Academic Calendar

Aug. 13

Wed.

International students arrive; residence halls open for international students

Aug. 16

Sat.

New students arrive; residence halls open for new students

Aug. 17-23

Sun. - Sat.

Orientation for new students

Aug. 22

Fri.

Course enrollment for new, transfer, exchange and special students

Aug. 23-24

Sat. - Sun.

Residence halls open for returning students 

Aug. 25

Mon.

Fall semester begins

Aug. 26

Tue.

Convocation begins at 11:00 a.m.

Sept. 1

Mon.

Labor Day observed (staff and instructional holiday)

Sept. 2

Tue.

Deadline for (1) coursework for approved spring 2025 incompletes to be submitted to instructors, unless another deadline was approved; (2) independent study proposals for fall 2025

Sept. 8

Mon.

Last day to add a course or change board plan; last day for course fee refunds. All fees become final (art, labs, PE, music)

Oct. 1

Wed.

Suggested date by which to submit low-grade notifications for fall 2025 semester

Oct. 13-14

Mon.-Tue.

Fall break

Oct. 16

Thu.

Last day to drop a course

Oct. 28

Tue.

Student accounts must be current to register for spring 2026

Nov. 11-14

Tue.-Fri.

Pre-enrollment for spring 2026 semester

Nov. 14

Fri.

Last day to withdraw from classes voluntarily; Last day to choose credit/no credit grading option; last day to sign student promissory notes

Nov. 26-28

Wed.-Fri.

Thanksgiving recess

Dec. 3

Wed.

Last day of classes for fall semester

Dec. 4-5

Thu.-Fri.

Reading days

Dec. 5

Fri.

Last day to petition for an incomplete

Dec. 8-12

Mon.-Fri.

Final examinations

Dec. 12

Fri.

Fall semester ends

Dec. 13

Sat.

Residence halls close at noon

Dec. 18

Thu.

Final grades must be submitted by noon

Jan. 17-18

Sat. -Sun.

Residence halls open for returning students

Jan. 19

Mon.

Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday

Jan. 20

Tue.

Spring semester begins; classes begin at 8:00 a.m.

Jan. 26

Mon.

Deadline for (1) coursework for approved fall 2025 incompletes to be submitted to instructors, unless another deadline was approved; (2) independent study proposals for spring 2026

Feb. 2

Mon.

Last day to add a course or change board plan; last day for course fee refunds. All course fees become final (art, labs, PE, music)

Feb. 25

Wed.

Suggested date by which to submit low-grade notifications for spring 2026 semester

Mar. 12

Thu.

Last day to drop a course

Mar. 16-20

Mon.-Fri.

Spring break

Mar. 27

Fri.

César Chávez Day observed (staff and instructional holiday)

Apr. 15

Wed.

Financial Aid Review Deadline

Apr. 15

Wed. 

Student accounts must be current to register for fall 2026

Apr. 17

Fri.

Last day to withdraw from classes voluntarily; Last day to choose credit/no credit grading option; last day to sign student promissory notes

Apr. 21-23

Tue.-Thu.

Pre-enrollment for fall 2026 semester

May 6

Wed.

Last day of classes for spring semester; last day to enroll in a summer research/reading course; last day to petition for an incomplete

May 7-8

Thu.-Fri.

Reading days

May 8

Fri.

Senior grades due to Registrar by noon

May 11-15

Mon.-Fri.

Final examinations

May 15

Fri.

Spring semester ends

May 16

Sat.

Resident halls close at noon for non-graduating students

May 17

Sun.

Commencement

May 18

Mon.

Residence halls close at noon

May 21

Thu.

All grades for non-graduating students must be submitted by noon

Aug. 19

Wed.

International students arrive; residence halls open for international students

Aug. 22

Sat.

New students arrive; residence halls open for new students

Aug. 23-29

Sun. - Sat.

Orientation for new students

Aug. 28

Fri.

Course enrollment for new, transfer, exchange and special students

Aug. 29-30

Sat. - Sun.

Residence halls open for returning students 

Aug. 31

Mon.

Fall semester begins

TBD

TBD

Convocation begins at 11:00 a.m.

Sept. 7

Mon.

Labor Day observed (staff and instructional holiday)

Sept. 8

Tue.

Deadline for (1) coursework for approved spring 2026 incompletes to be submitted to instructors, unless another deadline was approved; (2) independent study proposals for fall 2026

Sept. 14

Mon.

