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Academic Calendar


 

Fall Semester 2015

Date Day Event
 Aug. 22 Sat. New students arrive; residence halls open for new students
 Aug. 22-Sep. 1 Sat.-Tue. Orientation for new students
 Aug. 29 Sat. Residence halls open for returning students
 Aug. 30 Sun. Course enrollment for new, transfer, exchange and special students
 Sep. 1 Tue. Classes begin at 8:10 a.m.
 Sep. 7 Mon. Deadline for (1) coursework for approved spring 2015 incompletes to be submitted to instructors, unless another deadline was approved; (2) independent study proposals for fall 2015
 Sep. 11 Fri. Student accounts must be current
 Sep. 14 Mon. Last day to add a course or change board plan; last day for course fee refunds
 Oct. 7 Wed. Suggested date by which to submit low-grade notifications for fall 2015 semester
 Oct. 19-20 Mon.-Tue. Fall recess
 Oct. 22 Thu. Last day to drop a course
 Nov. 5 Thu. Last day to choose pass/no credit grading option; last day to sign student promissory notes
 Nov. 17-20 Tue.-Fri. Pre-enrollment for spring 2016 semester
 Nov. 26-27 Thu.-Fri. Thanksgiving recess
 Dec. 9 Wed. Last day of classes for fall semester
 Dec. 10-11 Thu.-Fri Reading Days
 Dec. 11 Fri. Last day to petition for incomplete
 Dec. 14-18 Mon.-Fri. Final examinations
 Dec. 18 Fri. Fall semester ends
 Dec. 19 Sat. Residence halls close at noon
 Dec. 28 Mon. Final grades must be submitted by noon

 

Spring Semester 2016

Date Day Event
 Jan. 17 Sun. Residence halls open for new and returning students
 Jan. 18 Mon. Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday
 Jan. 19 Tue. Spring semester begins; classes begin at 8:10 a.m.
 Jan. 25 Mon. Deadline for (1) coursework for approved fall 2015 incompletes to be submitted to instructors, unless another deadline was approved; (2) independent study proposals for spring 2016
 Jan. 29 Fri. Student accounts must be current
 Feb. 1 Mon. Last day to add a course or change board plan; last day for course fee refunds
 Feb. 12-14 Fri.-Sun. Family Weekend
 Mar. 2 Wed. Suggested date by which to submit low-grade notifications for spring 2016 semester
 Mar. 10 Thu. Last day to drop a course
 Mar. 14-18 Mon.-Fri. Spring recess
 Mar. 25 Fri. César Chávez Day observed (staff and instructional holiday)
 Apr. 7 Thu. Last day to choose pass/no credit grading option; last day to sign student promissory notes
 Apr. 19-21 Tue.-Thu. Pre-enrollment for fall 2016 semester
 May 4 Wed. Last day of classes for spring semester; last day to enroll in a summer research/reading course
 May 5-6 Thu.-Fri Reading Days
 May 6 Fri. Grades for graduating seniors must be submitted by noon; last day to petition for incomplete
 May 9-13 Mon.-Fri. Final examinations
 May 13 Fri. Spring semester ends
 May 15 Sun. Commencement at 10:00 a.m.
 May 16 Mon. Residence halls close at noon
 May 19 Thu. All grades for non-graduating students must be submitted by noon

 

Fall Semester 2016

Date Day Event
 Aug. 20 Sat. New students arrive; residence halls open for new students
 Aug. 20-30 Sat.-Tue. Orientation for new students
 Aug. 27 Sat. Residence halls open for returning students
 Aug. 28 Sun. Course enrollment for new, transfer, exchange and special students
 Aug. 30 Tue. Classes begin at 8:10 a.m.
 Sep. 5 Mon. Deadline for (1) coursework for approved spring 2016 incompletes to be submitted to instructors, unless another deadline was approved; (2) independent study proposals for fall 2016
 Sep. 9 Fri. Student accounts must be current
 Sep. 12 Mon. Last day to add a course or change board plan; last day for course fee refunds
 Oct. 5 Wed. Suggested date by which to submit low-grade notifications for fall 2016 semester
 Oct. 17-18 Mon.-Tue. Fall recess
 Oct. 20 Thu. Last day to drop a course
 Nov. 3 Thu. Last day to choose pass/no credit grading option; last day to sign student promissory notes
 Nov. 15-18 Tue.-Fri. Pre-enrollment for spring 2017 semester
 Nov. 24-25 Thu.-Fri. Thanksgiving recess
 Dec. 7 Wed. Last day of classes for fall semester
 Dec. 8-9 Thu.-Fri Reading Days
 Dec. 9 Fri. Last day to petition for incomplete
 Dec. 12-16 Mon.-Fri. Final examinations
 Dec. 16 Fri. Fall semester ends
 Dec. 17 Sat. Residence halls close at noon
 Dec. 22 Thu. Final grades must be submitted by noon

