BENEDICT COLLEGE
ACADEMIC CALENDAR
2007-2008
SPRING SEMESTER 2008
1-2 Tuesday-Wednesday New Year's Day Holiday Observed
3 Thursday College opens for Spring Semester
Faculty Forum, Meetings of Schools, Departments, and Divisions
9:00 a.m. 4:00 p.m.
Staff prepares for opening of semester
4 Friday Faculty and staff prepare for opening of semester
5 Saturday Residence Halls and Welcome Center open for new students
8:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Freshman Orientation Opening Seminar- 11:00 a.m.
Academic Orientation and Registration of new students
Departmental locations, HRC Arena and B C CARES
1:00 p.m.-5:00 p.m.
Freshman Placement Testing
1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. LRC PO-A and PO-B
5-9 Saturday-Tuesday New Student Placement Testing
9:00 a.m. - 12:00 noon LRC POA & POB
6 Sunday Welcome Center and Residence Halls open for returning students
8:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Registration for all students (continuing, new freshmen, readmits
and transfer)
9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. HRC Arena and BC CARES
Drop/Adds Begin
Freshman Placement Testing
9:00 a.m. 12:00 noon LRC PO A & PO B
7-8 Monday-Tuesday Registration for all students (continuing, new freshmen, readmits
and transfer)
9:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. HRC Arena and BC CARES
7-8 Monday-Tuesday Freshman Placement Testing
9:00 a.m. 12:00 noon LRC PO A & PO B
8 Tuesday Last day for regular registration
9:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. HRC Arena and BC CARES
9 Wednesday Classes Begin
9-March 8 Wednesday-Saturday Class schedule for Block I Courses
9-18 Wednesday-Friday Registration continues
9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. HRC Arena and BC CARES
16 Wednesday Last day to drop a course and receive a monetary adjustment
for regular and block classes
16-March 23 Wednesday-Sunday James Denmark Exhibition
Ponder Fine Arts Art Gallery
18 Friday Last day to apply for May Graduation and Pay Senior Fees
Deadline to order Commencement Regalia
20 Sunday Worship Service
11:00 a.m. Antisdel Chapel
21 Monday Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s
Birthday Holiday (Observed)
22 Tuesday Classes Resume
Late Registration begins for a fee of $75.00
All College Assembly
Commemorating the life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
11:00 a.m. Antisdel Chapel
Freshman Seminar LEAD Series
Leadership Enrichment and Academic Development Seminar Series
Student Leadership Development 11:00 a.m.
Sophomore Seminar LEAD Series
Leadership Enrichment and Academic Development Seminar Series
Student Leadership Development 11:00 a.m.
24 Thursday Service Learning New Partners Meeting
10:30 a.m. Swinton Campus Center
Junior/Senior Seminar
11:00 a.m.-12:00 noon Swinton Campus Center
25 Friday Late registration ends
Last day to register and add classes
Last day to add a Block I Course
27 Sunday Worship Service
11:00 a.m. Antisdel Chapel
Meeting of the Academic Schools 11:00 a.m.
1-29 Friday-Friday Black History Month
Students' Sexual Responsibilities Awareness Month Activities
Counseling & Testing Services
1-22 Friday-Friday Service Learning Spring Registration
Gressette Student Leadership Center 2nd Floor
(See Office of Service-Learning for Registration Times)
1 Friday Summer Internship and Job Fair
11:00 a.m. 1:00 p.m. Swinton Campus Center
3 Sunday Worship Service
11:00 a.m. Antisdel Chapel
4 Monday Faculty Development and Student Research Day
9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Swinton Campus Center
KAPLAN Graduate School Practice Tests 10:00 a.m.
5 Tuesday All College Assembly
Black History and Culture Commemoration Program
11:00 a.m. Antisdel Chapel
Georgia Southern University
Visitation (Career Services)
5 Tuesday Financial Aid Exit Counseling for Spring Graduates
3:00 p.m. 4:00 p.m.
7 Thursday FAFSA FEST
9:00 a.m.-12:00 noon
Departmental Meetings 11:00 a.m.
7 - 8 Thursday-Friday Mid-Winter Meeting of the Board of Trustees
9 Saturday Last day to move out of the dorm and receive a monetary adjustment
10 Sunday Worship Service
11:00 a.m. Antisdel Chapel
11 - 14 Monday-Thursday Mid-Term for Block I Courses
11 - 21 Monday-Thursday Alumni/Students Annual Phone-A-Thon Campaign
6:00 p.m. 9:00 p.m.
