2021-2022 Academic Calendar 52121R - Benedict College

1 Benedict College Academic Calendar 2021-2022 Dr. Roslyn Clark Artis President and CEO 1 Academic Calendar FALL SEMESTER 2021 JULY 2021 26 Monday Residence Halls open for RAs 1:00 :00 pm Residence Halls open for Student Leaders and STAR Students -2:00 -4:00 27 Tuesday Band leaders, freshman band members, and cheerleaders, return and register 1:00 -4:00 28 Wednesday Registration for Bridge, new and returning football players, International Students, and other approved groups 1:00 - 4:00 29 Thursday Registration for returning band members, volleyball players, ROTC cadets, and other approved groups 1:00 - 4:00 30 Friday Preparation Day for registration of First-Time freshmen AUGUST 2021 2-6 Monday-Friday Welcome Week, Registration, and Orientation Sessions 2 Monday Welcome Center and Registration open for First-Time Freshmen First-Time Freshmen (not transfer and readmitted students) arrive and begin registration 8:30 - 5:00 Faculty Return (Faculty Development activities) Mather Hall opens for floors 2 and 4 from 9:00 - 12.

2 00 2 AUGUST 2021 2 Monday Mather Hall opens for floors 6 and 8 from 1:00 to 4:00 Gambrell Hall opens for floors Basement and 2 from 9:00 to 12:00 Gambrell Hall opens for floors 1 and 3 from 1:00 to 4:00 3 Tuesday Registration continues for new freshman students. Registration begins for transfer and readmitted students 9:00 -5:00 Mather Hall opens for floors 3 and 5 from 9:00 - 2:00 Mather Hall opens for floors 7 and 9 from 1:00 - 4:00 Jenkins Hall opens for floors Basement and 2 from 9:00 to 12:00 Jenkins Hall opens for floors 1 and 3 from 1:00 - 4:00 4 Wednesday Faculty Development and Assessment Workshop Residence Halls, Welcome Center, and Registration open for returning students 9:00 - 5:00 Mather Hall opens for floor 10 from 9:00 - 12:00 Mather Hall opens for floor 11 from 1:00 - 4:00 Goodson Hall opens for floors Basement and 2 from 9:00 - 12.

3 00 Goodson Hall opens for floors 1 and 3 from 1:00 - 4:00 5-6 Thursday-Friday Registration continues for all students 3 AUGUST 2021 5 Thursday Oak Hall opens for floors 1, 3, and 5 from 9:00 -12:00 Oak Hall opens for floors 2 and 4 from 1:00 - 4:00 Haskell Hall opens for floors 1 and 3 from 9:00 - 12:00 Haskell Hall opens for floor 2 from 1:00 to 4:00 6 Friday Stuart Hall opens for floors 1 and 3 from 9:00 -12:00 Stuart Hall opens for floor 2 from 1:00 to 4:00 Residential Houses open from 9:00 12:00 9 Monday CLASSES BEGIN FOR ALL STUDENTS MBA Cohort Class schedule begins 9 Sept. 28 Monday-Thursday Class Schedule for Block I Courses 9-13 Monday-Friday Registration continues 9:00 4:00 16-20 Monday-Friday Registration continues 9:00 4:00 20 Friday Last day for students to register Last day for students to complete clearance Last day to add a course Last day to Add Block I Classes Last day to drop a regular and Block I course without the WC designation 24 Tuesday CPI Professional Development Conference 10:00 -3.

4 00 4 AUGUST 2021 27 Friday Attendance Verification Deadline Students will be dropped from any classes they have not attended and financial aid will be adjusted appropriately SEPTEMBER 2021 2 Thursday First NSC Term Report is due Thursday Fall Convocation 11:00 4 Saturday Benedict College versus Allen University Football Game 6 Monday Labor Day Online Class Day 7 Tuesday Last day for students to move out the dorm and receive monetary adjustment 8 Wednesday SACS-COC Compliance Verification Report Due 11 Saturday Reading and Instructional Day Make-up tests, review sessions for the midterm examinations, and other classes as needed 21 Tuesday HBCU Career Talent Showcase (Career Fair) (virtual) 1:00 -4.

