting of the Academic Schools 11:00 a.m.

FAFSA Workshop


9:00 a.m. -12:00 noon


Financial Aid Exit Loan Counseling for December

Graduates 3:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. Financial Aid

Computer Lab (Bacoats Hall)

Reading and Instructional Day to include review

sessions and other preparatory activities for the final

Examinations

Departmental Meetings (if necessary) – TBA

♦♦♦♦♦DECEMBER 2017♦♦♦♦♦

1-2; 4 Friday-Saturday; Monday Common Final Examinations

1 Friday ―World AIDS Day‖

Final grades for graduating seniors are due by

5:00 p.m.

Service-Learning Fall Report to Faculty

2 Saturday Orientation Session for Spring 2018 Prospective Students

Swinton Campus Center Ballroom 10:00 a.m.

3 Sunday Baccalaureate Services and Mid-Year Capstone

Ceremony


Concert Choir Christmas Concert


4-8 Monday afternoon-Friday Final Examinations for regularly scheduled classes

and Block II courses

Final grades due 48 hours after each examination

8 Friday Last Day for Scholarship Recipients to submit

attendance log for community service

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♦♦♦♦♦DECEMBER 2017♦♦♦♦♦

9 Saturday Mid –Year Commencement Convocation

9:00 a.m. HRC Arena

Last day in Dormitories for Non-Graduates 6:00 p.m.

10 Sunday Last day in Dormitories for Graduates 12:00 noon

11 Monday Final grades are due by 5:00 p.m.

Faculty Clearance

Faculty and Staff Holiday Program

12:00 noon Antisdel Chapel

12 Tuesday Registration for Continuing Education Students

6:00 p.m.-8:00 p.m.

Holiday period begins December 20, 2017 and ends January 1, 2018, for administrators

and staff.

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♦♦♦♦♦SPRING SEMESTER 2018♦♦♦♦♦

♦♦♦♦♦JANUARY 2018♦♦♦♦♦

1 Monday New Year's Day Holiday

2 Tuesday College opens for the Spring 2018 semester

Faculty Development and SLO Assessment Day

Faculty Forum and Academic Staff Meeting

9:00 a.m.-Antisdel Chapel

Registration Preparation and Faculty

Development Activities

Residence Halls open for RHAs, Freshman Institute

Student Ambassadors

3 Wednesday Residence Halls and Welcome Center open for new and

Freshman Institute students

Registration begins new students and Freshman

Institute Students

8:30 a.m. –5:00 p.m.

4 Thursday Registration begins for upper class students, readmitted

and transfer students

5 Friday Registration Continues for All students

8:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.

5-Feb. 15 Friday-Thursday Service - Learning Spring Registration

Gressette Building, 2nd

Floor

6 Saturday Registration for all students (continuing, new

freshman, readmitted and transfer students continues)

10:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.



Welcome Center and Registration are open for all

students 12:00 noon - 4:00 p.m.

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♦♦♦♦♦JANUARY 2018♦♦♦♦♦

8 Monday CLASSES BEGIN FOR ALL STUDENTS

8-March 2 Monday-Friday Schedule for Block I Classes

8-12 Monday-Friday Registration continues

8:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.

9 Tuesday Freshman Faculty Meeting


12 Friday Last day to add a Block I class

LAST DAY TO DROP A BLOCK I CLASS AND



―WC‖ IN BLOCK I CLASSES THAT ARE

DROPPED

13 Saturday Registration-TBA

15 Monday Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Birthday Holiday


Spring Day of Service

16 Tuesday Classes resume- 8:00 a.m.

Chapel Assembly

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Commemorative Program


Last day for Freshman Institute students to register and

add classes



16-19 Tuesday-Friday Registration continues for returning, readmitted, and

transfer students 8:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.

19 Friday LAST DAY TO DROP A REGULAR CLASS AND




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♦♦♦♦♦JANUARY 2018♦♦♦♦♦



23 Tuesday Last day to add a Block I class

LAST DAY TO DROP A BLOCK I CLASS AND



―WC‖ IN BLOCK I CLASSES THAT ARE

DROPPED

Freshman Institute and Academic Schools’

Meeting with Freshmen

11:00 a.m. –Locations TBA

Service–Learning Lyceum Series for Faculty


11:00 a.m.


11:00 a.m.

26 Friday Last day to apply for May graduation

Reconciliation Reports for Prospective May Graduates

are due in the Office of Academic Affairs and the

Registrar’s Office

Last day for returning, transfer and readmitted

students to register and add classes



31 Wednesday Academic Instructional

Review and Make-Up Tests Day

9:00 a.m. -12:00 noon

Verification of Student Attendance

1:30 pm. -4:00 p.m.


