―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
10:00 a.m. Antisdel Chapel
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
11:00 a.m. Antisdel Chapel
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.
20 Sunday Worship Service
11:00 a.m. Antisdel Chapel
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
RECEIVE MONETARY ADJUSTMENT;
THEREAFTER STUDENTS WILL BE ASSIGNED A
―WC‖ IN CLASSES THAT ARE DROPPED
LAST DAY FOR RETURNING, READMITTED, AND
TRANSFER STUDENTS TO REGISTER AND ADD
CLASSES
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♦♦♦♦♦AUGUST 2017♦♦♦♦♦
27 Sunday Worship Service
11:00 a.m. Antisdel Chapel
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
10 Sunday Worship Service
11:00 a.m. Antisdel Chapel
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
11:00 a.m. Antisdel Chapel
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
17 Sunday Worship Service
11:00 a.m. Antisdel Chapel
19 Tuesday Sophomore Showcase
11:00 a.m. Location TBA
21 Thursday Job Readiness Workshop (Interview Skills)
11:00 a.m. Swinton Campus Center
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).
Service-Learning and Leadership Development
Leadership Benedict Training
Fort Jackson - 7:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
24 Sunday Worship Service
11:00 a.m. Antisdel Chapel
26 Tuesday Freshman Faculty Meeting
11:00 a.m. Little Theater
Graduate Application Process
11:00 a.m.
Chapel Assembly
HBCU Week
11:00 a.m. HRC Arena
27 Wednesday National Society of Collegiate Scholars Induction
3:00 p.m. Antisdel Chapel
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
1 Sunday Worship Service
11:00 a.m. Antisdel Chapel
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
8 Sunday Worship Service
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
11:00 a.m. Antisdel Chapel
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
Complete the 2018-2019 FAFSA
9:00 a.m. -12:00 noon
Financial Aid Computer Lab (Bacoats Hall)
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
RECEIVE MONETARY ADJUSTMENT;
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
Service-Learning and Leadership Development
11:00 a.m.
26 Thursday Meetings of the Academic Schools
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)
Financial Aid Exit Loan Counseling for
December Graduates
3:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. Financial Aid Computer Lab
(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
11:00 a.m. Antisdel Chapel
Faculty Forum
12:00 noon—Antisdel Chapel
―Job Search Techniques‖ Seminar
11:00 a.m. Swinton Campus Center
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
11:00 a.m. Antisdel Chapel
6-10 Monday-Friday Business Week
7 Tuesday Chapel Assembly
Business Week
11:00 a.m-. Antisdel Chapel
Academic Probation Meeting
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
Complete the 2018-2019 FAFSA
9:00 a.m. -12:00 noon
Financial Aid Computer Lab (Bacoats Hall)
Second Annual Religion and Philosophy Lectureship Series
11:00 a.m.
Financial Aid Exit Loan Counseling for
December Graduates
3:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. Financial Aid Computer Lab
(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
12 Sunday Worship Service
11:00 a.m.-Antisdel Chapel
13-17 Monday-Friday American Education Week
14 Tuesday Chapel Assembly
American Education Week
11:00 a.m. Antisdel Chapel
16 Thursday Meetings of the Academic Schools-11:00 a.m.
FAFSA Workshop
Complete the 2018-2019 FAFSA
9:00 a.m. -12:00 noon
Financial Aid Computer Lab (Bacoats Hall)
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).
19 Sunday Worship Service
11:00 a.m. Antisdel Chapel
21 Tuesday Chapel Assembly
Thanksgiving Services
11:00 a.m. Antisdel Chapel
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
grades, posting of transfer credits to students’
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
Complete the 2018-2019 FAFSA
9:00 a.m. -12:00 noon
Financial Aid Computer Lab (Bacoats Hall)
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
10:00 a.m. Antisdel Chapel
Concert Choir Christmas Concert
6:00 p.m. Antisdel Chapel
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.
7 Sunday Worship Service
10:00 a.m. Antisdel Chapel
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
11:00 a.m. Little Theatre
12 Friday Last day to add a Block I class
LAST DAY TO DROP A BLOCK I CLASS AND
RECEIVE MONETARY ADJUSTMENT;
HEREAFTER STUDENTS WILL BE ASSIGNED A
―WC‖ IN BLOCK I CLASSES THAT ARE
DROPPED
13 Saturday Registration-TBA
15 Monday Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Birthday Holiday
Service-Learning and Leadership Development
Spring Day of Service
16 Tuesday Classes resume- 8:00 a.m.
Chapel Assembly
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Commemorative Program
11:00 a.m. Antisdel Chapel
Last day for Freshman Institute students to register and
add classes
Academic Probation Meeting
11:00 a.m. Swinton Campus Center
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
RECEIVE MONETARY ADJUSTMENT;
THEREAFTER STUDENTS WILL BE ASSIGNED A
―WC‖ IN CLASSES THAT ARE DROPPED
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♦♦♦♦♦JANUARY 2018♦♦♦♦♦
21 Sunday Worship Service
11:00 a.m. Antisdel Chapel
23 Tuesday Last day to add a Block I class
LAST DAY TO DROP A BLOCK I CLASS AND
RECEIVE MONETARY ADJUSTMENT;
HEREAFTER STUDENTS WILL BE ASSIGNED A
―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
Service-Learning and Leadership Development
11:00 a.m.
25 Thursday Meetings of the Academic Schools
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
28 Sunday Worship Service
11:00 a.m. Antisdel Chapel
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.
Faculty Forum and Development Activities 9:00 a.m.-
10:30a.m.