5 00 22 Wednesday Last day to drop a Block I course and receive a WC designation 23-28 Thursday-Tuesday Midterm Examinations for full-semester classes Final Examinations for Block I classes 24 Friday Last day to file for Fall 2020 Graduation and pay fees (There will be no December Graduation Ceremony) 29-November 23 Wednesday-Tuesday Block II class schedule OCTOBER 2021 1 Friday Monthly NSC Report is due 5 OCTOBER 2021 5 Tuesday Midterm grades are due by 5:00 Final grades for Block I courses are due by 5:00 7 Thursday Last day to add a Block II class Last day to drop a Block II class without the WC designation 8 Friday Attendance Verification Deadline Students will be dropped from any Block II classes they have not attended and financial aid will be adjusted appropriately 20-21 Wednesday-Thursday Fall Board of Trustees Meeting 21 Thursday Fall Faculty and Student Research Presentations and Exhibition Day 22 Friday Attendance Verification Deadline -5.

6 00 Students will be dropped from any classes they have not attended and financial aid will be adjusted appropriately 23 Saturday HOMECOMING DAY Benedict College versus morehouse College Charlie W. Johnson Stadium-2:00 Reading and Instructional Day (Virtual) Make-up tests, review sessions for the examinations, and other classes as needed 25 Monday Early Registration begins for Spring Semester 2022 NOVEMBER 2021 1 Monday Monthly NSC Report is due 1-6 Monday-Saturday Business Week 5 Friday Open House and High School Visitation Day 9 Tuesday Faculty Development and Assessment Workshop 11:00 -12:45 6 NOVEMBER 2021 12 Friday Last day to drop a class in the regular session and receive a WC designation Last day to drop a Block II class and receive a WC designation Last day to officially withdraw from the College 15 Monday Last day of regular and Block II classes 16 Tuesday Virtual Reading and Instructional Day 17-23 Wednesday-Tuesday Final Examinations 23 Tuesday Last day in the dorms for students-6.

7 00 24-26 Wednesday-Friday Thanksgiving Holiday ( College is closed) 29 Monday College reopens 29-December 1 Monday-Wednesday Faculty Grading Days Virtual December 2021 1 Wednesday All full semester, Block II, and MBA Cohort grades are Due by close of business Monthly NSC Report is due 2-3 Thursday- Friday Faculty Development and Assessment Workshops 6-10 Monday-Friday Faculty Development and Assessment Workshops 10 Friday Faculty Clearance Day 7 Holiday period begins at the end of business hours on December 17, 2021 and ends on January 2, 2022 for administrators and staff.

8 8 SPRING SEMESTER 2022 JANUARY 2022 1 Saturday New Year's Day Holiday 3 Monday College opens for the Spring 2020 semester 4 Tuesday Faculty Staff Meeting 9:00 Faculty Forum 11:00 Residence Halls open for Residential Life Staff RHAs, Student Leaders, STAR (Admissions) 1:00 -4:00 5 Wednesday Faculty Development and Assessment Workshops Residence Halls open for new, readmitted and transfer students Registration begins for new, readmitted and transfer students 8:30 5:00 6 Thursday Residence Halls open for upper class students Registration begins for returning students 8:30 5:00 7 Friday Registration continues for all students 9:00 - 5.

9 00 10 Monday CLASSES BEGIN FOR ALL STUDENTS 10-March 2 Monday-Wednesday Block I Class Schedule 10-14 Monday-Friday Registration continues 9:00 - 4:00 17 Monday Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Birthday Holiday 18 Tuesday Chapel Assembly Dr.

10 Martin Luther King, Jr. Commemorative Program TBA 21 Friday Last day for students to register Last day for students to complete clearance 9 JANUARY 2021 21 Friday Last day to add a full-semester or Block I course Last day to drop a full-semester or Block I course without the WC designation 28 Friday Attendance Verification Deadline for Block I and full semester classes Students will be dropped from any classes they have not attended and financial aid will be adjusted appropriately 29 Saturday Reading and Instructional Day Make-up tests, review sessions for the midterm examinations.