11 Monday SC Independent Colleges and Universities Consortium "Interview Day"
May Graduates Only Must be Pre-selected to participate. All Day
Embassy Suites, Columbia, S.C.
12 Tuesday All College Assembly
Black History and Culture Commemoration Program
11:00 a.m. Antisdel Chapel
Black History Teleconference Reception and Dinner
6:30 p.m.
13 Wednesday Black History Teleconference
8:00 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.
14 Thursday FAFSA FEST
9:00 a.m.-12:00 noon
Faculty Forum
11:00 a.m. Little Theater
15 Friday South Carolina Minority Law Day
10:00 a.m. 1:00 p.m. Swinton Campus Center
16 Saturday Reading Day! Read African American History and Culture!
17 Sunday Worship Service
11:00 a.m. Antisdel Chapel
19 Tuesday All College Assembly
Black History and Culture Commemoration Program
11:00 a.m. Antisdel Chapel
Financial Aid Exit Counseling for Spring Graduates
3:00 p.m. 4:00 p.m.
20 Wednesday Ash Wednesday Service
12:00 noon Antisdel Chapel
February 28 - May 2 Early Registration for Fall Semester
21 Thursday FAFSA FEST
9:00 a.m.-12:00 noon
Black History Forum
Black History and Culture Commemoration Program
11:00 a.m. Antisdel Chapel
Junior/Senior Job Readiness Seminar "Resume Writing"
11:00 a.m.-12:00 noon Swinton Campus Center
Reception for School of Honors Inductees
Swinton Campus Center- 5:00 p.m.
22 Friday Annual Career Fair
10:00 a.m. 1:00 p.m.
Swinton Campus Center
Last Day to Submit Service Learning Registration Forms
23 Saturday Nineteenth Annual H A R A M B E E Festival 9:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. HRC Arena
24 Sunday Worship Service
11:00 a.m. Antisdel Chapel
25-29 Monday-Friday School of Honors Week
26 Tuesday Black History and Culture Commemoration Program
School of Honors Induction
11:00 a.m. Antisdel Chapel
28 Thursday FAFSA FEST
9:00 a.m.-12:00 noon
Meetings of the Academic Schools 11:00 a.m.
Junior/Senior Seminar-Job Search techniques
11:00 a.m. 12:00 noon
Swinton Campus Center
28-Mar 6 Thursday-Thursday Midterm Examinations
(No extra curricula activities)
Final Examinations for Block I Courses
1-31 Saturday-Monday Women's History Month
Women's History Month Observance Display
Learning Resources Center
1-31 Saturday-Monday National Nutrition Month
1 Saturday Reading/Instructional Day (Make-up tests, review sessions, study sessions for MWF classes and other preparatory activities for
midterm examinations.)
4 Tuesday Founder's Day Convocation
11:00 a.m. HRC Arena
5 Wednesday Financial Aid Exit Counseling for Spring Graduates
3:00 p.m. 4:00 p.m.
6 Thursday FAFSA FEST
9:00 a.m.-12:00 noon
Departmental Meetings -11:00 a.m.
7 Friday Midterm grades are due by 5:00 p.m.
Final Grades are due for Block I courses by 5:00 p.m.
8 Saturday Founder's Day Rally
11:00 a.m. Antisdel Chapel
10-14 Monday-Friday Spring Break
10-14 Monday-Friday Annual Concert Choir Performance and Recruitment Tour
15 Saturday Financial Aid
(FAFSA Priority Funding Deadline)
9:00 a.m.-12:00 noon
17 Monday Classes Resume 8:00 a.m.
17-May 9 Monday-Friday Block II Classes
18 Tuesday All College Assembly
Women's History Month
11:00 a.m. Antisdel Chapel
19 Wednesday Financial Aid Exit Counseling for Spring Graduates
3:00 p.m. 4:00 p.m.
