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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.

Academic Year 2026-27

Fall 2026

Tuesday, August 18: Opening Faculty & Staff Conference
Friday, August 21: New Students Arrive
Tuesday, August 25: Opening Convocation
Wednesday, August 26: Classes Begin
Friday-Saturday, September 18-19: Family Weekend
Thursday-Sunday, October 8-11: Fall Break
Wednesday, October 14: Midterm
Friday-Saturday, October 16-17: Homecoming
Monday-Friday, October 26-30: Course Registration Week
TBD: College Council Forum
Wednesday, November 4: Building Bridges and Community Day
Saturday-Sunday, November 21-29: Thanksgiving Break
Friday, December 4: Classes End
Sunday-Saturday, December 6-12: Final Examinations

CentreTerm 2027

Monday, January 4: Classes Begin
Monday, January 18: Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday
Monday, January 25: Classes End
Tuesday, January 26: Final Examinations

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 Term 2027

Wednesday, February 3: Classes Begin
Friday, March 19: Midterm
Saturday-Sunday, March 20-28: Spring Break
TBD: College Council Forum
Thursday, April 22: RICE Symposium
Monday-Friday, April 26-30: Course Registration Week
Tuesday, May 11: Classes End
Thursday-Wednesday, May 13-19: Final Examinations
Sunday, May 23: Commencement

Summer Term 2027

Monday, June 1: Classes Begin
Saturday, June 19: Juneteenth Holiday
Tuesday, June 29: Classes End
Wednesday, June 30: Final Examinations

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