10:30a.m.


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♦♦♦♦♦JANUARY 2018♦♦♦♦♦

31 Wednesday Instructional Activities and Verification of Student


Faculty and Student Research Forums-1:30 p.m. –

4:00 p.m.

♦♦♦♦♦FEBRUARY 2018♦♦♦♦♦

1-28 Thursday-Wednesday African American History Month

1-3 Thursday-Saturday Mid-Term for Block I Courses

1 Thursday Departmental Meetings

11:00 a.m.

FAFSA Workshop


9:00 a.m.-12:00 noon


Institutional Academic Scholarships Meeting


2 Friday Governmental Sponsored Programs Forum

1517 Gregg Street --3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.


Black History Month


Black History and Culture Commemoration Program


7 Wednesday Last day to move out of the dorm and receive a

monetary adjustment for all students

8-9 Thursday-Friday Mid-Winter Meeting of the Board of Trustees

8 Thursday Freshman Faculty School Meeting

(Business and Economic)

11:00 a.m. Duckett Hall 104

Freshman Faculty School Meeting (STEM)

12:00 noon Duckett Hall 104

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♦♦♦♦♦FEBRUARY 2018♦♦♦♦♦

8 Thursday Résumé Writing Workshop


FAFSA Workshop


9:00 a.m.-12:00 noon


10 Saturday Fifth Annual Jubilee Choir Workshop and Concert

Antisdel Chapel-3:00 p.m.


Black History Month





15 Thursday Faculty Forum


FAFSA Workshop


9:00 a.m. -12:00 noon


Last Day to Submit Service-Learning Registration

Forms

16 Friday LAST DAY TO DROP A BLOCK II CLASS AND



―WC‖ IN BLOCK II CLASSES

Benedict College

Annual Career Fair 10:00 a.m. –Swinton Center

National RHA Appreciation Day

17 Saturday Reading Day! Read African American History and

Culture!

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♦♦♦♦♦FEBRUARY 2018♦♦♦♦♦

17 Saturday Reading Day/Instructional Day (Make-up tests,

review sessions, blended classes, study sessions, and on-

line submission of assignments, as scheduled by faculty

for M W F and Continuing Education classes and other

preparatory activities for midterm examinations).


11:00 Antisdel Chapel

19 Monday Presidents’ Day Holiday- College is closed.

20 Tuesday Classes resume

Chapel Assembly



21 Wednesday Study Night BC CARES 6:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m

22 Thursday Meetings of the Academic Schools 11:00 a.m.

FAFSA Workshop

Complete your 2018-2019 FAFSA

9:00 a.m.-12:00 noon


22-March 1 Thursday-Thursday Midterm Examinations

(No extra curricula activities)

Final Examinations for Block I Courses

23 Friday Talent Showcase Under the Lights

Opening of the Harambee Festival Week-end

Celebration 6:00 p.m.-Swinton Campus Center

24 Saturday Twenty-ninth Annual H A R A M B E E Festival

9:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. -- HRC Arena



9th

Annual H A R A M B E E Festival Community

Choir Concert -4:00 p.m. – Antisdel Chapel

26-March 2 Monday-Friday School of Honors Week

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♦♦♦♦♦FEBRUARY 2018♦♦♦♦♦

26 Monday School of Honors Induction Rehearsal

3:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. Antisdel Chapel



School of Honors Induction Ceremony


28 – May 4 Wednesday-Friday Pre-registration for Fall Semester 2018

♦♦♦♦♦MARCH 2018♦♦♦♦♦

1-31 Thursday-Friday Women’s History Month Women’s History Month Observance Display

Learning Resources Center Month

National Nutrition Month

Professional Social Work Month

1 Thursday Freshman Faculty School Meeting

(HASS) and (EHHS)

12:00 noon FAHC 204

Departmental Meetings- 11:00 a.m.

FAFSA Workshop


9:00 a.m. -12:00 noon and 1:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m.


2 Friday Midterm grades are due by 5:00 p.m.

Final Grades are due for Block I courses by 5:00 p.m.

2-4 Friday-Sunday Service-Learning and Leadership Development

Alternative Spring Break Project

5-9 Monday-Friday Spring Break

12 Monday Classes Resume-8:00 a.m.

12-May 11 Monday-Friday Block II Class Schedule

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♦♦♦♦♦MARCH 2018♦♦♦♦♦

12-16 Monday-Friday Sister Pride Week

Service - Learning and Leadership Development Program

13 Tuesday Faculty Forum


NACDRAO/HBCU School Counselor Forum

Swinton Campus Center 9:00 a.m.