Student Service Activities-9:00a.m. -10:30 a.m.
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♦♦♦♦♦JANUARY 2018♦♦♦♦♦
31 Wednesday Instructional Activities and Verification of Student
Attendance-10:45 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
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
Complete the 2018-19 FAFSA
9:00 a.m.-12:00 noon
Financial Aid Computer Lab (Bacoats Hall)
Institutional Academic Scholarships Meeting
11:00 a.m. Antisdel Chapel
2 Friday Governmental Sponsored Programs Forum
1517 Gregg Street --3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.
4 Sunday Worship Service
Black History Month
6 Tuesday Chapel Assembly
Black History and Culture Commemoration Program
11:00 a.m. Antisdel Chapel
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
11:00 a.m. Swinton Campus Center
FAFSA Workshop
Complete the 2018-2019 FAFSA
9:00 a.m.-12:00 noon
Financial Aid Computer Lab (Bacoats Hall)
10 Saturday Fifth Annual Jubilee Choir Workshop and Concert
Antisdel Chapel-3:00 p.m.
11 Sunday Worship Service
Black History Month
11:00 a.m. Antisdel Chapel
13 Tuesday Chapel Assembly
Black History and Culture Commemoration Program
11:00 a.m. Antisdel Chapel
15 Thursday Faculty Forum
11:00 a.m. Little Theater
FAFSA Workshop
Complete the 2018-2019 FAFSA
9:00 a.m. -12:00 noon
Financial Aid Computer Lab (Bacoats Hall)
Last Day to Submit Service-Learning Registration
Forms
16 Friday LAST DAY TO DROP A BLOCK II CLASS AND
RECEIVE MONETARY ADJUSTMENT;
HEREAFTER STUDENTS WILL BE ASSIGNED A
―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).
18 Sunday Worship Service
11:00 Antisdel Chapel
19 Monday Presidents’ Day Holiday- College is closed.
20 Tuesday Classes resume
Chapel Assembly
Black History and Culture Commemoration Program
11:00 a.m. Antisdel Chapel
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
Financial Aid Computer Lab (Bacoats Hall)
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
25 Sunday Worship Service
11:00 a.m. Antisdel Chapel
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
27 Tuesday Chapel Assembly
Black History and Culture Commemoration Program
School of Honors Induction Ceremony
11:00 a.m. Antisdel Chapel
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
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)
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
11:00 a.m. Little Theater
NACDRAO/HBCU School Counselor Forum
Swinton Campus Center 9:00 a.m.
Academic Probation Meeting
11:00 a.m.-Little Theater
Job Readiness Workshop on ―Dress for Success‖
11:00 a.m. Swinton Campus Center
14 Wednesday NACDRAO/HBCU College Fair
HRC Arena 9:00 a.m.
15 Thursday Founder’s Day Convocation
11:00 a.m. HRC Arena
Financial Aid and Scholarship
(FAFSA 2018-2019 Priority Funding Deadline)
FAFSA Workshop
Complete the 2018-2019 FAFSA
2:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m.
Financial Aid Computer Lab (Bacoats Hall)
Financial Aid Exit Loan Counseling for May Graduates
3:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. Financial Aid Computer Lab
(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
18 Sunday Worship Service
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
20 Tuesday Chapel Assembly
Dimensions in Meaning
11:00 a.m. Antisdel Chapel
22 Thursday Chapel Assembly
Dimensions in Meaning
11:00 a.m. Antisdel Chapel
FAFSA Workshop
Complete the 2018-2019 FAFSA
9:00 a.m. -12:00 noon
Financial Aid Computer Lab (Bacoats Hall)
Financial Aid Exit Loan Counseling for May Graduates
3:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. Financial Aid Computer Lab
(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
RECEIVE MONETARY ADJUSTMENT;
HEREAFTER STUDENTS WILL BE ASSIGNED A
―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.
Financial Aid Computer Lab (Bacoats Hall)
30-April 2 Friday-Monday Easter Holiday
25
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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
11:00 a.m. Antisdel Chapel
4-7 Wednesday-Saturday Mid-Term for Block II Courses
5 Thursday Faculty/Staff Meeting
11:00 a.m. Antisdel Chapel
Faculty Forum (if necessary)
12:00 noon Antisdel Chapel
FAFSA Workshop
Complete the 2018-2019 FAFSA
9:00 a.m. -12:00 noon
Financial Aid Computer Lab (Bacoats Hall)
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’’
11:00 a.m. Swinton Campus Center
8 Sunday Worship Service
11:00 a.m. Antisdel Chapel
26
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10 Tuesday 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.
Instructional Activities and Verification of Student
Attendance-10:45 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
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
11:30 a.m. Little Theatre
Freshman Institute Attendance Meeting
12:00 noon –Swinton Campus Center
Job Readiness Workshop on ―Job Search Techniques‖
11:00 a.m. Swinton Campus Center
Financial Aid Exit Loan Counseling for Spring Graduates
3:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. Financial Aid Computer Lab
(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).
27
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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
Last day to officially withdraw from the College
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
grades, posting of transfer credits to students’
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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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
10:00 a.m. Antisdel Chapel
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
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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
Last day to officially withdraw from the College
30
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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
23 Saturday Tiger Prep Recruitment and Orientation
8:30 a.m. Swinton Campus Center
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
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4-6 Wednesday-Friday Independence Day Holiday Observed No classes held
9 Monday Classes Resume
Last day to drop a class
Last day to officially withdraw from the College
13 Friday Instructional Day (Make-up tests, study sessions, etc.)
14 Saturday Tiger Prep Recruitment and Orientation
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