Academic and College Calendar - 2008 to 2009

Fall Semester - 2008.

August

27-28 (W-Th)

Faculty workshops.

30 (Sat)

New students arrive; Orientation begins.

31 (Sun)

Orientation Continues.

September

1 (M)

Labor Day; returning students arrive; Orientation continues.

2 (T)

Orientation continues; departmental meetings AM; Advising PM.

3 (W)

Day and evening classes begin; add/drop and late registration period begins; tuition refund policy in effect.

6 (Sat)

Saturday classes in session.

9 (T)

Last day for add/drop and late registration.

19 (F)

Last day for incomplete grades from the Spring and Summer 2008 sessions to be posted in the Registrar's Office.

October

1 (W)

Fall 2008 Convocation/Founder's Day.

1 (W)

Last day to file an application with the Registrar's Office for January 2009 graduation.

3-5 (F-Sun)

Parents' Weekend.

10-12 (F-Sun)

Centenary Homecoming and Alumni Weekend.

13 (M)

Admissions' Fall Visit Day (Equine).

18 (Sat)

Centenary College Fall Open House I.

28 (T)

Last day to withdraw from a class without incurring an automatic "F".

Last day to withdraw from any other class-delivery format is 50% Into the course duration.

November

7 (F)

Mid-Semester progress reports due in the Academic Success Center.

8 (Sat)

Centenary College Fall Open House II.

10-21 (M-F)

Early Registration for the Spring 2009 Semester.

26-29 (W-Sat)

Thanksgiving Day Break - No Classes; Offices closed.

December

7 (Sun)

"Tis' the Season" Holiday Gathering, Seay Building, 2:00 pm.

18 (Th)

Last day of classes.

24-Jan 2 (W-F)

Holiday Break - Offices closed.

January

5 (M)

Offices reopen; final grades must be posted by the faculty in the Registrar's Office on or before but no later than 11:00 am.

Spring Semester - 2009.

January

14-15 (W-Th)

Faculty workshops.

17 (Sat)

January Commencement (Snow date of January 18, 2009).

18 (Sun)

New and returning students arrive.

19 (M)

Admissions' Winter Campus Visit Day.

19 (M)

Orientation and advising of new students.

20 (T)

Day and evening classes begin; add/drop and late registration period begins; tuition refund policy in effect.

24 (Sat)

Saturday classes in session.

26 (M)

Last day for add/drop or late registration.

February

3 (T)

Last day for incomplete grades to be posted in the Registrar's office.

March

2 (M)

Last day to file an application with the Registrar's Office for May 2009 graduation.

7 (Sat)

Centenary College Spring Open House.

13 (F)

Last day to withdraw from a class without incurring an automatic "F".

Last day to withdraw from any other class-delivery format is 50% Into the course duration.

16-21 (M-Sat)

Spring Break - No classes; Offices open.

April

10-11 (F-Sat)

Good Friday, Easter Saturday, No classes, Offices closed.

13-24 (M-F)

Early registration for the Fall 2009 Semester.

29 (W)

Academic Awards Ceremony 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm.

30 (Th)

President's Picnic 12:00 pm - 5:00 pm.
AFC II Student Presentations

May

11 (M)

Last day of classes.

12 (T)

Rehearsal for commencement, 5:30pm - 7:00 pm.

13 (W)

Final grades must be posted by the faculty in the Registrar's Office on or before but no later than 11:00 am.

15 (F)

President's Ball.

16 (Sat)

Commencement.

Summer Session I - 2009.

May

18 (M)

Summer I classes begin; tuition refund policy in effect.

20 (W)

Last day to add/drop or late register for Summer I classes.

22-25 (F-M)

Memorial Day Weekend - No classes; Offices closed.

June

5 (F)

Last day to withdraw from a Summer I class without incurring an automatic "F".

26 (F)

Last day of Summer I classes.

Summer Session II - 2009.

June

29 (M)

Summer II classes begin; tuition refund policy in effect.

July

2 (Th)

Last day to add/drop or late register for Summer II classes.

3 (F)

Fourth of July Holiday - No classes; Offices closed.

17 (F)

Last day to withdraw from a Summer II class without incurring an automatic "F".

August

3 (M)

Last day to file an application with the Registrar's Office for September 2009 Graduation.

7 (F)

Last day of Summer II classes.