 

Spring Semester 2017

Date Day Event
 Jan. 15 Sun. Residence halls open for new and returning students
 Jan. 16 Mon. Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday
 Jan. 17 Tue. Spring semester begins; classes begin at 8:10 a.m.
 Jan. 23 Mon. Deadline for (1) coursework for approved fall 2016 incompletes to be submitted to instructors, unless another deadline was approved; (2) independent study proposals for spring 2017
 Jan. 27 Fri. Student accounts must be current
 Jan. 30 Mon. Last day to add a course or change board plan; last day for course fee refunds
 Feb. 17-19 Fri.-Sun. Family Weekend
 Feb. 22 Wed. Suggested date by which to submit low-grade notifications for spring 2017 semester
 Mar. 9 Thu. Last day to drop a course
 Mar. 13-17 Mon.-Fri. Spring recess
 Mar. 31 Fri. César Chávez Day observed (staff and instructional holiday)
 Apr. 6 Thu. Last day to choose pass/no credit grading option; last day to sign student promissory notes
 Apr. 18-20 Tue.-Thu. Pre-enrollment for fall 2017 semester
 May 3 Wed. Last day of classes for spring semester; last day to enroll in a summer research/reading course
 May 4-5 Thu.-Fri Reading Days
 May 5 Fri. Grades for graduating seniors must be submitted by noon; last day to petition for incomplete
 May 8-12 Mon.-Fri. Final examinations
 May 12 Fri. Spring semester ends
 May 14 Sun. Commencement at 10:00 a.m.
 May 15 Mon. Residence halls close at noon
 May 18 Thu. All grades for non-graduating students must be submitted by noon

 

Three-Year Planning Calendar 

 

Fall 2016 Semester

Date Day Event
Aug. 20 Saturday New students arrive; residence halls open for new students
Aug. 27 Saturday Residence halls open for returning students
Aug. 30 Tuesday Classes begin
Oct. 17-18 Monday - Tuesday Fall recess
Nov. 24-25 Thursday - Friday Thanksgiving recess
Dec. 16 Friday Fall semester ends
Dec. 17 Saturday Residence halls close at noon

 

Spring 2017 Semester

Date Day Event
Jan. 15 Sunday Residence halls open for new and returning students
Jan. 17 Tuesday Classes begin
Feb. 17-19 Friday - Sunday Family weekend
Mar. 13-17 Monday - Friday Spring recess
May 12 Friday Spring semester ends
May 14 Sunday Commencement
May 15 Monday Residence halls close at noon

 

Fall 2017 Semester

Date Day Event
Aug. 19 Saturday New students arrive; residence halls open for new students
Aug. 26 Saturday Residence halls open for returning students
Aug. 29 Tuesday Classes begin
Oct. 16-17 Monday - Tuesday Fall recess
Nov. 23-24 Thursday - Friday Thanksgiving recess
Dec. 15 Friday Fall semester ends
Dec. 16 Saturday Residence halls close at noon

 

Spring 2018 Semester

Date Day Event
Jan. 14 Sunday Residence halls open for new and returning students
Jan. 16 Tuesday Classes begin
Feb. 16-18 Friday - Sunday Family weekend
Mar. 12-16 Monday - Friday Spring recess
May 11 Friday Spring semester ends
May 13 Sunday Commencement
May 14 Monday Residence halls close at noon