2017-2018 Academic Calendar
2016-2017 Calendar | 2018-2019 Calendar
Fall 2017 Semester
(dates subject to change)
| Thursday | August 24 | Residence halls open at 8 a.m. for new students |
| Thurs.-Mon. | August 24-28 | Orientation and Registration |
| Sunday | August 27 | Residence halls open at 10 a.m. for continuing students |
| Tuesday | August 29 | Classes begin |
| Monday | September 4 | Labor Day; classes are in session |
| Monday | September 11 | Last day to add classes |
| Wednesday | October 4 | Low Grade Reports due in Registrar’s Office |
| Sat.-Tues. | October 14-17 | Fall Break |
| Thursday | October 19 | Last day to drop classes without academic penalty |
| Tues.—Fri. | November 14-17 | Preregistration for spring semester |
| Thurs.—Sun. | November 23-26 | Thanksgiving recess |
| Wednesday | December 6 | Last day of classes |
| Thurs.- Fri. | December 7-8 | *Reading days |
| Mon.-Fri. | December 11-15 | Final examinations and end of fall semester |
| Saturday | December 16 | Residence halls close at noon |
| Tuesday | January 2 | All grades due in the Registrar’s Office by 8:00 a.m. |
| Thursday | January 4 | Fall 2017 grades displayed on the portal |
*Thursday and Friday of the last week of classes each semester are designated as Reading Days. Classes are suspended, but professors may hold study sessions, critique sessions, or reviews. No new material may be introduced at these sessions and no exams may be given on Reading Days except to second-semester seniors.
Spring 2018 Semester
| Saturday | January 13 | Residence halls open at 8 a.m. for new students |
| Sat.-Mon. | January 13-15 | Orientation and Registration for new students |
| Sunday | January 14 | Residence halls open at 10 a.m. for continuing students |
| Monday | January 15 | Martin Luther King Day observed |
| Tuesday | January 16 | Classes begin |
| Monday | January 29 | Last day to add classes |
| Wednesday | February 21 | Low Grade Reports due in the Registrar’s Office |
| Thursday | March 8 | Last day to drop classes without academic penalty |
| Sat.-Sun. | March 10-18 | Spring Break |
| Friday | March 30 | Cesar Chavez Holiday- Colleges Closed |
| Tues.-Thurs. | April 17-19 | Preregistration for fall semester |
| Wednesday | May 2 | Last day of classes |
| Thursday | May 3 | Capstone Day |
| Thurs.-Fri. | May 3-4 | *Reading days |
| Friday | May 4 | Senior grades due in the Registrar’s Office by noon (HMC grades due May 7 at 9am) |
| Mon.-Fri. | May 7-11 | Final examinations and end of spring semester |
| Saturday | May 12 | Commencement begins at 5:00 p.m. |
| Saturday | May 12 | Residence halls close at noon (non-graduates) |
| Monday | May 14 | Residence halls close at noon for graduating seniors |
| Thursday | May 17 | All other grades due in the Registrar’s Office by noon |
| Tuesday | May 23 | Spring 2018 grades displayed on the portal |
| Tuesday | September 4 | Fall 2018 |
*Thursday and Friday of the last week of classes each semester are designated as Reading Days. Classes are suspended, but professors may hold study sessions, critique sessions, or reviews. No new material may be introduced at these sessions and no exams may be given on Reading Days except to second-semester seniors.