ACADEMIC CALENDAR 2021-2022 - 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, upper class, and freshman 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 new and 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 Monday Welcome Center and Registration open for First-Time Freshmen First-Time Freshmen (not transfer and readmitted students) arrive and begin registration by alphabetical designations 8:30 - 5:00 Faculty Return (Faculty Development activities) Mather Hall opens for floors 2 and 4 from 9:00 - 12:00 Mather Hall opens for floors 6 and 8 from 2 AUGUST 2021 2 Monday 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 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.

2 00 4 Wednesday Faculty Development and Assessment Workshop 4 Wednesday 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 - 12:00 Goodson Hall opens for floors 1 and 3 from 1:00 - 4:00 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 floors 2 from 1:00 to 4:0 3 AUGUST 2021 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 6 Friday Residential Houses opens from 9:00 12:00 2-6 Monday-Friday Welcome Week, Registration, and Orientation Sessions 3 Tuesday Registration continues for new freshman students.

3 Transfer and readmitted students register 9:00 -5:00 4 Wednesday Residence Halls, Welcome Center and Registration open for returning students 8:30 5:00 5-6 Thursday-Friday Registration continues for all students 9:00 - 5:00 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 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.

4 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 SEPTEMBER 2021 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 Talent Showcase (virtual) 22 Wednesday Last ay 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 5 OCTOBER 2021 1 Friday Monthly NSC Report is due 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 5 Tuesday Midterm grades are due by 5:00 Final grades for Block I courses are due by 5.

5 00 7 Thursday Last day to add a Block II class Last day to drop a Block II class without the WC designation 22 Monday Attendance Verification Deadline -5:00 Students will be dropped from any classes they have not attended and financial aid will be adjusted appropriately 24 Saturday Reading and Instructional Day Make-up tests, review sessions for the examinations, and other classes as needed 25 Monday Early Registration begins for Spring Semester 2022 20-21 Wednesday-Thursday Fall Board of Trustees Meeting 21 Thursday Fall Faculty and Student Research Presentations and Exhibition Day 23 Saturday HOMECOMING DAY Benedict College versus Morehouse College Charlie W. Johnson Stadium-2:00 NOVEMBER 2021 1 Monday Monthly NSC Report is due 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.

6 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 Wednesday 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 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 5 Wednesday 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.

7 00 7 Friday Registration continues for all students 9:00 - 5:00 8 Saturday Registration for all students 10:00 :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.

8 Martin Luther King, Jr. Commemorative Program TBA 9 JANUARY 2021 21 Friday Last day for students to register Last day for students to complete clearance 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, and meeting of hybrid and internship classes FEBRUARY 2022 1-28 Tuesday-Monday African American History Month 1 Tuesday First NSC Term Report is due 4 Friday Last day to apply for May Graduation and pay Senior Fees 8 Tuesday Chapel assembly Program Black History Month TBA 9 Wednesday Last day for students to move out the dorm and receive monetary adjustment 11 Friday annual Spring Career Fair Career Pathways Initiative and Service-Learning Program 10:00 1:00 Swinton Campus Center- 12 Saturday Seventh annual Jubilee Choir Sing-Out TBA Reading Day!

9 Read African American History and Culture Documents 10 FEBRUARY 2022 15 Tuesday Chapel assembly Program Black History Month-TBA 19 Saturday Reading and Instructional Day Make-up tests, review sessions for the midterm examinations, and meeting of hybrid and internship classes 22 Tuesday School of Honors Induction Ceremony TBA 23 Wednesday Last day to drop a Block I course and receive a WC Designation 24-25 Thursday-Friday Meeting of the Benedict College Board of Trustees 24 March 2 Thursday Wednesday Midterm Examinations and Block I Final Exams MARCH 2022 1-31 Tuesday-Thursday Women s History Month 1 Tuesday NSC Monthly Report is due 7 Monday Midterm grades are due by 5:00 Final Grades are due for Block I courses by 5:00 7-11 Monday-Friday Spring Break (Faculty and students only) Administrative Offices are open 3 -April 29 Thursday-Friday Block II Class Schedule 17 Thursday Founder s Day Convocation 11:00 am 18 Friday Last day to add a Block II class Last day to drop a course without the WC designation 19 Saturday Founder s Day Rally -11.

10 00 am 21-April 29 Monday-Friday Early Registration for the Fall Semester 2022 11 MARCH 2022 25 Friday Attendance Verification Deadline Students will be dropped from Block II classes they have not attended and financial aid will be adjusted appropriately 31 Thursday Spring Faculty and Student Research Presentations and Exhibition Day APRIL 2022 1 Friday NSC Monthly Report is due 2 Saturday Reading and Instructional Day Make-up tests, review sessions for the midterm examinations, and meeting of hybrid and internship classes 4-8 Tiger Spring Fest 7 Thursday PLUS Day- College /s annual Day of Service Students serve at designated service-learning sites 8 Friday Open House and High School Visitation Day 11-14 Monday-Thursday SACS-COC Reaccreditation On-Site Visit 14 Thursday Last day for students to drop a regular class and receive a WC Last day for students to drop a Block II class and receive a WC Last day to officially withdraw from the College 15 Friday Good Friday (Holiday) 17 Sunday Easter TBA Athletics Banquet -TBA 22 Friday Last day of regular and Block II Classes 23-24 Final Examination Portals open for virtual examinations only 12 APRIL 2022 22 Friday Opening of the 33rd annual Harambee Festival Charlie W.