Last day to add a course or change board plan; last day for course fee refunds. All fees become final (art, labs, PE, music)

Oct. 7

Wed.

Suggested date by which to submit low-grade notifications for fall 2026 semester

Oct. 19-20

Mon.-Tue.

Fall break

Oct. 22

Thu.

Last day to drop a course

Nov. 3

Tue.

Student accounts must be current to register for spring 2027

Nov. 17-20

Tue.-Fri.

Pre-enrollment for spring 2027 semester

Nov. 20

Fri.

Last day to withdraw from classes voluntarily; Last day to choose credit/no credit grading option; last day to sign student promissory notes

Nov. 25-27

Wed.-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 an incomplete

Dec. 14-18

Mon.-Fri.

Final examinations

Dec. 18

Fri.

Fall semester ends

Dec. 19

Sat.

Residence halls close at noon

Dec. 23

Thu.

Final grades must be submitted by noon

Jan. 16-17

Sat. -Sun.

Residence halls open for returning students

Jan. 18

Mon.

Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday

Jan. 19

Tue.

Spring semester begins; classes begin at 8:00 a.m.

Jan. 26

Mon.

Deadline for (1) coursework for approved fall 2026 incompletes to be submitted to instructors, unless another deadline was approved; (2) independent study proposals for spring 2027

Feb. 1

Mon.

Last day to add a course or change board plan; last day for course fee refunds. All course fees become final (art, labs, PE, music)

Feb. 24

Wed.

Suggested date by which to submit low-grade notifications for spring 2027 semester

Mar. 11

Thu.

Last day to drop a course

Mar. 15-19

Mon.-Fri.

Spring break

Mar. 26

Fri.

César Chávez Day observed (staff and instructional holiday)

Apr. 15

Wed.

Financial Aid Review Deadline

Apr. 15

Wed. 

Student accounts must be current to register for fall 2026

Apr. 16

Fri.

Last day to withdraw from classes voluntarily; Last day to choose credit/no credit grading option; last day to sign student promissory notes

Apr. 20-22

Tue.-Thu.

Pre-enrollment for fall 2027 semester

May 5

Wed.

Last day of classes for spring semester; last day to enroll in a summer research/reading course; last day to petition for an incomplete

May 6-7

Thu.-Fri.

Reading days

May 7

Fri.

Senior grades due to Registrar by noon

May 10-14

Mon.-Fri.

Final examinations

May 14

Fri.

Spring semester ends

May 15

Sat.

Resident halls close at noon for non-graduating students

May 16

Sun.

Commencement

May 17

Mon.

Residence halls close at noon

May 20

Thu.

All grades for non-graduating students must be submitted by noon

Aug. 18

Wed.

International students arrive; residence halls open for International students

Aug. 21

Sat.

New students arrive; residence halls open for new students

Aug. 28-29

Sat. - Sun.

Residence halls open for returning students

Aug. 30

Mon.

Classes begin

Oct. 18-19

Mon. - Tue.

Fall recess

Nov. 24-26

Wed. - Fri.

Thanksgiving recess

Dec. 17

Fri.

Fall semester ends

Dec. 18

Sat.

Residence halls close at noon

Jan., 15

Sat.

Residence halls open for new and returning students

Jan. 18

Tue.

Classes begin

Mar. 13-17

Mon. - Fri.

Spring recess

May 12

Fri.

Spring semester ends

May 14

Sun.

Commencement

May 15

Mon.

Residence halls close at noon

Aug. 16

Wed.

International students arrive; residence halls open for International students

Aug. 19

Sat.

New students arrive; residence halls open for new students

Aug. 26-27

Sat. - Sun.

Residence halls open for returning students

Aug. 28

Mon.

Classes begin

Oct. 16-17

Mon. - Tue.

Fall recess

Nov. 22-24

Wed. - Fri.

Thanksgiving recess

Dec. 15

Fri.

Fall semester ends

Dec. 16

Sat.

Residence halls close at noon

Jan. 13

Sat.

Residence halls open for new and returning students                                         

Jan. 16

Tue.

Classes begin

Mar. 12-16

Mon. - Fri.

Spring recess

May 11

Fri.

Spring semester ends

May 13

Sun.

Commencement

May 14

Mon.

Residence halls close at noon