20 Thursday Faculty Forum
11:00 a.m. FAHC Little Theater
FAFSA FEST
9:00 a.m.-12:00 noon
Junior/Senior Job Readiness Seminar "Interview Skills"
11:00 a.m.-12:00 noon Swinton Campus Center
21-24 Friday-Monday Easter Holiday
25 Tuesday Classes resume
23 Sunday Worship Service
11:00 a.m. Antisdel Chapel
25-28 Tuesday-Friday Dimensions in Meaning Week
25 Tuesday All College Assembly
Dimensions in Meaning
11:00 a.m. Antisdel Chapel
26 Wednesday Last Day to add a Block II course
27 Thursday All College Assembly
Dimensions in Meaning
11:00 a.m. Antisdel Chapel
FAFSA FEST
30 Sunday Worship Service
11:00 a.m. Antisdel Chapel
30- April 25 Sunday-Friday Art Student Exhibition/Seniors Exhibition
Ponder Fine Arts Art Gallery
31 Monday Book Orders are due in the Bookstore for the Fall and Summer Sessions
1-30 Tuesday-Wednesday Alcohol Awareness Month
Counseling and Testing Services
1 Tuesday Office of Academic Affairs Meeting with Freshman and
Sophomores
11:00 a.m. Antisdel Chapel
Office of Academic Affairs Meeting with Juniors and Seniors
4:00 p.m. Fine Arts Little Theater
2 Wednesday Annual FAFSA FEST Cookout 12:00 noon Bacoats Hall Parking Lot
3 Thursday Faculty and Staff Meeting (Faculty Forum if necessary)
Antisdel Chapel 11:00 a.m.
Financial Aid Exit Counseling for Spring Graduates
3:00 p.m. 4:00 p.m.
7-10 Monday-Thursday Mid-Term for Block II Courses
7-11 Monday-Friday Tiger Fest
8 Tuesday All College Assembly
Science and Technology
11:00 a.m. Antisdel Chapel
10 Thursday Meetings of the Academic Schools 11:00 a.m.
Freshman Seminar LEAD Series Leadership
Enrichment and Academic Development Seminar Series
Student Leadership Development
11:00 a.m.
10 Thursday Sophomore Seminar LEAD Series Leadership Enrichment and Academic Development Seminar Series
Student Leadership Development 11:00 a.m.
12 Saturday Spring Open House and High School Visitation Day
10:00 a.m. HRC Arena
Sophomore Proficiency Examinations
1:00 p.m. 4:00 p.m. LRC PO A and PO B
13 Sunday Worship Service
11:00 a.m. Antisdel Chapel
14 Monday Sophomore Proficiency Examinations
6:00 p.m. 9:00 p.m. LRC PO A and PO B
15 Tuesday All College Assembly
International Students Celebration
11:00 a.m. Antisdel Chapel
17-18 Thursday-Friday Annual Meeting of the Board of Trustees
17 Thursday Departmental Meetings
Jazz Ensemble Spring Concert
7:30 p.m. Ponder Fine Arts Little Theater
Financial Aid Exit Counseling fro Spring Graduates
3:00 p.m. 4:00 p.m.
18 Friday Spring Ball/Student Government Association Award's Ceremony
8:00 p.m. Swinton Campus Center
19 Saturday Service Learning PLUS Day
Preparation for Leadership and Unity through Service
(A Benedict College Day of Service)
8:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. Swinton Campus Center
20 Sunday Worship Service
11:00 a.m. Antisdel Chapel
21 Monday Last day to drop a class
Last day to drop a Block II course
Last day to officially withdraw from the College
21-25 Monday-Friday Pre-Examination Week; no extra-curricular activities
22 Tuesday Last day for students to submit Service- Learning Attendance Logs
Gressette Leadership Center
26 Saturday Athletics Banquet
6:00 p.m. HRC Arena
Reading Day (Review Sessions, make-up tests).
27- June 17 Sunday Tuesday Faculty Exhibition
Ponder Fine Arts Art Gallery
28-30 Monday-Wednesday Senior Examinations
Final grades are due 48 hours after each examination
30 Wednesday Last day of regular classes
Last day for removing Incompletes and changing grades, posting of transfer credits to students' transcripts
Service Learning Spring Report to the Faculty
1 Thursday Reading and Instructional Day; review sessions, make-up tests, and other preparatory activities for final exams
2 Friday Grades are due for graduating seniors 5:00 p.m.
Financial Aid Exit Counseling for Spring Graduates
3:00 p.m. 4:00 p.m.
2-3 Friday-Saturday Common Final Examinations
8:00 a.m. 8:00 p.m.
4 Sunday Baccalaureate Service
10:00 a.m. Antisdel Chapel
5 Monday Commencement Rehearsal for Schools of HASS and STEM
5-9 Monday Friday Final Examinations
7 Wednesday Commencement Rehearsal for School of Business & Economics and School of Education
9 Friday Commencement Rehearsal
(All Graduates)
11:00 a.m. Charlie W. Johnson Stadium
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