11:00 a.m.-Little Theater

Job Readiness Workshop on ―Dress for Success‖


14 Wednesday NACDRAO/HBCU College Fair

HRC Arena 9:00 a.m.

15 Thursday Founder’s Day Convocation


Financial Aid and Scholarship

(FAFSA 2018-2019 Priority Funding Deadline)

FAFSA Workshop


2:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m.


Financial Aid Exit Loan Counseling for May Graduates


(Bacoats Hall)

16 Friday Last day to drop a Block II class and receive monetary

adjustment; hereafter students will be assigned a

WC in all classes that are dropped

17 Saturday Founder’s Day Rally

11:00 a.m. - Antisdel Chapel



19 Monday Last day to add a Block II class

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♦♦♦♦♦MARCH 2018♦♦♦♦♦

19-22 Monday-Thursday Dimensions in Meaning Week


Dimensions in Meaning


22 Thursday Chapel Assembly

Dimensions in Meaning


FAFSA Workshop


9:00 a.m. -12:00 noon


Financial Aid Exit Loan Counseling for May Graduates


(Bacoats Hall)

QSI Meeting with Sophomores

12:00 Noon - B C CARES

Benedict College National Alumni Spring Meeting

Myrtle Beach, South Carolina

27 Tuesday LAST DAY TO DROP A BLOCK II CLASS AND



―WC‖ IN BLOCK II CLASSES THAT ARE

DROPPED

Chapel Assembly

Women's History Month

` 11:00 a.m. Antisdel Chapel

29 Thursday Meetings of Academic Schools

Financial Aid Exit Loan Counseling for Spring Graduates

3:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.


30-April 2 Friday-Monday Easter Holiday

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♦♦♦♦♦APRIL 2018♦♦♦♦♦

1-30 Sunday-Monday ―Alcohol Awareness Month‖ Activities

Counseling and Testing Services

Stress Awareness Month

National Community Service Month

Student Affairs Month

Sexual Responsibilities Awareness Month Activities

Counseling & Self-Development

3-6 Tuesday-Friday Science and Technology Week

Tiger Fest

3 Tuesday Classes Resume

Chapel Assembly

Science and Technology


4-7 Wednesday-Saturday Mid-Term for Block II Courses

5 Thursday Faculty/Staff Meeting


Faculty Forum (if necessary)

12:00 noon Antisdel Chapel

FAFSA Workshop


9:00 a.m. -12:00 noon


Financial Aid Exit Counseling for Spring Graduates

3:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. Financial Aid Computer Lab

(Bacoats Hall)

Job Readiness Workshop on ’’Interviewing Skills’’




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♦♦♦♦♦APRIL 2018♦♦♦♦♦

10 Tuesday Faculty and Student Development Day


10:30a.m.


Instructional Activities and Verification of Student


Faculty and Student Research Forums

1:30 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.

11 Wednesday Charter Day Awards Dinner

6:30 p.m. Columbia Metropolitan Convention Center

12-13 Thursday-Friday Annual Meeting of the Board of Trustees

12 Thursday Academic Probation Management Meeting


Freshman Institute Attendance Meeting

12:00 noon –Swinton Campus Center

Job Readiness Workshop on ―Job Search Techniques‖


Financial Aid Exit Loan Counseling for Spring Graduates


(Bacoats Hall)

19 Thursday Open House and High School Visitation Day

Spring Game

21 Saturday 23rd

Annual Service Learning PLUS Day

Preparation for Leadership and Unity through Service

(A Benedict College Day of Service)

7:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.

Reading Day/Instructional Day for MWF, or TR classes.

(review sessions, study sessions, make-up tests as

scheduled by faculty, meeting of blended classes, and

submission of assignments on-line).

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♦♦♦♦♦APRIL 2018♦♦♦♦♦

22 Sunday Community Life Week Worship Service

11:00 a.m.- Antisdel Chapel

23 Monday Athletics Banquet

6:00 p.m.

Last Day to submit Service Learning Attendance

Verification

22-28 Sunday-Saturday National Association for the Education of Young

Children’s Week

23-27 Monday-Friday Pre-Examination Week

27; 30; May 1 Friday; Mon.-Tuesday Senior Examinations

27 Friday Last day to drop a class in the regular session

Last day to drop a Block II course


Honors Contract Completion Forms due for graduating

Seniors – 5:00 p.m.

