Sep
1
Friday Classes Canceled Due to Hurricane Hermine 9/2/16
September 1, 2016 | Comments Off on Friday Classes Canceled Due to Hurricane Hermine 9/2/16
Campus Community:
Due to inclement weather related to Hurricane Hermine, the College of Charleston has cancelled all classes and College activities for Friday, September 2.
This cancellation affects all classes, labs, meetings and other activities scheduled at the downtown campus (including Harbor Walk and Avery Research Center), North Campus, Patriot’s Point, Grice Marine Lab and the Lowcountry Graduate Center.
All non-essential employees should not report to work. Essential employees from areas such as public safety, physical plant, residence hall and food service should report to work as previously scheduled. Supervisors should notify their employees as soon as possible regarding their employees’ work schedule for Friday. Supervisors also should work with their employees to make-up work hours at a mutually convenient time.
Per our fall semester make-up schedule, the College will hold make-classes/labs on Saturday, October 8.
Most biology, chemistry, geology and physics labs that meet on Fridays will have make-up labs on Saturday, October 8, the official weather make-up day. Students in these labs should check with their instructors to confirm make-up provisions.
All residence halls remain open for Friday and throughout the weekend on their normal schedule. Dining facilities will close on Friday on the following schedule: Liberty Street Fresh Food Company at 2:00 p.m., Einstein Bros. Bagels at 3:00 p.m.; and City Bistro, Chick Fil-A and Market 159 at 8:00 p.m.
The Addlestone Library will be open from 7:30 a.m. to noon on Friday, September 2, with limited services. Depending on the path of the storm and conditions on campus, the library may choose to extend or alter its hours of operation. Please check the library website (http://library.cofc.edu) for the most up-to-date information regarding hours and services. The library will return to normal operating hours on Saturday, September 3.
The Department of Theatre and Dance’s production of Romeo and Juliet for Friday, September 2, has been cancelled. Note: the production for Thursday, September 1, will be performed as scheduled. For those holding tickets for Friday’s performance, the Romeo and Juliet make-up performance will take place on Monday, September 5, at 7:30 p.m. in the Chapel Theatre.
All of the College’s normal activities will resume on Saturday, September 3.
The College will be closely monitoring the weather conditions throughout the weekend and will inform you if there are any additional changes to the College’s class schedule and hours of operation. Any updates will be posted to emergency.cofc.edu.
Anyone needing assistance should contact the Department of Public Safety at 843.953.5611 (emergency) or 843.953.5609 (non-emergency).
We urge the entire College of Charleston community to follow the National Service Weather and local media for any possible changes in weather.
Aug
31
Annual Notification to Enrolled Students Concerning Privacy Rights Under FERPA
August 31, 2016 | Comments Off on Annual Notification to Enrolled Students Concerning Privacy Rights Under FERPA
The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 (FERPA), as amended, is a federal law that protects the privacy of student education records. In accordance with regulations issued under FERPA, the College of Charleston provides an annual notification to our enrolled students of their rights under FERPA; as well as an explanation of the exceptions under FERPA that allow the College to disclose information from the student’s education record without consent.
This notification is posted at the following link on the website of the Office of the Registrar: http://registrar.cofc.edu/pdf/FERPA-annual-notification-final-june-2016.pdf
For additional information or for questions concerning the College’s FERPA policy and procedures, please contact the Office of the Registrar (email: registrar@cofc.edu or physical address: 160 Calhoun Street, Lightsey Center, Room 281).
Aug
24
August 29, 2016: Last Day Drop/Add for Full Semester Courses
August 24, 2016 | Comments Off on August 29, 2016: Last Day Drop/Add for Full Semester Courses
REMINDER: Monday, August 29, 2016 is the last day of Drop/Add for full semester classes.
Aug
23
August 25, 2016: Last Day Drop/Add Express I Courses
August 23, 2016 | Comments Off on August 25, 2016: Last Day Drop/Add Express I Courses
REMINDER: Thursday, August 25, 2016 is the last day of Drop/Add for Express I classes.
Aug
8
Office of the Registrar Closed 11:45-1:15 on August 17, 2016
August 8, 2016 | Comments Off on Office of the Registrar Closed 11:45-1:15 on August 17, 2016
The Office of the Registrar will be closed from 11:45am-1:15pm on August 17, 2016 to attend the faculty/staff back to school picnic lunch. We will re-open at 1:15pm.
Jun
30
College of Charleston Closed July 4, 2016
June 30, 2016 | Comments Off on College of Charleston Closed July 4, 2016
The College of Charleston will be closed on Monday, July 4, 2016 in observance of Independence Day.
Jun
22
Looking for the Undergraduate Catalog?
June 22, 2016 | Comments Off on Looking for the Undergraduate Catalog?
The new College of Charleston catalog system can be found by visiting catalog.cofc.edu. If you are using a desktop/laptop, click the drop-down menu in the upper-right hand corner to select your catalog. If you are using a mobile device, it will automatically default to the mobile interface. Select your catalog link from the main page. Archived catalogs (prior to Fall 2016) can be found by visiting: http://registrar.cofc.edu/academic-catalog/index.php
Jun
9
Limited Fall 2016 Registration During Summer
June 9, 2016 | Comments Off on Limited Fall 2016 Registration During Summer
After June 19th, please be advised that there is limited registration availability for Fall 2016 courses during the summer, due to New Student Orientation/Registration. Registration is available the following dates:
July 1st – July 10th;
July 23rd– Aug 14th ;
Aug 20th through Aug 23rd
May
19
College of Charleston Closed Memorial Day (5/30/16)
May 19, 2016 | Comments Off on College of Charleston Closed Memorial Day (5/30/16)
The College of Charleston will be closed on May 30, 2016 in observance of Memorial Day. There will be no classes on this day.
May
3
Degree Works Unavailable May 3 & 4
May 3, 2016 | Comments Off on Degree Works Unavailable May 3 & 4
Degree Works will be unavailable from noon on Tuesday, May 3, 2016 until 5:00 pm on Wednesday, May 4, 2016 due to end of term processing. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.