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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.
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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 12-17: Final Examinations
CentreTerm 2025
January 6: Classes Begin
January 20: Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
January 28: Classes End
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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