30 Monday Service Learning Spring Report to Faculty

♦♦♦♦♦MAY 2018♦♦♦♦♦

1-31 Tuesday-Thursday National Mental Health Month

National Physical Fitness Month

2 Wednesday Last day of regular and Block II Classes

Last day for removing incompletes and changing


transcripts for students not graduating in May 2018

Last Day for Scholarship Recipients to submit

attendance log for community service

Study Night- BC CARES

6:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m.

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♦♦♦♦♦MAY 2018♦♦♦♦♦

3 Thursday Reading and Instructional Day

Grades are due for graduating Seniors – 5:00 p.m.

Study Night- BC CARES

6:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m.

4-5; 7 Fri.; Sat.; Mon. Common Final Examinations

Deadline for Financial Aid Exit Loan Counseling for

Spring Graduates

3:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. Financial aid Computer Lab

(Bacoats Hall)

6 Sunday Baccalaureate Services


7-11 Monday Afternoon-Friday Final Examinations

11 Friday Commencement Rehearsal

(All Graduates)

11:00 a.m. – Charlie W. Johnson Stadium

Twenty-ninth Annual School of Honors

Capstone Ceremony

4:00 p.m. Swinton Campus Center

12 Saturday Spring Commencement Convocation

9:00 a.m. - Charlie W. Johnson Stadium

Last Day in Dormitories for Non-Graduates 6:00 p.m.

13 Sunday Last Day in Dormitories for Graduates 12:00 noon

14 Monday Final deadline for all grades to be submitted 5:00 p.m.

15 Tuesday Faculty and Staff Honors Program

12:00 noon – Antisdel Chapel

Faculty Clearance

29

SUMMER SCHOOL SCHEDULE

SUMMER SESSION I - 2018

MAY 2018

21 Monday Residence Halls and Welcome Center open for

Summer Session I

Registration for Summer Session I

9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. – B C CARES

22 Tuesday Classes Begin

Classes meet Monday-Thursday

Blended classes and review sessions are scheduled for

Friday as needed

25 Friday Last day to register for Summer Session I

Last day to add a course

Last day to drop a course and receive a refund;

hereafter students will receive a ―WC‖ in all classes that

are dropped.

28 Monday Memorial Day Holiday

No classes scheduled

29 Tuesday Classes Resume

♦♦♦♦♦JUNE 2018♦♦♦♦♦

3-6 Sunday-Wednesday Board of Trustees Annual Retreat

8 Friday Instructional Day (Make-up tests, study sessions,

submission of assignments on-line, meeting of blended

classes as needed; etc.

Faculty will schedule classes as appropriate).

11 Monday Last day to drop a class


30

♦♦♦♦♦JUNE 2018♦♦♦♦♦

18 Monday Last day of classes

19 Tuesday Final Examinations

20 Wednesday Final grades due by 12:00 noon

Faculty Clearance 12:00 noon - 5:00 p.m.

SUMMER SESSION II - 2018

JUNE 2018

20 Wednesday Residence Halls open for Second Session of

Summer School 8:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. –B C CARES

Registration for Summer Session II

9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.

21 Thursday Classes Begin

Classes meet Monday-Thursday; except on June 22

Blended classes and review sessions are scheduled for

Friday as needed

22 Friday Classes will be held as scheduled



27 Wednesday Last day to register and add a class

Last day to drop a class and receive a refund; hereafter

students will receive a ―WC‖ in all classes that are

dropped.

29 Friday Annual Giving Campaign Ends

June 25-29 Monday-Friday Registration Continues

29 Friday FAFSA completion Deadline for Tuition Remission

Employee and Dependent Only

FAFSA completion Deadline for South Carolina Tuition

Grant (SC Residents Only)

31

♦♦♦♦♦JULY 2018♦♦♦♦♦

4-6 Wednesday-Friday Independence Day Holiday Observed No classes held

9 Monday Classes Resume

Last day to drop a class


13 Friday Instructional Day (Make-up tests, study sessions, etc.)


8:30 a.m.

17 Tuesday Continuing Education Registration

6:00 – 8:00 p.m. –Doctors’ Circle

18 Wednesday Last Day of Classes

19 Thursday Final Examinations

20 Friday Final grades due by 12:00 noon

Faculty Clearance 12:00 noon - 5:00 p.m.

Last day for students in the dormitories-- 6:00 p.m. GAD/md/lc

Final 3/31/17

Updated 7/11/17

Updated 8/8/17

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