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Academic Calendar

Staying on track means keeping up with what’s going on.

Centre operates on two full semesters (Fall and Spring), and a winter-term, known as “CentreTerm” (approx. 3 weeks). During CentreTerm, students are offered classes that pertain to their majors and minors as well as exciting and unusual classes not offered during regular semesters. Students attend one course for three hours per day, every day, to receive a full 3-hour credit. CentreTerm is also a wonderful time to study abroad as there are many trips not regularly offered during the full semesters.

The Office of the Registrar is your resource for course registration and schedules, academic policies, grades, transcript requests, enrollment verification, approvals off campus coursework including study abroad, and confirming graduation eligibility.

Students, faculty, and staff standing in a circle with hands inside circle touching rock participating in exercise for building bridges
Building Bridges & Community Day is about creating pathways for the Centre community to build upon and strengthen its common humanity.

Fall Term 2024

August 28: Opening Faculty and Staff Conference
August 29: New Students Arrive
September 1: Opening Convocation
September 2: Classes Begin
September 13-15: Family Weekend
October 4-6: Homecoming
October 12-15: Fall Break
October 18: Midterm
November 7: Building Bridges and Community Day
November 23-December 1: Thanksgiving Break
December 10: Classes End
December 12-18: Final Examinations

CentreTerm 2025

January 6: Classes Begin
January 20: Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
January 28: Classes End

Gallery wall with painting and sculpture on display of students work for RICE Symposium
Research, Internships and Creative Endeavors (RICE) is a campus-wide event allowing students to show off contributions to their fields of interest from the past academic year.

Spring 2025

February 5: Classes Begin
March 21: Midterm
March 22-30: Spring Break
April 24: RICE Symposium
May 13: Classes End
May 15-21: Final Examinations
May 25: Commencement

Summer 2025

May 29: Classes Begin
June 19: Juneteenth Holiday
July 1: Classes End
July 2: Final Examinations

Academic Year 2025-2026

August 21: Opening Conference
August 24: Students Arrive
August 27: Opening Convocation
August 28: Classes Begin
September 12-13: Family Weekend
October 9-12: Fall Break
October 15: Midterm
October 17-18: Homecoming 
November 6: Building Bridges and Community Day
November 22-30: Thanksgiving
December 5: Classes End
December 7-13: Final Examinations 

January 5: Classes Begin
January 19: Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
January 26: Classes End
January 27: Final Examinations

February 4: Classes Begin
March 20: Midterm
March 21-29: Spring Break
April 23: RICE
May 12: Classes End
May 14-20: Final Examinations
May 24: Commencement

May 28: Classes Begin
June 19: Juneteenth Holiday
June 30: Classes End
July 1: Final Examinations

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