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Nov 21, 2024
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2015-16 Pomona College Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG] Use the dropdown above to select the current 2024-25 catalog.
Academic Calendar
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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 |
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